I personally run TrueNAS Community edition on second-hand hardware and a bunch of drives. Corporations dump hardware all the time and it can be scooped up for cheap. The newer editions can run an optional Kubernetes instance, which lets you use Docker for any services you might want to run on top. I highly recommend it.
Where buy ex corporate hardware (ideally aus, but intl shipping ok)? I only know where to find drives. Have been meaning to build a NAS but am financially restrained.
I usually browse craigslist, but in larger cities there are usually companies that handle warehousing and selling of old hardware when company IT does a full office upgrade. FWIW, I use old workstation hardware because it is usually less finicky and power hungry than rack hardware.
I’m a little out of the loop, but a few years ago a lot of ex-corp stuff tended to get dumped on Gray’s. Might be worth a look but I have no idea how enshittified it is these days.
I personally run TrueNAS Community edition on second-hand hardware and a bunch of drives. Corporations dump hardware all the time and it can be scooped up for cheap. The newer editions can run an optional Kubernetes instance, which lets you use Docker for any services you might want to run on top. I highly recommend it.
Where buy ex corporate hardware (ideally aus, but intl shipping ok)? I only know where to find drives. Have been meaning to build a NAS but am financially restrained.
eBay or Facebook marketplace usually
I usually browse craigslist, but in larger cities there are usually companies that handle warehousing and selling of old hardware when company IT does a full office upgrade. FWIW, I use old workstation hardware because it is usually less finicky and power hungry than rack hardware.
I’m a little out of the loop, but a few years ago a lot of ex-corp stuff tended to get dumped on Gray’s. Might be worth a look but I have no idea how enshittified it is these days.