Great run down! I would love to see more about this topic: Building you own NAS, Enclosures, Drives, set-up. Also how does RAID work into this. Thanks!
Speaking of price to performance for google's data backup or making your own, you could spend very little money by just using an old PC that may already have enough storage in it and then you could make a NAS.
Can you tell us more about security? I want to switch to a NAS but I am worried about what potential threats accompany this method of storage. I would want to store sensitive information on mine. But if that opens me to serious potential risks, then the change wouldn’t be worth it.
I have a Synology NAS that I use mainly for backups and as a Plex server. I'd love to see a video on other uses for a NAS in a home or home office setting. Also, if you have any good video recommendations for linking one NAS to another over the internet and/or a VPN for remote backups, I'm all ears (because the Synology documentation on setting something like that up is limited/poor).
Hypothetical question. If I could run programs directly off of the cloud system then couldn't I download a software onto the system and use it on any computer?
When you automatically backup a phone , does it back up “everything” every time , or just the stuff that is “new” ? Backing up everything every time seems like it would eat up a lot of storage and have the same items backed up many times.
I would like to hear more about the tools used in your NAS for a better automation specialy for Android Os Backups for Pics and Videos just as Googe Photos.
Great video, can you do one on how to set up a NAS so I can use it from anywhere. I use a Terramaster cloud storage solution and I want to be able to access my files from anywhere using my file browser.... Anywhere (not using the crappy app the company provides) with that being said, many of the tutorials are confusing for setting up port forwarding. I want it to be a TRUE cloud so if I go on vacation I can back up my phone wherever I am.
i have wd old nas , earlier it used to connect to internet but later wd revised its policy for old nas, how should i get this old nas available on internet ..nas still runs on wd ..it is slower as well compared to new age ssds ?
I'm not a NAS expert but it would seem that you could stream saved movies off your NAS even if the internet is down because your wifi and router still have power. Cloud service wouldn't work. If this is true that would be a nice benefit.
7-10-23 The WD MyCloud service has been discontinued and my 2TB MyCloud Home device has failed. I simply want a Cloud on my Home Network. Can this still be done?
Great stuff. Helps cut down on the cost. I'd like to know if you can connect NAS to a private wifi network so subordinates can access without having to pay for the internet.
need your suggestion, I have remote server (AWS) and personal computer. I am looking for something to which i can store data from both systems, Google drive, One drive all these things are cloud stuff only best for sharing purpose. In Remote server (AWS), storage capacity is limited, more i ask for storage it will keep increasing the prices. As per your what is the best way to have good storage capacity, which can be used to store from both systems and I dont have to look back to AWS and should not be asking for more storage.
Great review, how do you actually access the data? I am really curious how that user experience is from a phone vs PC/laptop, from home vs outside the home.
Great tutorial introduction to the subject. I already have an old Buffalo NAS. Can I upgrade the shell by buying bigger hard drives. It currently has 4 slots with 0.5TB in each.
bro i have 1 question nas can make embed link for video if i upload my video into nas. can nas create a embed link and then can i use the embed link for my blogger for get view ?
I would love to get a NAS but with all the movies, TV shows and other stuff I have I would need at least 8tb of space which is out of my price range right now
Now would something like that be possible without a internet connection. But with a router/main computer? Cause I would be interested in sharing all of my movies. With all of my laptops/computer and kids chromebooks. Not saying it wouldn't be necessary at some point to have. But it would be nice to know I could share with my kids in their rooms.
A NAS doesn't need to have internet access. It works fine on a local network. Obviously you'll need internet access to download apps to run on it or cloud backups. If you want your nas as a plex server, hook it up, install plex and then take it offline. It will still work for your home network.
It doesn't just hold drives. It's small computer. It runs an operating system and you can run apps on it. Say a video server, then the nas can stream all the videos to any device you want. You could run a http server on it, or a database, or a smarthome app, etc. It needs memory for that, even just for serving files.
Fire or flood, and lose it all. I hate cloud storage, but it's hard to argue for remote access and overall (real world) security for average consumers.
