NAS for home

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Hi,
I was watching the videos that you done up to today about diy n-as. I need your help. My big issue is the heat, during the summer time temperature inside the house gets to 32 C degrees. One of the kids has air conditioning allergies and this is the cause that I cannot reduce the house temperature. What the nas should do: media server (sonarr, radarr, plex server, convert from x264 to x265 for space economy) I know how to manage a docker container but this means time to search for fixes and afterwards to apply them, which this days I don’t have. Today I use an old Drobo plus a small minipc on windows for everything I mentioned, remotely administrated, when time. This setup today is a lazy one, slow to real slow. Ie: down speed 10 -14 Mb. Can you please recomand a hardware and software setup ?
Thank you,
The beers r on me !
Corneliu

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Thanks for reaching out! It sounds like you have a unique situation, and I totally understand your concerns about heat and performance.

Given your requirements, I think a prebuilt option like the Synology DS423+ would be a great fit for you. It’s energy-efficient and produces less heat compared to DIY setups, which should help keep your home cooler during those hot summer months. This model will easily handle media server tasks with applications like Sonarr, Radarr, and Plex, and it’s designed for straightforward setup and management.

With your budget of 1200-1400 euros and the need for around 20-30 TB of storage, you could also consider expanding the storage with additional drives if needed. Synology’s ecosystem is quite user-friendly, so you won’t have to spend too much time on troubleshooting, allowing you to focus on enjoying your media.