Hoping to set up a general location to throw files.
It might be used as a storage dump for Plex too…
Recommendations?
Edit: the synology recommendations have won out. Went with the DS923+. Thanks for all of the thoughtful recommendations!
If you want the best UX and polish, Synology
If you want something rougher around the edges, QNAP
You can always look into building a solution with something like unraid, truenas, or OMV
If choosing Synology look into the Plus series (f.e. DS723+) or you end up with ARM CPUs and lose many of Synologys software goodies.
Their Active Backup for Business software is a nice way to backup the household machines as an example.
As you enter packages in this list you will see which models are supported:
https://www.synology.com/en-us/dsm/packages
Seconding this because my current NAS is dying and I’d like to relocate my LEGITIMATELY OBTAINED MEDIA COLLECTION somewhere else.
Plex seems cool but last time I tried it I couldn’t get it to categorize my non-english movies and shows correctly.
I haven’t explored Jellyfin’s categorization, but could that be an alternative? It’s FOSS
Their metadata provider system by default only has The Movie Database (TMDb) and Open Media Database (OMDb) but they got plugins for more:
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/plugins/#official-plugins
I’ve had some heartache with Plex’s categorization system too, on English language content nonetheless…
I cant imagine the pain of making it work for foreign content.
Are you looking for a turnkey product or are you open to building your own?
My vote would be for ZFS+Linux, otherwise Synology is pretty damn good.
Knowing my track record for completing projects… turnkey is probably best for me. Haha
Seeing a loooot of recommendations for Synology
I always rolled my own Debian servers on microitx boards. I found a cheap synology a few years ago though and gave it a shot… I’m a convert for sure. They fully live up to the hype and are absolutely worth the price.