Go baremetal
You want it to be as simple as possible, to be as secure as possible.
Adding proxmox - or any abstraction layer - is now adding more layers that have potential security issues.
And everyone is scanning your IP for vulnerabilities 24/7.
Plus, in my case, I want a completely separate network for Guest Wifi, IoT, etc and only some stuff hitting the LAN / homelab.
So, another “cookie banner” coming then, but this one says: “facts not checked”
Ah, replaceable batteries...
Honestly, I kept my Nokia going until I got a Fairphone - purely to be able to replace the battery.
It was great when visiting places they just asked me to install some shitty app (ie to view a restaurant menu, etc.) I'd just show them the Nokia and they'd have to treat me ”properly”
I agree, the acronym NAS does indeed mean that.
But would you call a Hypervisor a NAS?
When I say NAS, I mean NAS. Bulk storage remotely accessible on the network.
When someone starts talking about all their VMs/Containers, I understand that to mean something else... I'd prefer to use a generic term like “server” instead.
Look, there's 2 things here:
and
Which are you wanting?
For the first, just consider capacity (you'll fill it) and noise (spinning away all night)
For the 2nd, really really consider SSDs as they're silent and fast.
RAID1 is just a convenience factor, so whatever you do, don't get too caught up in the drive mechanics as you'll have a full backup (right?) and can restore your data at a moment's notice.
Honestly, honestly, just go for something large & quiet and you'll be fine.
And yes, SSD for the OS
+10 for keeping notes.
Yep, even that temporary thing, write it down. Usernames & passwords go in KeePass - with descriptive notes in there too
You should check out Ansible
I run multiple Arch systems at home; laptops, NAS, media, etc. but I'd recommend a Debian based OS for a new starter... unless they're really, really keen to learn how everything works.
For inspiration, take a look at the Nextcloud Devices - just for the hardware ideas.
I'm still running a Nextcloud Box (with the original Western Digital drive) and it's fine for my needs.
Yep, numbering's the key.
When you create NAS01, you know there's going to be a NAS02 one day
Yep, seen a similar thing with servers...
A few years ago I built up a system with ~ 20 servers. Powered them all up and did all the RAID initialisation (RAID5 across 6-8 disks per server IIRC)
One server basically needed all it's disks replacing and some of the others needed a disk or 2 replaced - within a month!
Since replacing those disks and building all those arrays I'm happy to build a NAS / server, let it bed-in for a while and if nothing fails I'll just keep powering up & down my NAS as needed and I'll run the drives until they die...
There's 2 different things here:
You need both or you're loosing freedom of speech.
If the government is “nice“, then you won't feel threatened by this and you'll believe that it's better because we can now find the “bad guys”.
But what if the rules change and your thoughts / feelings / beliefs are now “bad”... how do you band together to make it better?
And, the internet is already flooded by bots, well, at least 50%, but I'm guessing no-one's noticed.