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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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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

... /s, 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 SMB ... and 40 different cloud providers, including Backblaze, Huawei Cloud and Yandex. Custom ... supports both hardware and container virtualization, and as I have already ... LXC containers replace traditional hardware virtualization - they are less memory-demanding ... , NAS manufacturers do not pay due attention to this type of virtualization ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... Synology DSM, supports LXC container virtualization, but does not have ... and for some, Docker virtualization is contraindicated, and there are ... 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 ... method - using a hardware RAID controller where the disk load ... deep knowledge of Linux, virtualization and file systems. The ...
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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 ... the administrative password to the NAS, the manufacturer can restore ... device. Security features The NAS has the necessary and sufficient ... backup tools. Among the standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default password admin ... the services implemented on the NAS can be installed and ... as an inexpensive little cold host with RAID, FTP and RSync support ... for the lack of hardware virtualization. In general, from the ...
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Discovering the features of QNAP QGD-3014 - a hybrid of a PoE switch and a NAS

... is primarily a NAS, so attributes such as RAID 0/1/5 ... have programmatically turned off the NAS, the fans continue to ... adapters are connected to the NAS Docker network, which is ... on the company's website ( read PDF ), and the table ... to the VM in the Virtualization Station, for example, in ... operation of network gateways, simple RAID arrays, video surveillance systems ... view, the NAS is exactly what should take root in Edge conditions ... time to release a single cloud service for monitoring and predictive ...
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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 ...