Today I will summarize what NAS servers need to be prepared. In fact, NAS is network attached storage. In fact, it provides data access servers through the network. Today I will share with you what you need to prepare for deploying home NAS servers?

NAS server hardware selection

For most small home users, NAS is a downloader, and the hardware needs to meet the following points:

1. As a storage device, because it needs to be turned on for a long time, stability should be ranked first;

2. Expansibility of hard disk equipment-more hard disk slots, convenient for capacity expansion;

3. Energy-saving, in the case of 7x24 hours on-hook download, a home computer with two or three hundred watts (Thanks @Moxos Yuri reminded) is obviously not suitable as the first choice for NAS;

4. Support remote boot;

5. Mute;

6.Small;

7. Reasonable price;

8. The hard disk can be easily moved and upgraded.

NAS server software selection

1. Hang up to download PT/BT/eMule and other resources

2. Convenient for remote management, no need to connect keyboard, mouse and monitor.

3. It is convenient to set up sharing to facilitate the management and playback of downloaded resources.

4. Due to issues such as the copyright of video files and sensitive words, the downloader that comes with the finished NAS is still fast even if it supports Thunder Offline. The solution can only be to use the win version of Thunder to force the high-speed channel mode!

NAS server system selection

The Nas native system is very convenient, simple to configure (such as raid, access services, etc.), unified permissions, complete backup strategies, and very intuitive management. Various services and extension packages are dragged in and used, which is completely customized for the NAS. Much better than installing an OpenNas yourself.

Disadvantages of the Nas native system: the degree of customization of Linux is too deep, it is often a single user, and there is no complete package management (only NAS service level packages, of course you can install Optware, but it is too old), and the source code compilation by yourself often depends on Conflict (depending on the wrong version of the original system), crontab/etc/usr and other things are deeply customized, you can't change it at all.

So if you don't want to use a Linux system or need multiple users to operate at the same time, you can consider deploying virtualization technologies such as KVM/Qemu on the NAS server, where you can install any operating system.