Home network server

soprano · 3 Apr 2017 at 23:10

Anyone provide advice or a link to explain what I would like at home?

Basically a home server that we can all access and store all family photos/media. Plus a central point for work data and movies etc we can stream to a tv or laptop or iPhone.

Is this possible on a small budget or am I being unrealistic and wanting too much in todays hitec world?

soprano · 4 Apr 2017 at 00:10

nox_uk said:
Can accomplish all that with a decent nas. If you want a server then an hp micro server is a good choice, but you will get irritated a bit setting it up.

thanks, I'm no techie so I get irritated easily. A nas (whatever that is) sounds better, any link in here or will I just google what to get and do? Thanks

soprano · 6 Apr 2017 at 10:09

nox_uk said:
nas = network attached storage

Start with having a look at the nas section of OC, pick a model then decide if you want more or less features. I like Synology - they are a little more pricey but have pretty much every feature you can think of.

thanks, cant even find the nas section in here so what chance do I have, lol

soprano · 7 Apr 2017 at 14:16

nox_uk said:
i've also heard QNAP is more 'enterprise' and the Synology is a lot more friendly.

how much have you got to store (size wise) as you may find that it will be cheaper to look at cloud solutions.

not sure, about a terabyte and increasing