DIY NAS Part 0: The Plan

I've been thinking of building a NAS for a while now, partly from necessity, partly for the fun of it. I needed to achieve the following: Lots of space for archives, backups, ethical torrents , etc Quiet, preferably silent Low power consumption Compact Reasonable resilience Low maintenance Use my existing Mele Quieter 3Q I could've gone out and bought something pre-made which checked most of the…