sealdan

I have a spare Dell T7500 with 2x Xeon x5470 and 64GB ECC Ram. I was thinking of using this with 4x 4TB Seagate Barracuda drives - I will have to try the freenas and see if its suitable. Also I notice redundancy is discussed, is this a case whereby 3x drives are in RAID with 1x drive as a backup?

Wonder if you guys can help- I run a small signage and graphics design business in the UK. I have been trying to find a better way to manage my storage needs. I have around 2TB of client files currently on the desktop workstation I use. I have been thinking of adding something like a NAS to the network using a cheap ebay server or some-sort of older desktop pc (I'm on a tight budget!) I have been looking into freeNAS but have little to no experience with this kind of setup. Also would be handy if I could access these files remotely for working from home What would your recommendations be? Long time follower of LTT :)