FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS?

FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS?

fonzie
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fonzie
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2010-10-09, 02:36

I currently have a DNS-321 "toaster" style NAS box with two 2TB hard drives totaling in 4TB of storage. I don't have any RAID setup on the DNS-321, instead I have two separate external 2TB USB drives that I use as backup. The main reason I have it setup this way is because I accidentally deleted some files from my NAS once and had no way of recovering them. Having it set up this way means I'd have to delete the file from two sources (External HDD and NAS) in order to completely rid myself of files. On the same token, when adding movies I have to do twice the work (move files to NAS and external HDD).

I have almost filled my second hard drive and am running out of space quick. I have to upgrade, so now it is decision time

Originally, I was going to build myself a simple server with FreeNAS and old computer parts but I've been browsing this forum a lot and have noticed that many people highly recommend using unRaid instead.

I've heard many positive things about unRaid setups so I am seriously considering making the switch but I have a few questions before I do.

--If I have three 2TB hard drives setup in unRaid, how much actual storage am I looking at (not counting redundancy)?

--Is there an easy way to know when a hard drive fails?

--If at some point in the future, I wanted to upgrade from plus to pro is there a way to upgrade and just pay the difference, or would I have to pay full price?

--Can the unRaid box be used to SFTP files?

--How can I protect myself from accidentally deleting movie or tv show files?

--What does unRaid offer that freeNAs does not? Vice versa?

I know that's a lot of questions, but any insight would greatly help in my decision-making process

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FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by fonzie - 2010-10-09, 02:36

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Keep it simple - by airjrdn - 2010-10-11, 14:49

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Zfs nas - by froggit - 2010-10-11, 20:01

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I do not recommend 4KB sector hdd's for linux - by pike - 2010-10-12, 02:57

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How ZFS and Unraid work - by beckstown - 2010-10-16, 14:08

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RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by spchtr - 2014-12-13, 03:15

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Bit-Rot is real. - by ajeffco - 2010-12-18, 10:32

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RE: Freenas vs unRaid - by srj1209 - 2012-11-09, 07:00

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RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by patm95 - 2012-11-11, 02:52

RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by TugboatBill - 2012-11-12, 18:10

RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by aoommen - 2012-12-30, 04:19

RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by Juan546 - 2012-12-30, 04:36

RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by pseitz - 2012-12-30, 10:45

RE: FreeNAS versus unRAID as the operating-system for a DIY NAS? - by lem000 - 2012-12-30, 17:52