PracticalChameleon

For some of us it’s a financial issue. I already own a Raspi 4, but don’t have money lying around to get a decent mini server (e.g. acceptable performance paired with low power consumption and no fan noise).

I still manage to run a few Docker containers on top of OMV, but need to be mindful of the load:

• Jellyfin (no transcoding)
• Immich (workers set to minimum)
• Backrest (restic frontend)
• Duplicati (phasing out)
• Heimdall
• changedetection.io
• Tailscale sidecar containers

But yes, when running a bigger backup job, I pause Immich indexing or shut down Jellyfin, just in case

Jeff Geerling ran some benchmarks on USB storage options in 2020, including a pen drive SSD: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2020/fastest-usb-storage-options-raspberry-pi

I also use those, but (shame on me) I’ve never tested the backups. Have you ever restored such an image backup?

Das ist wie mit der Bohrmaschine. Die muss auch ein paar mal durchgestartet werden, bevor es losgeht