So currently I am running a 4 bay Synology DS423+. I’ve upgraded it to have 32gb ram and a 10g network port. I am looking to upgrade to something with more bays like 12+. I was looking at the DS2422+ since it is 12 bays and I could transfer my ram from my current synology to it.

Now if I build one myself something I’ve never done is it easy to just move my storage over and not lose any data and be able to access it? I am running 4x 12TB in raid 5 in my current. It’s mainly my backup, plex files and also running qbit and tautulli. I saw some people recommend 45homelab HL15 would that be a good swap?

  • philpo@feddit.orgEnglish
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    8 days ago

    Just a few considerations:

    • For a 12 bay NAS I would strongly consider ZFS - which makes ECC more or less a must.

    • Mainboard wise the CWK AMD Board is worth a consideration, and so is the Asrock Live Mixer B850 if you want ECC on AMD5

    • A popular build option is using a cheap used or “Chinese” host-build controller as SATA ports are hard to get these days.

    • I would personally look at using Proxmox and then TrueNAS as an NAS OS and simply passthrough the HBA.

    • Another alternative would be using a Zimbra Board and use their expansion options - but that comes with downsides in terms of CPU power and no ECC.

    • For Plex it might be favourable to use a CPU with a built-in GPU for transcoding. Intel is slightly better here, but has other downsides, especially if you want ECC

    • Get a Geekworm PiKvm, a original PiKVM, a NanoPi oder JetKVM…or something like that. it’s worth it.

    • If you don’t feel like self-building anymore have a look at the Ugreen. They come without the “only approved HDDs” Synology bullshit, allow you to install your own OS and are fairly capable. But sadly they do not support ECC. (And they aren’t really cheaper than self building at least not in central Europe.)

    • Self building is absolutely possible and we are here to help you.

    • ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      7 days ago

      Thank you for all the info. I am running plex off an intel nuc my NAS is just storing all the files for it. So cpu for the actual NAS can be either or tbh.

      And I think I’m going to self build and search more on here for what other people did and for any more questions I may have!