Subj : Re: Plex Media Server drive upgrade
To   : boraxman
From : claw
Date : Sat Jul 16 2022 10:34:56

On 16 Jul 2022, boraxman said the following...
 bo> Can you do that with ZFS efficiently?  You need to add each device as a
 bo> VDEV, and then it stripes everything over all devices if I recall
 bo> correctly, so getting it to use all the space might be tricky.
 bo> 
 bo> I'd recommend BTRFS for that.  It has a mode much closer to JBOD than
 bo> ZFS.  You can use all the space of a hodge podge of various size disks
 bo> and is much more amenable to ad hoc additions, removals and alterations.
 bo> 

Depends how you set it up initially.  Using it with JBOD will not get a performance boost because its not striping anything.  

BTRFS is also another solution.  The good and bad thing about Linux is there are usually 10 ways to do the same thing.  

A bit of searching and you will find all kinds of mixed reviews and why one person like this or that.  A little research and you will find what fits you.

Heres a reddit discussion on which is better.  But at this time both have been around for years and are fairly solid.
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/9z7h7u/zfs_vs_btrfs/

Heres an article from TrueNAS
https://www.truenas.com/blog/open-zfs-vs-btrfs/

In the end its really not going to make too much difference for you.  If you were some enterprise looking for their next solution I would suggest testing both and learning both.  Since your not Google a bit and do what feels comfortable.  

I don't have much experience with BTRFS.  But there are so many guides out there how both of these work.  If your using Linux already your smart enough to use either of these technologies. 

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