Ami I using the right NAS & backup solution?

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Hi :)

I initially wanted to buy a Synology box but decided to build my own to save money. It's up and running now and won't be permanently on. Just as and when I need it whether it from my own PC or laptop or TV or phone or whatever.

It's built using an AMD 4400+ with 2GB RAM. I wanted to use FreeNAS but that requires 8GB RAM so I chose Open Media Vault. The NAS means I can run my main PC mechanical drive free so it's pretty much silent as the NAS is in another room. I also intend to sync my most important files to cloud storage so will be looking for an app for OMV.

Currently I have OMV installed on a 320 GB hard drive. Two 500GB drives in RAID 1 as storage. I will replace the 2 500GB drives with 2 WD 2TB Reds once I'm done getting familiar with OMV and figuring our cloud synchronisation.

So as per the thread title...am I using the best NAS solution in terms of hardware setup and the choice of OMV and backup wise what OMV app should I use and any recommendations for cloud storage?

Thanks :)

Edit: My main concern is the file system of the RAID 1 storage. I take it that it won't be recognised directly by Windows if I took one of the RAIDed drives and plugged it into my main PC? So if the RAID fails or the NAS fails I would have to get the NAS working and rebuild the RAID?
 
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Just had a look at OMV, cheapest way would probably be automatic backup to external usb drive (it says it supports it), as usb drive is probably cheaper than cloud, unless you need access from other mobile devices.
 
A good rule of thumb for backups I try to use is 321:

3 backups
2 different media
1 offsite

I keep a lot of my media/files and workstation backups on my Synology NAS.

Really important files I also backup to my server. If anything happened to the NAS I would still have what is important.

I also backup the most important stuff to the cloud using Backblaze. So I have 3 backups (NAS, Server, Cloud), 2 media (HDD and Cloud) and 1 offsite (Cloud).

I have been toying with the idea of getting a second cloud backup, or setting up my own at a friend/relative's house. It's unlikely, but my cloud data could go missing if Backblaze suddenly goes **** up or has a catastrophe!
 
Pretty good, actually. They claim to be as fast as your connection allows, which I guess for average users is true. My 80GB backup only took a few days and my upload fluctuates between 5 and 15Mbps most days.

Now it is caught up I rarely notice it. The files in the backup seem to match what is on my computer and my machine is only on 4 or 5 hours a day tops.
 
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