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@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ For my system I have 3 drives in total formatted as `ext4`, excluding the boot d
- WD Red 4TB 5400 RPM HDD - `/mnt/disk2` - Part of storage pool
- WD RED 4TB 5400 RPM HDD - `/mnt/parity1` - SnapRAID parity, you must use your largest drive for this
The three main storage drives are then *pooled* into a new directory called `/mnt/storage` where all my files can be accessed from. `/mnt/storage` contains the following subdirectories:
The three main storage drives are then _pooled_ into a new directory called `/mnt/storage` where all my files can be accessed from. `/mnt/storage` contains the following subdirectories:
- `/public`: Public folder accessible by all users
- `/public/media`: Media storage
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ Keep in mind that using SnapRAID has a couple of caveats:
### Installation
```bash
$ yay -S snapraid
```
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- Give your server a recognizable [hostname](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration#Set_the_hostname) (in my case that's jupiter)
- Set up an SMTP client like [msmtp](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/msmtp) so that your server can send you e-mail alerts
- Set up [S.M.A.R.T.](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/S.M.A.R.T.) monitoring for your drives so that you get an early warning if one of your drives is about to fail.
- Remember the rule known as *Schrödinger's Backup*: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Therefore I recommend setting up another [backup solution](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_backup) other than SnapRAID, just in case.
- Remember the rule known as _Schrödinger's Backup_: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Therefore I recommend setting up another [backup solution](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_backup) other than SnapRAID, just in case.
In the next part, we are going to be setting up Docker and Portainer for container management, Watchtower for automatic container updates, and OpenVPN for remote server management.