I have an old x86_64 computer which I am planning to use as a NAS. Which of the 2 is a better option? Is it helpful or better to run on bare metal or as a VM on proxmox?

  • BaldDude@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I verry much like OMV, simply because i could use it with knowledge i already have.

    It is a Debian system -> I understand that

    It uses normal RAID and ext4 -> I understand that (Plus, if things go wrong, I can just pop the drives back into any other computer and use it without much fuss)

    It has a rSnapshot plug in -> I already used that in the past.

    Sure I’m missing out on fancy stuff like BTRFS / ZFS, but i can live with that.

    • InverseParallax@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Lvm can get you 80% of the way to basic zfs. I’m a bit similar, old school Unix who likes debian because it makes sense, but storage is one of my dominating constraints so zfs is mandatory (even if I hate stuff like the way the arc works by default).

    • MangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      TrueNAS Scale is also Debian and uses standard ZFS for drive management. However I’m not a fan of the TrueNAS webUI, it feels overly complex and stuff can be hard to find.

      OMV + MergerFS, SnapRAID, or just MDADM is nice and simple.