cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36604428
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!
I feel like the trash guides also assume you’ll have a lot of storage space. For instance their custom format guides are driven by quality and not space constraints (i.e. they are somewhat staunchly against x265).
This all being said, their guides are excellent and will save you a lot of headache in future. I wish I had followed them to a T sooner than I did. Specifically when it comes to profiles and custom formats.
Yeah this, the guide is great but the size limits and such can be kind of nuts. I went back and used the guide but stick to 1080p for more chances at finding stuff and less bloat.
A lot of the guide feels geared to hosting just for you if you have a great TV setup. Considering half the people that use my stuff are on a phone, 1080 is fine, saves transcode and headaches with things that older decides can’t even stream.
No one listens to me, so no one updates their stuff so sadly I still can’t use 265 cus it doesn’t work on a lot of stuff :(
I bit the bullet and invested in a dedicated transcoding GPU. Then I setup Tdarr to transcode all the things nightly into x265. I figure the money I saved in storage offset the cost of the GPU. And it handles multiple streams pretty flawlessly, for any devices that don’t support the codec.
It is aimed at members (often new)of private trackers, a hobby which often assumes you’ve already got a 170tb NAS at home that just needs content to fill it. This is evidenced by the fact they inherit HDBs “golden popcorn” system and tier their groups pretty high up.
100% I was using recyclarr and ended up tearing it down. I don’t want an 80gb 2 hour movie. Also I have a lot of old niche content that it made harder to find because of bitrate rejections.
What I was left with was a good starting point to tune my own profiles from.