Second Aoostar as a backup

[Sonic]

18 hours ago, Dylan said:

@Sonic That is significant and sounds like it was fun to build out over time. I think embracing small form factor devices, especially today, just makes sense for home environments. I had my little Netgear ReadyNAS for 10 years and just kind of forgot about it until I realized it was time to upgrade it. When I did, I also realized there were some REALLY cool products out there that are far more tailored to home use the before, like the Aoostart WTR Pro and HexOS. And here we are.

I'd really like to keep in touch with you on this topic. I have a similar configuration in mind. My Aoostar AMD device wont arrive until later this month or even early April and I still have to get a few more drives but ultimately, this also what I am looking to deploy.

Let's keep in touch!

Already some inspiration and scripts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5KAt76Bg3w

https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2024/pbs_hibernate/

I need to find some time to start experimenting.

 

[Dylan]

5 hours ago, Sonic said:

Already some inspiration and scripts:

Fantastic content - really!

[PsychoWards]

On 3/5/2025 at 8:30 PM, Sonic said:

@Dylan,

 

my answer is already in your comment. 😀  I mean, they're essentially servers the size of a large grapefruit.

 

My answer depends on how you define a NAS. In the end, they are all mini PCs or servers with a certain form factor. But to give you an idea, I’ll describe my setup. I distinguish between my home network and my homelab.

Home Network

My home network is used by my family, mainly for file sharing and backups. The cornerstone is a rock-solid Synology NAS DS1520+, which I use for local Office 365 backups. Additionally, I back up my photos from my NAS to the cloud, so all my files are stored both locally and in the cloud. Before this, I had a DS414, which ran 24/7 for over 10 years.

Homelab

I have a separate network segment for my homelab (Mikrotik 2.5GbE & 10GbE network). All devices in my homelab run Proxmox in a cluster. My Aoostar WTR Pro serves as a NAS/storage (HexOS) and Proxmox Backup Server.

Additionally, I have:

• Intel NUC 11 Pro → Runs Windows 11 and macOS VMs, stays powered off when not in use.
• Shuttle DL30N (Intel N100) → Runs Docker apps.
• Lincstation N1 → Test server, including a second HexOS installation.

I recently ordered a Lincstation N2, which I plan to use as my primary HexOS server. This will allow me to repurpose my Aoostar WTR Pro as offline storage, activated only when needed using Cron jobs and Wake-on-LAN. The Lincstation N1 will then become my Proxmox Backup Server, allowing me to quickly restore VMs or Docker containers when experimenting with configurations that don’t work as expected.

All of this is housed in 10-inch racks. I’m a big fan of small form factor devices that strike a balance between maximum performance and minimal power consumption.

 

You absolutely need to create your own topic.

From your posts in the forum it sounds like you have a some things which I will shamelessly copy from your setup =D

[Sonic]

@PsychoWards, you are more then welcome to copy some parts of my setup! That's also how I started with my setup. Always learning a lot of other homelabbers. And still learning every day.
 

Do you have specific part where you are interested in? We can eleborate on that.

And yes, perhaps you are right. I should create my own topic 🙂

[PsychoWards]

5 hours ago, Sonic said:

Do you have specific part where you are interested in? We can eleborate on that.

First of all it seems to be a very thought out setup which will be a good inspiration for the community in general. But you are running Proxmox (so do I) and a Proxmox Backup server (which I also wanted to have a look at), you have some scripts running, Uptime Kuma will be one of the apps which I will now also install and in general seems like there's a lot to learn. Also you have a Rack. I want a Rack as well.

[Dylan]

38 minutes ago, PsychoWards said:

First of all it seems to be a very thought out setup which will be a good inspiration for the community in general. But you are running Proxmox (so do I) and a Proxmox Backup server (which I also wanted to have a look at), you have some scripts running, Uptime Kuma will be one of the apps which I will now also install and in general seems like there's a lot to learn. Also you have a Rack. I want a Rack as well.

I agree entirely as well. If @Sonic ever feels so inclined a post about backups and associated scripts would be greatly appreciated and likely should be saved in out Directory of Guides.