The most difficult thing is not even to pick up packages to replace Synology services with free ones, but to support their work, promptly responding to glitches and updates. This is not an easy, but doable task that can be completed in a few weeks. Installing applications, configuring services Having planned the storage, I proceed to installing the software. Docker is already installed, and now I will install MergerFS and SnapRAID file system support for the archived data array. For example ...

... architecture (the issue of processor diversification is discussed in detail  in ... easier to buy a regular server: here you have a huge used market ... technologies. My option - Proxmox VE I choose Proxmox VE, and here's ... installed in the server (unlike VMware ESXi). In the Proxmox VE community ... as a Web-managed platform, Proxmox looks mature and functional. No ... normal free solution similar to Proxmox with Docker support does not ... volumes with users' personal data. Proxmox is absolutely not against RAID ...