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Setting up a free micro-cloud using the Terramaster F2-423

The free and open source software market has made a tremendous leap forward in recent years, so today thousands of companies are using FOSS instead of public clouds. You don't have to buy a huge server to run your micro-cloud, you can set up a lot even on a desktop NAS. Since about 2015, in our NAS reviews, we have focused on the fact that a modern file server for a small company is primarily the services it provides: advanced collaboration functions, file sharing via the Internet, video ...
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Short and clear: which type of Nextcloud installation should I choose - LXC, VM or Docker?

Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ways to install Nextcloud, their pros and cons. To begin with, there are several ways to install Nextcloud: directly on the server, in a virtual machine, in Docker manually or in Docker via the automatic AIO stack. You can also install Nextcloud in an LXC container. Nextcloud is a popular solution for creating your own cloud data storage. In this article, we will look at various ...
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QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office

This model shows that even a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with storage capabilities: up to 4 NVME SSDs and up to 16 hard drives when using cards and expansion shelves. The ability to configure layer-by-layer storage and run applications in containers in a compartment with a 2.5-gigabit network makes it an excellent choice for a modern office with remote access and Wi-Fi 6. I already described the concept of a modern office in which all employees work remotely and only ...
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Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO

A simple inexpensive NAS that has Plex, Owncloud, Nextcloud services, supports Docker, cloud management and its own backup system for Windows and Linux clients. It can work absolutely silently by turning off its fan. Terra Master is a relatively new brand in the market of data storage systems for home and small businesses. The company started its journey in 2014, and unlike most of its rivals, it did not focus only on NAS, but immediately offered models and DAS families with a Thunderbolt ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

... power supply and the network switch. Included with the NAS are two ... used for NAS functions, for access to embedded applications and containers. They ... adapters are connected to the NAS Docker network, which is ... adapters connecting the PoE switch and the NAS. For the resulting bridge ... Upstream network, and in this case the entire NAS will act as ... QVR Center and QVR Guard. The NAS interface grows and becomes too cumbersome ... to release a single cloud service for monitoring and predictive response to possible ...
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Using the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer as a home server

... server for VPN, Wi-Fi, NAS and smart home. Today, during ... device for presentations. Compactness and ease of connection make it ... chip, including a video card and interface controllers. Therefore, with ... N4200 processor itself is quite cold - about 4-5 watts, ... office files, or with cloud services like Google Docs. For ... in office tasks, and if you use cloud services instead of local ... network gateway and basic network services (VPN + IPS + NAS), distributed for ... ECS Liva Q1 as a NAS, you can install Squid ...
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Review of Icy Dock ICY Dock MB508SP-B - 8 bay cage for 2.5 inch SAS/SATA drives

Icy Dock company is the most famous manufacturer of disk cages for HDD and SSD, widely known for its series of metal cases for hard drives ToughArmor, which could drive a car without damaging the drives. Today, when it seems that the world has already completely switched to SSD, and Name M.2 boards are replacing SATA SSDs, there are still reasons for choosing 2.5-inch hard drives. This is a relatively inexpensive volume, which is provided by SATA models with a capacity of 4 TB, and high ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives

Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller. Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered That is, using only one ...
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Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology

... access is disabled on Synology NAS, and the web interface is moved ... application, confirm it in the NAS settings - and that's it. Now ... are used as a cloud drive on laptops and smartphones can also ... responsible for backups between NAS or to the cloud, and a third (Active ... of the NAS itself to another NAS or to the cloud using the ... entire NAS to the Synology C2 cloud service. It's cheap, practical, convenient, and ... offers to use its own cloud service  C2 Password . Michael Degtjarev (aka ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

We have a typical business NAS of the Mainstream class: ... consolidate on the NAS using Synology software packages, and which (for ... call them the old-fashioned NAS, servers or storage. Today ... of backups to the NAS. The NAS itself configures windows for ... data stored in Google and Microsoft cloud services using Active Backup for ... replicated to a third-party NAS through the Snapshot Replication ... not saved after restarting the NAS, that is, after restarting ... Synology RS4021xs+ is a NAS in the form in which ...
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