Plex on QuTS

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Thank you very much for your support here :slight_smile:

I’ve installed 2x1Tb NVME SSD for QTS and PMS, and migrating my media files from Synology to the new QNAP Raid 6.

quick question: do you keep the “tmp_transcoding” directory in the NVME SSDs, or in the raid 6? I would stay in SSDs to speed up the process (needed?), and if the storage space should be an issue I would limit the number of movies that can be transcoded simultaneously (300Gb should be enough?)

thanks again
Andrea

I keep it on the RAID 6.

Reason:

  • RAID 6, even if it was slow and giving you only 300 MB/sec,
  • 300 MB/sec translates to 2400 Mbps of streaming per second

Conclusion:

  • RAID 6 is more than fast enough. No need to wear out your SSD prematurely
    – Make a shared folder on the HDDs for “PlexTranscoding”
    – Point the transcoder temp directory there.
    – Keep it off your SSDs