NAS 101 | The Ultimate Guide to Network Attached Storage
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- In this very requested video, we will go over NASs or Network Attached Storage. What is it, why would you want it, what options are there, and how to set it up.
BREAKDOWN:
1:24 Share Folder on PC
3:57 Share w/ Windows Media Player
5:25 USB Drive And Your Router
7:17 Commerical NAS
11:35 DIY FreeNAS/Open Source NAS
DS420J NAS
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TP-LINK TL SG1024 Switch:
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Startech 6U Rack (Closest to the NavePoint):
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NavePoint 1U Patch Panel:
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MUSIC:
0:00 ELPHNT - City by Night
4:01 Andrew Langdon - Loop Caught
7:15 Andrew Langdon - On The Hunt
10:02 ELPHNT - City by Night
13:51 ELPHNT - CIty by Night - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
really love the pros and cons of very basic nas to advanced nas. really good info I could use in the near future for my nas!
Thank you for listening our request and add us in your video. I was so happy to see myself on your video.
Your video is most informative and easy to understand.
Thank you good job
Thank you for breaking this down in simple language. I came in looking for something along the lines of commercial NAS, but it was super nice to see those other options explained too. Thanks!
After watching this I'm trying the very nerdy and very budget "FreeNAS" set up. Wish me luck boys...
Good Luck !
So what happened ?
Any updates?
Well that’s just rude…
Did you die?
Good, quality, easy to follow content as always. Keep up the good work!! I always learn a lot for your channel.
I have a Synology 1817+ and I love it! I had tried Plex on there for a day or two, but my CPU ran at 99% all day long. I soon scrapped that at put Plex back on my Media PC. So my media PC now runs Plex, Channels DVR, SABnzbd, Dognzb, and NZBPlanet. My NAS just holds all my media and important files, using SHR-2, similar to RAID 6. I have just over 17 TB of USABLE storage space, and already using just over 12 TB. I LOVE IT!!!!!!
Recently started looking into setting up my own NAS and this was very helpful. Thank you
This video is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
There's also cloud storage, SBC storage, or a synchronized folder on a friend's computer.
Personally I have two Synology units since I love them so much, and two powerful home-brew machines. That said, the Raspberry Pi OMV is a lot of fun when compared to the serious machines.
I'm subbed! I've watched multiple of your videos and I'm hooked
"We are nerdier than this, We can do better." Subscribed right there.
Great video! answered many of my questions and was entertaining at the same time!
The production quality has gotten really good
Thanks, I try. Plus slowly figuring out Lightworks.
It's like those ads that listen to you and then show you what you've been talking about. I've been thinking about building my own pi nas for the last two weeks now and this definitely helps decide what path I want to take. Keep up the great content! :D
Fantastic video, great easily digestible information, subbed👍
This is the video that has the answer the questions I am looking for. I am sick of people telling me just buy synology whenever I ask can I do it through Windows. Either they think is too difficult to be explained or they are a faker. They pretended to be an IT expert but blind about the basic concept. Thank you anyway for the video! It was concise n clear. I like the pros and cons part too.
It's all about the affiliate links....
Thank you! I really appreciate your channel.
This was really helpful. I've experienced some storage hiccups over the years and have lost some data. Just purchased my own NAS system, which arrived today. It's a different brand, but your video gave a great overview of the proces I'll be going through. Thank you for this and all your videos. I find the content useful. Best wishes!
Thank you for this good explainer video. Good context.
Thanks for the info. Well rounded explanations thank
Really good video and info.
Nice presentation ,keep up bro.
I would add Windows Storage Spaces, as a build your own NAS solution. Great video. Thank you.
Nice to see someone else with a TV with thick bezels. I'm still using my 2011...ish Panasonic 3D from Costco
I'll use it until it breaks!
Great video, we've subbed!
Great Channel, 👍 back 2 back on ur vids. Keep up the good work.. ✌❤
Click close? Wow, this is really the ultimate guide!
500K....my YT screen says 56k sub's....I do hope you get to 1M real soon....loved the overview...It's a toss up which way I will go first
CRAP.. you're right. I know it's past 50k, just read it wrong I guess.
