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submitted 17 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ahoy! My internal hdds are at max with all I've been torrenting and I'm considering some type of Docking station for my desktop with several 10Tbs drives in them to allow me to store and backup my data for offline protection.

I was wondering if anyone had done any type of setup like this and if it's a reliable method for offline data storage. I'd also like it to have a RAID capability but I have software which can mirror drives to each other on startup/shutdown, etc. Also, I'd need it to have a USB-type connection for a USB SSD drive to pop-out & connect to my Smart TV for viewing.

An end goal would be to get a 3-2-1 setup but I can't find a reliable Cloud storage I'd trust with that much data except maybe Filen.

Any positive input about brands, drives, services, etc. would be most appreciated!

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 17 hours ago (11 children)

I'd start by noting that raid is more about availability, not backup... I suspect you already have that in mind but just in case. Ideally if you are up for learning ZFS, that is one of the most resilient raid tools out there. Most NAS and Unix or Linux OS will have support for this.

Never connect RAID disks via USB... This only causes headaches.

Avoid SATA port multipliers, these can cause problems in raid.

SAS has the most reliable and flexible options for connectivity. Used JBOD chassis, even small, can be found cheaply and will run SATA disks well.

As to cloud data, I strongly recommend BackBlaze. Many utilities can natively interact with it (API compatible with Amazon s3) and you can handle encryption on the fly with several sync options. They are one of the cheapest solutions, and storage is pretty much all they do.

With pretty much any cloud storage, look at the ingress/egress cost of your data too... That is where many can bite you unexpectedly.

Worth noting that when you get to large storage, a good organization method for your data is key so you can prune and prioritize without getting overwhelmed later... Don't want several copies of the same thing eating cash needlessly.

Good luck! And welcome to the wonderful illness known as data hoarding!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (7 children)

How much are you storing on Backblaze? I love their Desktop Backup, and I've got about 20TB backed up with it. But I'm planning to add a significant amount of additional storage on a new machine and I worry that their unlimited plan may not actually be unlimited. I've heard good things about their B2 service but the cost would astronomical, way way out of my budget.

edit: Oh, apparently Backblaze Desktop doesn't support Linux. Well, I'm hosed. Got any suggestions for affordably backing up a significant amount of data on a Linux PC?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Tapes are how you back up large amounts of data. A small tape robot can handle petabytes.