Does anyone have experience with building a NAS for their Mac? - eviltoast

I’m really looking into building a NAS for my Mac. I got the 256gb MacBook Air and currently back up the machine using a nvme drive over type c but having to plug it in to access video files and backup every couple days is not ideal. With how cheap physical storage is now, a NAS seems like a good solution. Does anyone have a NAS at home and can share the software and hardware needed to make it run smoothly?

  • corb3t@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    Best Buy also has easily shuckable 14TB and 18TB EasyStore WD Reds for $200 and $250 right now.

    • SmoothLiquidation@lemmy.world
      3·
      1 year ago

      Be careful buying drive you intend to shuck for a NAS. It is hard to tell if they are SMR or not, and if they are the NAS will throw errors from time to time. I would say if you already have the drives go ahead and try it out, but if you are buying new, get some that are designed for a NAS.