Since my fileserver tennessine is a file server first and foremost, we need to have some kind of network file service installed and set up. Much of this depends greatly on what kind
As I mentioned in the abstract, Backblaze B2 storage appears to be quite affordable, and is straightfoward to use. Again, at one point I had over 4TiB stored, with a rough monthly storage
The Arch Wiki has several options for synchronization and backup packages. After reviewing all of these options, I settled on Borg Backup, which is in the official Arch Community repository as the borg
This article describes the S.M.A.R.T. setup on tennessine, my Arch Linux file server. S.M.A.R.T. is a capability built into most modern hard drives (mechanical and
Again, I chose Btrfs over ZFS since the former is shipped with the latest kernel, and seemed to be the least headache when it comes to upgrading the OS. However, I hear ZFS