I set up Jellyfin on my main machine as a test. I enjoy the experience and want to migrate to a NAS, for better reachability in my network. I am a beginner when it comes to networks.

I currently use a single 20TB HDD (current usage 80%) and another 4TB HDD is around somewhere. I was wondering what my options and recommended solutions are. Should I get 1, 2, or more 20TB drives? I want some redundancy, but don't want to invest into too many drives.

Looking forward to any tips or resources to read up on. Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Unraid. Mix and match drive sizes. Its magic

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion. I will take a look.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

But you only get the storage capacity of the smallest drive, right? So in a 5 drive RAID, if one drive is 1TB and the rest are 5TB, it's 1TBx5

It's been a while since I setup UnRAID, not sure if I remember right.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Kinda depends The parity has to be larger than your largest drive. but you can have it move data around between fast and slow drives as it is used. It can do pretty cool stuff with a few clicks. It amazes me every day.