A family member is interested in self-hosting their photos! They asked me if there is a NAS I would recommend.
They’re not very technical. They can manage their own Macbook, but not much else.
I can’t recommend them my setup because I built my own computer and just run Debian and Docker.
They would definitely need a ton of hand holding. I think they can manage clicking a web UI though. Any terminal stuff will probably scare them away.
Anyone have any recommendations? Something from QNAP, Ugreen, Zima, or something else?
They’re mainly interested in self-hosting photos. I was hoping to get them on Immich. I could see them doing some file hosting too. So maaaybe running Seafile would be nice. Or maybe just NFS.
Ohh… I forgot about this. If they’re still doing that then I wouldn’t recommend them.
For less tech-savvy users, I usually recommend some off-the-shelf hardware, so they have multiple people they can go to in case of issues with either the hardware or the standard built-in software (like the manufacturer, or other people that are also familiar with products from that manufacturer).
Synology used to be the best for that, but maybe not any more. A lot of brands have gotten into NAS hardware over the last year or two so I’m not sure what’s the best now!