A Ubiquiti UniFi NAS Is Coming...

My Current UnifI Setup

Video Chapters
00:00 - The Start
00:41 - Is the UniFi NAS a Real Thing?
01:06 - The Purpose of this video
01:28 - Why Would a UniFi NAS Be Popular?
03:30 - What Do We KNOW About a Possible UniFi NAS Drive?
03:55 - Hardware Specifications
05:23 - Ports and Connections?
06:46 - Design
07:11 - Price and Release?

*clicks fingers* And JUST like that, it looks like we might FINALLY be seeing a UniFi NAS system! I have been in and around the world of storage for well close to 2 decades and in that time I say seen a lot of things. One consistent name in network technology that has been a mainstay of the prosumer and business landscape that want pure 'Easy to Setup and Forget' tech that you can trust has been Ubiquiti and their UniFi series of devices. Yet, with such an extensive range of network hardware and software solutions, the brand has never pushed forward with their own 1st party NAS server... until now it appears! UniFi has always supported the likes of Synology and QNAP NAS systems in their network architecture, but many of those deep in the UniFi landscape have requested something proprietary, something uniform and ultimately something streamlined in a way that is largely the USP of UniFi. Numerously pieces of information (ranging from compatibility listings, to product docs and references on companion media) have bubbled to the surface in the last month or so that seem to indicate that not only that a UniFi NAS is 'a thing', but also that the brand is jumping in with both feet - launching 10GbE equipped, quad-core, desktop and rackmount solutions which are truly native to the UniFi ecosystem. So, let's discuss everything we have learnt, whether this is all legit, how it compares with the current NAS status quo and ultimately - would a UniFi NAS be a good idea?

[nascompares]

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[djheckler]

I'm going to wait for the UNAS Pro Max Enterprise Fortress Ultra with Etherlight

[jpsilvashy]

Would love to see more 10Gbps switches.

[jerseystechlife]

I can see unifi selling a nas solution as part of a way to "host" multi site networks. As well as being a secondary backup to the nvrs and the controllers.

[Dunc]

As a user who just changed their network over to Unfi to run ethernet throughout the house and who has NAS in the plan, I'm quite excited to see this video poop up in my feed. I hope it's true and is a decent product. I'd definitely buy it if so.

[sysconp]

Enterprise Network Video Pro due 18 Oct and could be a direct reuse for a NAS potentilly... we live in hope!

[ApexOneTech]

I personally like the Synology DSM solution. Very complete. However, you're totally right: a NAS solution from Unifi would be different than others: simple to setup and will just work. Kinda like Protect. That would be sweet. Simple deployment. Central management. Synology DSM does have some business solutions built-in, like M365 and Backup for Business are great to have for a full business solution. I'm guessing UniFi won't have that. At least not on their first version.

[matthewnirenberg]

If true then it looks cool but based on a NVR-Pro. Honestly though, I wish Ubiquiti would slow their R&D for new products and just get the current products fully integrated to the extent they've spoken about. For example, they've officially said that in a future update that the Intercom Viewer will integrate with the G4 POE doorbell with POE chime - has this happened yet? Nope.

Personally I love their products however they need to just finish the things they've made public and then create new things. For a NAS solution, Synology is the go-to for rapid deployment in most SMB cases (QNAP if the HDD thing Synology did is an issue), I say this as there's a hell of a lot of work to create a comparable NAS unless Ubiquiti were to either licence an OS from Synology or QNAP or unless they got permission to deploy TrueNAS (or a fork of it).

[ChipLinck]

I'm wondering if they are not simply adding a new application to the NVR Pro. That would make a lot of sense. The processor listed is identical to the NVR Pro, and the pic of the box is identical as well.

With Onvif coming to Protect, I'd be interested in this if I could use the NAS to backup an NVR Pro to it. I would not need a powerful processor. Not looking to replace my Synology NAS's, and all the applications I run on them. I am looking to move my security to dedicated hardware. I was looking at the NVR/Pro, and found it does not seem to have the ability to natively send backups to a NAS in its current form. I saw a workaround sending RTSP feeds to another security system to record, but that's not really a proper solution for back up.

I also wonder if it could run both at the same time on the same box. I have run storage and backups on the same box before, but it is a bad idea. Rather, a better solution would be to have two boxes, one running Protect, and the other NAS. In that case if the Protect box went down, you could convert the NAS to take it's place while you get a replacement. Temporarily running them on the same box would allow time to build the system out instead of going all in at once.

[ihasmax]

My first reaction when I got into the ecosystem was “how do they not have a NAS?!” So, awesome if true 🙏

[jon]

Ubiquiti…finally 1gbps connectivity in a NAS!

[MisterPikol]

0:55 thanks for playing that music, I was trying to find a certain cartoon that played it for quite a while now

[mikemcdonald]

Ubiquiti Networks UNVR-PRO UniFi Protect NVR Pro was one of the pics you showed. I would love them to create a nas but im not holding my breath. It would be nice though.

[sukkkkkkkkkk]

Mate. The seaguil is lovely I never felt bother by them. In contrast, It is constant reminder to the audience that u an authentic loyal to ur background and what you said is always (I mean always) valuable to a large IT community.

[SCUBAScott]

They have the Network Video Recorder and Network Video Recorder Pro that are already pretty much RAID NAS. They just need a software update.

[CarlRyds]

As someone who’s looking to run a UniFi network and so far has been looking at Synology for a NAS to go with it, this is very interesting. However, DSM is so far along, could Ubiquity really get all those ducks in a row, Photo App, Video Station, Plex support, Docker, etc, etc. I’m not sure they will go down the “open” road, and it’ll be more for basic file storage and a place to put UniFi camera footage.

[fengeo]

Can you please do a video on Use a Synology or QNAP NAS with UniFi. That is to use as storage for protect and back up?

[bradley]

Would be great if Ubiquiti would allow me to use the HDD bays on the Dream Machine Pro as a simple NAS.

[xwmunzt]

From the future: This was all pretty much spot on 😂

[meRyanP]

I'm curious if this would require a console that can run it. Like how you need to be able to run Protect, Talk, etc, I wonder if this will have that requirement. I'm interested in the desktop NAS from Ubiquiti, but if my UCGU has to be able to run whatever software is needed for it and that device can't do it, I'd probably opt for Synology before I'd upgrade my Unifi gear.