- Oct 15, 2002
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Hi guys, I am still contemplating on what is the better option. Create my own NAS using an old hardware or just buy WD's MyCloud? or just buy a router with built-in USB port for connecting external drive.
The following are my concerns when choosing a NAS solution:
1. security
2. cost
3. no experience in setting up network stuff but I am willing to learn
For MyCloud, I understand that you will need to go through WD website before you can access your files I think I am partly ok with that but here in our place MyCloud is a bit expensive and it only has 1 drive (2TB drive) so backing up data needs one more external drive.
buying a router with a built-in USB port for storage means I need to set-up FTP or some other non-proprietary ways of accessing my files via the internet, but is this safer?
Lastly, can you configure MyCloud files to be accessed using non-proprietary methods? i.e. FTP?
The following are my concerns when choosing a NAS solution:
1. security
2. cost
3. no experience in setting up network stuff but I am willing to learn
For MyCloud, I understand that you will need to go through WD website before you can access your files I think I am partly ok with that but here in our place MyCloud is a bit expensive and it only has 1 drive (2TB drive) so backing up data needs one more external drive.
buying a router with a built-in USB port for storage means I need to set-up FTP or some other non-proprietary ways of accessing my files via the internet, but is this safer?
Lastly, can you configure MyCloud files to be accessed using non-proprietary methods? i.e. FTP?