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Cake day: June 14th, 2023

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  • I haven’t read all the prior comments but I would suggest to learn the basic of electricity. Despite the biggest part of electronics is low voltage you may meet some parts with higher voltage. Learn the dangers what to look out for and what to avoid at any cost. Safety at first no matter what!!!

    If you can get some technic beginner books or PDFs from middle schools your good to go. After that you can look for broken electronic at your local Craigslist or what ever it’s called in your area/country and start to dismantle them and source for parts.

    And trust me about the security and dangers at this one. Working as a certified industrial electronic technician in Germany since 2011…







  • Is it custom build NAS or something like Synology?

    As already mentioned for proper backups you should locate the NAS somewhere else.

    I’m not an expert by any means so don’t take my word for it. I’ve tinkerd with some pies befor but this was my proper first project: a NAS for my family (multiple households).

    If it’s for personal use, you can use a VPN to your local network. It’s by far the safest option and easier to setup.

    I went with OMV (openmediavault) for local sharing as OS + Docker + portainer. For the backups and access I went with Docker Nextcloud and Docker Swag (letsencrypt) and a reserve proxy with duckdns since I don’t have a fixed IP. Nextcloud setup was the easiest part and not really a hassle. With a VPN you won’t need to tinker with the “access from net” stuff.

    For syncing files on Android I would recommend Autosync since it’s the most reliable one IMO. No other OS tested so far.

    Nextcloud can handle a lot on its own and for something special you will find a proper plugin. For the download needs you may find some docker containers.