- Joined
- Feb 10, 2009
- Messages
- 5,484
- Trophies
- 2
- Location
- Sacramento, California
- Website
- lazerlight.x10.mx
- XP
- 5,489
- Country
Been using my RP3 (Model B) as a Plex media server and for retro emulation, but atm, it connects to an ext drive that's attached to my router via USB 3.0. IT all works the way I want it to. The drive is kinda old though, and with 1TB+ of data on it, I'm getting a little worried that it could fail and I'd lose it all. The idea of a NAS popped into my head, one that offers Raid 1 so I could have 2 drives to protect my data should one go bad (And just replace the bad one). They could also act like a Plex media server too, as well as offer various other functionality.
But my question is if a NAS is worth it outside of the Raid configuration? Was thinking of getting the Synology DS218+ with 2 WD Red drives, using it for file hosting, Plex media server, bit torrenting (can I get ExpressVPN running on it so I won't have to use my laptop for bit torrenting?), and possible other things should they crop up. It could free up my RP3 to be used fully for retro emulation (could I mount the NAS's HDD to RP3?), though I have thought about getting a second Switch so my first (hackable) one could be for homebrew and retro emulation.
If a NAS is worth it, I'd appreciate suggestions other than the one I mentioned. I did hear offhand that there may be a way to get WD Red drives for cheap, but I don't recall how.
But my question is if a NAS is worth it outside of the Raid configuration? Was thinking of getting the Synology DS218+ with 2 WD Red drives, using it for file hosting, Plex media server, bit torrenting (can I get ExpressVPN running on it so I won't have to use my laptop for bit torrenting?), and possible other things should they crop up. It could free up my RP3 to be used fully for retro emulation (could I mount the NAS's HDD to RP3?), though I have thought about getting a second Switch so my first (hackable) one could be for homebrew and retro emulation.
If a NAS is worth it, I'd appreciate suggestions other than the one I mentioned. I did hear offhand that there may be a way to get WD Red drives for cheap, but I don't recall how.