Andrea, just released the latest version of SnapRAID. This version introduces split parity, which allows you to spread your parity files across numerous disks. This makes transitioning up to larger...

SnapRAID added a sweet feature, split parity. In the past, adding larger data disk always came with the issue of needing parity disks as large or larger than your data disks. For example, let’s say...

Website Upgrades It’s been a long time coming. I have finally updated my website from the custom Ruby on Rails application that I wrote over 5 years ago. At the time, I was doing a ton of Rails dev...

Trapexit’s MergerFS is awesome. He has some great documentation on the README, but I just wanted to share a couple of quick examples I use all the time. Let’s say you have a MergerFS pool mounted a...

Docker Docker is a fantastic way to run applications in containers separate from your host OS. But, you may ask why bother doing this or why not use VMs instead? Docker is not a replacement for vi...

Much like my other recent article about my workstation upgrade, I decided to give my home server a big performance boost. This machine has went through many hardware iterations. Here are just the C...

I’m always on the hunt for better options to pool my SnapRAID array at home. I have found a new, great companion in MergerFS. Mergerfs is another disk pooling solution (union filesystem). Here’s wh...

Home Media Fileserver in Norco 4224 Case </div>I have SnapRAID setup to create a super flexible, reliable bulk media server. I have used SnapRAID for years across numerous versions of Ubuntu...

Workstation Upgrades I just updated my home workstation to something much more powerful than what I had in the past. With 8-core hyperthreaded Xeon e5-2760’s going for $60, I decided it was time t...

UPDATE: I have an updated script available here. I needed a simple, reliable way to run diffs, syncs, and scrubs on my SnapRAID array nightly without me manually having to run commands each time. ...