--- title: "NAS makers are slowly admitting people want home servers, not just storage boxes" url: https://daily.dev/posts/nas-makers-are-slowly-admitting-people-want-home-servers-not-just-storage-boxes-errb65afh source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/nas-makers-are-slowly-admitting-people-want-home-servers-not-just-storage-boxes type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-05-15T12:02:38.712Z updated: 2026-07-02T02:14:04.885Z tags: ["homelab", "jellyfin", "self-hosting"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 1 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # NAS makers are slowly admitting people want home servers, not just storage boxes **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary NAS manufacturers are increasingly acknowledging that their devices are being used as home servers and self-hosting platforms, not just storage boxes. Driven by rising subscription costs and fragmenting streaming services, users have been running tools like Jellyfin, Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, and Home Assistant on NAS hardware. Vendors like Synology and UGREEN have responded by shipping units with x86 processors, more RAM, and expanded compute capabilities. While NAS boxes won't replace full home lab servers, they've become a compelling entry point for self-hosting that the industry is finally marketing accordingly. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your NAS is wasted if it is just a dumb storage box — you can do a lot more with it](https://daily.dev/posts/your-nas-is-wasted-if-it-is-just-a-dumb-storage-box-you-can-do-a-lot-more-with-it-rerjfq6ol) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My NAS does more than store files, and most people are barely using theirs](https://daily.dev/posts/my-nas-does-more-than-store-files-and-most-people-are-barely-using-theirs-imkyv4w2l) · XDA Developers · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Cloud Is Drowning — But I’m Fine, I Live by the River \(and I Have a NAS\)](https://daily.dev/posts/the-cloud-is-drowning-but-i-m-fine-i-live-by-the-river-and-i-have-a-nas--oe7pc8up5) · Codemotion · 5 upvotes · 0 comments - [The NAS feature I use every day isn't storage, it's Docker](https://daily.dev/posts/the-nas-feature-i-use-every-day-isn-t-storage-it-s-docker-8uhwnmudv) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I set up a NAS for backups, but it quietly became my home's most essential machine](https://daily.dev/posts/i-set-up-a-nas-for-backups-but-it-quietly-became-my-home-s-most-essential-machine-go5bxjgxj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#homelab](https://daily.dev/tags/homelab), [#jellyfin](https://daily.dev/tags/jellyfin), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/nas-makers-are-slowly-admitting-people-want-home-servers-not-just-storage-boxes-errb65afh)