Great video thanks buddy
Nice video, you earned a sub!
thanks man. subscribed and liked
Nice work!,
Good video, thanks
Great video ❤
Very informative video. Thank you for the info. Btw the youtube sections are linked to the songs instead of the topics ;)
Great video
Good info
This is very helpful. Thanks for sharing! What set up would you recommend for PoE cameras running through the network with NAS?
Well if the Nas has the space, record to that. If the cameras come with their own nvr, then you might have more luck that way. It's good to have options.
@@BudgetNerd if using nvr, can i connect the ethernet cables through patch panel first then to the poe ports in the nvr? Is that possible?
geat video, really helped
Hey, budget!
I don't know if would put power consumption on the cons column when it refers to a NAS. Most times people end up using and old computer as centralized storage and (depending on the PC) they suck up a lot more power than a dedicated NAS unit.
Just a thought. Really great videos sir.
True. That con should've been moved. There are ways to make a NAS running on pc hardware consume less power if it's running Unraid. Unraid has that option to spin down disks, which helps save power, and a plug in to make the system sleep, just like a normal pc.
Also, it best to get a 80+ gold or better PSU with at least double the wattage you need so that the PSU operates at its maximum efficiency.
Thanks for your videos! .... I've been searching about accessing a NAS wirelessly for video editing. (their answer is right away "why would you do that?)
The thing is I have a NAS directly plugged with LAN cable to my main editing PC, (I get 120 MB/s enough for my videos) but I want to also edit from my laptop without cables.
I'm planning to get a Dual-Band Wi-Fi Router hoping I can configure it as a switch and also use my laptop thru WIFI to access files/etc.
But I'm not sure if the speed will be enough for editing. I'll be happy with 100MB/s (gigabyte speed) over wifi. -- Modern routers offer 1300 mbps so in theory should be enough.
Would the router work as a switch???
Would WI-Fi give me at least 100 MB/s speeds?
do I make any sense?
--- Thanks a lot.
I'm looking for a NAS4Dummies, if you will, that will provide a 'NAS newbie', such as myself, with solid instruction or ideas on preparing a NAS backed network. Thanks for sharing how to create shared folders on a linked network...never knew hot to do that either!!! LOL. But now that I have a NAS I'm trying to figure out how to add USERS (wife and both teens) on the NAS so they could add data to THEIR section/folder from their own devices (iphone or laptops).....any such video exist???
DIY NAS works best for me.
I’m looking to create a “shared folder” with a colleague of mine who works remotely (i.e. a folder easy to navigate via file explorer). I simply want a folder called “Z: [Business Name]” where we each can upload and download files both locally and have them stored locally on each of our laptops for indexing. Question #1): Since my colleague works remotely, can he still access the shared drive on the network?
-Question #2) I just purchased two licenses for one drive for business (standard), but is this best solution to accomplish my goal? (I’d prefer not have all our company information “in the cloud” but I’m okay with it if this is the best option.)
@6:34 you mentioned "remote access" can you enlighten me? How to access my drive's contents connected to my router
Apologies for cursing, but EXCELLENT F*CK1NG video and break down dude. No Cap!!!
I enjoyed your video. I have a a real nerdy question: Commercial NAS, does it still connect via the router and does the router influence the way the NAS works eg. if a router uses SMBv1 for connecting a usb drive and file sharing, and the NAS has SMBv2, which takes precedent? As the NAS is still connected through the router?
The router just routes packets. I'm sure a router couldn't force devices to use a specific protocol. Other network devices could, but your basic home/small business router wouldn't.
@@BudgetNerd Thank you so much for replying. I have posed my question to backup software companies and NAS suppliers and I am still waiting for their answer. I'll let you know what eventuates. I've subscribed :)
Now 2 finger been removed from nas sitting on his throne situation 😭😂
I'm thinking about making my desktop the storage center for my 2 laptops and my phone
I assume that this NAS concept could still work if instead of having the NAS unit at your home with your other computers, setup the NAS at a family or friend's house and set it up on their network (without them having access to the data without a password). I mean, if a fire were to occur at my house; my computers, NAS device, thumb drives and everything would likely go up in smoke.
