And if I ever want to expand, there's still another free USB3 port on the Pi, so another USB hub and set of drives should be hot-mountable (haven't tried this). When backing up a huge folder the backup went at about 1GB every 30 seconds. Click the Install button for Plex Media Server. This will appear at the end of the setup wizard. The array won't break any speed records, but I have copied a single 1GB file to and from a Windows 10Pro PC over ethernet in about 9 seconds each way. Using the Ubuntu Appliance library click on Plex Media Server. I then added WebMin for easier administration, and smartmontools ( ) to monitor the SMART status of each drive (note, watch the hardware compatibility on smartmontools, as not all USB drives play nice with smartctl over UAS). The Pi's power over USB is insufficient to run four spindles, so it requires a powered USB hub, but this also has the advantage of spinning all four drives on USB 3.0 ports.įor setup I used RicMedia's excellent guide here. I've just built a NAS using a Raspberry Pi 4+ 4GB and four external 1-TB backup drives (Seagate Basic Portable STX1000400). This isn't really my area of expertise but I am interested in learning.I realize this is an old thread but it's still high on the Google ratings so an update. Your username and password will be the ones you created in Raspberry Pi Imager. Type smb://.XXX (replace with the IP address of your NAS Raspberry Pi).
Access your NAS from macOS From your desktop, press Command+K. Thanks in advance for any replies and sorry if I have gotten any terms wrong. Your NAS system should now be ready to use. This is the tutorial I will be using to set it up - is it a good one?
I also won't be watching anything outside of my network although I may stream music from it outside of my network.Īnother thing I have been told is I will need a USB hub with an external power supply because the Pi can't power hard drives through the USB ports. I'll probably just be using it for movies and TV shows, nothing super important. Would it be worth it? I already have a 1TB Seagate Backup Slim+ so I don't need to worry about a hard drive.įrom what I understand, it will work fine as long as I am not transcoding things but would there be a way to force that to happen on the device the file was being played on?
I've recently become quite fascinated with NASs and want to try my hand at one, I don't have the money for an actual NAS but I can get a Raspberry Pi 3b+ (Highest end model I can afford).
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