François Patte:
>> Everything is in the subject:

Don't do that.  Write the message where the message should be.

>> is there a nas installation based on fedora?


Barry:
> I use fedora as my file server and imap server.
> 
> What features of a nas do you need?
> 
> Windows style shares - use samba for smb/cifs.
> NFS - builtin to kernel.

I do the same.  A full PC is more flexible and customisable, not to
mention easier to configure (you have a screen, keyboard, etc), and
it's updateable (software, adding new extra drives, etc), than
standalone devices.  And these days there are low power ordinary PCs. 
This one only uses about 55 watts when just sitting there and being
very idly used.

I used the server install spin, added just a few things that I use.  I
don't think it has a whole swag of unnecessary things already included
(guessing as to one reason why you ask about a Fedora NAS).  It
included cockpit, which lets you remote configure the thing via a
webpage (handy if you're thinking of stashing it somewhere out of the
way).

I've toyed with off-the-shelf NAS devices, and compatibility is a pain.
Cheap ones are lowest common denominator devices, some have weird
behaviour (one stores everything as the root or nobody user
(inconsistently), and relies on how you to connect to it to decide who
you are.  Often it won't let you connect.  Updates are only available
for a short time, if they ever are.  Updates may involve removing a
feature that you want to use, rather than them bothering to fix
problems with it.

An ordinary PC usually has a few drive bays, allowing room for
improvement, drive swaps, or RAID.  Cheap NAS devices are usually just
single drive.  Slightly more expensive ones may be two-drive devices. 
Multi-bay NAS devices may cost more than a normal PC, and you may be
locked into their way of doing things, though a good one will make it
easy to swap drives unlike having to disassemble a PC on a workbench.

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