OSX NAS with MacMini and USB HDD's

I have been trying to figure out what would be the best solution for a making a few TB's of storage available to all users in my home network.
I tried AEBS, but the performance is just way too slow. If I were to setup a macMini with attached FW and USB drives, how would I make those drives available to my users on my home network?
Also, do I need to leave the system logged in as a user or can I just share out drives and partitions and leave them?
I'm new to OSX networking.
Thanks

I tried AEBS, but the performance is just way too slow.
any clients connecting via wifi will experience slower file access. Make sure the wireless clients are using 802.11n then you can achieve acceptable speeds.
If I were to setup a macMini with attached FW and USB drives, how would I make those drives available to my users on my home network?
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Also, do I need to leave the system logged in as a user or can I just share out drives and partitions and leave them?
When using a computer as a server it needs to on 24/7. It is best to have a user logged in even if no one uses that mac as a deskop as it make it easier to remotely administrate it over vnc for example

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