Drives and Storage
Mixing Drive Sizes and Brands in a NAS
You can mix capacities and brands more than the forums claim, but SMR drives and one sizing rule can quietly…
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Media and Apps
Best Docker Media Apps to Run on a Home NAS
The self-hosted media apps I actually keep running on my NAS, what each one does, and why they earn their…
Backup and Recovery
NAS Backup Questions Beginners Ask
Straight answers to the backup questions every new NAS owner types into a search bar at 11pm.
Drives and Storage
Drive Clicking or Beeping in Your NAS: Causes
Learn which NAS drive noises are harmless, which mean a dying disk, and exactly which sound tells you to back…
Media and Apps
Cost of Running Plex on a NAS vs a Mini PC
A real price breakdown of upfront hardware, Plex Pass, and years of electricity so you know which box actually costs…
Drives and Storage
How to Test a Suspected Bad NAS Drive
Run the right tests before you spend money on a replacement, and find out whether that drive is truly dying…
Backup and Recovery
File Versioning on Your NAS: How It Works
Understand how your NAS keeps old copies of files, why versions do not eat your whole disk, and how to…
Backup and Recovery
Back Up Your Plex Library and Metadata
Save your watch history, hand-picked posters, and collections so a dead drive or clean reinstall never wipes years of Plex…
Drives and Storage
How Much Drive Failure Costs a Home NAS Owner
A failed NAS drive can cost you 90 dollars or 1,500 dollars depending on one thing: whether you had a…
Media and Apps
How Watchtower Auto Updates NAS Containers
A plain-English look at what Watchtower actually does, how it pulls new container images, and when letting it run unattended…