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

... do not depend on the NAS manufacturer. What has changed ... their hand-bought servers, on NAS's and Raspberry Pi. ... generally accepted norm in the NAS world for small businesses ... that Nextcloud is slow, and it's not about the server part ... software without waiting for the NAS manufacturer to adapt them ... , the requirements for the NAS in this case are decreasing ... and most importantly, now the NAS manufacturer can't "hook ... services 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

... remember about NAS-s, which quite successfully displace traditional server solutions ... 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 ... cloud or to a remote server. Hybrid Backup Sync (HBS3), ... a similar QNAP NAS, an FTP/RSYNC/Samba server and 40 different ... install, 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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Server fans: what they are, how they work

Server fans play a key role in maintaining the temperature at an optimal level. They operate at high speeds to ensure sufficient airflow within the server system, thereby cooling it. Most server fans are designed to operate at different speeds, which significantly enhances their efficiency. This means that when the server system is under load, the server fans operate at higher speeds to increase cooling, and when the load is light, the speed decreases. The main function of server fans is to ...
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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 2: Choosing a software

... Next Cloud? In general, perhaps Nextcloud is able to replace Synology ... "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 ... Proxmox has its own Backup Server product with deduplication and incremental ... 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 ...
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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 ... the standard NAS applications, qBittorrent (default password admin admin), Plex, NextCloud and ... to a third-party Rsync server. To backup the network infrastructure ... inexpensive little cold host with RAID, FTP and RSync support. In ... -party services such as Plex, Nextcloud or qBittorrent are the same ... and sharing files, including via Nextcloud/Owncloud, for backups, watching videos ...
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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 ...