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Build your own NAS

Weekend project · Use what you have · Easy

Make a network-attached storage box for files you want available around the house. It is a good excuse to sort out storage before drives become a drawer full of mysteries.

Close view of rack-mounted servers with network cables and drive bays.
Photo by Sergei Starostin on Pexels

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Do it

  1. Gather a suitable computer, drives and power cables.
  2. Decide which files the NAS should hold and how much space they need.
  3. Install a NAS operating system or file-sharing service.
  4. Create separate folders for shared files and backups.
  5. Test restoring a file from a backup rather than assuming it works.

What next?

Keep the useful notes, photograph the result if there is one, then go and find something else to do.