After this journey between June 23rd until now (Jul 11th) that has been underscored by loads of uncertainty, I have decided not to wait for another pre-packaged NAS solution.
I notice that there are many options, but before I embark on this new NAS journey, I wanted to reach out to this community of knowledgeable folks to get opinions about which one of the following may be the best for a DIY for a user without much computer technology background, however willing to set aside time to learn:
See my other post. I just finished building a NAS using rpi4, openmediavault, emby dlna server and an external usb3 HDD. The whole thing cost me under $100 not including the HDD (which u can harvest from the MBL and put it in a sata to usb3 enclosure).
Oh and turn off upnp on the router and block the rpi from getting internet traffic just to be safe.
