Is there a Windows 10 software based "NAS" option ?

[Mouse-Potato]

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out if there is anything out there that could allow me to just access my files over the internet without having to build a dedicated NAS unit.

It would be for accessing, music, movies and files, ideally like Dropbox.

I'd like to be able to add files to said server with my smlartphone as well and maybe even backup picture from my phone as well.

I haven't found anything yet.

Anything helps !

 

Cheers,

 

MP

[Electronics Wizardy]

There is built in smb for local network shares, but don't use this over wan.

 

But for wan cloud like shares id just getup a vm with nextcloud on it. 

[Biomecanoid]

On 1/10/2021 at 2:23 PM, Mouse-Potato said:

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out if there is anything out there that could allow me to just access my files over the internet without having to build a dedicated NAS unit.

It would be for accessing, music, movies and files, ideally like Dropbox.

I'd like to be able to add files to said server with my smlartphone as well and maybe even backup picture from my phone as well.

I haven't found anything yet.

Anything helps !

 

Cheers,

 

MP

Well if you don't wanna build you will have to buy online storage with cloud services like dropbox that you already meantioned

[ELIAS1731]

On 1/10/2021 at 1:23 PM, Mouse-Potato said:

Hi all,

I'm trying to figure out if there is anything out there that could allow me to just access my files over the internet without having to build a dedicated NAS unit.

It would be for accessing, music, movies and files, ideally like Dropbox.

I'd like to be able to add files to said server with my smlartphone as well and maybe even backup picture from my phone as well.

I haven't found anything yet.

Anything helps !

 

Cheers,

 

MP

You CAN use the built-in SMB + VPN with OpenDNS (this should maybe work very well) but it's not that safe like gdrive or dropbox. But if the shared files are not that sensitive, then you can give it a try. 

[TargetDron3]

Like mentioned, run a VM with Nextcloud or Owncloud from a VM.