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My next NAS is going to be Ubiquiti UNAS Pro . 7 drive bays for $499. Can’t beat it.

transpute 1y ago
Looks like their $300/4GB/1U/4bay and $500/8GB/2U/7bay half-depth devices with AWS-Annapurna SoC can run either NAS or NVR Linux. Bluetooth in a rackable device is unusual. OS might be replaceable with mainline Debian. https://github.com/NeccoNeko/UNVR-diy-os/blob/main/IMAGES.md https://github.com/NeccoNeko/UNVR-diy-os/blob/main/IMAGES.md
- bombcar 1y ago
  If it can run Gentoo it might be a big energy savings vs my old off lease machine with ZFS …
  - transpute 1y ago
    There's also a QNAP 1U for $600, which adds M.2 NVME and optional 32GB ECC RAM https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40868855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40868855 We need more Thunderbolt/USB4-to-JBOD 40Gbps storage enclosure options, for use with Ryzen mini PC or Lenovo Tiny.
joshstrange 1y ago
At first I was going to balk but then I remembered I paid ~$1.5K for a 12-bay Synology (and again for the 12-bag expansion unit). This is much larger I think (and it bugs me that it’s not an even number of drives, and the offset of the drives is unpleasant) but it’s rackable so that’s a plus. The only thing I’d want to know is sound (and I’m sure I can find a YouTube video). I’ve been looking for an excuse to go all-in on a Ubiquiti setup… Thanks for mention this, I wasn’t aware Ubiquiti had a NAS product.
- nodesocket 1y ago
  I believe the UNAS Pro is exceptionally quiet. Agree 7 drive is strange but they wanted their touchscreen so. I expect to see additional hardware units in the UNAS lineup released. Perhaps non-pro and enterprise versions. Highly recommended Ubiquiti. I have it all throughout my house.
johntitorjr 1y ago
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ksec 1y ago
What is the File System? BTRFS or ZFS? I only wish they do a 2 Bay or 4 Bay version. Or better yet something like Time Capsule. 2 Bay + Ubnt Express.
- nodesocket 1y ago
  Mdadm for the raid, btrfs for the filesystem. I expect to see them iterate and add ZFS eventually as well as new hardware units. Perhaps non-pro and enterprise versions.
ninkendo 1y ago
Can you put a custom OS on it, wiping their software? I have a network rack in my basement (so, shallow depth, can’t fit a “full” depth server) and I’m looking for a dumb box of hard drives with otherwise simple/supported-by-linux hardware that I can use to build my own NAS. I don’t really want to use unifi’s software for it (plus it’s nice to just run plex/jellyfin/etc directly on the box) I currently plug a USB3 4-bay disk enclosure into my homelab server for this, but the cabling is messy and it doesn’t support 20TB drives. I could upgrade to a newer enclosure, but I’d rather have a “real” rack mount system with drive bays.
- VTimofeenko 1y ago
  Assuming shallow depth is 450mm, you could fit in a Sliger shallow case. My workstation runs in one.
- Piraty 1y ago
  what i did is buy a 19" shelf and put a mini itx board and a few 5.25 cages next to it.
- nodesocket 1y ago
  No can’t run custom OS as far as I know; without some seriously hackery. Admittedly UniFi NAS software currently is not nearly as feature rich and enterprise as TrueNAS for example, but it’s all very new. Ubiquiti has had a track record lately of iterating very quickly adding more and more enterprise features into their products. I expect to see more hardware offerings in the UNAS line soon as well. Highly recommend Ubiquiti! I have a complete setup at my house with their switches, routers, APs, and protect cameras. It’s awesome!
  - noahjk 1y ago
    I assume the UniFi NAS isn't meant for running Plex, for example. Most people seem to want a general purpose mixed media server, which can handle a bunch of data but where a good chunk of that data is movies/music/books that they want to stream. A good percentage of people probably also want to run docker containers. The $500 for (was it 7?) bays of storage is great, but probably mainly functions as a true NAS, so maybe not what a lot of people want. (I think the term "NAS" is a bit overused and can be deceptive for newer users entering the market)

