Until recently I stored my media library in folders. A tedious way to manage a collection.

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.

  • @threeEnglish
    0•1 month ago

    Unraid. Mix and match drive sizes. Its magic

    • @[email protected]English
      1•1 month ago

      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.

      • @threeEnglish
        1•1 month 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.