retrotech
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(Quote) Basically that :-)
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(Quote) Save a few quid, get some WD elements and shuck them. All my drives are shucked and no issues, saved a fortune.
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I personally run a Synology DS920+, upgraded the RAM to 12GB and it's got 25TB storage. Serves 7 people, works flawlessly. Plex + Sonarr + Radarr + Prowlarr + sabnzbd + pihole Happy as Larry and power consumption is very low.
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I use NordVPN, I have a lot of different ones including lifetime ones from ivacy and vpn unlimited but always end up back at NordVPN. My last Nord purchase was via Quidco when they had 100% cashback available, currently 80% cashback but goes to 100…
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I have 2 * 14TB WD elements and 2 * 8TB in my Synology ds920+ using Synology's hybrid raid which gives me about 25TB of usable space. Been running these drives for sometime including using them in a custom built home server that used mergerfs …
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(Quote) I don't know if you are from the UK or not, but I'm with Vodafone for VDSL and have the 80mbps pro plan for £23 a month, they will give you a free static IP if you request one (I have one).
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Would I be able to have the second server on a different node to my existing server?
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Already have a server with you, works great.. must resist the urge to buy a second..
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I promised myself I wouldn't buy another VPS this year.. Oh well, I'll start that promise again in April with the new financial year.
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Nice :) Enjoy your new toy!
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(Quote) Yeah very simple. You replace one drive at a time and it rebuilds the array. Going from 3TB to 8TB took about 24 hours to rebuild the array, going from 3TB to 14TB took around 2 days per drive. So a couple of days to upgrade 2 drives later d…
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I have Plex Pass, I've had it since 2013 :) I have been considering switching to jellyfin but their mobile app doesn't feel as polished so think it might fail the wife test. I have found SHR to be very reliable, I've been using it fo…
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I have the previous model to that, the ds918+ with 2 cache drives. Works great for my needs, I use SHR and have 2 x14Tb and 2 X 8Tb drives installed with a usable 26.2Tb. I've also upgraded the RAM to 16GB. Runs my Plex server and many docker…
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I have their lifetime plan, bought it about 2 years ago. I don't use it very often but on the occassions I've needed to use it, it's worked fine.
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(Quote) Yes on new accounts.