u/proton-2026

Hello everyone,

I am still very new to the NAS world and am giving it another try XD
I finally got a Miniforum N5 Air
I am looking to setup this up.

I probably went overkill on the Ram (got 2x32gb)

I thought about running the apps and OS on a serverfriendly m.2 SSD and have 2 hdds with 4tb as storage.

I theory I also have 2 more m.2 ssds in my pc that I could use if it makes sense for the set up.

I want to build a family and friends NAS storage that has all data with remote access with speed. I want to have the group admin family friends and guests. With friends having access if I toggle it on or off. And guests having access for a limited time.

My question is how do I start.
Do I use unraid, truenas or the native OS? - and why?
And how should I set up my drives?
The current m2 ssd hast 1tb
I have 2 more 2tb m.2ssd
2x4tb ironwolf

Thanks for the help. I am kinda lost in the ChatGPT pit and feel like I paralysis and stuck with a direction

Hello everyone,

I am looking to setup this Miniforum N5 Air
I probably went overkill on the Ram (got 2x32gb)

I thought about running the apps and OS on a nvme and have 2 hdds with 4tb as storage.

I theory I also have 2 more m.2 ssds in my pc that I could use if it makes sense for the set up.

I want to build a family and friends NAS storage that has all data with remote access with speed. I want to have the group admin family friends and guests. With friends having access if I toggle it on or off. And guests having access for a limited time.

My question is how do I start.
Do I use unraid, truenas or the native OS? - and why?
And how should I set up my drives?
The current m2 ssd hast 1tb
I have 2 more 2tb m.2ssd
2x4tb ironwolf

Thanks for the help. I am kinda lost in the ChatGPT pit and feel like I paralysis and stuck with a direction