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> so having a NAS turned on all the time feels like overkill It shouldn't. You probably only need a single drive NAS. Don't buy a multi-bay NAS unless you need
by dabockster 9y ago
> so having a NAS turned on all the time feels like overkill
It shouldn't. You probably only need a single drive NAS. Don't buy a multi-bay NAS unless you need one.
As for remote connectivity, just use a good password and SSL. Most hacks are caused by people coming up with bad passwords (eg hunter2).
- ShakataGaNai 9y agoBut when I type my password * * * * * * *, you can't see it. Right guys?!!
- saganus 9y agoYeah, definitely only need a single drive NAS. What I meant was that a Synology or similar product would not really be what I'm looking for, not because it's not nice, but because AFAIK it's meant to be on all the time, which wastes energy, makes noise, prone to electrical problems (I have very bad electricity where I live, so I don't want to expose my NAS unnecessarily, even with UPS/voltage protectors/etc.) The good password + SSL is probably a good alternative and since I already use 1Password a strong password is not a problem, however I would love to have a UI for it so I Can easily select folders/files, and either I would need to build it... or get a product that supports it, which is the why of this Ask HN post :)
- ValentineC 9y ago> It shouldn't. You probably only need a single drive NAS. Don't buy a multi-bay NAS unless you need one. A multi-bay NAS allows one to run RAID-1 or RAID-5/6 though — I think some form of RAID is important to avoid downtime.