{"id":13014,"date":"2025-02-24T12:33:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=13014"},"modified":"2025-01-01T12:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T19:41:03","slug":"building-your-own-nas-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=13014","title":{"rendered":"Building your own NAS box"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Before going out and building your own NAS RAID solution, you need to consider some important details. One detail that is getting a lot more press is energy costs. In the past, some would recommend just taking some old desktop hardware<\/a> you have laying around and then loading a dedicated NAS operating systems such as\u00a0Unraid<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0TrueNAS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But as many have pointed out in the comments, using a dedicated NAS box has some serious advantages – mostly in more efficient power draw. While a commercial NAS box may cost about 20% more, that can easily pay for itself after a year of power draw if the NAS is always on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s always good to check your TCO (total cost of ownership) before just whipping something up you’ll need long-term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before going out and building your own NAS RAID solution, you need to consider some important details. One detail that is getting a lot more press is energy costs. In the past, some would recommend just taking some old desktop hardware you have laying around and then loading a dedicated NAS operating systems such as\u00a0Unraid\u00a0or\u00a0TrueNAS. But as many have pointed out in the comments, using a dedicated NAS box has some serious advantages – mostly in more efficient power draw….<\/p>\n

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