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Re:State of Homelab 2026 by stratts on Monday April 13, 2026 @01:59AM (#47748147)
You don't need a NAS, really. My setup is a second-hand i5-7300U fanless mini-PC I got for $90, 2 x second-hand 4TB HDDs, and 2 x USB 3.5" enclosures. It's messy but it works... I haven't measured power in a bit but I reckon it pulls around 20-30W, which is around $15-20 a year at my current prices.

We back it up daily using restic to an old 2TB NAS that's at my parents place + the occasional manual backup

Re:State of Homelab 2026 by aljaz823 on Monday April 13, 2026 @02:28AM (#47748346)
How is that by itself not a NAS?
Re:State of Homelab 2026 by stratts on Monday April 13, 2026 @02:50AM (#47748546)
It is, but OP said you need both a NAS and a mini PC