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?
Look at iStart rails. Never used them myself, but seen others speak highly of them.
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