Comment on What OS should I use for self-hosting that doesn't require extensive terminal knowledge?

Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Not going anywhere near unraid so long as your (very expensive) license is tied to a USB stick.

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  • Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    your (very expensive) license is tied to a USB stick

    Not true. You can link it to your Unraid.net account using Unraid Connect: docs.unraid.net/account/link-key/

    Sure, it’s not perfect, but still the best option for beginners.

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• dmention7@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Beginner here (to Linux and networking anyways), running Unraid for about 18 months now. Fully agree, it’s been great for actually getting up and doing useful things quickly and relatively pain free.

  Eventually I would like to try working backwards and getting things running on a more “traditional” server environment, but Unraid has been a great learning tool for me personally.

  It’s like… Maybe some folks learned to overhaul an engine before they got their driver’s license, but lots of people just need to a car to get to work and back today, and they can learn to change their oil and do a brake job when the time comes.

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• drspod@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Does Unraid still use JBOD with a single parity disk or have they moved to a sane drive layout?

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  • charles@lemmy.ca ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Other than ZFS as someone mentioned already, they also offer dual drive parity now. IMO it’s a good balance to also allow a very flexible and easily expandable array.

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  • ShortN0te@lemmy.ml ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Still the same but afaik they now somewhat support running zfs

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