Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS • Hacker News Board

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#191

Post by iluvcommunism » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:03 PM UTC

electriclove wrote: post #174

dmoose wrote: post #141

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> This is entirely local and private. You can even air gap the UniFi Protect system from the Internet and it'll operate fine. One week ago 3 guys broke into my shop while I was traveling. They had sense enough to power down the starlink that was providing internet which would have taken out all of the remote camera options. They did not realize that almost everything they were doing was being recorded via the unifi s…

How did you hide it so that the thieves didn't find it?

[dead]

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#192

Post by Twirrim » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

tombert wrote: post #190

I always forget that these things aren't for me. My immediate thought is always immediately "just build your own NAS with a vanilla Linux box and set up Samba or something because then you can make it however you want". But of course, if I'm someone who knows how to build a NAS and is inclined to do such a thing, then I'm sort of inherently not the kind of person that would be interested in such things and not the au…

I've been a sysadmin for decades, dealt with *nix based servers since the late 90s, yet for the most part I've used devices like Synology servers, simply because I don't want to have to manage technology to that degree at home.

I've built my own NAS when my last synology died, and I'm not sure I'll build one again. I've dealt with all sorts of issues that I just haven't had to deal with with a packaged solution, and I really just want to not think about that stuff when I'm not working.

Yes, I can absolutely do it for cheaper, better, and with more flexibility myself. Doesn't mean I actually want to.

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#193

Post by bubblethink » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

Isn't this massively overpriced? What does this buy you over a supermicro box running ubuntu?

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#194

Post by theatrus2 » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:13 PM UTC

bubblethink wrote: post #193

Isn't this massively overpriced? What does this buy you over a supermicro box running ubuntu?

Have you priced a Supermicro box with 16 bays and SAS running Ubuntu?

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#195

Post by bubblethink » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:17 PM UTC

theatrus2 wrote: post #194

bubblethink wrote: post #193

Isn't this massively overpriced? What does this buy you over a supermicro box running ubuntu?

Have you priced a Supermicro box with 16 bays and SAS running Ubuntu?

I have, in pre-COVID days, though. The total bill including a skylake xeon E3-1285 v6 CPU, 64 GB ECC RAM, and the supermicro X11 board + chassis (https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/archive/chassis/SC836...) was under $1k.

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#196

Post by radicalbyte » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:21 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #182

radicalbyte wrote: post #175

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've been so impressed with Ubiquiti that I've decided to target FreeBSD for my current side project. Their camera system is wonderful. Their DreamMachine is a massive upgrade for my home network. Their APs are rock solid, no hassle, just work, and it integrates so well. I have my work / home on different subnets. I have the kids on a different subnet and behind a firewall providing some protection against ads. Very…

>I've been so impressed with Ubiquiti that I've decided to target FreeBSD for my current side project. As much as I wish Ubnt are using BSD in their product, which they are not. I am understanding how FreeBSD relates here.

An assumption, I made. Failed, it was.

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#197

Post by close04 » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

dmoose wrote: post #141

sussexby wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The same is true for our AI processing on the cameras. This is entirely local and private. You can even air gap the UniFi Protect system from the Internet and it'll operate fine.

> This is entirely local and private. You can even air gap the UniFi Protect system from the Internet and it'll operate fine. One week ago 3 guys broke into my shop while I was traveling. They had sense enough to power down the starlink that was providing internet which would have taken out all of the remote camera options. They did not realize that almost everything they were doing was being recorded via the unifi s…

Any video surveillance system is foiled by a simple mask. Thieves who know to plan a break-in when you're away usually do their homework and come prepared.

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#198

Post by sandworm101 » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:27 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #189

oseityphelysiol wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

93% owned by the founder.

I had to fact check this. Turns out it is true. I was not aware on US stock exchange you can have a public company with less than 10% public float. This also makes the founder net worth of around $33B.

If you think that is bad, look into the spacex ipo. That tiny public offering is for stock that can barely vote and cannot bring shareholder actions, making them more NFTs than proper "shares" imho.

Re: Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

#199

Post by packetlost » Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

tombert wrote: post #190

I always forget that these things aren't for me. My immediate thought is always immediately "just build your own NAS with a vanilla Linux box and set up Samba or something because then you can make it however you want". But of course, if I'm someone who knows how to build a NAS and is inclined to do such a thing, then I'm sort of inherently not the kind of person that would be interested in such things and not the au…

Companies are also much more inclined to spend money to solve a problem while hobbyists are much more likely to get enjoyment out of the process of building. I'm firmly in the latter category, having built a rather robust ZFS array on NixOS with a pretty gnarly NVMe cache hierarchy built on LVM. It was fun to do.