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Hey y’all, who says NAS has to break the bank? Managed to build mine on a shoe-string. Found a used HP Microserver on eBay for cheap, threw in a few WD Reds I got on sale during Black Friday, and boom! Running OpenMediaVault like a charm.
Sure, it won't win any races, but it streams 1080p to my devices without a hiccup. Only running RAID 1, but hey, it's just movies and TV shows. If you're patient and shop smart, you can NAS on a budget too!
Submitted 9 months, 4 weeks ago by thriftyTechie
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Salute on the savvy shopping! I always preach that second-hand gear can be a goldmine for budget builds. If you ever wanna bump up storage, keep an eye out for shucking external drives. Can often get bigger new drives that way for less than you'd expect.
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Good to hear about another OpenMediaVault user. While RAID 1 is great for redundancy on a budget, have you considered snapshot features or ZFS for better data integrity? Could save you a headache if you ever have silent data corruption. Either way, solid setup for your needs!