Which OS, Software for an Pi4?

[Your name or]

Hi
I order an Qnap USB to SATA Box for 8 SATA HDD now I looking (when it arrive here) an Software for my 4GB or 8GB Raspberry Pi 4.
I dont care that much about Performance since the I/O Speed get Distributed with all the USB Bus so...
I hope that its possible to use the Ram as an Cache. And Yes I have an UPS so it would be nice to access them via Lan and shutdown when the get trigger.
I heard about many different Software but I never used them or even installed them.
So what does anyone here recommend to run on the Pi4?
Thanks

 

[elvisimprsntr]

You are taking the hard road with the least possibility of success/reliability, but that is your choice.

Using Raspberry Pi as NAS (network-attached storage)

How do you set a Raspberry Pi as NAS? And what software and hardware do you need to create your own filing system? We provide the answers.

www.ionos.com

Building a NAS on Raspberry Pi: Your Personal Cloud Storage

This article is about setting up network storage on Raspbian (follow the link to view the article on my corporate blog) 1. What is a NAS Server A (Network

projects-raspberry.com

Consider the following:

1. Cancel order for QNAP USB expansion enclosure
2. A Pi is not going to have enough performance to function as a pseudo NAS
3. Consider switching to open source NAS SW TrueNAS Open Storage | ZFS for the Home to the Data Center CORE or SCALE (still in development) running on an x86 machine
4. You will need a UPS USB console connection to an appliance that can monitor the UPS. TrueNAS can do that assuming it's a supported brand.

 

[Your name or]

1. Cancel order for QNAP USB expansion enclosure

Why?

running on an x86 machine

Well I dont have any who is power efficient. Just an old N36L Server...

Consider switching to open source NAS SW

Well I never want to use something elese.

TrueNAS Open Storage | ZFS for the Home to the Data Center CORE or SCALE (still in development)

Is saw Linus is use that. I never used them before.

You will need a UPS USB console connection to an appliance that can monitor the UPS.

Well I will not feel fine when a NAS (OS) could potentially kill my Server.

 

[elvisimprsntr]

Well I dont have any who is power efficient. Just an old N36L Server...

If the N36L isn't doing anything else, you can take TrueNAS CORE or SCALE for a spin. Seems some been successful and even upgraded to 16GB RAM

You will need a SSD in an external USB enclosure or replace the optical drive with a SSD drive tray for the boot drive

https://www.reddit.com/r/freenas/comments/i130pt