7 reasons I deploy a firewall on a Raspberry Pi instead of my NAS

When I decided to tighten up my home network security, I had to choose between using my NAS or a Raspberry Pi as my firewall. While both are powerful tools in their own right, I quickly realized that the tiny Raspberry Pi offered some particular advantages for this job. It gave me more flexibility, used fewer resources, and didn't interfere with my core storage services. Here’s why I stick with a Raspberry Pi whenever it comes to deploying a firewall.