Ubuntu Server with R3D or Mdadm for setting up RAID 5
Ubuntu Server with R3D or Mdadm for setting up RAID 5
Hello everyone, I'm setting up my home server with a RAID 5 configuration. This is my first time creating a RAID array, so I'm comparing two popular solutions: mdadm and unRaid. I've heard mixed opinions about unRaid but also saw it used in some episodes by Linus. My main concern is whether I'm getting an advantage or disadvantage when choosing between these two tools. I know they're different RAID implementations, so please share your experiences and thoughts. I have a 120GB SSD for the primary drive (or cache if using unRaid) and three 2TB WD Blue drives. Looking ahead, adding more disks later might be simpler with unRaid, right? Is that correct? I mainly use the server for Plex, a Usenet client, and some other programs that rely on Mono, plus SMB and occasionally hosting for CS:GO. Thanks in advance!