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Hey guys, I'm new to self-hosting; I'm trying to set up cloud storage to store pics and other content. However, I’m unsure whether to use my old computer, Buy NAS or ResberryPie to set up a home server.

Also, what is the best privacy-friendly OS to use with the home server?

Lastly, do’s and don’ts.

Any help would be appreciated (:

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Always remember: RAID is not a backup.

Having only one backup and the server dying means you now have no backup, therefore the 3-2-1 scheme for backups is worth looking into.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I wouldnt never do raid with only 2 disks, it doesnt seeem safe tbh, 3 disks min (2 disks as backup)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Raid 5 with 3 drives survives one dying disk. Raid 1 (mirroring) with 2 disks survives one dying disk. if either setup loses two disks all the data is gone.

When you run 3 disks then the odds of two failing are higher than if you run 2 disks.

So 3 disks are not significantly safer and might even be worse.

That being said: both setups are fine for home use, because you've set up real backups anyway, right?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

you can use raid 1 with 3 disks gg (or 4 or 5 or 6.......)

yes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Raid 1 on two drives is perfectly reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

its little money vs time you spent on it (backups are almost always missing something)

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