How do you store your JAV/Porn Collection?

[chupachups]

yes

I used mega.nz to create a number of free storage accounts of 20GB each, used RAIDRIVE to map these to network shares for my plex server

RAIDRIVE free version allows only 8 maps, so I got 8 x 20GB = 160GB for free

mega.nz + free RAIDRIVE is a bit clunky as it only allows read access...you need to use mega.nz web page to upload/administer...not a big deal once you have setup and if you hardly ever change

I did come up against some network limits with mega.nz...not sure if it was related to some admin I was carrying out, or whether it would impact me in normal usage

when I hit this limitation I decided $100 for 2TB for hosting on own h/w wasn't such a bad deal

would love to hear if anyone got a better experience/more free storage

 

[lannalen]

yes

I used mega.nz to create a number of free storage accounts of 20GB each, used RAIDRIVE to map these to network shares for my plex server

RAIDRIVE free version allows only 8 maps, so I got 8 x 20GB = 160GB for free

mega.nz + free RAIDRIVE is a bit clunky as it only allows read access...you need to use mega.nz web page to upload/administer...not a big deal once you have setup and if you hardly ever change

I did come up against some network limits with mega.nz...not sure if it was related to some admin I was carrying out, or whether it would impact me in normal usage

when I hit this limitation I decided $100 for 2TB for hosting on own h/w wasn't such a bad deal

Mega.nz is only good if you use a paid account! If you use a free account, they will delete all your data after a certain period. Be cautious about that!

 

[chupachups]

Mega.nz is only good if you use a paid account! If you use a free account, they will delete all your data after a certain period. Be cautious about that!

I agree they do delete files, but under certain conditions

I've had a free mega.nz account for over a decade...I used it to transfer a 4k blade runner video....in that 10 years they reduced the maximum amount of free space...they emailed a warning...eventually they deleted the video, which brought me under the storage limit...they didn't delete anything else...so as long as you stick to their rules, you should be as good as any other free storage provider

 

[montblanc5]

I'm pretty selective in the performers I follow, so everything AV and IV all fit on one external drive. Some of the older stuff I have is also burned on dvd.

 

[chupachups]

I've been experimenting with the common NAS s/w offerings

openmediavault
truenas core
xigma nas

by far the easiest to get up and running is xigma nas, and has very low h/w requirements

truenas core has a very pretty dashboard, but requires the most h/w even at its base config

openmediavault is a bit of a pain to get zfs installed, unlike the other two which support it out of the box

as an example, I have xigma nas running on a 12 year old celeron with 4GB RAM...performance wise its fine, and took only 5 mins to setup