u/DaniCanyon

Hi, I'm just setting up my first unraid server, coming from truenas.

Main purpose is to have a file server + some docker apps

Configuration is:

6tb HDD for parity

4tb HDD for data

+ I have 2x2TB nvme drives I'd would like to use for cache; I've set up an array with the 2 HDDs and a Pool in raid1 with the SSD, and I see them like 2 separate shares.

I would like to have 1 share only (6tb total space?) made of both the array + the cache and have unraid decide where to place each file based on usage. Is that possible? I would like to avoid to have 2 separate shares.

Thanks!

Hi,

In my house I currently run a Truenas box to store documents and pictures, and to run a Plex media server.

It is a great system but I find it too complicated and often it misbehaves: some times is the SMB share not working properly, some times it goes offline, sometimes I find myself fighting against the ACL systems, etc.

I would like to update to a simpler system, is unraid better from this point of view? Or should I move to a snap or Synology box?

Thanks!