Anyone else seeing this on a MetaHome Pro / CS200-Pro (CyberData OS)?

After a few hours, the NAS stops answering on the LAN. Power LEDs stay on. On my Netgear switch, the port is still green and flickering, so the cable/link looks fine. Ping fails, ARP never completes, and the CyberData app just times out talking to the local IP (port 40443). "Reconnect" button does nothing.

Force power-off/power-on brings it back. Auto-sleep is already disabled.

Feels like the network stack dies while the box is still powered. Looking for confirmation or a real fix beyond hard-rebooting.

Hey, looking for input from anyone who's built a home server/NAS. I want one box that can do all of this:

1. Plex or Jellyfin media server
   
2. Home Assistant (tried it on an old Pi 4, kept freezing — ran out of RAM compiling ESPHome, so I want real hardware this time)
   
3. Local photo backup to get my stuff out of the cloud (thinking Immich)
   
4. Hosting game servers for me and my wife (Minecraft, Valheim, etc.) so my gaming PC doesn't have to stay on

From what I've researched, one machine handles all of it with Docker containers. The options I'm weighing:

• TerraMaster F4-425 Plus (~$500) — Intel N150, 16GB DDR5, dual 5GbE, 4 bays + 3 M.2 slots. Great value, but might strain on heavier game servers.
• UGREEN DXP4800 Pro (~$719) — Core i3, 10GbE. More CPU headroom for game servers + VMs.
• DIY — used mini PC or SFF desktop (Ryzen 5/i5) running Unraid or TrueNAS Scale. Best performance per dollar, more tinkering.

Also heard Synology annoyed everyone with their drive-lock policy, so I've mostly ruled them out.

I’m potentially interested in going up in price if needed and worth it.
Anyone running a similar setup? Which way would you go, and any gotchas I should know about — especially for the game server side? Also curious what drives people are using?

Still not sure which drive to buy for your NAS? This drive comparison list grew a lot: SSDs, price history, and more...

A month ago I shared a little NAS drive comparison I had built for myself, and the feedback here sent me straight back to work. It's a good bit bigger now. Here's what's new based on your suggestions:

• SSDs added - now not just HDDs. NAS and enterprise SSDs are in, with the specs that actually decide whether one survives as a cache or boot disk: endurance (TBW/DWPD), DRAM cache, power-loss protection, NAND type. No more guessing whether that cheap SSD wears out in a year.
• Price history per drive, from today back to around mid-2024. The one I use most: you can see whether today's price is a real low or just back to its normal spot, instead of trusting a "sale" tag. Handy for timing a buy while drive prices are this insane.
• Drive noise (idle and seek, in dB) and helium fill, both sortable - straight from requests in the last thread.

The original stuff is all still there and sharper: CMR vs SMR verified per model (SMR still sneaks into NAS lines), real Backblaze failure rates now refreshed with the Q1 2026 Drive Stats (so more models have real numbers), live price per TB across 7 regions, plus tools for RAID usable-capacity, array failure-risk, storage planning, and power cost. It's up to 208 drives now (all current drives that you can buy), and the whole dataset is open (CC BY) with a public API if you want to build on it.

One honest thing the data keeps showing: once you put error bars on the Backblaze numbers, most drives fail at about the same rate. So buy on price, CMR/SMR, and endurance - not on "most reliable drive" lists.

Free, no login: https://www.nasdisks.com

Still building - what would you actually want added next?

Hello,

I already have a 4-bay NAS for my tv shows, movies, and photos. Last year I upgraded the storage capacity, so now I have four 8TB WD Red Plus drives collecting dust. I would like to find the right NAS to exclusively run retroNAS using those old drives. I don't want to spend any more than necessary.

This NAS would never have expanded capabilities in the future..it will always be 100% dedicated retroNas machine. I have an Amazon Prime account and would prefer to purchase there, but I'm open to other US online retailers. Thank you.