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Noob question. Does every NAS offer a cloud to access your files? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by CavillOfRivia@alien.top to c/datahoarder@selfhosted.forum
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Im in need of about 4tb of storage (2 in reality, but if it grows I dont want to be messing with it for a while)

I need to share the NAS on 4 local computers but I would like to access the files remotely in case im not at the location. Does every NAS offer this?

We have a 3tb WD MyCloud thingy at work and it works fine for what im planning to use, but I dont know if there are better options out there.

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[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Depends on the NAS. Some of them offer native cloud option or access via the VPN.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

VPN and SFTP. That is the way.

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yeah!

But, you still can use smth like Synology cloud sync to synchronize the data on cloud and access them via the internet. For sure, suitable Synology NAS is required.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes.

My comment was aimed more at he diyers who setup their own NAS solution

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hmm.

But the question was obviously not about DIY NAS... Ok.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a data hoarder forum. Everyone hangs around enough on this forum is bound to becomes a NAS diyer at some point. May as we make suggestions toward the inevitability.

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I do not see any issues using not DIY NAS, as OP wants. As you mentioned, it is a data hoarder forum where people can save the data where they want.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hey, I don't judge. I love all my data hoarder brothers and sisters. I'm just saying, eventually, everyone goes a little crazy and they need to have 100 Pb of storage and when that happens, you fall into the rabbit hole that is the diy NAS server.

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, but if that doesn't happen?

I do prefer pre-built NAS over DIY when it comes for simple and straightforward solution, but it still depends from the use case.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You do you 😉

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is still not only about me. But ok.

[–] Terrible-Two-7928@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your the only one replying...

[–] snatch1e@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Well, same I can tell about you.