I am planning to Self Host on a QnapNAS I was gifted but truthfully I am at a loss to how one does that. I know how to install and run but not on a NAS. Could anyone help and explain?

  • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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    3 days ago

    First you gotta ask yourself, do you feel lucky? what are you trying to solve for?

    General file storage with backup somewhere?

    File sync from mobile devices?

    Getting calendaring to your own hardware?

    Start with what your goals are, them look for solutions that QNAP can support.

    As I mentioned my other comment, I prefer using a NAS as storage and use a server for managing services.

    This way I have services isolated by functionality - one of my VM’s is ONLY for file management. It provides the SMB shares, an http file server, and an SFTP service. All other services that require file access do it through that server.

  • CameronDev
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    3 days ago

    Which QNAP nas? And which OS?

    In general terms though, look for an Apps section in the settings, and install the Apps you want. You may find the choice limited by the OS, but once you reach that limit, you can migrate to a full fat OS on a separate device.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Alternatively, use the NAS only as a NAS and a computer of some sort as the host for services.

      All depends on what you’re hosting and what the NAS is capable of.

      For example, I have an ancient Dropbox that can run some apps, but holy hell the performance would be abysmal. So I host services in VM’s on an ESXi box (an old Dell SFF desktop that’s very low power draw).

      • CameronDev
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        3 days ago

        I’d agree, but on the basis that OP doesn’t know where to start, using the NAS built in apps is probably the way to go.

        • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafeEnglish
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          3 days ago

          I assume the QNAP has some actual performance.

          But my experience with NAS apps is they kind of suck, and I’ve quickly run into limitations with them.

          Still, they do have their place.