There’s a good document from the SWAG reverse proxy that explains it all. I reverse proxy everything on my unraid server through swag and have for years.

Man we need a giant comparison table. I looked into these but have been trying out SiYuan.

Yeah this is what OP wants. I run an unraid array with two pci expansion cards to add in 8 more drives. They’re more robust than an equivalent USB array (I think?) and allow for much higher speeds.

Ha I came here to suggest the nas killer too. I built the nas killer 3 and it’s been running great for years.