Set up Raspbian on Rsapberry and set up Samba. SSD drive attached. The question is: Is it worth using SSD as mass storage? It is about potential damage to the disk, its life (maybe a trivial question ... but still ...). As more knowledgeable about the subject, can you confirm that the use of an SSD in the case of a NAS (home use) does not affect its lifespan? NAS for home use, used to store data that we access occasionally, but always at hand.
Yes, but in the case of RPI it is an excess of form over content. You will not use its possibilities, because RPI will not use even the old plateau via USB2.0
The problem is not the use of SSD capabilities and is related to the damage of the microSD memory card due to the limited number of writes, after which the card crashes. Therefore, the use of SSDs is a panacea for this problem. I have had Domoticz on SSD for 1.5 years and it works flawlessly, on the SD card after 1.5-2 months it was after the topic, it was raining and to be thrown away.
Yes, but in the case of RPI it is an excess of form over content
maybe, but I got into my hands an unnecessary SSD and an unnecessary Raspberry. Instead of buying HDD on purpose or selling the device at cost, it's better to do something practical, working and learn something new in the process. However, I was wondering if I would not damage the SSD too quickly (because it is a pity), as it was described by rs6000 taking the memory card as an example.
SSD disks are used in laptops, and for example Windows does not save disks and saves a lot of data, even in swap files, so nothing will happen, you can safely use it.
Generally RASPI + SSD is a pretty bad idea because RPI doesn't have SATA. It's much better to use BananaPi on the A20 proc. There is native SATA in proc and transfers of 35MB / s (megabyte / s) on a 1Gbit / s network are not uncommon.
BananaPi is much better than the Raspberry, I used the Banana Pi M1 in my own project and by the way, I still have a lot of them - if anyone would like to play, then here's the info:
The set includes a SanDisk 8GB card and a 2.4GHz WiFi module for USB. BPi M1 has a 2-core ARM V7 CPU, Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI and SATA connectors: you can directly connect a hard disk and a monitor to it. The set includes a dedicated SATA cable with connectors for a 2.5-inch drive, and power supply directly from the BananaPI board; The set includes a 5V 2A power supply with a 3.5 / 1.3mm connector.
Just over 200 such housings are left, injection-molded to a high gloss - injection production requires a mold and larger quantities are ordered. The enclosures have glued Ethernet, HDMI, 2xUSB, audio jack and power cables, space for any 2.5-inch drive - of course, they are designed specifically for BananaPI M1 plates.
You can connect any USB or wireless keyboard and monitor via HDMI cable to the server. It is perfect for small server projects to control intelligent installations at home, e.g. lighting control, heating temperature, air conditioning, or as a storage and multimedia player by installing Kodi or OpenMediaVault - of course, this is not a beast that can handle fullHD transcoding efficiently But a single video on Kodi played without clipping.
In addition, RaspPi on the Raspbian system until recently did not support TRIM (there were a few threads on the community forum), so SSd will also degrade faster than in a regular PC. And here you have to take this issue into account. Unless the problem is no longer present.
The discussion centers on the viability of using an SSD as mass storage in a Raspberry Pi NAS setup with Raspbian and Samba. Key points include that SSDs primarily wear out from writing, so if usage is more read-heavy, lifespan concerns are minimal. Users noted that SSDs can mitigate the wear issues associated with microSD cards, which have limited write cycles. However, some participants argued that the Raspberry Pi's USB 2.0 interface may not fully utilize SSD capabilities, suggesting alternatives like Banana Pi with native SATA support for better performance. Additionally, there were concerns about Raspbian's lack of TRIM support, which could lead to faster SSD degradation. Overall, while SSDs can be beneficial, the Raspberry Pi's limitations may warrant consideration of other hardware options for optimal NAS performance. Summary generated by the language model.
But a single video on Kodi played without clipping.
