Convenience has its place but the true power comes from building your own devices ...

Because privacy, ownership, and control over your own files and data is just priceless.

What if managing your growing collection of digital files, photos, videos, work documents, and backups, didn’t feel like such a juggling act? Whether you’re a tech enthusiast or someone looking for a ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

Managing large volumes of data efficiently is crucial in today’s digital age. Whether you’re dealing with high-resolution videos, extensive game libraries, or critical business documents, a reliable ...

There are a growing number of network-attached storage (NAS) hardware available from Chinese companies like UGREEN, Beelink, AOOSTAR, and MINISFORUM. But why buy an entirely new computer if you’ve ...

Network-attached storage, or NAS, can save integrators from drowning in the sea of digital content management. The technology has quickly moved downmarket, from enterprise networks to the SMB market ...

2025 was going to be the year I upgraded my Synology to a newer model with 10GbE support. But I will not support their enshittification plans, even if there are viable workarounds. Guess it's time to ...

[Jeff Geerling] has tried building his own network-attached storage before, but found that the Raspberry Pi just wasn’t able to keep pace with his demands. He’s back with a new all-flash NAS build, ...

The AOOSTAR R1 is a small and affordable desktop computer with a 6-watt Intel N100 quad-core processor based on Intel’s Alder Lake-N architecture. But we’ve seen a lot of those in recent months. This ...

If you made a 4TB stripe, if either drive fails, you lose that VDEV. And you only have two other drives, so you can't really do anything other than mirror them - hence my suggestion. Remember that ...