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https://xpenology.org - I used thisSounds interesting. That might be something I could try.
https://www.freenas.org - Not used this
https://www.openmediavault.org - One of @Skynet's recommendations
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https://xpenology.org - I used thisSounds interesting. That might be something I could try.
Sounds interesting. That might be something I could try.
15 HDDs ?! .I'm sure it works, but would it be much different than what I'm already doing now? I have 15 HDDs that store media files. Two 8-bay NASes is not cheap. If money was no object, I would have probably tried a NAS by now, and bought larger HDDs to consolidate a few of the smaller ones. Just trying to make do with what I have.
Having no experience with a NAS, I have no idea how it works. What would things look like in KODI trying to add all my media files? What's the best way to add the NAS to my network?
I like to keep things simple. It might not always be the best way to do something, but it is what I know and am comfortable with. But, I am always willing to try/learn something new.
Thanks for the ideas.
I have a bunch of 4TB, 5TB, and 6TB drives. All of them are HGST. I would buy one whenever they went on sale (which turned out to be often). I had two desktop computers at the time (still have them), both of which have 8 SATA ports. Before you know it I had a lot of HDDs. I'm still also running 4 Toshiba 3TB drives in external USB 3.0 enclosures that I bought in early 2013. Best HDDs that I have ever owned (except for my Seagate 10k RPM SCSI HDD from years ago).15 HDDs ?! .
Personal Opinion:
If you buy a NAS (at least one) for file server, etc. you will hardly ever go back unless you really need a server with windows operating system.
And even with a NAS you can use virtualization and run windows... (of course it is not the same thing)
NAS choise:
Desktop NAS or Rackmount NAS (you need (or it gets much better) a rack cabinet)