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.


I would recommend TrueNAS scale for anyone willing to learn a little. HexOs is the alternative to TrueNAS scale that is more plug and play for less technical people. TrueNAS user here ❤️