My personal cloud
Why
This NAS provides
- A secure, scalable, and automated personal cloud & file manager
- Immich photo & video management
- TBD
This NAS features
- TrueNAS Scale OS with ZFS file management
- A compact M-ITX build in a Jonsbo N1 case
- An initial 8TB of storage
Next Upgrade
- Drive replacement: ~ 6 years (2031)
- Drive addition: TBD
- NAS refresh for new hardware ~ 10 years (2035)
| Part | Name | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | |||
| Case | Jonsbo N1 M-ITX 5+1 Bay | $140 | |
| Motherboard | ASUS PRIME H610I-PLUS | $113 | Supports integrated graphics, was used in recent N1 build |
| CPU | Intel Pentium Gold G7400 Dual-core (2 Core) 3.70 GHz Processor | $70 | Integrated Graphics, comes with cooler |
| PSU | Silverstone ST30SF V2 | $85 | |
| RAM | CORSAIR VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 RAM 16GB | $48 | |
| Boot SSD (NVMe) | Patriot Memory P320 128GB | $16 | TrueNAS needs bootdrive |
| SATA Cables | 3-Pack 90 Degree SATA Cable - 18 Inch | $6 | |
| $37 tax | |||
| Micro Center | |||
| Drives | 2 x Seagate Ironwolf 4TB NAS HDD ST4000VNZ06 | $200 | CMR > SMR, 3.5" |
| $15 tax |
NAS TOTAL = $515 | DRIVES TOTAL = $215
As of Sep 2025
A home NAS is not a backup, it is primary data storage
Automatic Backblaze sync
- SMART Tests (daily short + weekly long drive health checks, emailed results)
- ZFS Scrubs (monthly pool integrity verification with reports)
- Cloud Sync Tasks (automated Backblaze B2 sync with success/failure logs)
- System Health Reports