Comment on What's your recommendation for a small NAS?
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoLiving on a busy street, my cameras would fill 40GB in just a few days. Ideally I’d like to have at least a few weeks if not months of retention. I’m also fiercely anti-subscription to the point of irrationality. I wouldn’t be in this community otherwise – I’d just have a Ring or Blink plan like a normie.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
A Hetzner storage box could work, which is about $3-4/mo for 1TB.
But if you really want it local, a cheap SBC w/ a big SD card seems like a good option. It’ll be slow and you’ll need to replace the card periodically, but it will sip power and is incredibly easy to conceal.
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I like that idea. I have an extra Pi Zero – would that work or do I need more processing power? I’m looking at storing around 5-15GB per day.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
If it’s literally just copying data, a Pi Zero should be plenty, especially if there are gaps in between (i.e. motion detection). The main concern is if writing to the SD card can keep up, but I’d totally give it a shot first before buying something.