If i want to run an Ubuntu server 24/7 with Plex and Qbit, would it make sense to use a hard drive as home/boot drive? Or is it better to use an SSD?

  • boothin@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    If it’s ONLY for media storage though, I just rawdog it as a JBOD, since my media is gotten through the *arrs I figure I prefer the extra space and can easily just redownload stuff if I lose a drive since none of that data is critical

    • fuzzyspudkiss
      2·
      2 years ago

      Yeah that makes sense. I’d rather not go through trouble of re-dowloading all of my stuff once you get above like a couple TB. I’ve got an old RAID5 running 6 3TB disks I bought used. I’ve had 2 fail (SMART prefail, not completely) over the past 5 years. For me, the money I saved on used disks let me buy more and still keep it protected. As with everything, it all depends on what you’re willing to lose.