# SSD Encryption?

**URL:** <https://community.umbrel.com/t/ssd-encryption/2484>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 9, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ssd-encryption/2484 "2021-08-09T10:56:16Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/ssd-encryption/2484/10 "2021-12-12T22:07:56Z")

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I installed Umbrel on an operating system of my preference (not UmbrelOS, which is basically RaspberryPi OS + Umbrel installed out-of-the-box) so I was able to encrypt the HDD with VeraCrypt. As you, I’m also thinking about NextCloud.

But I’m facing problems with my setup, as I reported here:

> [@Encrypted HDD shows I/O errors when Bitcoin Core gets 100% synchronized](http://community.umbrel.com/t/encrypted-hdd-shows-i-o-errors-when-bitcoin-core-gets-100-synchronized/5166):
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> Hi everyone! I have this setup: RaspberryPi 4B with 8GB RAM 32GB microSD card openSUSE Leap 15.3 (Linux) on the microSD VeraCrypt 1.24-Update7 1TB HDD with a single partition encrypted with VeraCrypt Umbrel 0.4.9 (latest at the moment) on the HDD What’s happening is: when Bitcoin Core gets 100% synchronized (e.g. it downloads a block mined 1 minute ago), it stops syncing and does not download further blocks. Although the web interface keeps saying “Running” and “100% Synchronized”, if I SSH t…

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