I have a few questions
1. Can I select the hard drive among the 4 in which I want to store my files?
2. Will the device work if I have inserted only 3 hard drives instead of 4?
1) the nas handles that, so no, not really. 2) I'm pretty sure it would work if you only had three drives, but it's features/backup options might change.
I have made my own free nas for completely no cost case HW and software all for free with 5tb of storage and 16gb ram
Any other open source besides FreeNas ?
I cannot open the computer in the networks folder from another computer it says I dont have permissions to do so, any help?
hello, I have a locked volume (qnap ts251 +) with very important files and I don't remember the password. Do you know any way to unlock the volume? Thank you very much in advance.
I tried the usb storage option as I had 6tb Seagate expansion drive. The transfer speeds were horrible. My router has usb 3.0 but still that did not help my case :( cables are gigabit so they are not the issue
Please make more videos please
how much power might a diy nas need
How to integrate NAS with often network provider provided routers? The speeds seen on videos of 130MB/s or even 260MB/s do not even require much RAIDing as modern HDD support 200MB/s sustained R/W. So how does router bottlenecks it? What to look at in choice of router when setting up NAS? Or should I add a switch. A 1Gb switch on eBay cost £25 but it has 48 ports. I certainly do not need that many. On the other hand routers which boast 100+ MB/s speeds cost hundreds of pounds. I feel this aspect is completely overlooked in the video.
Did you lose a lot of subscribers in the past 2 years? I just came across and subbed to your channel, but Im confused by your commentary. You ended this video saying you just passed 500 thousand subscribers, but I see you only have 91k subscribers today. Did you mean 50 thousand?
I do like the breakdown you gave. Thank you much. I am looking for internet-accessible file serving for free... or cheap... or even semi expensive if there is no subscription service required.
Ha yeah it was a mistake. I meant 50,000.
OpenMediaVault on a Raspberry Pi is a very cheap system. Doesn't have backups being USB drives but it'll work.
Good suggestion!
So I want to setup a NAS with different hdd
like I want insert 4 HDD for starters
1 for movies,
1 for series,
1 for personal files and documents and
1 for others.
Then i want to use Plex to stream my movie and series hdd also with a option to copy the movie on a laptop basically downloading it from the Nas and also able to stream the content with internet outside of my network.
I want to access, store and download my personal hdd files but that drive needs to be password protected so noone can access it.
Finally the HDD for others is used for family members to store data by accessing the drive anywhere from the world
So what should I do I have a pc which will soon be retire and I am thinking of using it as the server but I don't know if I can achieve all of this.
Any help will be appreciated
Thanks in advance 😀
great video, but I think I am even more confused. :) I have 4 external hard drives- 2 I use and 2 are backup. I want to be able to access all of the files on the drives (not just 1 folder) from both my PC (where they are connected to) and my laptop or even my phone. I don't have an extra pc lying around and can't afford a commercial NAS unit. I am not nerdy, but I watch nerdy videos hoping to improve.
You would just share the whole drive. Right click on the drive, go to properties, then sharing, and set the permissions you want.
Is it possible to use NAS as storage for Steam Library? I mean wont it cause problens installing some programs onto it?
Some NASes might allow that, but it would only be good for casual games. The throughput might not be enough for serious gamers.
@@BudgetNerd Thanks!
If I utilized the first method, shared folder on a pc, would the pc have to be turned on to access the folder from other devices? I’m assuming yes.
Correct.
@@BudgetNerd thanks. I’m trying to figure out a budget option for my media library. I already have two external usb drives. I was wanting to attach one to my network, but neither my modem nor router (Google wifi) have USB ports. Do you think there is a switch or converter that would allow me to connect a usb drive to the network ?
Worth an internet search, but nothing I'm aware of.
On my computer, why can't I see my Nas in my computers Network when I go into file manager? I have network sharing on.
