4 Things My NAS Can Do!

[@snazzy]

That BitTorrent Sync is cool! Will have to check it out. Great video, Paul.

[@paulshardware]

+Snazzy Labs Thanks Quinn! :-D

[@Amixus]

+Snazzy Labs Meh, BTSync is not working right with users owners and groups and without guest accounts. It has no access to your date expect you allow guests. After 2 hours wasting my time I figuring out you need to create a special user with a special id to get it running. The end of the story, I picked own cloud. It supports the www as a user and it was easy to add this on as owner allowing the access to my data.

[@matthewlafayette2569]

I've never had FreeNas explained and broken down so simply. I had tried using it a while ago and was just too overwhelmed with everything. Good stuff man, thanks!

[@Bitwit]

Your set looks so lonely without me there. Don't worry, I'll be there tomorrow ;)

[@rice_frying_shrimp]

+Awesomesauce Network yaaaaay

[@IshmamKhan]

+Jesus of Nazareth Nay. Both have a wife.

[@johnnyzero54]

+Awesomesauce Network yes there at least needs to be a grand portrait of you in the background.

[@the-mailmann]

+Steven Murguia kyle is love...kyle is life.

[@thebestweston8307]

+Awesomesauce Network I enjoy when you're at Paul's because YOU CANT SCREAM IN MY FREAKING EARS!

[@callsignlobo4090]

Thanks Paul, As someone that is setting up home server rack (one server being a 24tb nas), this info on the utility of a nas has been amazing. thumbs up

[@dyonight]

You just thrown all my 4 questions in the same video and answered them all. Thank you Paul :D

[@Name-yf6xp]

This Video wasnt only a bit Informative, it was a Byte informative!

[@carljenkins7354]

Your NAS does everything I want my NAS to do, but I think I want more organization, which I know FreeNAS will do too. THanks for the vid!

[@Lucerne9]

I rarely like videos (for reasons unknown) unless it really stands out to me. You did that with this video Paul, it was funny and entertaining. Like I don't even have a NAS or a network drive service at all, yet I still watched this video

[@Spec4D]

I dumped FreenNAS for Unraid6 and I couldn't be happier. Docker containers beat FreeNAS Jails in every way and the VM setup is much more professional. Unfortunately Unraid costs $$$ and XFS with parity is not as safe of a filesystem as ZFS. Given enough time however and BTRFS will probably be preferable to ZFS for NAS usage.

[@JustARandomSomething]

Very helpful indeed. I'm Building a £2000 freenas server at the moment all that's left to buy is 6x WD Red drives (5x4tb + 1x6tb) + two 128 SSDs + a ups and some pwm fans. All of which I will get via amazon, so i'll be sure to use your link when purchasing.

[@tommyriffe9115]

I am so happy I subscribed to you because I was just about to start looking around for help with freenas then this!!! So helpful thank you so much Paul you don't get enough credit for you great content

[@EposVox]

I still need to set one up.

[@joelsawyer569]

done it yet?

[@MotoGoato]

Nice video, really informative :) Do you script your vids or just chat on the fly and go heavy with the editing afterwards? Your presenting is very slick and professional ;)

[@rxc3665]

Great Video. Most likely dated at this point, but what I appreciate most are the problems encountered. No one shows the problems they run into, so it's confusing & upsetting when they occur, not to mention umexpected. Even more valuable is why the problem occurred and how to overcome them.

[@Ethanhall100]

Im setting up my home sever now in a server cabinet, thanks this was pretty useful as an overview for freenas.

[@nelsnelsen6741]

Thanks for going fast, nice presentation. Good ideas here and I will see how far I can go Thanks!

[@namefinder]

Nice, I'm just about to set up a NAS, this video is really useful :) Thanks!

[@Rossingiol]

finally a KZbinr who sets up his backup properly. ;)

[@the-mailmann]

Unlike barnucules...

[@Folopolis]

+Rossingiol Since he is using it with BT Sync, it's not a backup, it's sharing. Yes it is largely immune to hardware failure, but not software (file system corruption, ransomware, etc), or accidental deletions.

[@treighpedroche1516]

You inspired me to finally do it Paul! FreeNAS here we come...

[@kwr2130]

Planning to get a cheap NAS (like what Linus did), and it just so happened that those 4 things are what I plan to do. Thanks Paul!

