After getting burnt on the unRAID license change and the restriction on security updates, I figured there had to be a simple os that I can essentially set, forget, and easily update when I need, which also uses SnapRAID. I might just try this out.

HAHA I wonder how many people do this. Does sound kind of useful.

My parents won’t necessarily be using the NAS, I’d just be using some kind of system (maybe even just a raspi) as a remote backup solution with a wireguard tunnel to my local NAS, but if a drive fails, I’d be about 700 miles away to manage it.

If it was a perfect world, I’d like to just ship a new drive to my parents and tell them to unplug the failing one and plug in the new one, then manage the rest automatically/myself remotely, but I assume that’s a pipe dream.

Damn that R720 sounds like a great all-in-one solution. Is the power draw manageable?

Also woah! Helium filled drives? What’s the lifespan/risk on those if they’ve already gotten their lifespan cut short?

What do you even fly if you’re in Canada, then? I’ve heard WestJet took a turn downward a few years back.