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https://pibox.io/
This looks like a nice little project for Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. It is a two-drive #NAS that runs on standard !RasPi operating systems instead of some storage vendor's proprietary OS.
It is still in development, not a finished product, and is targeted at tinkerers.
#rpi #raspberry_pi #cm4
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@geniusmusing When I say “limited” I mean limited membership and a cap on storage space, so that it doesn’t need some sort of fundraising to maintain.
I was already thinking about trying to get some sort of cloud-based encrypted backup for all the other sites (instead of the current process of plugging an external HDD into my laptop), so I can automate the process, but once I’m not travelling (logging in from hotels), I can automate it from my end and build something like https://battlepenguin.com/tech/video/build-a-small-form-factor-storage-server-nas/ to store them on. #battlepenguin #NAS
Note: everything I’ve read about #tarsnap sounds good, but a person who recently spent over a year off work is best off limiting their repeating payments.
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#lazyNephew wants his own #NAS with a 16TB drive. I sent a link to a $100 single-bay Synology model, but said that his desired drive won't be affordable before he's 35. I think he will decide this entry-level device isn't good enough.
Oh, well. When he's 50 and still doesn't have one, he'll realize that you do what you can with what you have.
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https://battlepenguin.com/tech/video/build-a-small-form-factor-storage-server-nas/
I think I want to build a #NAS similar to this. I have no time schedule for when it might happen.
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I finally added the other HDD to tje #NAS. Now I'm looking through its control panel, trying to tell it to use the new disk. I'm not entirely sure I need to do this. #Synology isn't very clear about that.
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#Daddy_A had some time last night and this morning, so he set up the #NAS I sent for his birthday (about six months ago). #Little_Boy_A, #Little_Boy_A2, #Little_Girl_A3 are watching something he's streaming off the NAS now.
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It looks like #Daddy_A's #NAS box will arrive Saturday 2020-05-23. Assuming nothing gets placed on the wrong truck. (Someone in the Fediverse recently ordered a product from Kentucky for delivery in New Jersey. Somehow, the product got shipped to SoCal before heading back to NJ.)
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Interesting conversation about Western Digital "Red" HDDs for #NAS devices https://freeradical.zone/@tek/104037571132363249 ... he links to [1] in the OP.
"Western Digital, Seagate and Toshiba have begun selling SMR drives without labeling them as such, thus revealing a large controversy, as SMR drives are much slower in some circumstances than PMR drives.[9] These practices were used to be in both data storage-dedicated (for servers, NASes and cold storage) and consumer-centric HDDs." [2]
Also, #TIL: SMR (Shingled magnetic recording) [3], PMR (Perpendicular magnetic recording) .
The OP explains why this is an issue in [4] and [5] and [9].
Also, #TIL (Today I learned) the terms: LMR (longitudinal magnetic recording [6], and PMR (Perpendicular magnetic recording) [7] ... I already knew generally about both processes, but did not have specialized terminology for them. (CMR [8] is a rename of PMR.)
References:
[1] https://blog.westerndigital.com/wd-red-nas-drives/
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingled_magnetic_recording
[3] https://www.storagereview.com/news/what-is-shingled-magnetic-recording-smr
[4] https://freeradical.zone/@tek/104037775889323461
[5] https://freeradical.zone/@tek/104037804715066031
[6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_storage
[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpendicular_recording
[8] https://blag.nullteilerfrei.de/2018/05/31/pmr-smr-cmr-i-just-want-a-hdd-mr/
[9] https://freeradical.zone/@tek/104037879736589923
All the NAS units I've purchased (possibly excepting #sonOne's, since I did not buy drives for him) also got WD Red NAS drives. Possibly they were older PMR/CMR drives, but since WD did not properly label their products, I do not know.
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I was a little worried that #Daddy_A would feel left out because I'm unlikely to be able to send him a #NAS or the server & rack for his birthday. Both #sonOne and #sonTwo got a NAS for their birthdays. During yesterday's videochat with 2nd son, I mentioned it and he said "you won't find out whether he takes it badly until you tell him, but I'm sure he will understand". So last night, I sent a message.
This morning I received a reply:
"No worries about the NAS or server ... don't let yourself stress out about that!"
Breathing a sigh of relief.
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What I'm probably going to do is remove all or almost all of my files from the app space and just use the direct filesystem access area until I set up the #Odroid #HC-1.
I still need to help my mom and sister get more of their stuff uploaded to the #NAS anyway.
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I don't like all the cutesy apps for the #Synology #NAS. Particularly the way each app's storage is somehow separate from the others _and_ they aren't segregated by user.
I really want just a networked file system. I can store my grandchild photos under "/myname/Pictures" and put my documents and spreadsheets under "/myname/Documents"; my .oga, .ogg, and .flac files can go under "/myname/Music" ... with permissions.
Then if I wanted to use their audio streaming app, once I logged in, it would know where my collection is, and would play only my music. Naturally, there would be a "/public" with subdirs for Music, Documents, Photos, etc. The apps would give the choice of showing / playing /public files or not doing so.
The default upload / download / display / play would of course be private (user account only). With a checkbox, the user could upload files to subdirs of /public, and view / play / download files from subdirs of /public.
(NOTE: there is a filesystem exposed to my file browser [in my case, I'm using Krusader and SMB4K], but it does not show the files available to the apps.)
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Now that I've had a little time to see them in action, I'm not a fan of the installable services on the #NAS. For example, If I upload a photo of #GS3 (to "/photo" AKA the photos folder) I don't necessarily want to share it with everyone in the house. I should have to intentionally select "share", otherwise, it should be handled in a more private-ish manner. I think #Synology made some bad decisions.
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I was seriously thinking the #Synology #NAS's weird permissions settings and the collection of client apps were too much hassle for a limited benefit. But being able to play the same song on every device I own when I'm in reach of the home #Wi-Fi is a powerful attractant.
Now that it is working again, let's see how long it takes them to fill 7TiB of space.
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Suddenly remembered that I was reinitializing the family #NAS ( #Synology DS416j ) before I left #SoCal for #Sacramento. They haven't been using it for 7 months (6 months while I was in #Sac, almost a month since I returned).
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!sysadmin See http://decafbad.net/2017/11/25/nfs-strangeness--duplicate-inodes--file-names/
Does anyone have any ideas? #NFS #NAS