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Rough draft server/NAS is complete! (lemmy.world)
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Just got all the hardware set up and working today, super stoked!

In the pic:

  • Raspberry Pi 5
  • Radxa Penta SATA hat for Pi
  • 5x WD Blue 8TB HDD
  • Noctua 140mm fan
  • 12V -> 5V buck convertor
  • 12V (red), 5V (white), and GND (black) distribution blocks

I went with the Raspberry Pi to save some money and keep my power consumption low. I'm planning to use the NAS for streaming TV shows and movies (probably with Jellyfin), replacing my google photos account (probably with Immich), and maybe steaming music (not sure what I might use for that yet). The Pi is running Raspberry Pi Desktop OS, might switch to the server version. I've got all 5 drives set up and I've tested out streaming some stuff locally including some 4K movies, so far so good!

For those wondering, I added the 5V buck convertor because some people online said the SATA hat doesn't do a great job of supplying power to the Pi if you're only providing 12V to the barrel jack, so I'm going to run a USB C cable to the Pi. Also using it to send 5V to the PWM pin on the fan. Might add some LEDs too, fuck it.

Next steps:

  • Set up ~~RAID 5~~ ZFS RAIDz1?
  • 3D print an enclosure with panel mount connectors

Any tips/suggestions are welcome! Will post again once I get the enclosure set up.

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[–] Creat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago

ZFS, specifically RaidZx, can be expanded like and raid 5/6 these days, assuming support from the distro (works with TrueNAS for example). The patches for this have been merged years ago now. Expanding any other array (like a striped mirror) is even simpler and is done by adding VDevs.