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DAS question (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am thinking of building a home media server, mostly for plex use. I have an older HP laptop with a GPU and 8GB RAM. Would I be able to use something like this as my storage device and something like Unraid on my laptop as a software raid? I have been hearing that using USB arrays is not recommended for Unraid or with similar applications in general.

Or Am I better off going with something like this? I am OK with the price with both options, but mostly want stability, ease of use and data security. Remote plex access occasionaly, but mostly just for myself in my home

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Not sure about Unraid, but OMV will not create an array using drives attached by USB. If you really want to go this route, you need a DAS with it's own raid controller. I used this along with my NUC: https://www.terra-master.com/us/products/homesoho-das/d2-310.html

That being said, It was less than a year before I wanted to expand my storage and ended up building a box with room for 12 SATA HDD and a little intel 13400. If you have the money, I would skip the DAS and just build yourself a little server. If you don't have the cash or don't plan on filling those drives with a bunch of media files, just make sure your DAS has it's own raid controller.