[p1lot]

Hey,

I've been using a server (cheap AM3 CPU and Mobo, gfx card integrated, 2x 2TB harddisks), running Ubuntu for quite some time now. I was thinking about upgrading to something different though.

I only have MKVs, Music and Software like Games on my Server, I don't really care for RAID or backups.

While I'm quite familiar with Linux distros like Debian, Arch, Ubuntu, I have no idea of FreeBSD whatsoever.

I'm really interested FreeNAS though and think it might be a good choice.

BUT:

1) Is ZFS really a good scenario for this purpose or should I just follow the easy road and stick with Ubuntu/Debian?
What's the best way to merge two disks? I use mhddfs on my current, which is a peasent solution compared to ZFS volumes etc, but it does the job quite well.

2) What about unRAID, I've read a few good things about it here. But can it actually run Deluge and Flexget without the need to compile it from source? I'm not keen on writing Init-Scripts for Deluge either. I'm used to that 99% of my software is available as a deb or in a PPA.
What Distro is unRAID based on?


Let me know what you think.

Best regards,
p1lot

[rbrohman]

What do you want to do that you currently aren't able to do with Ubuntu?

Or you're just looking for a change?

[numb7rs]

You won't really care for backups until you lose a disk or two.

[p1lot]

I just want to try out something new.

[PatrickVogeli]

have you considered ubuntu or windows with flex raid on top of it?