hello,
after reviewing different solutions, I am considering buying an IX Mini X+ systems.
I have doubts about best practises to setup the system especially considering application install location (sorry i am quite new in this kind of project...)
I understand the OS (TrueNas) will be installed on the onboard NVMe drive.
But where should applications be installed ?
- on the NVMe itself ? enough space ? What about backup in case of crash?
- on SSD drives using the 2 hotswaps bays ?
- on a dedicated volume in the HDD drives ?
In general, do you recommend installing applications on SSDs ?

Regards,
Eric

I didn't know if you wanted to know this. I have a UNAS Pro and a Synology DS920+ both have IronWolf Drive rated at 7200 RPM. The UNAS Pro is hooked up to a 10 GB Network and the DS920+ over 1 GB Network with link aggregation.

Now I have a Folder with a bunch of small Random Files, this folder is 3.79 GB in size. The DS920 will transfer it in 2 minutes and 30 seconds with Cache on, & 3 minutes without cache. The UNAS Pro will take over 10 minutes to transfer these files.

I assumed something was wrong with my 10 GB network, Nope it will transfer 4.79 GB in under 10 seconds, and ds920 takes 42 seconds.

I guess UNAS Pro doesn't like a bunch of small files being transferred. All this testing was done over SMB. The Ds920 is faster with NFS like a 1 minute 30 seconds.

Hello I am making enquiries into what I would need to purchase a business router run on an LTE system which would be ideal for not only standalone in a workshop environment here in the UK. I also would need it for travel purposes into sub tropical climates. to include African and Asian climates. and robust enough for a digital nomad lifestyle.

Hi a newbie question I've got an Terramaster f4 424 max, thanks to your videos got Jellyfin running locally however I'm struggling to get remote access through Jellyfin client app from my phone for instance.
I'm a bit lost where the connect to server screen appears as I've tried the remote device URL with no luck.
Any help would be much appreciated I can get remote access to TOS6 but not Jellyfin do I need a ddns service etc, what would be the server address an a example can help please, or a guide.
Thank you.

Thanks for all the info you provide! I am wondering if it worthwhile upgrading my NAS RAM to whatever the maximum is? Probably un-soldering/soldering RAM will discourage me from attempting with my DS218J model. If I can do that, how large can the hard drives be if I choose to replace them? I am running out of space fast. Thanks in advance for any help you provide!

I am about to replace a Synology DS220+  with an asustor AS5402. The Synology system runs two Seagate Ironwolf 6 TB HDDs in a RAID 0 array. I shall be increasing the storage on my new nas to 16TB using two Samsung 870 QVO 8 TB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drives. Can you please let me know the best way to migrate data from my old nas to my new nas. thank you

We are looking for backup solutions for our Small Business. The majority of our backups are PDF files. We have Fiber Optic Internet with upload Speeds of 3 Gbps. We would also like the option of backing the NAS Data to Cloud backup; we have a 10 Gbps Switch where the NAS will be located. Any help would be appreciated

Hi !
Over the years, I have collected, received, and owned hard drives of different capacities. However, I still want to use them. In my mind, I think of a NAS. But is it the right solution? I already know that raid is not possible but is there another option?
Thank you in advance for your answer.
Kind regards
George

NetBak Agent 1.2.2 has resolved an incompatiblity due to a USB SD Card reader being plugged into a WIN 11 Pro PC.  The prior update only worked after you removed the USB SD card reader.  

It took them a few days to figure that one out.  

Agent now connects properly to the NAS.

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Hi
Thank you for the very informative videos!

Could you please advise whether it makes sense to switch to QuTS Hero in my case? I have a TS-464 with 8GB of RAM, which I can upgrade to 16GB if needed. However, as I understand, ZFS is quite resource-intensive, and I'm not sure if even 16GB would be sufficient, especially considering the CPU's modest performance.

I only purchased this NAS yesterday, so I don't have much experience with it or ZFS. My primary use cases include:

Storing files that won't be accessed frequently
Media streaming
Cloud storage for up to two users

Do you think the hardware will be sufficient for these tasks, especially with encryption (full disk encryption), ZFS, and streaming in mind? I’d like to take advantage of ZFS features such as deduplication, integrity checking, and archiving, but I definitely wouldn’t want my NAS to struggle with its primary tasks because of these features.

Thank you in advance for your advice!

Best regards,
Pas