[@rustykoenig3566]

For web access, I just use HFS.... It is a little 2.5mb single file. You can use it in 2 ways. 1. File Server. Gives Web access to the content you choose to provide. You can setup User accounts and groups for permissions. Also you can give people their own private folders that they can password by themselves as a personal space. ALSO, if they need to download multiple files, they can select the ones they need then "archive" them. It will package them up in a zip file then send as a package. Nice simple File server. Or.... 2. You can actually use it as a standalone web server to serve a website. The one thing it don't do is "stream" the files. You can set it to show image files when clicked so they display rather than the user downloading it but video files and whatnot have to be downloaded. It can serve as a nice standalone web server. It can by NO means compare to a full blown web server but..... you can serve a simple site from it. As for "Media Server" softwear...... I have not found one that does not SUCK.... For LAN use, it is SOOOOOOO much better to just file share your media folders. Built in "Media Server" just sucks, Everyone already has media players ON their devices already that is 100 times better than any standalone media server software I have seen. VLC for the WIN!!!! Linux = VLC for the WIN!!!! android = VLC for the WIN!!! iPhone = LOL get a android :) www.rejetto.com/hfs For a NICE file server this thing ROCKS. Best thing is.... it is 2.5mb. You do not load the "installer" 2.5mb file...... that 1 little standalone file does ALL that. And, this file server can be as simple as simple can get or..... you have TONS of "toys" to play with to make it as complicated as you think you want to get :)

[@orionstoy]

I prefer Emby-Server media server .. may not have the same abilities as plex but you don't have to have your traffic spied on by a company.... you don't have to have an account to use it .. its all locally controlled. Works great with my media and SiliconDust HomeRunHD tuner. Never tried Plex so I don't know what extra features it has but I don't like having to sign up to use a "home based" service.

[@itsneight1260]

8 minutes worth of video for 8 weeks worth of work (intermittently) to get setup properly. One of these days maybe I will get around to this. Oh... and I was also the 8...thousandth like ;)

[@croquagei1]

FreeNAS is had a semi-major release recently. They've jumped up to 9.10. EDIT: Also when using 4 disks, it's best to use Mirrors. That makes it easier to expand your pool in the future, needing only two disks to add more storage and you get better performance.

[@firefoxx04]

Another concern is referring to snapshots as 'backups'. They do not protect against physical failure. Only against malicious or accidental deletion of files.

[@lillemann3951]

Man you inspire me to make a NAS now.. so i dont have to keep pics n such on my PC and could have back ups of everything if now the HDD dies on me... AND BTW, what kinda of Graphics card was it in the background? a new build coming up?! Keep up to awesome work man! love your channel!

[@Razor2048]

See if you can also create an openVPN server. It is sooooooooo convenient to have, especially since media streaming will work on mobile devices. I use the OpenVPN client on android in order to stream media from my NAS. it is also great for staying more secure when on a public hotspot.

[@paulshardware]

+Razor2048 nice! I just starting looking at some VPN stuff as I was making this video, it seems like the best option for remote access. I'll check out openVPN though!

[@Razor2048]

+Paul's Hardware I wanted to also add, for some weird/ interesting stuff to do. Steam in-home streaming works over a VPN if you have enough throughput (and both systems are on the same VPN), though the latency becomes very noticeable for fast paced.games.

[@adamsuail]

OpenVpn is cool but for me, i rather ssh to my server and forward the local ports of my laptop to the servers remote ports. This way i don't have to open more than port 22 on the server. BTW, my server is Proxmox and i installed Gnome so that i can use it as HTPC, its also running my pfsense vm, my Emby vm. Moreover, i installed zfsonlinux for my zfs mirror backup and also transmission for torrents all directly on Proxmox server. Setup takes time, but its like do it once and forget it... Its been running for months with 4 heavy users accessing it locally and remotely. BTW, my office Internet is restricted, so i setup privoxy on my Proxmox and i configured chrome to use localhost as proxy server, the rest is taken care of by putty to forward the local port to privoxy's remote port. I browse and stream from anywhere as if am sitting at home.

[@steve_main]

Haha i saw the NOFX Decline album there! Great video, just set up my NAS also (TrueNAS) and looking to see what others have done..

[@ericdraven7857]

I know I’m 3 years late on this but I have needed a new NAS for over 5 years and I’ve been just getting by. I think I’m going with a Synology. My first and last NAS I built myself.

[@nvelders]

Love the videos Paul, keep 'em comin'!

