Hello folks. My wife and I have talked about having a home server for a number of years. We have modest requirements on the lines of playing music on our various 2 channel systems and have accumulated a decent amount of Hi-Res files for this. We have mostly Apple devices such as iphone, ipad and MacBooks. There is no gaming needs nor 5.1 audio or the like. We have all vintage equipment for audio and a Panasonic smart TV.
The other day she surprised me and told me she had ordered the Synology 718+ and two Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB hard drives. Not sure when but soon we will hook it all up. Seems pretty straight forward but looking for any guidance,tips etc. on the initial configure. Seems raid1 is the way to go. The house is pretty much cat5 wired and cable for internet is from Comcast.
thanx,
Geoff
The other day she surprised me and told me she had ordered the Synology 718+ and two Seagate IronWolf Pro 8TB hard drives. Not sure when but soon we will hook it all up. Seems pretty straight forward but looking for any guidance,tips etc. on the initial configure. Seems raid1 is the way to go. The house is pretty much cat5 wired and cable for internet is from Comcast.
thanx,
Geoff