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What device creates a wireless Cloud in your residence where you can copy and paste things over WiFi (NAS)? (lemmy.world)
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I desperwtely need a home cloud to integrate all mybrandom hdds and I cant take it anymore

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[–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Localsend should do the job of copy and paste. You can also selfhost your own private alternative of Pastebin, there's dozens of them online.

For the local cloud storage, you may use Nextcloud (AIO), Seafile, Owncloud or (for images) Immich.

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    [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    You want a device called a “nas” that has wireless.

    The person who said synology is telling you one brand of nas.

    If your hdds are external then you want one that supports usb.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    I want one thatvsupports a home "cloud" whatever that is

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Can you tell me what you mean, or link to something that is what you mean?

    There are products called “home cloud” but they’re not all close to what you’ve described.

    For example western digital has a line of products called home cloud but that might not be what you’re asking for.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    It proly is. My idea is a gard drive cloud that you can connect to with WiFi and interexchange files with. WP definitely rings a bell, i just hope theres more private less chatty resources available

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    • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (6 children)

    I use a Synology NAS specifically because I like their app ecosystem.

    Edit: I also have used LocalSend and think its great for a one-off device-to-device transfer.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    I need a more stationaru/hub type solution

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

    I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but we use our Synology over WiFi (its connected via ethernet to the router though). It runs backup apps but also the computers in the house can mount it as if it was a connected drive.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    If I have a mac, is it like a plug in HDD without me needing to physically connecy the two devices?

    If so, then thats a bingo

    Like it basicaly a wireless intrnal server, right?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Not exactly but nearly so. Once it's setup, go to Network in Finder on the Mac. You should see it there with the name you assigned it. When you click on it you'll need to give it the user credentials you created when you set it up. You should be able to save these in the Mac Keychain so it won't ask again in the future. If you have multiple users you can set each one up with their own account on the Synology NAS and they will do the same when they want to use it but with their credentials.

    Synology also provides desktop backup client apps for Windows, Mac, and Debian-based Linux distros, plus apps for Android & iOS so you can access the files or backup photos directly to it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago*

    No, you're confusing a NAS with an external hard drive (or a hard drive enclosure, which turns an internal hard drive, or a Western Digital shucked hard drive, since their enclosures do not support Macs somehow, into an external drive).

    An external hard drive (however you do it) plugs directly into your Mac. A NAS plugs directly into your router. Then it announces itself on the network. You connect to its address (I forget what the command is in Terminal — I have a Mac, too) and then set it up. You set a username/password, then you can connect to it remotely. In Finder you go to Go, then Connect a server, put in the IP address, then it'll ask for the username/password. Then just favourite it to the left, pin it, whatever. Finder will also remember the IP address. It says it'll remember it in the Keychain (which is now Apple Passwords, or maybe not) but my MacBook needed the password too, so I'm not sure what TF it was talking about.

    Also, Firefox likes my NAS more than Safari does. Not sure what Safari's major malfunction is, but Firefox is my backup browser.

    (Mine's a Netgear, not a Synology, so maybe a bit different.)

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    • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    Set up a NAS [truenas]. Connect it to your home network using LAN.

    You can then connect all your hard disks to this NAS.

    Set up Tailscale VPN on NAS as well as all devices from which you want to access the files.

    Once all devices and NAS are on Tailscale VPN, you can mount the NAS drives using SMB on your devices and use it from anywhere in the world as long as NAS is powered on and has internet access.

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    [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago

    A synology nas, and for the sending i often just use KDE connect

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