[@stephanegagnon5430]

Wow thank's Paul again. That exactly want i want to do.

[@FiveFootDeathPutt]

fear factory - obsolete in your plex library earned my thumbs up :)

[@AlohaBiatch]

Great vid Paul. But I saw that right clicking and contextual menu, you should really learn more windows shortcuts, heck make a video about them. Making a new folder is "Ctrl + Shift + N" (N as in new). New explorer window = "Ctrl + N", Renaming item = "F2" etc... Keyboard shortcuts are extremely useful and 99% of the time faster than using a mouse. You should make a video about the ones you find most useful (not just reiterating the shortcut lists on the internet, because some are more or less useful than others)

[@JerryNeutron]

+1 for Plex. I use it with Kodi as a frontend but every now and then when I'm lazy it's nice to be able to throw shows to Chromecast via the app

[@sy5tem]

nice vid mister paul , i have played with freenas and qnap e.t.c and really in the end getting a cheap hardware raid card on ebay using windows servers was the easiest and les problematic way to go.... freenas as so many caveat and problem .... loved the idea ... but geez when freenas goes bad .. all hell brake loose ... where with hardware raid card you can move that array anywhere ... greats vids you doing mate thanks.

[@CaedenV]

For my personal setup, this is how I do things: FreeNAS box: OwnCloud - personal file backup, and automatic backup\transfer of phone files (pics, vids, etc) -I only use this for local backup of files, not available online. I do not back up computers as a reinstall of windows takes about as long as a backup restore. Nice thing is that when my phone hits the WiFi it dumps my pics and videos into my personal drive. Personal drives - SMB shares mounted for everyone in the house that is much larger than what local storage allows for Share drive - Read-only access for installers and files for the network... basically a personal downloads.com without the ads and malware? Has games, emulators, software, and backups of all my old physical CD/DVD roms so I can be discless PLEX - music, movies, etc. Made available on all the devices in and out of the house -Note: read-only access to the media, only 1 acct needs write access to add files. Also, free certs are available for Plex, so take them up on it to have https enabled for all connections! Ubiquiti controller - Controller for the WiFi without having to buy a $130 stick, or running it via Java on a PC on the network yay! Buffalo box: This is for external access. I can put files here to retrieve on the interwebs, and outside friends and family can upload/download from it. This is fully pownable, and nothing important stays there for long lol. Mostly used to transfer personal/family pics and videos so my dad and I each have a copy of eachother's stuff in case one of our homes burns down. Also used for transferring large media files for projects. I am looking into other solutions like using OwnCloud securely, or Pydio. I have used both of these in the past... but really want to make sure I do things right before I open up any kind of write access to the server from off-site. Nothing particularly to worry about on the read side, but write access is scarry. OneDrive: If you dont have things in at least 3 places, then you didn't really want it. Your local device is one, OwnCloud is the local backup, and OneDrive is my offline backup. I have to buy o365 anyways, so we use OneDrive for everyone in the house to back up documents, and images/videos (not at full quality) to the cloud. Future: DC -Going to have a VM domain controller so I can break all of the windows PCs on the network with ease... I mean, learn how to manage them properly. Security system - Going to spin up a VM on FreeNAS to run MileStone which is a fantastic camera/security server, and I believe it is free up to 4 (or 8?) cameras. I have used the paid version of this in businesses, and the setup/management is stupid simple and easy, while having a great phone app, and easy export options in the horrible event that you actually need to use it. Works with just about any IP based camera, and you can get some pretty great cheap PoE cameras these days! IFTT server: Something for home automation once I am ready for that step. Have not yet decided on a platform or brand yet, btu it will be something open source and secure... some day lol. Being able to control the HVAC, auto on/off for lights in an away mode (or so I don't have to manually do the walk around the house in the evening), and a doorbell system is what I am hoping for... we will see what is available in 2-5 years when I am ready to do it.

[@CubeRepublic]

Thanks for explaining that Paul.

[@mini59me24]

I initially setup my freenas using a raid5 - worked fine up to the point of having a meltdown, then the real headache began. - No way to recover anything since data was striped across drives. Lesson learned I now use 5 separate disks each that allow me to do proper backup on a disk per disk basis with no issues recover data in case a disk goes or a complete meltdown occur. btw. I was very lucky to get hold of a professional company specializing on recovering data from my raid5 setup - normally you would pay 10-20K for such service - but I were lucky enough to get it done almost free with 80% of data successfully recovered. NEVER, EVER will I go back on a raid setup once I learnt how data is striped across disks - a true nightmare once something goes horrible wrong.