Looks like their $300/4GB/1U/4bay and $500/8GB/2U/7bay half-depth devices with AWS-Annapurna SoC can run either NAS or NVR Linux. Bluetooth in a rackable device is unusual. OS might be replaceable with mainline Debian. https://github.com/NeccoNeko/UNVR-diy-os/blob/main/IMAGES.md https://github.com/NeccoNeko/UNVR-diy-os/blob/main/IMAGES.md

bombcar 1y ago
If it can run Gentoo it might be a big energy savings vs my old off lease machine with ZFS …
- transpute 1y ago
  There's also a QNAP 1U for $600, which adds M.2 NVME and optional 32GB ECC RAM https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40868855 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40868855 We need more Thunderbolt/USB4-to-JBOD 40Gbps storage enclosure options, for use with Ryzen mini PC or Lenovo Tiny.

joshstrange 1y ago

At first I was going to balk but then I remembered I paid ~$1.5K for a 12-bay Synology (and again for the 12-bag expansion unit). This is much larger I think (and it bugs me that it’s not an even number of drives, and the offset of the drives is unpleasant) but it’s rackable so that’s a plus. The only thing I’d want to know is sound (and I’m sure I can find a YouTube video). I’ve been looking for an excuse to go all-in on a Ubiquiti setup… Thanks for mention this, I wasn’t aware Ubiquiti had a NAS product.

nodesocket 1y ago
I believe the UNAS Pro is exceptionally quiet. Agree 7 drive is strange but they wanted their touchscreen so. I expect to see additional hardware units in the UNAS lineup released. Perhaps non-pro and enterprise versions. Highly recommended Ubiquiti. I have it all throughout my house.

johntitorjr 1y ago

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ksec 1y ago

What is the File System? BTRFS or ZFS? I only wish they do a 2 Bay or 4 Bay version. Or better yet something like Time Capsule. 2 Bay + Ubnt Express.

nodesocket 1y ago
Mdadm for the raid, btrfs for the filesystem. I expect to see them iterate and add ZFS eventually as well as new hardware units. Perhaps non-pro and enterprise versions.

ninkendo 1y ago

Can you put a custom OS on it, wiping their software? I have a network rack in my basement (so, shallow depth, can’t fit a “full” depth server) and I’m looking for a dumb box of hard drives with otherwise simple/supported-by-linux hardware that I can use to build my own NAS. I don’t really want to use unifi’s software for it (plus it’s nice to just run plex/jellyfin/etc directly on the box) I currently plug a USB3 4-bay disk enclosure into my homelab server for this, but the cabling is messy and it doesn’t support 20TB drives. I could upgrade to a newer enclosure, but I’d rather have a “real” rack mount system with drive bays.

VTimofeenko 1y ago
Assuming shallow depth is 450mm, you could fit in a Sliger shallow case. My workstation runs in one.
Piraty 1y ago
what i did is buy a 19" shelf and put a mini itx board and a few 5.25 cages next to it.
nodesocket 1y ago
No can’t run custom OS as far as I know; without some seriously hackery. Admittedly UniFi NAS software currently is not nearly as feature rich and enterprise as TrueNAS for example, but it’s all very new. Ubiquiti has had a track record lately of iterating very quickly adding more and more enterprise features into their products. I expect to see more hardware offerings in the UNAS line soon as well. Highly recommend Ubiquiti! I have a complete setup at my house with their switches, routers, APs, and protect cameras. It’s awesome!
- noahjk 1y ago
  I assume the UniFi NAS isn't meant for running Plex, for example. Most people seem to want a general purpose mixed media server, which can handle a bunch of data but where a good chunk of that data is movies/music/books that they want to stream. A good percentage of people probably also want to run docker containers. The $500 for (was it 7?) bays of storage is great, but probably mainly functions as a true NAS, so maybe not what a lot of people want. (I think the term "NAS" is a bit overused and can be deceptive for newer users entering the market)