21 sats \ 3 replies \ @021da48107 31 May 2023 \ on: A Small Warning For Umbrel Users bitcoin
2 points I really agree with that you made:
- Backups are not good with Umbrel.
- Security with Umbrel is not good. They even don't offer https support, and are kind of against it github issue. https is a basic feature that any webapp should have; issuing a self-signed cert is easy.
However data redundancy, 2TB not being enough, the umbrel hardware not being expandable, all of these are just a matter of how much do you want to spend.
If you have good backups you don't need data redundancy for a homelab. If a drive fails and your server is down, so what, it's your home server, you don't need three 9's. Just take the downtime, replace the drive, restore backups (you tested your backups, woot) and be on your way.
I'd bet for most people 1tb of storage (after using 1tb for a btc node) is enough for family photos/videos/docs/etc. If you want to host 4tb of movies/tv shows, sure you need more, but unless you are a professional photographer, your family photos/videos aren't going to take up 500gb+.
Again this is all my opinion and at the end of the day if you have money to spend sure you can get data redundancy, bigger server with room to grow, multiple server, etc, etc, etc. You could also save your money and stack sats, which IMO will be a better investment.
Question for OP (or anyone really) What is some hardware you would recommend for a single, small server for home use? It's rare to find a device as small as the umbrel server, start9 servers with lots of expand-ability. Here is what I found:
- Asrock DeskMini
- Some of the 1L machines have 2 m.2 slots and 1 2.5" slots, more info: server the home - tinyminimicro
What is some hardware you would recommend for a single, small server for home use?
Given we're talking about Umbrel and their very slick, super simple user interface we'd likely recommend Synology. Synology is a little pricier than QNAP, but their software is chefs kiss and every bit (and better) than Umbrels. App stores, Docker containers, wizards, support communities you name it.
If they have <10 TB of data, then a small, 2-bay NAS like the DS723+ would do well. Buy 2 x 12 TB Seagate IronWolf drives, put them in SHR and that'll give you about 9TB of usable, fully redundant storage. If you ever out grow the 2-bay one you can buy a bigger NAS and keep using the old 2-bay one as an off-site backup.
If they have >10 TB of data, then probably step it up to a 4-bay NAS like the DS923+. Buy 4 x 12 TB Seagate IronWolf drives, put them in SHR and that will give you about 30TB+ of usable, fully redundant storage. Will do you for YEARS of fun!
FYI, probably best to steer clear of Western Digital NAS drives....
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I have had a couple Synology NAS units and even one of their NVRs, their UI is awesome I agree. Synology DSM (their OS) is not open-source though :(
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We would love to see Synology DSM go full blown FOSS. Would be amazing as it's such a good OS
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