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  • The most reliable way to transit data (assuming you don’t put a digger through it) would be fibre optic cable. I believe you can direct bury fibre optic cable with a piece of farm equipment, so might be something you can rent or borrow from a fellow farmer. Ethernet is not a great option because of distances and grounding.

    Another option would be use a point-to-point wireless system. I believe UniFi sell these. They’re not too expensive, but wouldn’t ship anywhere near as much data as fibre.

    Assuming you mean networking/Internet, then the job is done. Some switches on either end and you should be sorted. But if you actually mean WiFi, then using a wireless system would be best. Something like UniFi or TP-Link Omada would be good options.


  • If all you’re after is a place to store files, you’re probably better off just buying another NAS. For people who want a hassle free time, they’re a great option.

    If you want to get a bit more clever with your setup including running applications on your server that serves your network (examples would be applications like Plex or network controllers), then opting for a dedicated server may be a better option. A dedicated server can be anything from a full rack mount server to a Raspberry Pi. What you get really depends on what you’re trying to achieve, although the two things above are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

    If you want a server and have absolutely 0 interest in picking up Linux, then Windows is a convenient option, with the stated downsides being listed by others. Linux can be difficult to get started with, but provides a lot of flexibility and stability once you get a good setup going. For example, on my server, I run a few commands to update the server itself and script to update all of my Docker containers, then it’s done. I could probably set up those jobs as a cron so that I wouldn’t ever have to touch it.