I’m extremely excited to introduce a new project called RetroNAS: Free, open source software that lets you turn anything that runs Debian Linux into a device that both hosts your games and acts as a bridge between retro PC’s and your network (and a TON more). I’m only scratching the surface in this video, but check out the Github and Dan’s channel for a lot more info:
Main RetroNAS Github: https://github.com/danmons/retronas/
Dan’s Video Series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyXPSTsxUZq59unni_OlgUBA9oCA4GuaU
Large USB 3.0 Drive, 4-18TB (You can always remove the drive and install internally if you’d like, affiliate link) : https://amzn.to/3AHIk2Y
Installation / Wiki: https://github.com/danmons/retronas/wiki/Installing-RetroNAS
MiSTer cifs install (unzip, then change the username and password!): https://www.retrorgb.com/assets/cifs_mount.zip
Debian: https://www.debian.org/download
I also posted my own video on the quickest way to get started. It’s focused on using a Raspberry Pi and does feature some command line stuff…but it’s all really basic and should be easy enough to follow: