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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 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

... a small 2-disk desktop NAS can pleasantly surprise with ... s time to remember about NAS-s, which quite successfully ... replacement for 8-10 years, NAS upgrades happen more often. ... ones to install in RAID-1 and read/write caching from SSDs ... centrally backed up to the NAS using the Ntbackup Replicator ... the desired file in a backup using deduplication. Security Councelor Like ... the security checker of the NAS itself, which checks the ... Yes, manage thru Portainer No Synology Yes, with integrated web-interface ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... the difference? Proxmox, unlike Synology DSM, supports LXC container virtualization ... software. The closest thing to Synology HyperBackup is the  Duplicati   ... protocols, including FTP for backup to routers with external HDD ... ultimate solution that could replace Synology Notes.  Standard Notes  is ... machine is significantly ahead of Synology's NAS, and gives unlimited opportunities ... method - using a hardware RAID controller where the disk load ... drives, mixing ZFS and hardware RAID, and you will never ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

... surveillance with cascading, powerful backup server and fast deployment with ... through the cloud. Synology even has  2-controller NAS  and  iSCSI ... the operating system logical disks (RAID arrays) and disks themselves ... configure any storage configurations: RAID on XFS for quick ... RAID again. In general, all those rakes that the programmers of Synology ... and container images. Basically, read operations will be performed here ... hardware, especially since modern RAID controllers give flexibility in choosing ...
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Terra Master F2-221 2-bay NAS review - an inexpensive solution for the home/SOHO

... , cloud management and its own backup system for Windows and Linux ... interface strongly resembles that of Synology: a panel with system status ... allows you to backup photo albums to the NAS on a schedule ... for third-party backup tools. Among the standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default ... third-party Rsync server. To backup the network infrastructure, the Centralized ... inexpensive little cold host with RAID, FTP and RSync support. In ... basic needs of home users (backup and sharing over the network ...
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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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Exclusive interview with Synology GmbH CEO Jeffrey Huang

... market. When Synology was just starting out, the NAS was a mystery ... actively using cloud services for backup, video surveillance and photo sharing ... to organize a home local backup, following the 3-2-1 ... backup project about 6 years ago, and I am waiting for Synology ... users focus on file server, backup server, video surveillance, office productivity ... 7, Synology still offers innovative solutions to speed up RAID recovery time ... rate and the impact on the current operation of the NAS. -  When Synology ...
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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 ...