We use a Synology NAS for backups and media sharing. But it's a bit heavy when we have to travel and take it with us ...

So looked into a Beelink miniPC running Linux as a NAS. The idea worked, but ran into some issues with heat because the Beelink has no fans for cooling.

The SSD drive I added to the Beelink would heat up way too much when there was any sort of extended activity. So looking into other solutions now ...

I originally wanted to use a specific NAS solution like OpenMediaVault or TrueNAS but they were a bit too restrictive in terms of getting things to work exactly the way I wanted.

So I finally settled on running Debian and simply installing whatever I needed to handle the rest and that actually works so much better for my own purposes …

#NAS #Storage #Linux #Debian

@f I don't wanna make assumptions but is there a way you could keep the NAS in a central home base location and self-host your data to a mobile endpoint via VPN tunnel?

@FloppySalmon Thank you for the suggestion 🙂

But in our case, the issue is that we have no central location. When we move, it’s generally a permanent move and so have to take the NAS with us.

Haven’t had to move for a while now, but we foresee a move coming in a few months time and so just getting set up for the whole thing with trying to find a more light-weight solution …

@f @node815

@f sounds like a mini ITX solution is too bulky then. Not sure if they've got enough juice but I think there are some mini pcs that use their case as big dumb heatsink if that solves your heating issue. Best of luck with your project. I'm curious to hear what you end up with