I will have 2 UGreen DXP6800s. Each server will benefit the other. The servers will act as a backup to each other. One server will be at my residence, and the other server will be located in the other rental I have. While not ideal for backup locations, it is the best I can do with for now. If I was to acquire another location that is more suited, then I will consider that solution. Each server will have the same specs, and will cost almost $8,000 for each system.
The System
CPU: Intel i3 1215u 6-Core CPU
Memory: 64GB
Storage 6×24GB + 2×8GB NVME
Connectivity: 10GBPS + 2.5GBPS
OS: UGreen NAS
The system will have an Intel i3 1215u CPU. Personally, I am not a fan of Intel, but there is no other suitable alternative that I could find. Therefore, I will have to settle for this i3 CPU. The memory will be expanded to 64GB. This should be more than enough to handle all of the tasks at hand, and offer a buffer while loading data on the drives. There will be 2 8TB NVME drives that would be in RAID-1. This will cut the total space in half, but if one drive fails, I will be notified, and will replace the failed drive without any loss of data. There will be 6 24TB drives, but in RAID-6 configuration, there will only be 96TB of storage. This will mean that a family of 4 will receive 2TB of NVME storage, and 24TB of hard drive storage.
The 2TB drive will be invaluable to function as a second drive. This is especially good if you have a small internal drive, and will expect to have a lot of files that you would need to access. In example, you can load your music, or video files on this drive. Basically, this can replace services such as Dropbox, iCloud, or OneDrive. The 24TB storage will be ideal for backing up the computer. A good rule of thumb is your backup drive should be at least twice the capacity of all of your internal drives. This means you can have an 8TB drive, and a 4TB drive, and will be able to backup both drives to your backup drive.
In Linux, and Mac – the networked drives will show up as folders on the computer. You would simply select the folder when you wish to store drives in the folder. In Windows, you would map each network drive as a unique assigned letter. All three OSes will have some form of backup. Mac has Time Machine, Most Linux machines will have back up, and Windows will have file history. This should be enough network resources for the entire family, and no one should need to have additional resources, especially since large online storage is typically expensive, and you have to keep paying for the service to work. Here, you just have to be in the family.