TERRAMASTER F8 SSD NAS Storage - 8Bay All SSD NAS Server N95 QuadCore CPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 10GbE Port, Palm-Sized Powerful Network Attached Storage (Diskless)

Ignore the warning of an insecure connection when accessing the router via http://tnas.local, once it is connected to your LAN (as advised by TerraMaster support). Most apps you would want to stretch your legs with NAS seem to be there, including Docker engine, several synchronisation, deduplication and backup apps, and a monitoring system to attach CCTV to. The main stumbling block for me was unblocking my email address for the account registration, but this can be done via live chat. The hours for chat seem to start and finish early in the UK (which makes sense for a China-based company), so best to log on first thing in the morning.

I just thought I'd jump in with a preliminary review because overall I've been pretty satisfied. Pros: * Elegant form factor * Really easy access * Good specs * Web UI slick and well laid out * RAID is very easy to set up Cons: * Setup experience wasn't the best. Needed to install an app, and it didn't initially find the device. Initial install failed and I had to download the firmware offline. * DHCP didn't work and I needed to set up my DNS server manually. This caused all sorts of problems. It didn't tell me what the problem was and just kept saying "something went wrong" at various points like trying to download updates or use the app store. Tech support were unable to diagnose this. * Manual login and initial IP address assignment wasn't very smooth and very confusing. * Fan's are quite small and you can hear them in a quiet office. * Yottamaster USB-C external enclosure didn't work. However the software happily let me configure my external disks as RAID, it just lost the whole setup on reboot and there was no way to get them back.