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I needed more "space" for my astrophotos, and I'm on a budget. A RPi5, SATA hat, and hard drives!

Deep Sky Detail 5,961 2 days ago
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I'm finally big enough to admit it: I'm an astrophotographer who needs space! Space to hold my pictures of space. Thanks to my buymeacoffee.com/deepskydetail members, I was able to create a Pi NAS and test it out. This is that video :) Become a buymeacoffee member to help choose which products I review: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/deepskydetail Shoutout to the following channels featured in the shirts I wore. Check out their channels! @DeepSpaceAstro @AstroAF @Naztronomy 00:00 Introduction 03:38 Why NAS? 11:29 Thank you members! 11:57 Assembly of the NAS 17:45 Installing the software 24:11 How well does it work and ratings 27:11 Mitigating failure! Links to info, products and code in this video ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ## Information Links ## Raid Levels: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_RAID_levels USB Fan Control: https://buymeacoffee.com/deepskydetail/script-turning-usb-fans-pi-nas (feel free to support me there if you'd like!) Raid Calculator: https://www.raid-calculator.com/ Raid Rebuild Failure Calculator: https://magj.github.io/raid-failure/ ## Product Links ## Products (Affiliate Links): Raspberry Pi: https://amzn.to/4k83lu5 Radxa Sata Hat: https://amzn.to/41dbULz Power Adapter: https://amzn.to/3XaVp1m Hard Drive Cage: https://amzn.to/4iar634 USB Fans: https://amzn.to/3ES6wWH RPi Cooler: https://amzn.to/3ESBvBY 128 GB SD Card: https://amzn.to/4hMf7J2 SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/4bcrNqa SATA extension cables: https://amzn.to/419do9H (not needed if you have 2.5" SSDs. Needed if you have 3.5" HDDs) IronWolf Drives: https://amzn.to/4i8Ogqq NASes that are ready to go: Synology 4 Bay NAS: https://amzn.to/4beKB8j Lockerstor NAS: https://amzn.to/41u46q4 ## Useful Code ## Install OMV: wget https://github.com/OpenMediaVault-Plugin-Developers/installScript/raw/master/install chmod +x install sudo ./install -n Make PCIe work: sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt Add to bottom of config.txt file for PCIe: dtparam=pciex1 dtparam=pciex1_gen=3 PiSafe: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RichardMidnight/pi-safe/main/pisafe -O pisafe bash pisafe install Fixing Power Failures: mdadm --stop /dev/md0 mdadm --assemble --scan --force sudo omv-salt deploy run fstab monit Astro Affiliate Links: Skywatcher HEQ5 Mount https://amzn.to/3NVrVQi Skywatcher 80mm F7.5 Doublet https://amzn.to/47mbfZi ZWO EFW mini filter wheel https://amzn.to/48OxhoN Optolong LRGB Filter Set (1.25") https://amzn.to/47r23Tw Orion 0.8x Reducer https://amzn.to/47s64a4 USB RJ45 Cable for Controlling Mount https://amzn.to/4aPlIzu Raspberry Pi to control mount https://amzn.to/48mTBWH R Pi case with touch screen https://amzn.to/3HvdNKl ZWO Autofocuser https://amzn.to/3Skg0hX ZWO 294MM Pro Camera: https://bit.ly/3tZmjOo HEQ5 Mount: https://bit.ly/3O7VQVz (mine is Orion Sirius, which is equivalent) ZWO Filter Wheel: https://bit.ly/3Soo5lw Optolong Filters (LRGB, SII, Ha, OIII): https://bit.ly/3SlEPtJ (the Ha and OIII narrowband filters are better than what I have) Skywatcher Evostar 80mm: https://bit.ly/4bfVjev (equivalent lens) USB RJ45 Cable: https://bit.ly/48FRj50 (connects mount to laptop directly; mine is a different brand, but this should do) ZWO Autofocuser: https://bit.ly/425XUDB 0.8x Reducer: https://bit.ly/3tQlbg7 (mine is Orion, but this should be equivalent) Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoI4bUAKNI3rdvesiNqtYJw/join

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