I would like to set up a NAS/Home Server Combination. I am not particularly experienced with networking and this general area, although I can handle Linux well enough at the very least, so I have a few questions, particularly about security, but also other things.


So, here’s what I want, to provide a general idea of my plans:

I’d like

  • Storage for my local network
  • Nextcloud
  • “Sync sources” for myself like a self-hosted RSS Reader and I guess Nextcloud counts for this too, with Calendars, Contacts, etc. (These should be available primarily to me, but indirectly through other apps)
  • Collaborative tools also accessible to others (OnlyOffice, Etherpad, etc.)
  • Plex/Jellyfin/Similar
  • Factorio/Minecraft/Tf2 server for a handful of players (not all at once)

This isn’t a comprehensive list, but should provide a rough idea


So, my questions:

  1. Is it reasonable to combine a NAS and Home Server?
  2. How do I keep it secure, especially with potentially sensitive data on Nextcloud or in general storage, if I also want others to be able to access parts of it?
  3. What price range am I reasonably looking at if I want, let’s say, 8TB (is that normal?) of storage and enough performance to run all the above plus some extra things?
  4. What are some general best practices for hardware upkeep / preventing data loss?
  5. What are some best practices for security overall?
  6. Is there anything you’d like me to know, as a total novice in this field?

I am grateful for any tips, even if they’re not entirely related to my direct questions, so please feel free to dump all kinds of knowledge and tips on me, if it’s not too much of a bother for you!

  • SaintWacko@midwest.social
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    9 months ago

    Well now I’m concerned. I have plans to do something similar, but I’m only spending a few hundred on my setup. By the time it’s done it’ll be:

    • Supermicro X9SAE Mobo
    • Xeon E3-1225 v3
    • 32gb ram
    • 2x 240gb ssds in RAID1 for the OS
    • 4x 4TB Ironwolf HDDs for media storage

    Is that not going to be enough for pretty much the same use case?

    • Thorry84@feddit.nl
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      9 months ago

      Isn’t that motherboard alone a few hundred? 4 4TB Ironwolfs is also a few hundred.