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

... their hand-bought servers, on NAS's and Raspberry Pi. ... via SMB/CIFS or via iSCSI, this is an undoubted plus ... generally accepted norm in the NAS world for small businesses ... Rsync, WebDAV protocols on the file storage layer – all this is there ... migrate data from Terramaster to QNAP, Synology, Asustor or a ... software without waiting for the NAS manufacturer to adapt them to ... understand, the requirements for the NAS in this case are decreasing ... and most importantly, now the NAS manufacturer can't "hook ...
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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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What can Synology be replaced with in the conditions of sanctions. Part 1: Choosing a stable platform.

You are very lucky if you used the NAS's of this company only for storing files: you will easily find a replacement for yourself. It's much worse if your business is actively tied to DSM services, including those related to virtualization, video surveillance, backups and fault tolerance. After the events of February 2022, Synology was one of the first to file for divorce and leave the Russian market. This means that any other market is not immune from the fact that the company does not fall ...
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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

... reflect. Design QNAP calls its brainchild not a NAS, but an ... /5/10, Samba/NFS/iSCSI access, installation of additional ... since the features of QNAP file storage and various speed optimizations have ... Interfaces QNAP has been implementing the idea of using a NAS as ... have programmatically turned off the NAS, the fans continue to ... the Docker NAS network, which runs its own QNAP NVR applications ... adapters are connected to the NAS Docker network, which is ... ports on one internal NAS network interface. In simple ...
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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 ...
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Impregnable NAS: hardening and protecting Synology

A modern NAS is quite capable of protecting itself from most attacks and guaranteeing not only the continuity of the service, but also the inviolability of the stored data. Even with minimal settings and following the manufacturer's recommendations, the NAS can become an impregnable fortress for an attacker, so reliable that you can connect the device directly to the Internet without a Firewall, leave it literally in an unguarded place (which is important for peripheral installations), being ...
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Synology RS4021xs+review. An inexpensive NAS that has everything!

We have a typical business NAS of the Mainstream class: with two 10-Gigabit network ports, a fault-tolerant power supply unit and an 8-core Intel Xeon D-1541 processor. This is a solution for most large and small organizations, which can be assigned to file sharing on the network, backup and operation of various services. In the Synology corporate storage line, the RS40xx series is the main workhorse, on the basis of which you can solve most tasks in small and medium-sized businesses. This ...
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