How to build a budget NAS for under $200! In this video I guide you through all of the steps needed to build yourself an enterprise grade NAS with TrueNAS Scale. I discuss: - What a NAS is, and why you should consider building one. - What parts you need to build your own NAS. - How to install TrueNAS scale. - How to create and mount Samba shares in Windows and Linux. Crucial MX500: https://amzn.to/3YSGbOg Corsair Vengeance: https://amzn.to/45MnVIp Toshiba 16TB Enterprise: https://amzn.to/3soVAtm TrueNAS Scale: https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-scale/ Discord: https://discord.gg/qW5vEBekz5 Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimsgarage_ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/Jims-Garage 00:00 - Introduction to NAS 00:36 - What is NAS, why should you consider one? 01:30 - 3-2-1 Backup strategy 02:38 - NAS options 04:50 - Example parts for a budget NAS 05:28 - What is TrueNAS? 08:43 - Installing TrueNAS (in a VM) 12:28 - TrueNAS GUI 14:22 - Create a Pool 17:55 - Add a Dataset 19:15 - Create a Share (SAMBA) 21:24 - Create a User 22:27 - Add user to a share 23:34 - Map SAMBA share in Windows 26:04 - Mount SAMBA share in Linux