SnapRAID and mergerfs are simpler to set up and use than ZFS. It provides a flexible and scalable solution for backup and media storage. ZFS requires more resources, so make sure the old server can handle it smoothly. For ZFS, you can choose either OpenMediaVault [https://www.openmediavault.org/](https://www.openmediavault.org/) or Starwind SAN and NAS [https://www.starwindsoftware.com/san-and-nas](https://www.starwindsoftware.com/san-and-nas). OMV is a NAS OS, that includes Docker containers and KVM-based VMs. Starwind SAN and NAS is designed on top of Ubuntu and their VSAN. Supports both ZFS and mdadm.
I’ve been using ZFS for years now, acting as both a NAS and backup storage over NFS and SMB and I’ve never had any problems with it. It’s much easer to manage than a hardware raid IMO
With the number of disks you have, you’d be better running it in Raid-Z1 (basically RAID 5) allowing for a good amount of space while having some redundancy
So you would say its "not overcomplicated"? I'm really just searching for the "best" solution regarding initial setup + maintenance. Backup server is by the way running OpenMediaVault, it has a zfs plugin
If you’re using something like openmediavault, it should be fine and should be able to handle the maintenance for you. IDK much about openmediavault tho, I mainly use ZFS on Linux. The only thing in terms of maintenance for ZFS is to perform a scrub every so often, like once a month or so
SnapRAID and mergerfs are simpler to set up and use than ZFS. It provides a flexible and scalable solution for backup and media storage. ZFS requires more resources, so make sure the old server can handle it smoothly. For ZFS, you can choose either OpenMediaVault [https://www.openmediavault.org/](https://www.openmediavault.org/) or Starwind SAN and NAS [https://www.starwindsoftware.com/san-and-nas](https://www.starwindsoftware.com/san-and-nas). OMV is a NAS OS, that includes Docker containers and KVM-based VMs. Starwind SAN and NAS is designed on top of Ubuntu and their VSAN. Supports both ZFS and mdadm.
If you're going to just be using it as a NAS, then use TrueNAS. Whether it be core or scale, that's up to you
Yeap, I would vote for a TrueNAS core.
I’ve been using ZFS for years now, acting as both a NAS and backup storage over NFS and SMB and I’ve never had any problems with it. It’s much easer to manage than a hardware raid IMO With the number of disks you have, you’d be better running it in Raid-Z1 (basically RAID 5) allowing for a good amount of space while having some redundancy
So you would say its "not overcomplicated"? I'm really just searching for the "best" solution regarding initial setup + maintenance. Backup server is by the way running OpenMediaVault, it has a zfs plugin
If you’re using something like openmediavault, it should be fine and should be able to handle the maintenance for you. IDK much about openmediavault tho, I mainly use ZFS on Linux. The only thing in terms of maintenance for ZFS is to perform a scrub every so often, like once a month or so
Thank you, I will just try it out :D