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Ask HN: Cloud vs. Edge Computing–Why Choose a Local NAS?
5 by thunderstruck | 3 comments on Hacker News.
With cloud storage subscriptions like iCloud, OneDrive, Google Cloud, and Dropbox piling up, edge computing—running your own hardware locally—offers compelling advantages. A local NAS can save costs by replacing multiple subscriptions with self-hosted solutions like Jellyfin for media streaming, Frigate for surveillance, Photo management. You get privacy, full data control, and no recurring fees, plus high performance for tasks like AI/ML or virtualization. By pairing a local NAS with an offsite NAS (e.g., at a friend’s house or a secondary location), you can replicate data for robust backups, ensuring resilience against hardware failures, theft, or natural disasters. Tools like TrueNAS replication or Unraid’s rsync make this seamless, combining local performance with offsite security without recurring cloud fees. But what are the real trade-offs of edge vs. cloud? I’m designing a low-cost NAS for edge computing, supporting any OS (TrueNAS, Unraid, OpenMediaVault, Linux) with PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe caching (up to 3000 MB/s read, 2000 MB/s write), RAID or flexible arrays, and 25 Gbps networking. I’d love HN’s insights to shape it, maybe for a Kickstarter launch. Please share in the comments, or fill in survey https://ift.tt/WUfwXed Cloud vs. Edge: Why choose a local NAS over iCloud, OneDrive, etc.? Cost, privacy, performance? Use Case: What tasks would your NAS handle? Jellyfin, Frigate, backups, AI/ML? Performance: How key is CPU power, power efficiency, or upgradability (e.g., PCIe slots)? Your LAN speed (1, 2.5, 10, 25 Gbps)? Storage: Preferred drive bay count (2, 6, 8+)? NVMe cache for reads/writes? Ideal capacity (10 TB, 50 TB+)? OS: TrueNAS, Unraid, OpenMediaVault, Linux, or no preference? Design: Appearance matter? Displayed or hidden? Budget: Ideal price (excluding drives)? Pain Points: What frustrates you about NAS or cloud solutions? Killer feature to switch? Your thoughts will build a better NAS. Would you back this on Kickstarter? Thanks!
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There should be no Computer Art (1971)
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