Hello everybody,

I want to ask for some opinions on my current setup and how I pretend to use it for my Media Server:

Current Layout

I currently use an UGREEN DXP2800 NAS running TrueNAS Scale with two 4 TB HDDs in Mirror mode. This is planned to be my “long-term storage” for backups, photos, and so on.

Additionally, I have 1 TB SSD installed in the system. I created two datasets on it: one for Docker containers and the other one for Media, following the TRaSH guides folder layout

My current plan:

My idea is to use the SSD for the torrents and the seeds, and once the file (e.g. the ~~movie ~~ Linux ISO Image) is completed, to move it to the HDDs. From there, Jellyfin would read the corresponding dataset and play the media.

The question:

The TRaSH guides puts a lot of emphasis on hardlinks and atomic moves, and that forces you to operate in one single filesystem. Is it worth it to stick to the TRaSH guide or my current setup would work just fine? What do y’all think?

Thanks in advance and happy self-hosting!

  • rumba@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    I run deluge torrent with openVPN with pivoxy in a container.

    Arr stack and deluge uses proxy if the VPN drops off, all secure communication halts by default.

    Arr stack has default download set to SSD, copies files to a rotational disk storage on completion. continues to host the seed from the SSD.

    Once in a blue moon, I’ll go back through Deluge and right-click Delete torrent and data for stuff that’s well satisfied and who are really available.

    Once a year or so, I’ll go back and make sure that there’s no extra stuff in the download folders.

    You’re fine without hard links as long as you have enough space and don’t mind a little maintenance now and then.