Mirror (raid1) btrfs raids are fine and are more convenient anyways.
Comment on btrfs drive replacement
floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Is btrfs RAID stable yet? This article is three years old, so maybe things have improved, but it contains some pretty strong warnings about the dangers of btrfs RAID:
poVoq@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
czardestructo@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Been using it for over a year on two 8tb SSDs in strip and 14tb as mirror. This is on Debian and its flawless and wonderful. I run btrkbk hourly for snapshots, backups to remote locations and house keeping with 6 months of hourly snaps. Life is great.
OhYeah@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
I believe it’s only RAID 5 and 6 that are unstable, btrfs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/btrfs-man5.html#ra…