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SSD only NAS/media server? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by GetAwayWithThis@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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Hello!

I am getting the parts together for a tower server build. I plan on running Jellyfin, maybe dive into arrs and nextcloud for 2 users total, wireguard only for external access as it's not the main focus for now.

Situation: if I have access to refurb/used 4TB enterprise HDDs at the same price as 1.9ish TB enterprise SSDs.

I'd take lower capacity as it is not that big of a concern for me rn. I want to have somewhat redundant storage of my documents, photos, but otherwise it's not gonna be a giant media vault overflowing with movies.

Question: In terms of noise, shipping concerns and longevity, would you go with SSDs instead of HDDs? Is it lower maintenance?

I can of course buy spinners later if I find flash only to be restricting in any way, and add to the rig as needed.

Speed would not be an issue in any case. This is for TrueNAS scale, so zfs. I am planning to buy 3-4 disks now, and add more if needed in 6 months time or later.

I am eager to hear others opininons on this. Thanks!

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Backblaze and other "bulk storage providers" tend to release reports every-now-and-then about the lifetime of their drives (it's important for them to understand the costs). Here's one such Backblaze Report.

At this point we can reasonably claim that SSDs are more reliable than HDDs, at least when used as boot drives in our environment.

[–] 314xel@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Holy shit, I stand corrected, those graphs speak for themselves. Bookmarked for future stats.

LE: Well, there's also the section about average age of failure in their newest report: 2 years and 7 months for HDDs, 14 months for SSDs.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah there are a lot of ways to cut the data. Average age of failure doesn't mean more things fail, just that if they do fail they're likely to be around that age.

In general the reliability seems to be "close enough" between the two that it won't matter for a home user who doesn't have 10,000 storage units running in a server room. 😀