Aquired a used WD MyCloud EX4100 with no drives for relatively cheap. Slapped 4 x 4TB drives in it and haven't looked back since.
I have root ssh access to it so I can tinker a bit like installing zerotier to have access to my files wherever I am.
Having a specialized appliance for file storage is really nice and keeps things simple. I've built many storage servers over the years, and it was...refreshing to let someone else do the work for once.
I went Turnkey(ish) - No regrets.
Aquired a used WD MyCloud EX4100 with no drives for relatively cheap. Slapped 4 x 4TB drives in it and haven't looked back since.
I have root ssh access to it so I can tinker a bit like installing zerotier to have access to my files wherever I am.
Having a specialized appliance for file storage is really nice and keeps things simple. I've built many storage servers over the years, and it was...refreshing to let someone else do the work for once.