FOSS software to make old PC into a NAS? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by mihnt@kbin.social to c/foss@beehaw.org

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I have an old i3 PC that I'd like to useas a NAS but I'd prefer to use FOSS instead as realistically I don't know even this is even the solution I want to go with and would rather avoid dropping a lot of money on something I may change.

EDIT: Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will be bookmarking them all. Probably give TrueNAS a go first since I've heard of it before. (I think from LTT.)

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[-] Fermiverse@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Proxmox

Edit: Installed as the hypervisor on bare metal and then whatever you want to try out like OMV, Plex, jellyfin, syncthing or cloud software in an LXC or VM

[-] melmi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

A hypervisor is a great option because it lets you test a bunch of different software solutions to see what works for you, and it's a great way to learn. Proxmox VE is just a great software too.

[-] sirico@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Turnkeys are super useful too

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