I'm wondering what the best (cheap) option is to have as much storage as possible.
I have two DL380 g7 servers with one running lemmy, npm, wireguard and busy getting nextcloud and jellyfin installed. The other one is to run a
Proxmox cluster. Just for fun tbh. Amd if needed spare parts.
I only have a few tb of storage.
Problem is that these have a 2.5 inch harddrive. So expensive drives.
Is it a good idea to just buy more drives which will cost me more in the long run i guess.. Or should i go for a dedicated storage server with 3.5 drives..
Consumer external hard drive enclosures may offer a JBOD mode, I had one from Icy Box for a few days, the transfer rates were good but the little fan didn't cool the hard drives well enough while accessing them. Ended up buying a Define R5 instead