Context: I’ve been using google products to store photos, books, and other media. Getting tired of the capacity limitations and paying them every month so I want to get a NAS. I’m a software engineer and a PC Gamer so I can build my own computers and set up linux servers/containerized applications. Though I’m not familiar enough with the NAS space and their software offerings to know if they can meet my requirements.
Requirements:
1. Ease of use: currently my whole family backs their phones (mostly pictures/videos) to my google. Would like for them to be able to continue doing this on my NAS.
2. AI features: I love having AI organizing my pictures per person makes them easy to share/delete.
3. Mobile integration: my family’s main computer is their phone, they should be able to download/upload their pictures from their phones easily.
4. Privacy/Access Control: I don’t want to have access to everyone’s pictures (unless they decide to share them with me) so it’d be nice if each user could keep their accounts encrypted & to themselves.
6. Internet Access: this one is optional having access to my NAS when out and about would be nice but I understand there are security implications.
7. Backups: I want to be able to back my windows computers up to my NAS.
8. Long term storage/Redundancy: Being family memories i want long term storage. Would love if the NAS notified me if my drives were unhealthy for me to replace them before they die and of course I would expect it to survive a drive failure.
So… are my expectations/requirements way out of line or is there something out there for me?
