ᐅ Planning a Network Cabinet and Home Server

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The QNAP Turbo Station TS-130 is currently discounted to 89 euros.

Wouldn't this already be sufficient for my needs?

1. Connect PoE cameras, receive notifications when motion is detected, view live images on mobile and stationary devices, store images for a certain period, and access stored data from both mobile and stationary devices
2. Back up data, photos, and videos and view them from devices

I don’t want anything more than that. Okay, the color isn’t exactly ideal.

Rhyem86 schrieb:

The QNAP Turbo Station TS-130 is currently discounted to 89 euros.

Wouldn’t that be sufficient for my needs?

1. Integrate PoE cameras, receive alerts when motion is detected, view live images on mobile and desktop devices, store images for a certain period, access stored data from mobile and desktop devices
2. Back up data, photos, videos, and view them from connected devices

I don’t really want more than that. Okay, the color isn’t exactly ideal.

A NAS is a NAS is a NAS ;-) (… and not a server)
Please don’t confuse the two. A single-bay NAS can be suitable as an additional storage device. However, if the single installed HDD fails, the data stored there must be recoverable.

The NAS is definitely suitable for integrating one or multiple cameras (Surveillance Station with ONVIF-compatible cameras). But please not 5x 4K cameras; it will be overwhelmed (and you would also need additional expensive licenses).
These small NAS devices can now handle some multimedia streaming thanks to faster CPUs. But again: don’t expect too much. The risk is low as it costs only 89€ (+ HDD!). I nowadays tend to recommend IronWolf drives rather than WD Red (seemingly fewer failures, though we don’t keep statistics).

And who cares about the color? Honestly, do you sit in front of the rack watching the NAS running? ;-)
Maybe the washing machine? Okay, I was also very interested watching my 3D printer working at first...

i_b_n_a_n schrieb:

A NAS is a NAS is a NAS ;-) (... and not a server)
I always ask not to confuse this. As an additional storage device, a single-bay NAS can also be suitable. But: If the only installed HDD fails, the stored data must be recoverable.

I would save data additionally on a cloud service and on another hard drive connected to the PC anyway.

i_b_n_a_n schrieb:

The NAS is definitely suitable for connecting one or multiple cameras (Surveillance Station with ONVIF-compatible cameras). But please not 5x 4K cameras, as that would overwhelm it (and you would also need additional expensive licenses).
These small NAS devices can now handle some multimedia streaming thanks to faster CPUs. But again: don’t expect too much. The risk is low, since it only costs 89€ (+ HDD!). I’m now leaning more towards IronWolf drives instead of WD Red (feeling they fail less often, but we don’t have statistics).

I’m unsure whether this offer is good or not? What alternatives are available up to 150 euros? What size for the hard drive would make sense?

Rhyem86 schrieb:

I'm unsure whether the offer is good or not. What alternatives are there up to 150 euros? What is a reasonable size for the hard drive?

How about a WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra?

Rhyem86 schrieb:

What about a WD My Cloud EX2 Ultra?

You can do that, but in my opinion, they’re not really suitable for this. The registration process is a hassle, among other things. Someone does buy them, but I definitely wouldn’t. That’s just my humble opinion ;-)
For about 15 years now, I’ve relied exclusively on QNAP and Synology. We used WD single-bay NAS devices much earlier as (solely) backup targets for small and very small businesses. They were okay for that purpose, but nothing more.