New unraid user - is this how i should setup my storage

[MooseKat]

hey all, 

I have recently started the process of building a low powered NAS server running on unraid around a new N5105 NAS Motherboard. I used the Wolfgang Channels video on a low powered NAS box (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjDoQA4C22c). 

I was not going to use it for anything super strenuous, just to run a few dockers (torrents, Unifi controller, all the arrs, etc.. ) and SMB shares for windows, but mainly as a PLEX server. I was going to use the iGPU for any hardware transcoding for remote access (just dropped my oldest to University today, so it will be mainly him) 

 

I have used the same mobo and CPU, 32gb RAM, same PSU and case. as in the video. For the drives I am reusing the ones in my existing Windows Server as well as a new 16tb Parity Drive and a couple of 256gb SSD's for Caching. In total I have the following drives.

 

2 x 16tb HDD

1 x 12tb HDD

1 x 5tb HDD

2 x 256gb SSD

I was going to use 1 x 16tb as parity, 1 x16tb & 1 x 12tb as the array, 1 x 5tb as a "landing zone" for torrents for seeding etc that will then be copied to the array.. By doing this the array drives will not constantly be spun up while seeding, and the 2 x 256gb SSD's for caching.. 

 

Doe this sound like the best way to set up the drives? Is there any other recommendations?? 

 

Thanks in advance.. 

 

 

[TimTheSettler]

It sounds good but you can add the 5TB to the array so that it's protected by the parity drive.  You then create a "torrent share" that uses only the 5TB drive and you configure all the other shares to not use the 5TB drive.  So the 5TB drive becomes a member within the array but it has a specific purpose.

 

 

You can also set the spin up / spin down settings.