Published May 7, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Shekhar Vaidya is a veteran technology journalist and computer science engineer. He is the founder of TechLatest, where he has spent years providing technical analysis on hardware and Windows ecosystems. Now a Computing Writer at XDA, Shekhar leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. There is a widespread assumption among homelab users that if the server is running and services are working as expected, then everything must be fine. Like most users, I also neglected the SSD's health. I hadn’t checked the SSD health in over a year, since there were no visible problems. I use a repurposed laptop as a bare-metal Debian server. It runs almost 24/7 with multiple Docker containers on top. Due to the laptop's limited storage, I already offloaded bulk storage for services like Jellyfin, Immich, and Nextcloud to a NAS, assuming that would keep SSD wear minimal.…