Everybody and their aunt has a NAS at home, but what about something with a bit more pizzazz? How about if I build a system out of standard, off the shelf, ‘surplus sale’ gear and spin it into a really neat storage appliance? The Gear At Fanshawe College, the ‘Asset Sale’ is a proud tradition. IT students line up around the block to get good deals on retired and scratch-and-dent electronics.

In 2018 I decided to stop worrying and embrace the cloud. Here’s how. Throughout the process, my focus was on low cost and simplicity, and I must say, this was a truly valuable experience. Getting a domain First stop was buying my domain. I opted to buy from Namecheap thanks to the student deals they have. Next stop was moving the domain somewhere better. Not to insult Namecheap, they’re a decent registrar.