Finding short-term cloud space before rebuilding an 18-20TB NAS
A personal media library of movies, TV shows, music, and similar files takes about 18-20TB across several in a Linux machine. The plan is to reuse those drives, add 2 or 3 more, and build a new NAS with TrueNAS.
The existing data needs to be moved somewhere else while TrueNAS is installed, datasets are set up, and the new NAS is tested. There is not enough local space to both build the NAS and keep a full copy of the data during the move.
One option is to rent for 30-45 days, upload , build and test the NAS, download the data again, and then close the account. The main unknowns are which service can handle this, what it would cost, and whether others have done it successfully at this size.
Key points
- The data set is about 18-20TB of personal media files.
- The current setup is a Linux machine with several .
- The target setup is a TrueNAS-based NAS using existing drives plus 2 or 3 more.
- Temporary is being considered for a 30-45 day window.
- The key questions are service choice, total cost, and real experience with moving this much data.