[@Franky_Labs]

Good job! This is my next upgrade... Need a NAS to archive my 4K RAW footage, my main disk is likely to erupt! XD

[@cgodshall]

I built a freenas server a little while ago, and went in blind with no networking know how. had it working, but this video is gonna get it stream lined:)

[@ShazyShaze]

Are you sure you want your FreeNAS box also bearing the burden of running a transcoder like Plex? ZFS reeeally doesn't like to crash, after all, and pushing the hardware more by adding something like that seems rather risky.. That and it can take up precious memory that ZFS needs to be happy! I ended up moving my Plex server to an entirely different physical machine, and it works just as well, if a little better! Just a thought, congratulations on building a useful as heck little box!

[@EciOwnsYou]

I've been running my Plex on my FreeNAS machine for almost 3 years without anything crashing. I've got over 10TB of data. Granted ECC 16Gb memory and a Xeon chip help out, but it's VERY VERY safe to do.

[@ShazyShaze]

Esmir M. Well, I mean, that's fair enough, but I'm just saying I think that introducing more workings into such a sensitive bit of ware could introduce more points of failure, ya know?

[@EciOwnsYou]

+Baiku Waifu I definitely see your point, but the OS has a fantastic history over the past few years of reliability, as long as you have the approved hardware.

[@mannys4539]

+Paul's Hardware good info thanks paul you rock and deserve more subs

[@Jenuin]

Thanks for an outline of ideas for my nas.

[@AdrianSchwizgebel]

PLEX is pure awesomeness! I, and some of my friends too, use it on my Synology DS1515+. Runs like a champ!

[@bothellkenmore]

+Adrian Schwizgebel (Leicester77) I just installed it on my DS213 because the UI is a lot better then the default Synology one.

[@noenken]

Very nice video. Thanks, Paul! :)

[@claytoncrawford4774]

Thank you for this video it has helped me out setting up my NAS.

[@helderaeso]

Great video! hugs from Brasil.

[@romayojr]

Good stuff Paul!

[@owenliwena8939]

Hi this is good i like the way you explain am new to NAS and would really love more of this

[@welshtony1]

Thanks for the Video Paul. Iv been thinking about getting a NAS for a few months now but I don't know if I should build one or buy a already built NAS. I basically want to do all 4 things this video covers. What would you say (I know your new to it but would still like your opinion) is a better way to do it? Build one or just buy one?

[@wiideathmodtv]

If you build one you can get better performance if you buy one you get the ease of use of the software both are about the same price if you do it right like wd reds ecc and the asrock aviton board check teksyndacate for a video about the board also ether a 80 plus gold or platinum power supply and a usb 2.0 flash drive new

[@PupShepardRubberized]

Yay, this video is finally here :)

[@paulshardware]

+Pup Shepard 8-D

[@feeterican]

this would be awesome to have in my house. All my data is stored on my workhorse PC and I can access it threw my Sony Blu-Ray player. But your solution is way better. I have to scan threw all my movies and TV shows just to get to a file I want to watch and sometimes I dread having to go down to the S like Star Wars.

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

Plex is great. Highly recommended for your media collection. Great way to stream your media collection to friends and family and stream theirs when they get something new. Or all watch the same movie or show together and use wire to chat with our tablets. Almost like you're out at the theater but you're not bugging the shit out of people by talking and the light of your phone.

[@DavidMartin-ki1ff]

Great video, I personally prefer Emby over Plex but as most things are its personal preference.

[@Ninetou69]

I know you put some emphasis on power efficiency of your hardware Paul. Did you measure power consumption of this NAS? Also what mobo + cpu did you use for this one?

[@UrpleEeple]

I'm kind of curious why you choose Raidz2 > Mirrored when you only have 4 drives? I guess I get that any two drives can fail and you'd be ok, but you would have had higher IOP and slightly more usable space with two mirrored vdevs. You could always theoretically still lose 2 drives with this kind of setup (assuming they aren't both in the same vdev) and the rebuild time is much faster. Not trying to criticize, just curious what made you choose Raidz2?

[@ShawnStrickland]

I LOVE Plex media server!

[@TheSomebody565]

Actually Freenas 9.10 as been out for almost 2 weeks now. It's based on FreeBSD 10.3 (as opposed to 9.xx) and also updates some services (like the php server, etc). It's noticeably faster, at least for me !

