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> …I think if I had a NAS, I would want a solution that runs directly on the NAS instead of depending on a host computer.

Yeah, you could totally do that using a VM on the NAS. The only downside is that it'd be charged as an additional device, assuming you still wanted to back up your main workstation.



I was thinking more of not using BackBlaze (the service) and using a B2 backed solution that runs as a native app on the NAS. I could always back up my workstation to the NAS.

Something like this:

https://www.backblaze.com/b2/partner-synology.html




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