New to NAS - What are the recommended solutions? - eviltoast

So, I am thinking about getting myself a NAS to host mainly Immich and Plex. Got a couple of questions for the experienced folk;

  • Is Synology the best/easiest way to start? If not, what are the closest alternatives?
  • What OS should i go for? OMV, Synology’s OS, or UNRAID?
  • Mainly gonna host Plex/Jellyfin, and Synology Photos/Immich - not decided quite what solutions to go for.

Appricate any tips :sparkles:

  • Corgana@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve found CasaOS to be the simplest to set up and get going. I tried TrueNAS for a year, but wish I had started with CasaOS.

    • TBi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      CasaOS looks interesting. But i prefer OpenMediaVault for the moment.

      • Corgana@startrek.websiteEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Haven’t tried OMV, but the lesson I learned with TrueNAS is that software designed primarily for NAS has a lot of features I don’t care about, and the other apps can be finicky. I’m not storing petabytes of data. CasaOS was the closest I found to “just works”.

        There’s also Umbrel OS which looks promising, but I’ve been happy with CasaOS so haven’t felt the need to switch.