Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Owning a NAS is easy. Making it easy for people in your life to join in? A little more difficult. I tried configuring my NAS so that it’s user friendly enough that my friends and family would be able to use it and you can too.

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*Timestamps:*
0:00 Intro
0:33 Why Would You Want To Family Share A NAS?
1:33 There’s a Few Issues With Going This Path
3:34 IVANKY FusionDock Ultra
5:24 How Can We Make The NAS Private For Each Person?
7:06 Maintenance is Required
9:05 What App Features Do We Need?
9:34 First Party App Options
11:36 IP Addresses Are Important
13:04 Third Party App Options and Docker
14:03 Immich
14:57 Ports
15:35 Accessing the NAS Without Their App
16:12 Tailscale
18:38 How This All Comes Together To Make a User Friendly NAS
19:49 More Stuff You Can Do
20:35 Make Simple Instructions For Them
21:07 Conclusion