05-31-2023, 07:00 PM
Hello!
I am building a new home and I am planning out my new HomeLab /network and security cameras. I already have installed 8 POE drops for security cameras and APs, and another 8 Ge network drops around the house. I have not locked down any equipment vendors yet.
For the HomeLab, I am looking to play with Home Assistant and NextCloud services, and anything else that catches my fancy. I also want to play with Proxmox. So, I am thinking of starting with a NAS to support my initial dive into HA and NextCloud and general file serving. Then get a dedicated server (a miniPC ?) when I want to jump into Proxmox.
My questions are: Can a single NAS support both my initial NAS services and NVR functionality? If I get a 4 bay NAS and I want to use 3 bays for a RAID, can I configure the 4th for NVR storage? Does that make sense? Might I run into running out of local network bandwidth when I get a dedicated server which might do some media streaming?
I am building a new home and I am planning out my new HomeLab /network and security cameras. I already have installed 8 POE drops for security cameras and APs, and another 8 Ge network drops around the house. I have not locked down any equipment vendors yet.
For the HomeLab, I am looking to play with Home Assistant and NextCloud services, and anything else that catches my fancy. I also want to play with Proxmox. So, I am thinking of starting with a NAS to support my initial dive into HA and NextCloud and general file serving. Then get a dedicated server (a miniPC ?) when I want to jump into Proxmox.
My questions are: Can a single NAS support both my initial NAS services and NVR functionality? If I get a 4 bay NAS and I want to use 3 bays for a RAID, can I configure the 4th for NVR storage? Does that make sense? Might I run into running out of local network bandwidth when I get a dedicated server which might do some media streaming?