cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/36604428

Hello everybody,

I want to ask for some opinions on my current setup and how I pretend to use it for my Media Server:

Current Layout

I currently use an UGREEN DXP2800 NAS running TrueNAS Scale with two 4 TB HDDs in Mirror mode. This is planned to be my “long-term storage” for backups, photos, and so on.

Additionally, I have 1 TB SSD installed in the system. I created two datasets on it: one for Docker containers and the other one for Media, following the TRaSH guides folder layout

My current plan:

My idea is to use the SSD for the torrents and the seeds, and once the file (e.g. the ~~movie ~~ Linux ISO Image) is completed, to move it to the HDDs. From there, Jellyfin would read the corresponding dataset and play the media.

The question:

The TRaSH guides puts a lot of emphasis on hardlinks and atomic moves, and that forces you to operate in one single filesystem. Is it worth it to stick to the TRaSH guide or my current setup would work just fine? What do y’all think?

Thanks in advance and happy self-hosting!

    • wia@lemmy.caEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah this, the guide is great but the size limits and such can be kind of nuts. I went back and used the guide but stick to 1080p for more chances at finding stuff and less bloat.

      A lot of the guide feels geared to hosting just for you if you have a great TV setup. Considering half the people that use my stuff are on a phone, 1080 is fine, saves transcode and headaches with things that older decides can’t even stream.

      No one listens to me, so no one updates their stuff so sadly I still can’t use 265 cus it doesn’t work on a lot of stuff :(

        • felbane@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          Subscribe.

          I’ve got TrueNAS running on a reasonably recent PC but not a ton of space on the drives. I’d love to transcode the handful of 8GB+ movies and 40GB+ seasons sitting around taking up space. How complicated was it to set up tdarr and how long does it usually take to transcode?

    • CriticalMiss@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      1 year ago

      It is aimed at members (often new)of private trackers, a hobby which often assumes you’ve already got a 170tb NAS at home that just needs content to fill it. This is evidenced by the fact they inherit HDBs “golden popcorn” system and tier their groups pretty high up.

  • LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I’d recommend most people start with the guides (I did, no regrets there). But expect to need to manually search for things sometimes because their restraints, by design, will block some “lesser quality” options. And if some flaw in the system is bothering you, you’ll hopefully have enough experience under your belt to tailor your settings at that point

  • tuff_wizard@aussie.zoneEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    I’m not sure why anyone would be against hard links and atomics moves (which are basically the same thing) I can’t see the point of storing the files twice (once for torrent seeding and once for viewing) it saves space, it saves time.

  • CriticalMiss@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    1 year ago

    I think TRaSH serves as a good base. Their custom filters can be instantly imported using recyclarr and give you a general idea of how custom filters are meant to be used (which can be very overwhelming when you’re new to the ordeal) but sadly I disagree with TRaSH a lot on their group tiers for media formats. I think they make some mistakes placing some encoders as high as they do. (for example: micro encodes from PTer and BHDStudio shouldn’t be in the BluRay groups at all, as some of their releases are compressed harder than WEB releases from streaming services. I download BluRay encodes because I want it to be compressed to the point where it still looks identical to the BluRay it was sourced from.) Once you’re in the game long enough you just make up your own mind on what release groups should be prioritized over others.

    As for your question regarding staying within the same file system, the answer is yes. Moving things over to the SSD does two things for you. 1) for every file you also need a duplicate on the SSD, not very efficient. 2) there’s not much to gain from this unless you’re expecting a large amount of simultaneous traffic. An HDD can carry about ~20 streams of 1080p content (as most releases are compressed to 8-10mbps) which is more than enough for most households.

    I’d keep the SSD for seeding honestly, so that you can build up buffer on the trackers you’re on, but for most it’s still perfectly doable with HDDs only.

  • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Follow trash guides if you are a beginner.
    If you are experienced, use it as inspiration or as a guiding recommendation

  • excursion22@piefed.caEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I’d go with TRaSH guides. I really like auto organization it can do together with an arr stack. I don’t use torrents, so not sure what differences there are in that regard, but having it fully set up means you can, with one click, request a Linux ISO and have it find the associated download, send to your download client, downloaded, moved to a logical folder structure once complete, renamed to something that is clean and logical, and ready to be synced to your player.

    I believe with the hardlinks/atomic moves, you can still seed while the file sits in it’s final place. That way you don’t have to keep files in a secondary location while seeding, then move them manually. They also move instantly, as the actual data isn’t being moved on disk.