[@kaffepojke]

Hey Paul, great video. I am in the process of deciding if I need a NAS on my system, and also adding some sort of backup device / procedure. I have one question about a NAS, whether a RAID array or just a single disc. If I store my multi-media files and other created files such as Word documents, spreadsheets, etc., could / should they be backed up to the same disc that they are stored on (the NAS) or should I have a NAS disc(s) and a separate backup disc. Hope that makes sense! Thanks for all the great videos.

[@CaedenV]

Typically (and your mileage may vary on this) the redundancy is baked into your disk layout, either a RAID or ZFS setup where you can loose a drive or two before you run into trouble. RAID6 (traditional RAID) or RAIDz2 (ZFS software raid) allow you to loose 2 drives before you have problems, while only loosing 2 drives worth of storage... which if you have 6-8 drives is not a big ask, though if you have 4 drives then that sucks. If the RAID itself has issues, then it does not matter how many times you have the file copied on the server, it would all be gone. So you do not need multiple backup solutions on the same server box (unless you have multiple RAIDs, and the different services write to the different RAID arrays). I also shy away from making system backups. I mean, if you have a super complicated setup on unstable hardware/software, then it can save you time... but I find that I only wipe a machine every 5 years or so, and by that point it needs a fully wipe and reinstall (or upgrade) anyways, making the idea of a traditional backup a waste of time and resources, especially when a full win10 reinstall takes ~5-10 minutes on modern hardware. Back up your user docs, maybe your user profile, or straight-up redirect folders to a SMB on the NAS so that it has the drive redundancy. With FreeNAS/ZFS the box itself can die, but as long as the drives are good you can transfer and import to a completely different system and get all your stuff back. Then just make sure that 'previous versions' is enables so that if you catch crypto or something then you have something to go back to. Hope that makes sense!

[@GaragebuiltOriginal]

keep vids coming just more rapidly lol

[@paulshardware]

+David Farrell I know! I was sick this past week, slowed me down :-(

[@untg99]

Intentionally clicked the like button...

[@XozaShadow]

Great build Paul, Can we get a parts list? Want to replicate.

[@kyhldk]

love Freenas is so powerful!

[@kevinpark3603]

Question is where you store your porns because you need it to be local, backed up, remotely accessible and be able to play anywhere all at the same time. Any solution for that Paul?

[@paulshardware]

+Kevin park I thought porn storage was kind of the unspoken accepted subtext behind this whole video

[@kevinpark3603]

+Paul's Hardware Right...I don't have any porns on my pc. Thank for great video as always.

[@necrolord1920]

+Paul's Hardware I sent you a private youtube message about a security concern. I won't detail it here, but you may want to read my message if you see it. No, I'm not trying to get you to download anything or to click on a link, I am being genuine.

[@TylertheGeek28]

+Kevin park Hell yeah. I have 3 separate copies of my 600GB porn folder

[@llothar68]

I hope you mean 600TB porn folder. I would be very tired fapping always to the same cunts and dicks.

[@AnimeFtw]

hey Paul do you do any computer programming at all? IF so do you know Java, C++ and C#? Would be uber cool if you could do programming tutorials for aspiring computer programmers :).

[@jasonarnaldo8126]

This.

[@mitchell2719]

+PCGAMER35353vr There are plenty of sites and services that teach programming already. Also, I wouldn't recommend starting with C++ or Java. Sure, they're popular languages, but there's plenty of stuff you need to do whenever you start a new file in both, and you'll have no idea why you have to include them until you get into how the language is built or different paradigms. Start with something like C, because you'll learn how everything works without too much complexity. There are tons of free online tutorials, and you'll be coding in no time.

[@AnimeFtw]

Java was my first language because college....

[@circletech7745]

I actually have a file server also. Mine on the other hand runs linux mint and I just have a single 4TB drive for storage and another 6TB drive for backup from the 4TB drive. My data storage needs are small enough that I don't have to mess around with ZFS redundancy, standard backup and having a bunch of individual drives is enough for me. I couldn't use freeNAS however because I can't run folding@home on freenas nor can I use freeNAS for virtualization, two killer things I needed my server to do.

