I have a 3tb WDCloud, that come next year will no longer be supported next April losing connection to WDServers.
I currently have it for hosting all our family photos that automatically updates any new photos from our phones via a SMB connection when WiFi gets connected to our phones i.e. when we come in from a day out (android app)
With that said I also use Plex / photos timeline that similar to Google photos chronologically arranges the photos in a nice order.
I did a POC, and disabled internet on my WDCloud, and note even local access via Plex no longer works.
I've understood you can use FTP, albeit very unsecure but read about FTP via VPN.
As a bit of a novice when it comes to this, anyone know how I can achieve this and secondly if it's secure?
I have an Asus AC68U router with Merlin installed and have understanding to install custom VPN certs on this router for Nord/Surfshark etc if that helps.
Or as a last resort, what NAS would you recommend. It just needs to host. FYI Plex server is handled via a Nuc PC.
Thank you
I currently have it for hosting all our family photos that automatically updates any new photos from our phones via a SMB connection when WiFi gets connected to our phones i.e. when we come in from a day out (android app)
With that said I also use Plex / photos timeline that similar to Google photos chronologically arranges the photos in a nice order.
I did a POC, and disabled internet on my WDCloud, and note even local access via Plex no longer works.
I've understood you can use FTP, albeit very unsecure but read about FTP via VPN.
As a bit of a novice when it comes to this, anyone know how I can achieve this and secondly if it's secure?
I have an Asus AC68U router with Merlin installed and have understanding to install custom VPN certs on this router for Nord/Surfshark etc if that helps.
Or as a last resort, what NAS would you recommend. It just needs to host. FYI Plex server is handled via a Nuc PC.
Thank you
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