The one thing I did not regret buying for home is 4 bay Network Attached Storage, from Synology. It's still well supported after a long time, receiving updates etc.
Thank you. Best regards, On Fri, 28 Feb 2025, 15:41 John Southern, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thinking out loud before tomorrow's ShefLUG meeting > > I know in theory I could do everything on a single machine. I tend to have > a few machines (OK a stupid number of machines but I am trying to cure my > addiction) scattered around for specific tasks such as one device I use to > control my laser cutter and 3D printers. At some point this year I get a > chance to move desks and equipment around at home, never mind reinstalling > everything when the next Debian drops. There is certainly a question around > lots of cheap machines versus power requirements versus fewer faster > machines but is that all? > > I would like to know what other people do. Do you have a single machine or > multiple machines? What type of tasks do you do and do you compartmentalise > or just throw everything on to one or a few devices? > > Do you run particular services? > How do you set up your home network? > Where do you keep your backups and how many versions? > How often do you do a full test on your backups? > > There is obviously a difference between home and work environments and in > my case, work is far more structured with enterprise grade kit that I > cannot afford for my home. What is the one recommendation you would give > for a home system? > > Regards > John > _______________________________________________ > Sheffield Linux User's Group > http://sheflug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sheflug_sheflug.org.uk > FAQ at: http://www.sheflug.org.uk/mailfaq.html > > GNU - The Choice of a Complete Generation > _______________________________________________ Sheffield Linux User's Group http://sheflug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/sheflug_sheflug.org.uk FAQ at: http://www.sheflug.org.uk/mailfaq.html GNU - The Choice of a Complete Generation
