Well, I've been through a few weeks of testing OMV4 in a virtual environment. I am really happy about going with OMV versus Synology or QNAP. I am now in the process of building my NAS.
I am asking the forum - - - Is there any sense to me putting a 60GB or 120GB M2 SSD in for the OMV4 OS? Yep, it's overkill but I was looking for some speed for OMV. If I am going down the wrong track here please advise me and stop me. I will be using WD Red 2TB and 4TB drives for the data storage. I will not be doing RAID. I am doing 2 backups (in addition to the OS drive) via the implementation of GOODSYNC syncing (I really like GoodSync; very reliable and detailed). NOTE: I do not want to go the route of a USB thumb drive for the OS.
Additionally speaking - Yes, some components will be a little over the top in this [NAS only] build but the prices have been right. I will be receiving the ASRock AB350 Pro4 motherboard in the next few days. Got it brand new for $69.99 US + $20.00 rebate makes it $49.99! It's going inside a Rosewill Champion case for $29.99 rather than $59.99 regular price. I'll be going with a new AMD A8-9600 APU for $59.99. Haven't ordered the ram or the APU yet. Will be likely starting with 2 x 4GB Non ECC though. I'm looking at GSkill budget 2x4gb 2133 for $54.99. Only thing left will be a 450W to 550W power supply.
By the way I just donated a very small ( 9 Eur; $10.56 US ) to OMV. I will do more in the future but have to watch dollars right now. This is the only forum I am donating to currently. I figured it is a good investment because my entire home network will be relying on OMV4. I am sure the forum will be of great benefit to me, now and in the future.