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Advice: ZFS or not to ZFS? 12 identical drives. Use case media server, *arr apps, SMB. Confused after SpaceinvaderOne blog/YT


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Hi All,

 

I've read this blog post by Spaceinvader One, and watched his YT vids on ZFS and Hybrid, but I'm still not sure which way to go. Server details are in signature. Primary use case is Plex server with HW transcode, *arr apps and maybe other docker apps, and SMB as I migrate away from a Synology unit. Given the array will have 12 * 10TB identical SAS drives, that would suggest ZFS. The server could handle another 12 * 3.5" in the future. Given the age of the server, I don't think it can spin down drives not in use. I've been running TrueNas Scale (K8s is too complicated), and reboot into Unraid while I figure out the optimal setup.

I'd love to hear opinions.

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