• ours@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Get a Synology NAS, put HDDs in it, easily install Torrent client and media server software, and enjoy.

    A NAS is a box for HDDs, a low-powered computer to drive them, an OS, and some bits of software you choose to run on it.

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      1 year ago

      He literally just said he didn’t want a NAS. All he needs then is to a get a couple 2-4 TB SSDs, and just stick them in his computer. Boom done

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        1 year ago

        I got that but wondered if he knew what an NAS can be. It doesn’t need to be complicated but you are right: he can just add a bunch of HDDs to his current PC and install the necessary server apps. But I doubt someone who doesn’t want to bother with an added NAS has a PC that can host a bunch of extra SATA drives.

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          I know what I’m doing, and I don’t want a NAS. I have a 4Tb M.2 as my boot & games drive, and 2x 14TB HDD for Media. I have Plex installed and it’s great.

          Most people don’t need a NAS. Unless you’re running a full network setup like Linus, a NAS isn’t needed.

          I can watch stuff on my PC, or I can cast to the living room TV, while the missus casts to the bedroom PC.

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            1 year ago

            Unless you’re running a full network setup like Linus

            I’m not sure I understand what that means but yes, a NAS is not indispensable, but it’s a great convenience. Pre-NAS that’s how I rolled until I didn’t want to have to run my full-powered gaming PC all the time.

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            1 year ago

            If you have a computer, and it’s on the internet, you have NAS… Network Attached Storage… your computer is on the network, and it has storage, then it’s network attached storage. Everything else is just software controlling it all. FFS

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              1 year ago

              Yes, you’re right, pedantic, but right. Thing is, we’ve been talking about having an “on-prem” NAS.

              There’s really not any need to have a go at me, I’m just trying to help some dude who doesn’t want to spend an extra 300 quid on a NAS box, setup the software and have to play with raid.