Build Your Own NAS Server on a Budget Up to 40 TB

Want to build your own NAS server on a budget? In this video, we'll show you how to set up a NAS system in your home lab with up to 40 TB of storage! This video guides you through building a powerful and efficient mini NAS server using a Beelink S13 Mini PC. We’ll walk you through every step, from selecting the hardware (including a fast NVMe SSD and a dual-bay external enclosure) and choosing your operating system – we’re opting for the beginner-friendly CasaOS – to setting up data redundancy with RAID 1. Learn how to install CasaOS using Ventoy, test network speeds, and explore the intuitive interface for installing apps like Jellyfin and Nextcloud. (includes affiliate links - not a sponsored video) Check out my latest NAS video:    • Home Lab   💵 Product Links Mini Server Used - https://amzn.to/49jnY3F it is a Beelink S13 Mini but you can use any mini pc as long it as 4 cores at least. HDD Raid 1 Enclosure - https://amzn.to/4oK6B0A Other Product Links: Camera: https://amzn.to/47cbuJI Camera Lens: https://amzn.to/4oboncO Studio Light: https://amzn.to/47gwwH2 Tripod: https://amzn.to/42ZLmzk Monitor: https://amzn.to/3LdqX3B Mouse: https://amzn.to/3Wvz2D9 Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3WtHW4a Lightbar: https://amzn.to/4hwZHsR Speakers: https://amzn.to/3X0IKxr Desk Mat: https://amzn.to/4nM7ODD Dock: https://amzn.to/4ocvxNZ Macbook Pro: https://amzn.to/47tg84V MacBook Pro Stand: https://amzn.to/4nrg4Zq M4 Mac Mini: https://amzn.to/3Wv7Hkx 🌐 SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS 📸 Instagram:   / aslamsean   T I M E S T A M P S 0:00 Intro 1:13 Hardware & Specs 3:16 Different NAS Options 4:38 Installing Ubuntu 8:53 Mounting the 4TB Drive 15:04 Install NAS Software 16:33 Setting up NAS 17:56 Showing how to use NAS 22:18 Installing Apps 23:27 Conclusion Instructions for Mounting Drive **List All Drives sudo fdisk -l **Create a GPT partition on the blank drive sudo parted /dev/sdb -- mklabel gpt **Create one big partition sudo parted -a opt /dev/sdb -- mkpart primary ext4 0% 100% **Format the partition as ext4 sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdb1 **Get the UUID of the new partition sudo blkid /dev/sda1 Example /dev/sdb1: UUID="15266543-6711-45fa-8b20-91a5e9103116" BLOCK_SIZE="4096" TYPE="ext4" PARTLABEL="primary" PARTUUID="0352cb02-e368-4c8b-9371-fe44344ec2c6" **Create a Mounting Point sudo mkdir -p /mnt/data **Add the mount info to /etc/fstab sudo nano /etc/fstab Example - Add the line with correct UUID UUID=15266543-6711-45fa-8b20-91a5e9103116 /mnt/data ext4 defaults 0 2 *Test it works* sudo mount -a ** check if it works by running df -h ** For installing Casa OS curl -fsSL https://get.casaos.io/v0.4.9 | sudo bash Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliate links, and I may receive a small commission (at no additional cost to you) if you make a purchase.