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For the level of customization you're looking for, it sounds like what you're looking for here is called a "laptop computer" Failing that, I'm pretty sure a fe

by wolrah 7y ago

For the level of customization you're looking for, it sounds like what you're looking for here is called a "laptop computer" Failing that, I'm pretty sure a few of the NAS brands support WiFi adapters being installed in to M.2 slots or USB ports. Couldn't help you with your battery requirement, but I'm not really seeing why it'd be useful in this application. Personally, I'd just do it with a normal wired NAS if the only time it needs to be on a network is at the office. Have a defined station for it where there's always a wire and a power cord locked down. Hell, in a lot of cases a USB drive works just as well.

InvaderFizz 7y ago
> For the level of customization you're looking for, it sounds like what you're looking for here is called a "laptop computer" Yep, and it also won't end up working how OP envisions. Any backup solution that requires manual intervention(like weekly transportation and plugging in) is doomed to failure. Since you are already using ZFS, setup your offsite NAS, replicate snapshots, and bring it on site for a restore. This way everything is set and forget. You can use something like sanoid/syncoid to manage your snapshots and syncing. Setup email alerts on either side if there has not been a sync in a while, and setup the target to be a samba/nfs share with those services turned off. That way recovery is bringing it back on site and turning on the share.
new299 7y ago
This seems like a good solution. Hacking around with a NAS is probably going to be problematic. If I were to go the NAS route I'd probably go with a Synology or something similar, which seem somewhat more hackable/scriptable. Another option, might be a normal workstation with a removable USB HD. Setup scripts to automatically backup to the USB drive and the user just unplugs it and takes it home every day.

by wolrah 7y ago

InvaderFizz 7y ago

> For the level of customization you're looking for, it sounds like what you're looking for here is called a "laptop computer" Yep, and it also won't end up working how OP envisions. Any backup solution that requires manual intervention(like weekly transportation and plugging in) is doomed to failure. Since you are already using ZFS, setup your offsite NAS, replicate snapshots, and bring it on site for a restore. This way everything is set and forget. You can use something like sanoid/syncoid to manage your snapshots and syncing. Setup email alerts on either side if there has not been a sync in a while, and setup the target to be a samba/nfs share with those services turned off. That way recovery is bringing it back on site and turning on the share.

new299 7y ago

This seems like a good solution. Hacking around with a NAS is probably going to be problematic. If I were to go the NAS route I'd probably go with a Synology or something similar, which seem somewhat more hackable/scriptable. Another option, might be a normal workstation with a removable USB HD. Setup scripts to automatically backup to the USB drive and the user just unplugs it and takes it home every day.