Hi all!
I will soon acquire a pretty beefy unit compared to my current setup (3 node server with each 16C, 512G RAM and 32T Storage).
Currently I run TrueNAS and Proxmox on bare metal and most of my storage is made available to apps via SSHFS or NFS.
I recently started looking for “modern” distributed filesystems and found some interesting S3-like/compatible projects.
To name a few:
- MinIO
- SeaweedFS
- Garage
- GlusterFS
I like the idea of abstracting the filesystem to allow me to move data around, play with redundancy and balancing, etc.
My most important services are:
- Plex (Media management/sharing)
- Stash (Like Plex 🙃)
- Nextcloud
- Caddy with Adguard Home and Unbound DNS
- Most of the Arr suite
- Git, Wiki, File/Link sharing services
As you can see, a lot of download/streaming/torrenting of files accross services. Smaller services are on a Docker VM on Proxmox.
Currently the setup is messy due to the organic evolution of my setup, but since I will upgrade on brand new metal, I was looking for suggestions on the pillars.
So far, I am considering installing a Proxmox cluster with the 3 nodes and host VMs for the heavy stuff and a Docker VM.
How do you see the file storage portion? Should I try a full/partial plunge info S3-compatible object storage? What architecture/tech would be interesting to experiment with?
Or should I stick with tried-and-true, boring solutions like NFS Shares?
Thank you for your suggestions!
It is a pain to figure out how to give everyone the same user id. I only have a couple computers at home. I’ve never figured out how to make LDAP work (including laptops which might not have network access when I’m on the road). Worse some systems start with userid 1000, some 1001. NFS is a real mess - but I use it because I haven’t found anything better for unix.