Mixed SSD+HDD Storage Management for Home Media Servers
Home server newcomers running Jellyfin via Docker on Debian are unsure whether to unify SSD and HDD storage into a single pool or keep them separate. The decision involves tradeoffs around performance, fragility, and data organization that are non-obvious for Linux beginners. Community guidance generally favors keeping drives separate for simplicity.
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