Pi-NAS: Personal Home Cloud Network

Abstract

This Research proposes an in-depth study of the implementation of a cost-effective home solution comprising a private server (Raspberry Pi + OpenMediaVault (OMV)) to enable Network Attached Storage (NAS) capabilities, and a Python Streamlit-based media server manager web application. The research first examines the increasing demand for personal cloud storage, then illustrates the practical application of an entire media server ecosystem using modern Python frameworks. Its research methodology includes the design and implementation of experimental systems and the measurement of their performance using specific Python libraries, such as Streamlit 1.28. 0, Pandas 2.0.3, Pillow 10.0.0, psutil 5.9.5, requests 2.31.0, and OpenCV 4.8.0. 76. Compared with the results, it can be noted that the integrated solution creates a viable alternative to commercial NAS systems and extends customisation options via the Streamlit web interface.