This blows away the competition - JONSBO N1 NAS Build

We’ve built some crazy servers in the range of petabytes of storage, but we haven’t talked much about smaller, more practical home NAS units… or how you can build one yourself – like we’re doing today with the JONSBO N1 NAS case and Seagate storage.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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Intro: Laszlo - Supernova

Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High

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0:00 Intro

[Rdebo_]

Honestly Linus will never call it a day regarding storage servers

[DefianceFinance]

Please let Jake explain more stuff in future videos! This was so smooth and pleasant. Thanks Jake!

[basicnpcc]

Alright I actually built the NAS with this as a guide, though made a few changes.

Case: Fractal Design Node 804 (Cheaper than the Jonsbo N1 Mini Case, larger, and can hold far more drives)
Motherboard: ASRock B550M Steel Legend (Cheaper than the Asus ROG STRIX B550-I, though with truenas core I had to buy an intel NIC since didn't work with the default one)
PSU: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold (Cheaper than the EVGA Super Nova at the time I bought it, and it has far more SATA power ports)
I also bought a HP NVIDIA Quadro 400 for around $11 off ebay to get a graphics out for easier debugging.

TrueNas Scale in my opinion is the best option since it has far better hardware compatibility being debian-based rather than a custom OS.
You wouldn't need to buy an intel NIC like with truenas core.

Not sure if this'll help anyone else, but there ya go.

[michaelthompson]

Very interesting DIY project for a home / home-office use. Definitely something I’m considering building as I have a number of SSD / HDD full of stuff laying around and a spare itx mobo / cpu / ram laying around …. The Jonsbo case is awesome 🤩! Jonsbo definitely deserve more air time on a number their cases and I personally use one (different design) an itx one in my 3yr old HTPC build.

[abubakrakram]

Man, at this rate, we’ll be seeing personal petabyte drives soon!

[Alvadar]

Jake's presentation has really come a long way. He is more mellowed out now and really easy to watch/listen to, hope to see him in more videos like this

[NitsuSaiNeko]

This is easily one of the more useful build guide that decent amount of people might actually want to build.
I've set up 3 raid 5 using prebuilt enclosures by now and I'm really looking into a better / cheaper solution.
Since the goal of this build is to beat the prebuilds at cheaper price, would be nice to include the final price of this build at the end of the video (obviously, I know price changes but for the sake of comparison).

[robdavies]

I have to say from someone who has limited knowledge in this area, you present this in a very informative, fun and 'makes me want one' kinda way. Well done for getting me interested

[DerekMartell]

Actually, jakes passion behind this project has me sold, I'm sold. I desperately need a storage solution and honestly I'm probably approaching that spooky data decay territory on some drives in a drawer. I gotta do this.

[steffonramkissoon]

I’ve been watching LTT since I was in middle school. I built my own pc last year and I’m working on bs in electrical engineering these are some of the best decisions I’ve made in my life. LTT not only inspired me but also gave me role models and showed me it’s ok to be a “nerd or geek”. I love LTT

[miege]

Comparing the electricity consumption to a pre-built NAS would be very interesting.
Honestly this is the number one reason why I've bought a NAS from Western Digital.
Here in Germany the energy prices have peaked this year at almost 50 cents per kWh.
Running a NAS 24/7 can seriously increase your energy bill

[tdata]

I love that the camera crew NEVER misses to catch a linus tech fall and also snaps zooms in on it.

[DerOllie]

One of the most clear videos regarding storage and Nas I've seen in a while.

[jcreek]

I would love to see some home server content, with a server like this, used for plex, owncloud, pihole etc

[lc]

Just a couple of heads-up: 1) mobos with 90° sata connectors pose a problem in this build, unless you have both 90° and 270° sata cables lying around. 2) check the physical support for the m.2 expansion card length-> you might end up using extenders and washers if you don't

[mazri]

like Linus said at the start of the video,
storage/cloud is really an issue I find myself thinking about every once in a while, the topic deserves all the attention this channel gives to it!
I have a dream of a day where we find a near-perfect solution that combines privecy, security, and convenience.

[yasminesteinbauer]

Why do you never compare the power consumption of both solutions in such projects? When a system like this runs around the clock for years, it's relevant.

[kunwarsood]

Can Jake do a “Truenas for newbies” video!!! His explanations are clear, concise and to the point 👌🏼🤞🏼🙏🏼

[jpierce]

I know this is an older video, but I just ordered everything I needed to build this 😅 I've been needing a second 10tb drive to have a backup of my current one, and the pricing for everything else was so cheap now I decided to pull the plug. I'll be taking my old 2700x off the bookshelf and bringing it back to life 😎 I can't believe the prices for RAM and SSDs now!! OMG!

[mattd]

I just built almost this exact system to turn into a massive Plex server, and, for anyone planning to build one, a heads up: There were issues with 5000 series Ryzen CPUs and the B550 chipset resulting in the rear USB ports not working, or working intermittently. Supposedly this has been fixed with BIOS updates, but I am having the issue with mine (Ryzen 5 5600G and the ROG Strix B550-i). The problem appears to be related to voltage regulation. I was able to get everything set up using a USB hub connected to the front USB port, since the issue doesn't seem to affect the USB header on the board. From what I have read, this isn't a problem with 3000 series Ryzen.