I’m looking for suggestions. I have a rack in my office with up to 4U space available. I’m looking to set up a backup and storage solution to try and break free from services such as dropbox & google drive. I’d also love to run a few other things like homeassistant and potentially even Klipper for my 3d printer. I’d also like it to be reasonably quiet if possible.

So what would you recommend? I could get something like a dell poweredge and add HDDs + replace the fans with noctua to keep the noise down or go with a dedicated NAS like synology. Any other recommendations?

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    DNS Domain Name Service/System
    NAS Network-Attached Storage
    PiHole Network-wide ad-blocker (DNS sinkhole)
    Plex Brand of media server package
    SATA Serial AT Attachment interface for mass storage
    SSL Secure Sockets Layer, for transparent encryption

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  • retrieval4558@mander.xyzEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I’m working on putting together an unRAID NAS for media acquisition and storage right now. My initial plan was to use trueNAS scale, but from my research it’s a lot less tolerant about adding drives to your array whenever you want, and I didn’t want to drop a zillion dollars in HD space straight off the bat.

    So far docker containers work well on it, and are relatively easy to configure. I’m planning to still leave my home assistant and associated docker containers on the orangepi where they live now though.

  • peregus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 years ago

    I don’t see it as one OR the other. Nextcloud is not a backup. I would install unRAID or OMV with SnapRAID (both are good for later adding disks of any size) and Nextcloud as a container so you can access your data everywhere AND back it up! Remember (as someone already mentioned), the 3-2-1 backup rule.

  • rambos@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Raspberry pi can run homeassistant and nextcloud, but it probably runs better on more powerfull pc. Also having SATA or m2 ports is way better than USB for storage.

    Deffo keep klipper on dedicated rpi. You need usb connection with 3d printer and cable cant be too long, it must be quality cable and you should guide it far from motors and other electronics. And not just because of a cable, it make sense to have a dedicated sbc for a machine that runs 5-50 h long jobs.

    I went for DIY PC (cheap/silent/flexible) server and rpi4 for klipper. 1GB ram should be enough (I have 2GB) for klipper and you can keep your rpi inside of printer enclosure. I have mine with no fans and enclosure goes up to 40 C, no problems so far. There are also cheaper boards simmilar to rpi, but I have no experience with them.

    • PeachMan@lemmy.oneEnglish
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      2 years ago

      HomeAssistant will easily run on a Pi, it’s Nextcloud that needs more horsepower.