https://ndonaghy.com/tags/ubuntu/ Recent content in Ubuntu on Niall Donaghy Hugo en-gb Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:44:32 +0100 https://ndonaghy.com/posts/zfs-on-ubuntu/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:44:32 +0100 https://ndonaghy.com/posts/zfs-on-ubuntu/ <h1 id="goals">Goals</h1> <ul> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Build a NAS on low-power TinyPC (Thinkcentre M910q, i5 6500T, 8GB RAM)</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> ZFS pools and filesystem with auto-snapshots</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Serve via NFS and SMB</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> ZFS snapshots / Previous Versions working on Windows clients</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Enable smartd monitoring</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Send Telegram alerts for smartd and ZED events</li> <li><input checked="" disabled="" type="checkbox"> Sensible tuning</li> </ul> <h1 id="intro">Intro</h1> <p>This PC is also my living-room media player, so this is an always-on, low budget, and low power draw (&lt; 15W idle) build. Being a TinyPC, I chose to add storage via USB-attached SCSI caddies (UASP).</p>