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DIY NAS

DIY NAS: 2024 Edition and the 2024 EconoNAS!
24 September 2024

A two-for-one DIY NAS build blog! I detail the components that I would pick for 2024's DIY NAS and EconoNAS builds. Which one will be your favorite?

Migrating my DIY NAS into the Silverstone CS382 with help from the Icy Dock ExpressCage MB038SP
29 July 2024

I outgrew the case for my DIY NAS, the MK735, and to replace it, I had to buy three products: a Silverstone Technology CS382, an Icy Dock Express Cage MB038SP, and an Icy Dock ToughArmor MB411SPO-2B. I’ll share my review of all three products and talk about the outcome of this upgrade.

One 3D-printed NAS wasn't enough, so I printed two more!
12 June 2024

I reached out to a creator of 3D-printable computer cases, makerunit, to ask if he was interested in designing a 3D-printed NAS case. And before I knew it, he designed two fantastic DIY NAS cases!

A little bit of DIY NAS and 3D-printing shenanigans
19 February 2024

Increasing the capacity of my NAS by 3D-Designing and 3D-printing a drive caddy for 4x 2.5" SSDs. Is an all flash DIY NAS in my future?

Topton 2-Bay R1 Pro NAS
09 January 2024

My evaluation of an interesting barebones NAS featuring: two 3.5-inch hard drive bays, a M.2 NVMe 2280 slot, an Intel N100 CPU, one DDR4 SODIMM, and two 2.5Gbps NICs.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2023
20 September 2023

A small form factor, 4-bay DIY NAS featuring a Celeron N5105 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 128GB NVMe SSD, 2.5Gbps networking and TrueNAS SCALE for under $400.

I spent $420 building a 20TB DIY NAS to use as an off-site backup
21 August 2023

I implement an off-site backup using a Mini PC, a 20TB USB HDD, TrueNAS SCALE, Tailscale, and some space at Pat's house.

DIY NAS: 2023 Edition
15 March 2023

A suprisingly affordable DIY NAS featuring TrueNAS SCALE, an Intel Celeron N5105 CPU, 32GB of DDR4 RAM, 2x 250GB NVMe SSDs, and room for 7 hard drives (5x 3.5-inch and 2x 2.5 inch).

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2022 ... sort of?
30 October 2022

A very similar economical DIY NAS build as last year, featuring TrueNAS SCALE, a Gigabyte B450 Aorus M motherboard, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an Antec VSK3000 Elite case.

A few weeks with TrueNAS SCALE
28 January 2022

I jumped on the TrueNAS SCALE bandwagon with one of its first beta releases. As I used TrueNAS SCALE on my NAS at home, I shared my experience as an early adopter.

DIY NAS: 2022 Edition
23 November 2021

I rebuilt my on DIY NAS in an awesome 3D-printed case (the MK735) featuring TrueNAS SCALE, a Supermicro X11SDV-4C-TLN2 motherboard, an Intel Xeon D-2123IT CPU, 64GB ECC DDR4 RAM, a pair of Crucial MX500 1TB SSDs, and more!

Self-Hosting my own Cloud Storage: TrueNAS CORE (fka FreeNAS), Nextcloud, and Tailscale
23 April 2021

My discovery of Tailscale inspired me to finally self-host my own cloud storage using NextCloud.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2020
08 December 2020

An economical DIY NAS featuring TrueNAS CORE, a Gigabyte B450 Aorus M motherboard, an AMD Athlon 3000G CPU, 32GB DDR4 RAM, and the Fractal NODE 804 case for $660

DIY NAS: 2020 Edition
25 November 2020

Brian's first AMD DIY NAS featuring TrueNAS CORE, an ASRock X570M Pro4, an AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU, 32GB DDR4 ECC RAM, and the SilverStone CS381B case.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2019
26 November 2019

A budget-friendly DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, an Asus Brime B450M-A/CSM motherboard, a Ryzen 3 2200G CPU, 16GB DDR4 RAM, and an Antec NSK4100 case for about $350

Printing and Assembling the MK735, a 3D-Printed DIY NAS Case
12 June 2019

As promised, I printed and assembled the MK735 DIY NAS Case for my own use. I share my thoughts on the entire process.

