Beginners • How to build NAS with RPi 5 over PCIe?

Hi,
I have read many guides how to do it but I am still confused and I would like to ask in a separate thread.

I have the RPI5-8GB which is used for Pihole, Jellyfin and some other stuff and I would like to use it for my 2 HDDs. I am not interested in creating NAS with SSDs.
I already have 2 small old HDDs connected via USB.

Since I can utilise the PCIe and I have 2 HDDs - do I just need PCIe to SATA HBA adapter and power + cables?
Can you please tell me which exactly?

Thank you very much.

Statistics: Posted by barth_ — Thu Sep 04, 2025 7:28 pm

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