I have an Icy Box NAS. Its used to watch movies on TV and other stuff. Some of these movies would play only on the computer because they are really large files. It has three drives. So my friends helped setting it up so the PC could see its drives. We basically made the PC think these were internal drives whenever the drives are connected to it. So whats going on is 10 port USBs are used to connect the drives before the NAS is turned on. Remember to follow the guidelines on setting up your NAS. Make sure you take the sheet which shows how to connect it wherever you take your NAS. The NAS is connected with a Blu - Ray player and the files show up on TV as USB units. In your computer, the files will show up under drive letters. To make new files you right click on each drive letter and then put whatever film or picture you want to save. This NAS had not been connected to a computer network though.
Can a dell precision m3800 laptop work for a small media server?
Sure
12 steps and all we've achieved is seeing a shared folder? Is there no easier way?
Can nas storage be connected and accessed via wi fi direct??
The nas only connects to a network via Ethernet
So what if I click on Network and my computer isn't there? Windows 10
Im not Trying To Split Hair's but Isnt TrueNas/FreeNas & UnRaid Way More Commercial Than a Synology Or a QNap box ! ! I Have hosted my own servers for years now & i use FreeNas & UnRaid as well as Synology but i sold my (Way To Under Powerd for me) synology after a while !
Attaching storage to the router is not possible with Verizon routers (for some reason) - about the only thing you can do with the usb port is charge your phone!
whare is storage SAN
A fraction of this video was related to the title.
A Raspberry Pi with openmediavault can be a good option but doesn't cost too much if all you want is a simple file server that can store things like documentsand pictures.
I have one of and I will admit it's not the fastest thing in the world but it's good enough for basic file storage if that's what you need it for or you're building a simple nas for the first time
Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a good day
God bless you and your family
God bless you
Jeremy Scruggs
You missed Rspi pi
good videos for idiots like me XD even i understand everything
Still relative info.
Thanks, it was very informative, but just one thing that is a great pet peeve of mine:
NOT EVERYONE RUNS WINDOWS; There are several other OS's one may choose, some way more suitable and reliable for a NAS and networking in general, especially cluster computing that is insanely difficult on Windows, let alone that it is spyware right out of the box, and has so many other disadvantages anyone serious about computing will want to avoid at all cost! So pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease, for humanities sake: add the intended os in the title, or at least in the liner notes, so people don't waste their time with info they cannot use, and give you the thumbs down, which I would have done if it weren't for the portions of value on all platforms!
>not using a linux distro on a headless hardware and samba, or sftp (or both)
Not nerdy enough. UNSUBSCRIBED !
Ok, jokes aside, it is a good guide. I didn't even know WMP had such a feature. For streaming on the network, I always used VLC, but I couldn't control what I stream directly from the client, only from the server. What I would add is that most solutions have the CON of scalability, except for the DIY solution. So the "only as good as your hardware is" can actually apply to all your devices, be it your PC, router, commercial NAS or DIY NAS.
Also, only the DIY solution is more configurable. You don't want a redundant storage, but want a separate backup disk instead? No problem, just use one disk for the continuously accessed data (or 2 disks in raid 0 for speed) and 1 disk for backup (or 2 disks in raid 1) and set incremental backup every day, with a full backup every 2 weeks or so, with a full backup retention of 3 or 4 backups. You may also archive the old full backups to save some storage. I also need to mention that if you'll have 2 disks in raid 0 on the normal usage, you will need the disk for backup to have the same capacity as your whole other array. You may also want 2 disks in raid 1 for your backup. So if you need speed for accessing and want redundancy for your backups, now you need not 1, but 2 disks that have the same capacity as your normally accessed array. The good thing about the DIY solution is that you can mix and match however you want. This is technically speaking, part of scaling, but I would treat it as part of a separate PRO, because you can also scale your commercial NAS by paying more money, but you may not be able to configure it as you can with the DIY solution, which offers more flexibility (I know some commercial NAS allow you to use each disk individually as a share, instead of raid-ing them, but I'm not sure they allow for backups between them, that usually requires a separate storage - with the DIY solution you can use the same hardware with different disks for backup).
There's even a more budget way to do an ass by using a old PC and getting a program such as free nas
That's in the video... Did you watch until the end?
A fraction of this video was related to the title.
A fraction of this video was related to the title.