Most NAS I've ever worked with had a fairly low capability CPU in them, NOT suitable to even try to mine on.
I am not aware of any that use a standard motherboard with PCI-E slots other than the Backblaze boxes, but those aren't exactly normal NAS devices....
Topic: a Way to mine ETH with Synology NAS?? (Read 3495 times)
IMO, you would get much more of a bang-for-your-buck by building a one or two card rig with a cheap motherboard, cpu and a RX470/RX570 VGA rather than trying to use the Synology for mining. Any ATX B250 motherboard would be a good choice for up to four cards. You could also pick up a used Dell Optiplex or HP from Craigslist or Goodwill and add a card and risers for a basic cheap rig.
I already have one, however, I run a small business and am getting a NAS for that. So i was hoping to kill 2 birds with on stone kinda thing.
yeah but no one has done it and I am pretty sure it can not be done.
maybe if you have mad skills you could do hdd mining with it. but I would not know anymore then to point you to burst coin which uses hdds. the more tb the better.
IMO, you would get much more of a bang-for-your-buck by building a one or two card rig with a cheap motherboard, cpu and a RX470/RX570 VGA rather than trying to use the Synology for mining. Any ATX B250 motherboard would be a good choice for up to four cards. You could also pick up a used Dell Optiplex or HP from Craigslist or Goodwill and add a card and risers for a basic cheap rig.
I already have one, however, I run a small business and am getting a NAS for that. So i was hoping to kill 2 birds with on stone kinda thing.
yeah get this mobo
it is small will do 1,2,3,4 cards
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145007&cm_re=gigabyte_b250m-_-13-145-007-_-Product
a cheap cpu
1 stick of ram
a few video cards and mine on.
use this usb stick
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S5V5PMY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and this os for amd
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mining-os-simpleminingnet-manage-your-gpu-farm-the-easy-way-30-days-free-1541084
or same usb stick and this os for nvidia cards.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/os-nvoc-easy-to-use-linux-nvidia-mining-1854250
he has a specific build for the mobo I linked.
it is small will do 1,2,3,4 cards
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145007&cm_re=gigabyte_b250m-_-13-145-007-_-Product
a cheap cpu
1 stick of ram
a few video cards and mine on.
use this usb stick
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00S5V5PMY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and this os for amd
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/mining-os-simpleminingnet-manage-your-gpu-farm-the-easy-way-30-days-free-1541084
or same usb stick and this os for nvidia cards.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/os-nvoc-easy-to-use-linux-nvidia-mining-1854250
he has a specific build for the mobo I linked.
IMO, you would get much more of a bang-for-your-buck by building a one or two card rig with a cheap motherboard, cpu and a RX470/RX570 VGA rather than trying to use the Synology for mining. Any ATX B250 motherboard would be a good choice for up to four cards. You could also pick up a used Dell Optiplex or HP from Craigslist or Goodwill and add a card and risers for a basic cheap rig.
With my NAS I can run a VM, was thinking of running Windows or Linux and using that to run the miner. However they don't really have a GPU, is there any way to connect a GPU to it? They have USB ports but can't find a way to connect it through that. Risers still need a mobo I thought.
I know some bitcoin miners connect through USB however they are far more expensive and I would rather mine ETH.
Any ideas?
I know some bitcoin miners connect through USB however they are far more expensive and I would rather mine ETH.
Any ideas?
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