DS124

Self host for yourself, and by that I mean in case of Minecraft servers, do let your friends play there. As soon as you begin thinking “I’ll move my entire extended family to this setup”, you’ve failed. First of all, your hobby will turn into a day job (and evenings, and nights, along with weekends

A Synology DS425+ at $500-ish, a little less on sale (check Slickdeals) is where I would start, but the bottom starts these days at the DS124, which is just $143. Only 1 bay, but perfectly fine as a file storage location.

If it's only for Torrents, the Synology DiskStation DS124 for less than $140, if it's in a cool location it will be completely silent. power consumption is 3-10 watts, so in some examples it can pay for itself. takes a 3.5" drive, so you'll need the bracket to hold the ssd in place ($10). The client

I know it will go against the accepted setup in this sub but for your usage I would go with a Synology DS124 single bay drive. You can currently order one from Walmart for $150 bucks according to their website so this would give you more leeway to spend on a bigger hard drive. They’ve got 20TB for $

You are exactly the kind of person that a NAS appliance is targeted at. This is a turnkey, all-in-one solution intended for use by people that are not system administrators and/or don't want to DIY a solution. Companies like Synology and QNAP make these devices. Since your storage capacity needs are

A synology DS124 runs about 150$ on newegg. Pair that with a 12tb Seagate ironwolf for about 370$ on newegg as well. This solution will meet your main goals of a good backup, easy integration, and no frills. The notable downsides are no frills and no scalability. But it will be a decent NAS for 500$

Probably the cheapest solution, if you insist on an on premise solution, would be to purchase a simple 1-bay NAS, like a Synology DS124, and use that. It's literally designed to sit in a corner and require little to no maintenance (assuming you enable automatic updates). Another option, also from Sy

I'm trying to avoid a homemade solution. I would like it to be rock solid and stable, not buggy. What are your thoughts on this beestation ? Seems to be a more user friendly version of the DS124+ also from synology - which seems to be the leader in the space.

Yes. Easiest would be to use the Synology DVA 1622 which can directly display to a HDMI monitor. A less expensive model like DS124 won't have onboard HDMI output, but you can use their decoder box (e.g. VS360HD) or an Android or IOS device as decoder. I would pack a padded travel case with the Synol

'My thought process was that, if you want to get a new NAS, why not get one that has all the essentials covered?' I appreciate the feedback, given I still have no issues with my 7 year old DS119j, outside of possibly doing with some more space, I think I do still have all my essentials covered. ;-)