Connections between music server and nas

Jdolecki

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Before I choose components I have a nubie question about data transfer speeds.
What connection should I choose to connect the computer to the nas?
1gb, 10gb Ethernet, USB C, Sata I know things will only run as fast as the slowest component in the chain.

I'm and a analog guy in a digital world now.

Second point befor everyone tells me to just buy a nas system is they all look like they belong on a gamers desk or in a network rack.
 
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I know things will only run as fast as the slowest component in the chain.
Your slowest components tend to be the mechanical ones. In the digital world, it's the traditional hard disk drive (HDD).

Second point befor everyone tells me to just buy a nas system is they all look like they belong on a gamers desk or in a network rack.
A FreeNAS server is able to do so much more than an off-the-shelf proprietary NAS. Yes, there are some amazing systems that have been built by FreeNAS enthusiasts on this forum, but if that's not your thing, you can get by with FreeNAS ready hardware such as the IXsystem's FreeNAS mini https://www.freenas.org/hardware-requirements/. Personally, I went with HP MicroServer hardware, which does an adequate job.
 
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Jdolecki

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I guess my point is the appearance of a commercial NAS system next to my audio equipment look out of place.
My current plan is to build a NAS system into a Streacom Case. My Music server is built with the same case also.
Since I'm new to this NAS stuff i not understanding all this data transfer speed stuff yet.

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rvassar

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You'll need to tell us more about your "music server", and it's role / workload. Are we talking a house entertainment system, with perhaps 3 or 4 streams of CD quality audio running at a time? Or are you a recording professional, with a studio to manage?
 

Stevie_1der

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It seems not quite clear what you actually want to have and achieve.
NAS means "Network Attached Storage", so normally it is connected via LAN cables (1GbE, 10GbE or fiber), not USB or SATA.

You have a "music server" in a Streacom chassis, ok.
What is the exact model number of that chassis, FC10 Alpha?

Do you just want more space for that music server (and for that music server alone)?
Or do you want a central place to put personal documents, music, movies, series, downloads and stuff like that, that you can access from different PCs, tablets and other devices in your home?
How much space do you need?
What do you want to put on that storage (documents, music, videos, other stuff)?
Does the music server do the streaming part for music and perhaps videos (I guess it does), or is the NAS supposed to do streaming and other stuff?
So please provide more information, so that the guys here can help you.

If you just want more space for your music in your music server, then a bigger internal HDD or an external HDD for your music server would be the simplest and cheapest choice.

But if you want a central place for all your stuff, then you could and should go for a NAS.
A NAS can be put almost everywhere, you just need a power plug and a LAN connection nearby, so no need to put it into your audio shelf (but of course you can do that if you want).

To build an actual NAS into a chassis like that would be a really tight fit, because normally a NAS houses multiple HDDs (or SSDs) and has some redundancy to keep the data safe.
In that chassis, you have 2x 3.5 and 3x 2.5 HDD bays, and no options for cooling fans.
Not the best conditions for spinning HDDs, unless you go all-SSD.
 

Damianos

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Before I choose components I have a nubie question about data transfer speeds.
What connection should I choose to connect the computer to the nas?
1gb, 10gb Ethernet, USB C, Sata I know things will only run as fast as the slowest component in the chain.

I'm and a analog guy in a digital world now.

Second point befor everyone tells me to just buy a nas system is they all look like they belong on a gamers desk or in a network rack.


Just to clarify, are you talking about using FreeNAS in conjunction with a DAW? If so, you may find this article of some help...

https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/video-editing-freenas-mini/
 
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