Can i/how would i go about converting an old pc into a NAS alternative for self hosted photos?
to give more context, i've been on a ''degoogling'' journey, got rid of most services, the only main link i still have with google is a google photos cloud plan for all my photos/media.
that said, i started looking into non-self hosted alternatives such as ente photos, but is absurdly expensive in my currency.
then started looking at self hosting and really like the synology photos app and system, but first, i have some personal reservations about self hosting and NAS units are pretty dam expensive were i live due to import laws, yey.
So, with those issues, together with my wish to ''start slowly testing self hosting alternatives'' and the fact that i have an ''office pc'' laying around made me wonder how much of project would be to convert that pc into a NAS alternative thingy, or even if its worth it due to the specs, etc.
talking about specs, the pc has the following:
-intel h61 motherboard
-intel core i5-2500 3.3ghz cpu
-8gb ddr3 ram (2 4gb sticks)
-120gb ssd and a 750gb hd
-400w power supply (also have a 300w slim one)
-besides the pc's storage i have a bunch of 1tb hd's and 2 480gb ssd's
So, is it worth it? if so, how reliable would it be? any cheap ''upgrades'' you folks suggest to make it better? and most important, how would i even begin to do that?