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Upgrading to NAS, but there's so many choices (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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So I'm looking to offload my current setup from my main desktop onto an actual NAS, but I don't even know where to begin. I've looked at Synology, TerraMaster, QNap, Buffalo Tech, retired workstation, etc, but I don't really know what I'm looking at. I want something in the 4-8 bay range(50+Tb with 8-12tb drives) with good future expansion that meets the following criteria.

Hardware:

  • Able to run Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, (and misc. extra software that shall go unmentioned, but you can probably guess)
  • Able to transcode at least 4 1080p streams at a time

Software:

  • Easy to operate/navigate
  • Reliable
  • Hands off
  • It just works

Of course I expect to spend hours setting everything up for the first time, but ideally it's a one time thing. Part of offloading my server is so that I'm not constantly checking up on it. Once it's setup, I want it to be out of sight, out of mine. That's why software is a big deal to me. I know Synology charges a pretty penny, but if it shows, then I really don't mind spending a little extra now to avoid unnecessary frustration down the road. Any insight you may be able to provide will be much appreciated!

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Thanks, TC370

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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I run an Intel 10th gen desktop motherboard in a large case. Win11 unregistered copy works fine, even better on Windows Server.

It has tons of horsepower and enough expansion. Win 11 updates itself, reboots and I have auto login enabled so it lands back at the desktop.

It's been idiot-proof and very low maintenance.

Handles many 4K60 h265 10-bit transcodes.