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

... cloud, you can set up a lot even on a desktop NAS ... the problems of BTRFS with RAID, then I hasten to ... and thirdly, for building a RAID array Terramaster uses LVM version ... following path relative to the root: /Volume1/folder name (note – ... Collabora office suite, the Nextcloud installation consumes almost no CPU ... about 1 day to install Nextcloud + Immich + Vaultwarden + OnlyOffice + Nginx ... disk array is protected with RAID, we have one of ... and software r/selfhosted - Reddit community Terramaster F2-423 is ...
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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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Short and sweet: how to choose a RAID/HBA controller for the server

RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the market. The abundance of drives and software features of RAID/HBA make you approach this choice as responsibly as possible, otherwise you may lose data. RAID controllers have not left and are not going to, on the contrary, hardware controllers for NVME and PCI Express drives (including M2 format drives) are entering the ...
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QNAP TS-262 - Little hero of a small office

... , and the data transfer rate to the expansion card is ... ones to install in RAID-1 and read/write caching from SSDs ... for the needs of software RAID and data exchange over ... QNAP NAS, an FTP/RSYNC/Samba server and 40 different cloud providers ... , including Backblaze, Huawei Cloud and Yandex. ... data between accounts from different Cloud providers, who really don' ... , say, Home Assistant or Nextcloud, then it's better to ... memory, but programs such as Nextcloud will force you to choose ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... not ownCloud/Next Cloud? In general, perhaps Nextcloud is able to ... "Swiss knife", NextCloud is replete with flaws and ... default. Well, for example, NextCloud keeps user notes clean.in ... on the network on the NAS . There is an even ... to any ultimate solution that could replace Synology Notes.  Standard ... months after I ran the NAS on myself. At first, ... significantly ahead of Synology's NAS, and gives unlimited opportunities for ... one method - using a hardware RAID controller where the disk load ...
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Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO

... inexpensive NAS that has Plex, Owncloud, Nextcloud services, supports Docker, cloud management ... administrative password to the NAS, the manufacturer can restore ... standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default password admin admin), Plex, NextCloud and ... as an inexpensive little cold host with RAID, FTP and RSync ... asked myself what I could deploy from the necessary ... services such as Plex, Nextcloud or qBittorrent are the same ... and sharing files, including via Nextcloud/Owncloud, for backups, watching ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

A very unusual NAS, which the manufacturer himself considers to be Smart Edge switches. It has a built-in PoE switch for 16 ports, as well as 2.5-Gigabit Upstream interfaces and a software architecture with isolated network spaces for video surveillance. Usually, the infrastructure of video surveillance systems in buildings is hidden in telecommunication cabinets, installed in isolated rooms, away from prying eyes and ears. However, not every company can afford a dedicated space for NVR ...
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Using the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer as a home server

Today we will talk about the ECS Liva Q1 micro-computer, a model for office tasks with a 4-core Pentium N4200 processor, 4 GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 802.11n and two 1GBase-T network ports, which is ideal for creating an Edge server for VPN, Wi-Fi, NAS and smart home. Today, during the shortage of computer components, against the background of the general rise in price of everything and everything, the computer has turned into the same luxury item as a sports car or a golf club subscription. However, ...
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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 ...