JF Server storage config advice?

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I would not use RAID, i have mutiple dirves but 2 servers. One in front and another as backup.

If server 1 goes down, server 2 is identical to server 1 and can take over while i fix server 2.

Currently my server is just a intel NUC N5105 with 4 external drives and one SSD in it..

But i do not have 50 users, so my backup is just a raspberry pi 4 connected to some other drives then server 1.. I havent had any down time due to hardware failures yet.

When you don't have enough space, money, etc., to do a full backup of your media, your remaining option is RAID.

Disclaimer: RAID is not a backup!  But money doesn't grow on trees so backup properly smaller data sets (Jellyfin/other container app data) and hope that RAID is good enough to survive hard drive failures.

Since most of us are only running servers for immediate family and not commercial setups (RIGHT!?) the need for a spare server to eliminate downtime is not worth the expense.

Did you even read the post? There is 50+ clients and nothing about a limited budget, so why do you nack on my suggestion that meets Lexx's goals?
If money is limited, then you save up to buy drives when they are cheap or there is a great offer... I dont know how you do, but it aint free to be self-hosting, but it does give you freedom and possibilities.. Also, Jellyfin is just a service, i dont know about you, but i do have other services runnning on my server..