[@firefoxx04]

You could run zfs on Linux. I do and it works well. Just more time consuming to setup. You should really use ecc ram though

[@lars3213]

HEY PAUL! Are you still using this NAS, and how is it 4 years later ? :)

[@asada33]

Paul check out the huge list of FreeBSD Ports! Lots of cool ideas for jails. Im running a teamspeak server jail and a virtual box front end i found there. Unofficial plex channels are worth a look too, IPTV and stuff!

[@mRendyIrawan]

Have you ever measured how much power that computer uses when it's running? I'm thinking of setting up my old PC as a NAS device for better features as opposed to what I use now, which is a D-Link DNS 320, but I wouldn't go through with it if a FreeNAS setup turns out to use significantly much more power than my current D-Link DNS 320. Would love to hear back from you Paul, thanks!

[@wiideathmodtv]

Well if that old pc does not use ecc just build a new system that has it uses way less power then a old pc but any pc will use more power then you d link but the pc will have better performance then the dlink

[@richardjohnson4344]

Paul, I think you're the only tech yootuber that hasn't lost everything in a RAID0 related disaster lately! Hooray for double parity RAID...

[@JGrffn]

I've never quite understood how a NAS differs from, say, a RAID 6 array inside your main Desktop set up, which you can then choose to expose completely or partially to your internal network. Is there any remarkable difference? Seems to me like the four things you pointed out in the video are not unique to a NAS, right?

[@bothellkenmore]

+Joseph Griffin Being separate hardware allows a NAS to not hinder your desktop when you're gaming, etc. They also allow access to media/files if/when your desktop is shutdown. They also can download torrents and other files without interruption while you do what ev's on your desktop.

[@Chillst0rm]

i love how barnacules suffers data loss just recently, and Linus tech tips almost lost a crap ton of data this year and now we see Paul doing something like this :P. Hey paul curious is there a video of the hardware your NAS is using?

[@Kevin_Eder]

+ChillStorm /watch?v=2-qrX8RGLCs

[@paulshardware]

+ChillStorm yes there is! here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/aF7Uo4tuh6x_edU

[@filobolla3897]

hey paul, why don't you make a comparison between htpc and media server + nas (raspi/openelec like)? i have confused ideas and i would like to know what could be the best. Always the greatest!!

[@Whatdidyousay99]

Great Job! Do you have a good solution for energy savings ;) ? caus i dont wanna see my Nas running 24h. Probably a Wake-on-Lan solution would be the way to go, buuut how do you set this on your Nas ;)

[@davidg4512]

snapshots are not backups

[@TableWolfMusic]

Sorry if this question has been asked before. Do you know if he has a video on th eRAM he uses? Like is the rule of thumb used in ZFS for "1gigabyte of RAM per 1terabyte of Hard Drive storage" in this NAS?

[@Davidajr23]

You should do a video on a NAS build Paul!

[@crankshaft007]

thanks paul, was hoping you werd going to do a complete walk through rather then quick setup with links. as we watch this channel for your take not someone elses.. would appreciate a comprehensive setup with different users. any why you didnt use the wizard?

[@paulshardware]

+Cam Shaft I always feel awkward doing a tutorial on something I don't have a good grasp on myself, and I am doing a lot of learning with this setup. I hope to keep using it and do something more comprehensive in the future, but for now it felt more appropriate to show what I did and how I use the NAS without as much of the step by step aspect

[@crankshaft007]

+Paul's Hardware thanks Paul , one thing that freenas added was the wizard setup But I'm having issues setting up the permissions . I look forward to further content

[@cjchico]

Wow. Just 5 years ago, 1TB was massive. Now, it's the standard. It's amazing how fast technology evolves.

[@sirius4k]

NAS is an essential box for someone who wants their data to be safe these days.I use my new XPEnology NAS for... well, NAS, DLNA, Mail Server, Web Server,Photo, Audio, Video, Note, Download, Cloud Station, latter being my own Dropbox/Skydrive replacement. Those Stations are Synology's products doing what their names are indicating.It's also my backup destination, database and it hosts GLPI, which is an inventory management solution. I can say I use it extensively.I have used DNS with it aswell, which worked perfectly, DHCP was very bad though and seriously unstable.Story of my NAS and setup can be found here: pcpartpicker.com/b/r8D8TW (I have switched the 8800GTX with a more subtle and cooler/quieter MSI GeFroce 210 by now)Build your NAS today !BTW, Paul's awesome.

[@imxprime8593]

Hey Paul, what mouse is that next to your coffee mug?

[@ewsclass6679]

What is the power consumption of your NAS at idle?

