I got four 16gb sticks with intent to take two for my nas setup. Now I feel like I want the 64 for my main rig exclusively, and then 32 for my nas on the side.
HDDs are another regret of mine, along with trying to save a bunch by opting against a chassis with hot swap. I went with four 10TB Red Plus drives. That ended up being about 26TB actual in a RAIDZ1. I failed to consider just how quickly I would start filling it between archiving some YouTube videos and taking DVDs and BluRays out on loan from the local library.
If prices ever improve I’m tempted to get at least a 12 bay, switch to RAIDZ2, and up the number of drives to start with. After migration I’ll probably repurpose the old chassis to be a dedicated NVR. Something lower power that hopefully won’t have to shut off right away if there’s a power outage. As it stands when the lights go out so does TrueNAS and 98% of what I host.
That’s the dream, anyway.
Time will tell if it pans out.
I paid $158.99 in November of 2024, building my TrueNAS server. Wish I’d doubled up back then.
I got four 16gb sticks with intent to take two for my nas setup. Now I feel like I want the 64 for my main rig exclusively, and then 32 for my nas on the side.
I did score on HDDs during Black Friday tho
HDDs are another regret of mine, along with trying to save a bunch by opting against a chassis with hot swap. I went with four 10TB Red Plus drives. That ended up being about 26TB actual in a RAIDZ1. I failed to consider just how quickly I would start filling it between archiving some YouTube videos and taking DVDs and BluRays out on loan from the local library.
If prices ever improve I’m tempted to get at least a 12 bay, switch to RAIDZ2, and up the number of drives to start with. After migration I’ll probably repurpose the old chassis to be a dedicated NVR. Something lower power that hopefully won’t have to shut off right away if there’s a power outage. As it stands when the lights go out so does TrueNAS and 98% of what I host.
That’s the dream, anyway. Time will tell if it pans out.