Shimitar

I am doing split tunnel since years without knowing :)

Thanks, I learned something new.

Can you detail the split tunnel part?

I did ru my nas over USB for 20 years. Never had an issue. But I never had more than 6 USB drives and 2 or 3 USB network Ethernet card tough.

All with Linux software raid.

Switched to a full desktop case and now enjoying internal sata.

Wireguard or ssh tunnel with port forwards, both works.

Yeah, there are workarounds… And who knows, maybe its just safer than public ip… But definitely require some external fixture.

My latest purchase is an Eaton, hope battery are better quality ad well!

Ixury for people that can have public IPs! :)

Some cheap Eaton… I got a multi-plug from Eaton, works fine.

I wouldn’t go cheaper…

And remember that for any ups you need to plan replacing batteries every 12-18 months!