If you want your system to have a clean look, it may behoove you to get an enclosure that not just fits your Pi, but your drives as well. If you want a cleaner setup, you can use an internal drive (Opens in a new window) designed for network attached storage, but that would require a big enough case. However, since the Pi may not be able to supply enough power to all your drives, you may need one that plugs into the wall separately or a powered USB hub (Opens in a new window). A standard external drive will do the trick in most cases. You will need some drives to fill up with your movies, music, or other files you want to share among devices. Unless you are sharing just a few files, your microSD card probably isn't enough storage for a NAS. Any of the recent-model Pis should work for this project, and you can buy kits with (almost) everything included.įor more information about the other accessories you need for this project, you can check out our guide to getting started with the Raspberry Pi. Obviously, you need a Raspberry Pi for this project, but you also need a power supply, microSD card, a mouse and keyboard, and a monitor for the initial setup.

Here's what you need: A Raspberry Pi (with all the trimmings) While many of its approved retailers (Opens in a new window) are sold out, you can still find it on Amazon (Opens in a new window). Note that the Raspberry Pi Foundation's last major board release was the Raspberry Pi 4 in 2019.

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