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Help with New Pool on Mini PC

Reddit r/selfhosted·u/nicoboldo·about 1 month ago
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Hey folks!

I might have done a silly mistake and now I don't know what is the best way to go next. Let me add some context:

  1. I have a TrueNAS running on my DELL mini PC. It runs great, has a core i5 and 32GB of RAM to run Immich, NextCloud, n8n, etc. Everything I needed. But it only has 500GB of Storage.
  2. I got my hands on two extra 8TB drives from my company. I confidently purchased the ORICO USB Storage, which I hoped it would fix all my issues.
  3. Sadly, I learned the hardest way that TrueNAS does not work well with Storage Pools over USB connections.

What solution do I have? I don't want to replace my Mini PC as my main NAS, but I'm struggling to find ways to connect my drives to it. As far as I read, it doesn't even have the power to keep the drivers on.

Any support is appreciated.

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