Using a machine like this just as a NAS is a bit of waste. It’s a full blown PC that would work very nicely as a home server for Jellyfin etc. The RAM will limit the utility, though.
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Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThat’s quite the RAM for a NAS, no? I think mine has 512MB.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Depends on your usecase. This could very well be more than just a NAS.
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well yes but is is a NAS not a homelab right?
Ulrich@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Again, not necessarily.
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
ZFS needs a lot of ram
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
For those zettabyte SSDs 😁 ?
I don’t know what it is except the acronym, why whould someone use ZFS?
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
ZFS is powerful for reliability and data protection. It is designed to hold lots of data and to tolerate hardware failures. One key aspect of ZFS is that it caches data in ram for reads so having lots of ram speeds up read performance.
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Thanks!
vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
I was recently told that 16GB wasn’t much for ZFS…
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Maybe it isn’t bad if you have good SSDs
jagged_circle@feddit.nl 3 weeks ago
RemindMe 10 years
Valmond@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
You are probably right, mine is from 2013 😰
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Yeah, my NAS uses 3GB out of my 16GB total. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it use more than 5GB.
mhz@lemm.ee 5 days ago
With a SOC like that, that no way will only serve as a NAS, i can see my self easily hosting a dozen container on it and a couple VMs. That said, 12Gb is quite sufficient for my need.
Valmond@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Sure, but then you’re looking not for a NAS but more for a minilab right? Personally I just split it in 2, one ol’ trustworthy NAS and then some thinkcentre tiny to mess with.