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First NAS Purchase plan - Enquiries - 12-09-2022
First NAS. Learning curve ok. Goal Pro-sumer. System last 5+ years w/o regret of “if only I knew.” Data activity nominal. Current non-camera Data 2+ TB
Plan
QNAP 653D-8G 8 Cam License
2x Sgate Ironwolf 4 or 6 TB
1x Sgate Ironwolf 6 or 8 TB
2x Sgate SkyHk 8 or 10 TB
1x spare
Setup
2x Sgate Ironwolf 4 or 6 TB setup as Raid 5 to backup and Sync ALL data from Computer, 2 Phones, Laptop, 2 Tablets
1x Sgate Ironwolf 6 or 8 TB as backup of the Raid
2x Sgate SkyHawk 8 or 10 TB. 1st drive active Surveillance “writing” drive, 2nd as
backup until more cameras added and both needed for the data. Long term storage of clips or bkups would be minimal. One IP cam is on 24/7, & 3 on a trigger schedule. 4 more 24/7 planned
Potential
Home Assistant in Virtual Machine on NAS
Basic PLEX service for music and a few DVDs. Any streaming would primarily be from home network. Occasionally when away
Remote Access limited to devices listed above mostly for IP Cams, little non-cam data
Your thoughts?
Thanks!
RE: First NAS Purchase plan - ed - 12-13-2022
Yes, Celeron-based models such as Qnap 64 series is a good choice. You can stream media locally as well as remotely. This includes the ability to access CCTV footage remotely. Synology new models are terrible for media and CCTV remote access.
Your plan sounds good. Two drives in a mirror with a separate drive for backup.
Separate surveillance drives is a very good way to avoid LAN bottlenecks. Make sure you connect both LAN ports.
I hope this helps.