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So I have some space on my server rack, but not a lot of money lying around.

What I’m trying to achieve is a nas setup for my security camera system. It has 30 cameras, and 4 drives fill up in 3 months. 3X3TB drives.

Looking on eBay for a second hand rack mounted NaS is pretty expensive. Could I build one? From a jbod or something? I’ve got a nice big space in my rack doing nothing.

(I know I could buy bigger drives, but I kinda like the idea of experimenting with something g different) ✌️💛

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do not do this setup if your data is critical. btrfs raid 5 isn't stable

[–] 0x4E4F 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know. The RAID part is done with mdadm, BTRFS is just for the FS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, that seems a bit less risky

[–] 0x4E4F 1 points 1 year ago

It's not risky at all, it's how Synology does it.