Notesnas • reliabilityUpdated January 2026

NAS build patterns

Evergreen notes for making storage boring.

1. Backups

A backup you never test is a wish.
Prefer simple restore paths over clever sync graphs.
Document the restore steps like future-you is panicking.

2. Monitoring

Alert on the few signals that actually matter.
Track trends so you spot the slow failures.
Log enough to debug without logging everything.

3. Cabling and serviceability

Every cable you label is a future hour saved.

4. Hardware snapshot

A finished PCB and wiring harness on a clean work surface. — One of the boards living behind these patterns: tidy wiring and labeled connections make debugging less dramatic.