So I have some space on my server rack, but not a lot of money lying around.
What I’m trying to achieve is a nas setup for my security camera system. It has 30 cameras, and 4 drives fill up in 3 months. 3X3TB drives.
Looking on eBay for a second hand rack mounted NaS is pretty expensive. Could I build one? From a jbod or something? I’ve got a nice big space in my rack doing nothing.
(I know I could buy bigger drives, but I kinda like the idea of experimenting with something g different) ✌️💛
Definitely. I just built one by throwing an old mb/CPU into one of those cheap rosewill rack cases and tossed some old 2TB drives i had in. Works like a charm with trueNAS as a VM in proxmox
Like @octobob said, don't go with the rosewill rails if you can help it. I made that mistake and they're a big pain
Is there better rails? Do you need much processing power for truenas?
I'm running 6x2TB drives on a Ryzen 2200G and it's more than enough, I don't think it's very CPU heavy. I can't speak for any other rails just yet but I might try a generic rail brand and see if it makes life easier
Look at iStart rails. Never used them myself, but seen others speak highly of them.