The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/hcin_b on 2025-04-23 19:23:58.
Hey everyone,
I’m building a personal media archive that will need to handle a large number of high-quality video files. My main tools are Sonarr and Radarr, and I'm trying to decide between different storage options that are both scalable and cost-effective.
Currently, I’m considering two options:
- A mounted remote storage box (like Hetzner Storage Box via CIFS/NFS/WebDAV)
- S3-compatible object storage (like Wasabi, Backblaze, or Hetzner’s Object Storage) mounted via
rclone.
The main goals are:
- Storing and accessing large files (4GB+)
- Ensuring that the download and move processes from Sonarr/Radarr work smoothly
- Supporting many read requests later on (possibly from multiple clients)
What would you recommend as the most reliable and efficient setup?
If object storage is a better option, are there best practices for mounting and integrating it with media management tools like Sonarr/Radarr?
Any advice, personal experience, or configuration tips would be really appreciated. I know this may sound like a niche use-case, but I’m sure others here have tried similar setups.
Thanks in advance!