{"id":117233,"date":"2017-05-01T15:00:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T13:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=117233"},"modified":"2017-04-28T14:31:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T12:31:39","slug":"how-to-build-your-own-nas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/117233-how-to-build-your-own-nas","title":{"rendered":"How to build your own NAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are an avid consumer of media and have a large media library, storage can be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true if you lack the ability or inclination to use a cloud-based storage solution, as you will require a fair amount of physical drives to store all your media.<\/p>\n<p>A storage device attached to your home network, though, can be the ideal solution.<\/p>\n<p>Network-attached storage (NAS) frees up space on personal devices and allows connected users to access a shared media library.<\/p>\n<p>NAS products are sold as ready-to-go storage centres and can be expensive, but if you have a few spare PC components lying around \u2013 or want to save a few rand \u2013\u00a0you can build your system using free software.<\/p>\n<p>A brief outline of how to build your own NAS system\u00a0using <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freenas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FreeNAS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is detailed below.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Hardware<\/h3>\n<p>Users can set up their own networked storage device using FreeNAS, which has the following minimum hardware requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Multi-core 64-bit processor<\/li>\n<li>8GB Boot Drive or USB Flash Drive<\/li>\n<li>8GB RAM<\/li>\n<li>At least one direct attached disk<\/li>\n<li>One physical network port<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Users can easily set up a NAS using cheap hardware components, as hardware RAID is strongly discouraged for the latest version of FreeNAS.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a pricing outline of the hardware required to build a NAS with 2TB of storage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">\n<div align=\"center\">NAS Build<\/div>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>CFI8989 Chassis with 150W PSU<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/410-cfi-8989-mini-itx-tower-black-150w-psu-mini-itx-cfi-8989-mini-itx-tower-black-150w-sfx-psu-2x-front-usb20-audio-in-out-abs-alumi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R616<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Asus ITX motherboard with Intel Celeron N3050<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/12179-asus-n3050i-c-celeron-n3050-mini-atx-asus-n3050i-c-intel-celeron-n3050-dual-core-160ghz-turbo-boost-216ghz-vt-x-14nm-2mb-l2-cach.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R1,304<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70%\"><strong>Corsair ValueSelect 8GB DDR3 1,600MHz RAM<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/1183-corsair-valueselect-8gb-ddr3-1600-cl11-corsair-valueselect-cmv8gx3m1a1600c11-8gb-ddr3-1600-pc3-12800-cl11-15v-240pin-lifetime-wa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R875<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>WD 2TB 3.5-inch SATA6G 5,400RPM HDD<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/11226-western-digital-caviar-blue-2tb-35-sata6g-5400rpm-western-digital-caviar-blue-wd20ezrz-2tb-35-sata6g-5400rpm-64mb-cache-261mm-in.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R1,074<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>ADATA Classic UV140 16GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeltech.co.za\/10729-adata-classic-uv140-16gb-usb30-black-and-blue-adata-classic-uv140-auv140-16g-rbe-16gb-usb30-read-write-90-10mb-s-capless-with-cl.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">R84<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>R3,953<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Software<\/h3>\n<p>After you have set up the required hardware, you will have to install FreeNAS on the system.<\/p>\n<p>This is a simple process and begins with downloading the latest FreeNAS build from the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.freenas.org\/download-freenas-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Users must then install the FreeNAS software on their boot device by either burning it to an optical disk or setting it up on a flash drive.<\/p>\n<p>To install FreeNAS on your system, follow the steps below:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Insert the boot device into your system and enter the BIOS.<\/li>\n<li>Set the system to boot from your inserted device by changing boot priority to favour your optical or flash drive.<\/li>\n<li>Save these changes and restart your system.<\/li>\n<li>Follow the on-screen prompts to install FreeNAS.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The rest of the process is straightforward and will install the software onto your flash drive, overwriting the previous files.<\/p>\n<p>Once FreeNAS has installed and started up, you will be presented with an option to set up user credentials and other specifications.<\/p>\n<p>Users can set up FreeNAS in a number of configurations, allowing their media to be shared\u00a0with other users on the network, through private libraries, and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dashboard-1.jpg\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"1998873358\" data-slb-internal=\"0\" data-slb-group=\"slb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-203540 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Dashboard-1-640x358.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 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