The Future of my DIY NAS Builds
19 May 2019

I share a bit about how I will be blogging about DIY NAS builds in the future.

What about a 3D-Printed Mini-ITX NAS Case?
20 March 2019

My review of the MK735, a 3D-printed DIY NAS case which is hands-down the most impressive NAS case or 3D-printed item I've come across!

DIY NAS: 2019 Edition
03 March 2019

A DIY NAS featuring the SuperMicro A2SDI-4C-HLN4f motherboard, a Intel Atom C3558 CPU, 16GB DDR4 ECC RAM, 8x2.5" 2TB HDDs, and the SilverStone Technology CS280B case.

DIY NAS: 2019 Edition's BIOS Configuration, FreeNAS Installation, and Initial FreeNAS Configuration
03 March 2019

How I configured the BIOS, installed FreeNAS, and set FreeNAS up for the DIY NAS: 2019 Edition.

Backing up my FreeNAS to Backblaze B2
27 August 2018

How I created Cloud Sync tasks to backup my most important data to Backblaze B2 storage.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2017
06 December 2017

An economical DIY NAS build featuring FreeNAS, an ASRock B150M-DVS motherboard, an Intel Pentium G4400 CPU, 16GB DDR4 RAM, a Logisys CS305BK case, and 15TB of storage.

Creating a Cooling Duct for the SilverStone DS380B
17 April 2017

After I noticed the HDDs getting really hot in the SilverStone DS380B, I 3D-designed and 3D-printed a cooling duct.

DIY NAS: 2017 Edition
15 March 2017

A small form-factor DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, a Supermicro X10SDV-TLN4F-O motherboard, Intel Xeon D-1541 CPU, 64GB DDR4 ECC RAM, 2x 10GbE, SilverStone DS380B case, and 40TB of total storage.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2016
21 September 2016

An economical DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, an ASUS B150M-K D3 motherboard, Intel Celeron G3920 GPU, 16GB DDR3 RAM, and 12TB of storage (6 x 2TB) for just under $700.

My 2016 DIY NAS Upgrade
13 May 2016

I got a little bit jealous building the DIY NAS: 2016 Edition, so I used it as inspiration to upgrade my own DIY NAS.

DIY NAS: 2016 Edition
03 February 2016

A DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, an ASRock C2750D4I motherboard, an Intel Avoton C2750 CPU, 16GB DDR3 ECC RAM, a UNAS NSC-800 case, and 28TB of storage.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2015
28 May 2015

A budget-friendly DIY NAS build featuring FreeNAS, am Intel Pentium G3220, 8GB of DDR3, a NZXT Source 220 case, and 10 TB of storage capacity.

DIY NAS Software Roundup
17 April 2015
DIY NAS Roundup Poll
13 February 2015
DIY NAS: 2015 Edition
04 January 2015

A DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, 8 hard drive bays, an Intel Avoton C2550 CPU, 16GB DDR4 ECC RAM, 24TB of total storage.

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2014
05 June 2014

An economical DIY NAS build featuring FreeNAS, a Biostar NM70I-1037U motherboard, an Intel Celeron 1037U CPU, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, a NZXT Source 210 case, and four 2TB hard drives.

DIY NAS: 2014 Edition
15 January 2014

A small form factor (MiniITX) DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, an ASUS H87I-PLUS motherboard, an Intel Pentium G3220 CPU, 8GB DDR3 RAM, and a Lian-Li PC-Q25 Case

DIY NAS: EconoNAS 2013
05 October 2013

An economical DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard, an AMD Sempron 145 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and the NZXT Source 210 case.

DIY NAS: 2013 Edition
18 January 2013

A MiniITX DIY NAS featuring FreeNAS, an ASRock E35LM1 motherboard (w/ AMD E-240 APU), 8GB DDR3 RAM, and COOLER MASTER Elite 120 case.

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