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StableBit DrivePool mentions (36)

• Data storage solution for "archival" purposes.

  I pool the drives with DrivePool and I run backups with Bvckup2. Easy peasy. Source: 5 months ago

• Future storage options

  Whichever direction you go in you'll probably want this if on windows: https://stablebit.com/. Source: 10 months ago

• How to make the most out of my storage

  I have a folder on my desktop setup with syncthing so files get copied over to my desktop as soon as they've downloaded on the mini or when my pc boots up. The mini's Jellyfin instance also watches the downloads so I can stream things to my phone or TV as soon as they've downloaded. Once a week or so I boot up the external enclosure and copy over everything I want to keep. The external drives are pooled with... Source: 11 months ago

• New Drives - To RAID or Not

  You could have a look at DrivePool (https://stablebit.com/). It enables you to pool virtually endless drives without the hassle of assigning to folders and exposes all of them to applications as just one drive (it has other features as well). Should a single drive fail, then the Pool will go into read-only mode until you correct the issue (which could be removing the drive from the Pool, you'll simply lose the... Source: 12 months ago

• What's a really niche tool you use that you can't live without?

  Drivepool : https://stablebit.com/ ! This one definitvely change the way I manage my storage. Source: 12 months ago

Unraid mentions (13)

• what are your digital decluttering routines?

  Really: I've got a Synology 10-disk unit in JBOD mode (each drive independent, but see SnapRaid) containing backup of backups and recent set of 4x 14TB unopened drives. I'm working at building a new UnRaid system to contain everything; I just need to confirm the power supply max load and if I can stagger the drives to avoid the maximum inrush. RAID5 is great (but Is Not A Backup), UnRaid is a "daily" RAID5... Source: over 1 year ago

• Build upgrade - OS advice

  As an example, I have qemu+kvm host running my VMs (NAS, plex, Nextcloud etc.). As for NAS OS, TrueNAS is a great options. With different drive size you can consider UnRAID. It allows to pool drives of a different size. https://unraid.net/product. Source: over 1 year ago

• my first NAS. need some input on what to buy. synology?

  You can turn a PC case into a NAS with NAS OS like openmediavault (https://www.openmediavault.org/), unraid (https://unraid.net/product), or TrueNAS Core (https://www.truenas.com/docs/core/gettingstarted/corehardwareguide/). They require +8 GB RAM (Unraid system requirements say 4 and OMV is ok with +1GB RAM). To start, I'd go with openmediavault. If you need it to be windows, say, using for anything else, you can... Source: over 1 year ago

• Low cost storage server - is there a need?

  Take a look at using unraid as a backup server. https://unraid.net/product. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Homelab iSCSI Resizable Storage

  In case you are interested in software options. UnRAID is a nice option. Https://unraid.net/product. Source: almost 2 years ago