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Switching from a Media Drive to my first self-build NAS (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 2 months ago by minimalfootprint@discuss.tchncs.de to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I'm finally taking the leap from upgrading from a media drive sitting in my desktop PC to a self-build NAS. The parts are on their way and I have to figure out what to do when they actually arrive.

Current setup: Desktop PC with a single 20TB media drive (zfs, 15TB in use)

My knowledge: I use Linux as my daily driver, but I'm far from a power user. I can figure out and fix problems with online resources or the kind help of others like you

The goal: I want to move to a small NAS (2 additional 20TB drives are on their way). The system will have 32GB of DDR5 RAM. 1 disk parity for 40TB of usable storage

What will I use it for:

Backup for Desktop PC
Media server (Jellyfin)
Arr stack
(other small services int he future?)

My questions:

What OS should I use? The obvious answers being Unraid or TrueNAS. The 40TB of storage (1 disk parity) will likely be enough for a couple of years. So adding additional drives is not planned for some time.
How can I import the data from my current drive to the NAS? I am very new to the topic and my initial searches were not that helpful. With Unraid I should just be able to setup the first two disks and import the data from the other. I am unsure how to accomplish that with TrueNAS.

Some advice and tips would be great. Feel free to ask for more details if I forgot some crucial info.

Thanks for reading!

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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
NAS	Network-Attached Storage
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks for mass storage
ZFS	Solaris/Linux filesystem focusing on data integrity

3 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 7 acronyms.

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