Bi1a1Y
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- Dec 11, 2014
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Hi people,
So i'm finally jumping on the FreeNAS bandwagon, getting rid of the 3 Synology boxes we have in the house. I've browsed the forums for some time now and come up with the build listed below. Any input would be awesome. The current NAS solutions we have are predominantly used by 4 people 3 in the house and one who lives away. The others who are supposed to use them don't because they are slow and clunky. we use the boxes for backing up our PC's and archiving old data we use in our work. we also store movies, music, photos etc on there. We have a very good internet connection in the house (70 - 90Mbps DL and 10 - 20Mbps UL)
My big hope is to:
1) start using bit torrent sync pro to replace the use of on-line storage for files we need regularly.
2) stream movies etc and end the whole plugging a laptop into the TV. it would be nice if it where possible to stream to locations outside the home. Although i think that is more an internet connection issue than a hardware one based on the parts i've chosen. So at least be able to download what is wanted offsite without causing a bottle neck in house.
3) Increase the number of people (to about 10 total) who would be able to access the system to replace online storage.
I am likely to going to be the heaviest user dealing with several gigabytes of data a day in my research that i simply cannot comfortably continue to keep doing so with my current setup, file transfer speeds and data security are important.
I currently have a dedicated (nearly full) 4TB drive in my PC for for my research data that i backup at weekends or at night because synology is so slow i can't get any work done if i keep the data there.
The house is fully wired up with gigabit LAN ports so we only use WiFi for mobile devices and the occasional Laptop.
Ok the Build (sorry for rambling)
anyway what do you think? i don't mind it being overkill i just want it to be a fantastic system that will keep me and mine happy for a long time.
Thanks in advance.
So i'm finally jumping on the FreeNAS bandwagon, getting rid of the 3 Synology boxes we have in the house. I've browsed the forums for some time now and come up with the build listed below. Any input would be awesome. The current NAS solutions we have are predominantly used by 4 people 3 in the house and one who lives away. The others who are supposed to use them don't because they are slow and clunky. we use the boxes for backing up our PC's and archiving old data we use in our work. we also store movies, music, photos etc on there. We have a very good internet connection in the house (70 - 90Mbps DL and 10 - 20Mbps UL)
My big hope is to:
1) start using bit torrent sync pro to replace the use of on-line storage for files we need regularly.
2) stream movies etc and end the whole plugging a laptop into the TV. it would be nice if it where possible to stream to locations outside the home. Although i think that is more an internet connection issue than a hardware one based on the parts i've chosen. So at least be able to download what is wanted offsite without causing a bottle neck in house.
3) Increase the number of people (to about 10 total) who would be able to access the system to replace online storage.
I am likely to going to be the heaviest user dealing with several gigabytes of data a day in my research that i simply cannot comfortably continue to keep doing so with my current setup, file transfer speeds and data security are important.
I currently have a dedicated (nearly full) 4TB drive in my PC for for my research data that i backup at weekends or at night because synology is so slow i can't get any work done if i keep the data there.
The house is fully wired up with gigabit LAN ports so we only use WiFi for mobile devices and the occasional Laptop.
Ok the Build (sorry for rambling)
- Fractal Design Define R5 £80
- SanDisk SDCZ50-008G-B35 CZ50 8GB Cruzer £5
- Intel E3-1230-V3 Quad-Core Processor £205
- Supermicro X10SLH-F-O £186
- Crucial 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 PC3-12800 Unbuffered ECC 1.35V CT4486302 RAM £140
- Corsair AX850 Gold Power Supply (from an old PC that we don't use)
- 3 x WD Red 6TB drives and a few of the drives currently in the Synology Boxes. Will upgrade them all to be the same size in the future.
anyway what do you think? i don't mind it being overkill i just want it to be a fantastic system that will keep me and mine happy for a long time.
Thanks in advance.