AmigaDude
Dryer sheet wannabe
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I'm fed up with vendors dropping support for their hardware shortly after selling it. ...
Anyone want to recommend good open-source NAS and NVR software?
Not an answer, but my 2¢ - I went down a similar quest a dozen years ago, and finally decided to go with Synology.
(approx. 2012) bought a Synology DS412+ with 4 3TB drives
Replaced 1 WD drive a couple years ago after an alert. Just pulled out the old one, and stuck in the new one - Hot Swapping worked perfectly.
(now 2024) bought a replacement Synology DS1512+ with 4 4TB drives
still reviewing and copying over files from DS412+
I have video, music, shared files, backup files etc.. loaded and never lost any sleep (or data) over the years. The reason for the upgrade is that the newer s/w features require updated h/w. (even these I don't really need)
Contrast that with every open source solution I tried that all went dark, and/or required more handholding than it was worth -- although they are all FUN to work on.
I'll probably use the 412+ as a backup to my backup, since it works and all I need extra is a battery backup, which I happen to have a spare of as well. Hmm sitting right in front of my old Commodore Amiga. Nah, I better not.
Best of luck to you, and I hope to see you one day on the dark $ide