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When to switch to network storage (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I've been selfhosting a while. I run around 15 distinct services in docker containers, all on a single machine with a medium sized disk. It's a small form factor, and I recently had to add space, so I've attached an external USB storage device.

It feels clunky.

At what point does a performant SAN/NAS make sense more than local storage? When did you make the jump?

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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

When you need the data on more than one machine.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Honestly this is the simple answer. My partner and I needed to access the same files often enough that we started using a NAS before I even got into self hosting. In fact, really, the NAS was my gateway drug haha.

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