Sifaka NAS

Synology NAS providing network storage and backup target.

Quick Reference

PropertyValue
Dashboardhttps://nas.ops.eblu.me
ModelSynology
Storage10.9TB RAID 5
RoleBackup target, media storage

Network Shares

SharePathPurposeConsumers
backups/volume1/backupsBorg backup repositoryborgmatic
torrents/volume1/torrentsZIM downloadskiwix, transmission
music/volume1/musicMusic librarynavidrome
allisonflix/volume1/allisonflixVideo libraryjellyfin
photos/volume1/photosPhoto libraryimmich

NFS Exports

ExportAllowed ClientsPurpose
/volume1/torrents192.168.1.0/24, 100.64.0.0/10k8s pods via Docker NAT
/volume1/music192.168.1.0/24, 100.64.0.0/10k8s pods via Docker NAT
/volume1/photos192.168.1.0/24, 100.64.0.0/10k8s pods via Docker NAT

Monitoring

Node exporter running in Docker container, scraped by prometheus at sifaka:9100.

Tailscale

  • Tag: tag:nas
  • ACL: tag:homelab can access for backups

Backup

Sifaka is the target for backups, not a backup source. borgmatic sends backups TO sifaka, not OF sifaka.

Data protection for sifaka itself currently relies on the Synology RAID 5 configuration, which provides single-disk fault tolerance. Future plans include offsite duplication for additional resiliency.