Old NVRs can help beginners add cheap storage to a home server
Starting a setup can require more money than a beginner wants to spend. In places like Brazil, larger HDDs can be hard to find, and importing them can be expensive. Two old NVRs from 2015 each included a 1TB HDD, which is small by experienced homelab s but still useful for someone starting out.
The main idea is to look for old when new parts are too costly. It is not the best setup, but it can be a practical first step when the alternative is having no extra storage at all.
Key points
- Beginners can start with old instead of buying new.
- Two 2015 NVRs provided 1TB HDDs that could be reused as storage.
- Large HDDs can be hard to find and expensive to import in some countries.
- Old gear is not ideal, but it can lower the cost of learning and experimenting.
- Important files should not live only on old used storage.