Coming from OpenMediaVault, the main thing I’m missing is support for snapRAID, as an user friendly solution for storage parity, backups and protection against bit rod.
See the official comparison charts for all the possible benefits snapRAID would bring to Umbrel users:
OpenMediaVault has a nice plugin, that allows snapRAID be controlled over the GUI instead of the terminal. Maybe the plugin could acts as a base for integrating snapRAID into Umbrel?
Here’s a quick overview of the main features of snapRAID:
SnapRAID is a backup program designed for disk arrays, storing parity information for data recovery in the event of up to six disk failures.
- You can utilize disks already filled with files without the need to reformat them, accessing them as usual.
- All your data is hashed to ensure data integrity and prevent silent corruption.
- When the number of failed disks exceeds the parity count, data loss is confined to the affected disks; data on other disks remains accessible.
- If you accidentally delete files on a disk, recovery is possible.
- Disks can have different sizes.
- You can add disks at any time.
- SnapRAID doesn’t lock in your data; you can stop using it anytime without reformatting or moving data.
- To access a file, only a single disk needs to spin, saving power and reducing noise.