- So last year around May, we finally got to the point
here at this YouTube channel, where we ran out of space.
(computer alert noise)
So we had to find a better solution for all the data here.
So Lucas and I,
this is Lucas, he edits all the videos.
We did a bunch of research and we came to the conclusion
that we should get a NAS setup.
Sara Dietschy and Linus Tech Tips,
who are way smarter than I am,
were all like,
(high pitched voice) "You should get a NAS."
And we were all like,
"okay Sarah and Linus, you're right." (ding noise)
- Okay, so this is our NAS setup right here.
The thing about buying a NAS is
that it's not really the most fun purchase to make. (laughs)
Kinda like buying a snowblower, or a winter tires,
or a dog sled, or your igloo's roof caved-in,
these are Canadian jokes. ("O Canada" playing)
Like if you're Canadian, or American, or European,
or African, or Middle East...
just like if you're human!
but it's one of those purchases that's not fun to make
but you have to make it
'cause it makes your life way, way easier.
See the reason that we got this is because we were so bad
at backing up our project.
Then I always go to Lucas, I'm like,
"Lucas, did you back up the projects?"
He's like, "no, 'cause I'm working all the time!"
There's a system in place that will start to back this up
as well as redundancy options so that our files are safe.
And then I don't have to scream at Lucas.
See this box right here?
This box.
(grunting) (box moving)
- Let me explain what we used to do.
We had this Google Sheet, and then we'd have one column,
and we would put the hard drive.
It'd be like KHM 1.
Then we would list all the projects in the second column
that are on that hard drive, and then repeat the process
for every single project, and every single hard drive.
By the way, this system is called DAS,
which stands for direct-attached storage,
and NAS stands for network-attached storage.
This worked, and if you guys are not in a position
to get a NAS at this point in your life,
I would definitely do this.
I'm very passionate about NAS, obviously. (laughs)
So the NAS is essentially its own computer.
It is hooked up to our internet through an ethernet cable.
And that means that anybody who's signed into the network,
whether it's a laptop or a computer, can access those files.
But it also means
that we've essentially built our own cloud
that we can access anywhere in the world.
Doesn't matter to the location, you can access your files.
They have a software system called Quick Connect.
You have your own little link and you can find your files.
Let me tell you how we do data management now.
How do we organize our photos and videos?
First, you shoot your video or your photos.
Then you offload them onto a computer.
We have a folder structure like this,
which you can download for free, by the way,
if you go to my website, TheChrisHau.com,
sign up for my newsletter, you get the sample pack,
and there's a folder structure in there.
So go and download that if you don't have a system
that works for you already.
now there's a Lucas SSD, and then there's a Chris SSD.
Now, the reason why we use SSDs is
because they are super, super fast.
We can just plug them right into our computer
and edit right off of them.
In addition to having the two backups right there,
Lucas usually edits from home,
which means it's in another location, which is even safer.
So then when we're done with the project,
we consolidate all the files together onto one hard drive.
And then we plug that directly into the NAS.
And then we use their software, Synology's software
called disk station manager to directly transfer the files
from the SSD onto the NAS.
Then the NAS automatically backs up to our remote NAS
at Lucas's place.
Because the NASs talk to each other.
Now this might all sound like overkill,
especially considering how much these things cost.
But a very real scenario is
that this townhouse that we just got could burn down.
And everything in this room could get damaged.
If this A7S breaks, you know what?
I can go and buy another A7S3.
You know what I can't replace?
Are all the trips I've been on, all the photos I've taken,
all the memories I've created, the entire body of work
of this entire YouTube channel.
And that's why I will pay anything to keep those files.
They mean more than anything else in my entire life...
except for Lizzie.
But Lizzie and the files, those two things.
And the cats, the cats to. Phew.
Files, cats, Lizzie, or, or Lizzie, cats, files.
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If you guys don't want to buy two NAS systems,
I totally get it.
So you can also find a friend who has a Synology NAS,
and then back up to their system.
Or you can also just back it up to Dropbox or Google Drive,
which is what we were doing before our second NAS.
The issue with Dropbox is
that I pay a hundred dollars a month
for that service right now, for unlimited storage software,
And that's $1,200 a year, I would ideally like not to pay.
Okay. So now that we have a backup,
we have one more fail safe in place.
This is called a RAID system.
So Synology has its own version of a RAID called SHR,
which stands for so Synology Hybrid RAID.
Essentially, it just optimizes the space on those disks
right there.
They're very, very easy to use.
So if you're a NAS noob like me and Lucas,
it's very, very intuitive.
We have one drive of redundancy, which means that if any one
of these eight drives fails,
the data will be pieced together from the other seven drives
to rebuild that failed drive.
Also, if you're curious, which drives to use,
we like to use the Iron Wolf drives.
Which are specifically designed for your NAS.
Forgot to mention one other thing,
there's a health management software that Seagate crates,
which keeps you up to date, the status of your drives,
which essentially means that you can prevent failures
before they happen, so that's always a good bonus.
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