[@MultiW8]

prob around 60 - 80 cpu - HDD - ram

[@EmilePolka]

that was too high, mines idle at 20watts ish with 12 drives (10 actual with 2 parity) spun down. when idle wihile drives are spinning, around 60watts. at read/write activity around 70watts. using a C2750 atom board octacore.

[@p.chuckmoralesesquire3965]

mine idles at around 100 watts but i have an older xeon and ecc ddr2 board

[@firefoxx04]

I paused the video to make this comment, maybe you elaborate later. With four drives, you should not be using raidz2. The cost to calculate parity is too high when you could have just put them into raid10. Same level of fault tolerance for 4 drives and it's faster. You are correct in wanting z2, however, because 4tb drives are much to big (read: risky) to use with single parity. I would purchase two more drives and run 6 of them in a raidz2. I personally run 2tb drives because they are cheaper and faster to replace. Not as risky as the larger drives. Only downside is heat, power consumption, and physical space.

[@firefoxx04]

Thinking a little more, I suppose raidz2 with 4 drives is still safer than raid10 because z2 can have any combination of two drives failing where as raid10 has to have the correct two fail in order to stay running.

[@burako82]

thanks for the video, one question, without connecting the raspberry PI 3 via HDMI, with plex android app, i can see my content (which is a usb connected hdd to raspberry pi) and stream it to my DLNA plasma without a hassle? Also content will be streamed without transcoding smoothly right? just hesitating between a QNAP nas or Raspberry PI 3 built nas, tia

[@bmo14lax]

:50 A well deserved like, well played

[@Felix311311]

nude selfie collection hahaha

[@Willielikesmonkeys]

+Felix cv "His" He's so possessive of Kyle.

[@Holmez112]

Nice video... Running same Things with my WinServer2012...

[@revywilson5648]

Question: if i build a NAS from an old pc can I somehow access it from an older wii without and streaming issues (especially for HD videos)? I've been looking at options for that and everything I've come across says older wiis tend to have issues streaming hd videos even with wiimc. I basically want to turn an old wii into a roku type system that is connected to my NAS system

[@zakiwagiman1039]

is it possible to setup PC that is not only runs FREENAS (with all your functions as stated in this video) but also runs as File Downloader and Active Directory? please advice. Thank you.

[@MrSqueaksAdvisory]

I had issues getting transcoding to work in Plex for FreeNAS. Did you have difficulties and if so what resource did you use to fix it?

[@eddie408209]

Can you elaborate a tad bit on creating jails within an ssd? What is the benefit of this?

[@nikolairath6751]

+Paul's Hardware ive been thinking about if i have placed the standard processor cooler do i need the thermalpaste ? :)

[@erick2718]

+Paul's Overall, how much did, or would, this setup cost to assemble?

[@unijabnx2000]

How exactly does that bittorrent sync app work... Your nas stays constantly connected to a BT server somewhere waiting for that user that scans the QR code? or ; you opened a hole in your home firewall to allow the incoming connection?

[@AnthonySvt_]

This is the first KZbin video where I don't get any recommendations of other videos or something similar to this

[@Pranav_046]

@paul im just curious.. Wat about other nas softwares?

[@vac5827]

Nice IP you got there at 1:03 ;)

[@MrProteinK]

I don't get it

[@vac5827]

IPs are very personal and private and vulnerable and should never be shown on video. He shows it during most of the video.

[@MrProteinK]

Toasteria I know that, except that it's his internal ip. We get nothing from seeing that ip. It's the ip address the router gives to the devices connected to it. The ip address that he would want to hide is the one his ISP gives him.

[@vac5827]

True, but he still should be safer nonetheless.

[@EmBoLabe]

Paul, How do you hide your hdd's "blacked out". and can you black out anything that you don't want the viewers to see?

[@chickenhawknwc]

I know some nas setups , they can have a security system, ie security cameras can you do this with free nas?

[@iShox2711]

Probably a silly question but I'm a bit of NAS noob. When you were creating those folders on the NAS from your PC; does that mean anyone on your network can do that? Could someone connect to your wifi and edit the files and folders that are on there?

[@hataz_]

+Shox. He pointed this out, if you want to be more secure you setup accounts/profiles and each will have passwords and so on. The way he set it up in the video anyone who has access to the network would be able to edit anything in the folders and it's just a networked folder not tied to anything.

[@IND4GR0V3]

Is that an Asus P5N D in the backround?