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Austinfitz1
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So i'm going to build a NAS server in the coming weeks. Problem is i'm on a very tight budget at the moment. So i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for parts that come out under 300 dollars? 
But i still need it to be powerful enough to do back ups from my pc and mac as well as stream to all my devices. I have hard drives so that doesn't need to be considered with the build. 

Also i've pretty much decided to use freeNAS, Is that a good choice? or is there something better? Can it do everything i said before. Also is freeNAS accessible from a laptop if not on the same wifi. 

 

Sorry i'm new to NAS setups. 

 

Thanks a ton to anyone who can help,

Austin

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Check out this guide: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/49715-getting-started-with-a-nas/

Maybe base it on the 8-bay build (ATX/m-ATX boards are cheaper then mini-ITX), remove the RAID card, dual gigabit NIC, change the RAM to 4-8GB (non-ECC) and get a cheaper case.

 

Or you could get yourself a pre-build NAS.

 

 

You will need to be on the same network as the NAS to access it, unless you set up FTP.

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How much storage are you shooting for?

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You will need to be on the same network as the NAS to access it, unless you set up FTP.

 

Am i able to set up FTP along with the other things i mentioned?

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How much storage are you shooting for?

 

I have a 2 TB drive right now. and i'm going to get more later on. When i have some more money

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Am i able to set up FTP along with the other things i mentioned?

Yes, you are able to use it that way.

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I have a 2 TB drive right now. and i'm going to get more later on. When i have some more money

Max storage you need?

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Max storage you need?

Probably a total of about 10 TB by the end of it all

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Probably a total of about 10 TB by the end of it all

Here you go: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1zKfG

6 native 6gb/s sata ports. Onboard support for raid 0, 1, 5, and 10.

8 3.5" drive bays.

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If you decide to take advantage of the features of ZFS, just be aware that you might take a bit of a performance hit with a lower-end processor, especially when it comes to running RAID-Z.

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