Low Budget NAS Server (Using Old Hard Drives)

Опубликовано: 05 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Gammel Sami

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DIY Unraid NAS server built from an old PC + cardboard. (Budget ≈€64)
Cardboard PC Case 👉    • PC Gehäuse aus Pappe
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🕹️ Setup

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💻 PC:

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┕ Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3a0moF3
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┕ 2x RAM: https://amzn.to/3kI3RA6
┕ Power supply: https://amzn.to/30hS1EN
┕ SSD 1: https://amzn.to/30haTnu
┕ SSD 2: https://amzn.to/2TC0xKU
┕ 2x HDD https://amzn.to/3nfq8qH

Accessories:

↕ Height-adjustable desk https://amzn.to/345PWMZ
🖱 Mouse https://amzn.to/2BRZXn2
⌨ Keyboard https://amzn.to/3fkifed, https://amzn.to/39RPS68, https://amzn.to/3jWGeUh
🎹 Stream Deck https://amzn.to/2XhpYU5
🖥 Monitor 👌 https://amzn.to/2EFwr5a

Audio:

🎤 Microphone https://www.thomann.de/de/rode_nt1a_c...
💪 Arm https://www.thomann.de/de/rode_psa1.h...

✨ Enhancer https://www.thomann.de/de/dbx_286_s.h...
📻 Interface https://www.thomann.de/de/focusrite_s...
🎧 Headphones https://www.thomann.de/de/beyerdynami...
🔉 Bluetooth Speaker https://amzn.to/3iisCRq

📜 Credits

🙏 Thanks to:

┕ @Juuniversum (Voice from the PC case) https://track.fiverr.com/visit/?bta=1...

┕ Mark, the Unraid mentor

┕ The guys from TeamSpeak for screening & feedback before release

┕ My dad for helping drill the hole

🎵 Music used:
┕ Who's Gonna Stop Me - oomiee
┕ Eccentricity - Benjamin Rice
┕ Informing Stanley - The Stanley Parable
┕ Mario Maker Title Screen Retro
┕ Minuet in G Major (BWV Anh. 114) Version 2 - Traditional
┕ Playing Around The House - Victor Olsson
┕ Create New Super Mario Bros. U - Airship Theme
┕ Dressed to Impress - Claude Signet
┕ Spring Chicken - Bryan Teoh
┕ Arcadia - Kevin MacLeod
┕ Resurgence - descant
┕ I Happen to Know This - The Morning Report
┕ any Sims 3 jingle
┕ Start Menu - Undertale
┕ Load It Up - Mai Ligne
┕ Pawn Shop - Mai Ligne
┕ Hard Hitters - Donell Mase
┕ World 1 (Plains) - New Super Mario Bros.
┕ Vessels - Craft Case
┕ 76825 Humanptra (Re-Submit) - Para-Noid @ Newgrounds
┕ Tripping Around Town - Mac Taboel
┕ Desert Overworld - New Super Mario Bros.
┕ In a Hurry - Evil Mind @ Game Dev Market
┕ Still Broke - oomiee
┕ Gradenator - Roswell
┕ Run - Ethan Meixsell
┕ Divisive Alliance - Jon Bjork

⏱ Timestamps
0:00 Old hard drives Recycling
0:11 What is a NAS?

0:49 RAID vs. unRAID
1:26 Installing Unraid
1:38 DIY NAS Hardware
2:09 Building a DIY NAS from an old PC
3:07 Unraid License
3:41 DIY Cardboard NAS
4:41 Setting up Unraid
5:04 DIY NAS Case Ventilation
5:37 Unraid Conclusion after 3 Months
6:08 Moving a NAS Server

#cloud #unraid #cardboard

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