How to keep your laptop lean while syncing to the NAS and GitHub A while back I wrote Managing my Dev Codebase and Workflow, where I shared how I use my NAS as a central hub for my dev work. But as any hobbyist knows, once you start using Git seriously, you hit a snag:…
Here’s something that caught me off guard when building my home lab NAS: I assumed drive size was just about fitting enough terabytes in the box. Then I watched my first RAID rebuild take 36 hours on a 12TB drive, and realized I’d been thinking about this all wrong. The question isn’t just “how much…
Taming the Chaos with NAS, Git, and a Backup Plan As a hobbyist developer, my code situation used to be… well, let’s call it “organically grown chaos.” I have a sprawling collection of projects: some are deeply committed to Git (sometimes synced to GitHub, sometimes just local), others are simple scripts or experiments that never…
As far as I can remember, I’ve had four network attached storage (NAS) devices over the years. They have stored all of my digital memories (movies, music, photos) for a long time. A few years ago, when SMB 1 protocol was deemed insecure, my 3 year old NAS did not have an update option but…
In today’s digital age, managing data has become an essential aspect of daily life. From storing personal files to backing up business-critical information, having a reliable and secure storage solution is paramount. Two popular options for data management are Network Attached Storage (NAS) and cloud storage. What is Network Attached Storage (NAS)? A NAS device…
