Has this happened to you?
You’re ready to upload a video, but your editing drive is full. You grab an old USB drive, copy some files, and hope it doesn’t crash. Or worse—you’ve lost an important project because of drive failure. Sound familiar?
It’s not your fault. As creators, we’re constantly juggling files—thumbnails, music, B-roll, entire video projects. But here’s the truth: USB drives and basic storage setups can’t keep up with you.
In this video, I’ll show you how ZFS storage can save your sanity. Whether you’re looking at Synology NAS, TrueNAS, or even building your own DIY ZFS server, there’s a solution that can:
✅ Protect your files from corruption.
✅ Scale with your growing channel.
✅ Keep everything organized so you can focus on creating.
Stop losing files and start future-proofing your work. Trust me, once you understand what ZFS can do, you’ll wonder how you managed without it.
Synology: https://www.synology.com/en-us
TrueNAS: https://www.truenas.com/
45 Drives: https://www.45drives.com/
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:12 - Back Story
00:43 - Problems of a Growing Channel
02:28 - The Creator Challenge
03:47 - Storage Solutions
04:29 - Synology NAS
08:13 - TrueNAS Scale
09:42 - DIY ZFS Server
10:25 - Storage Solutions Recap
11:07 - What and Why ZFS
13:26 - Matching Storage to Channel Size
13:32 - Small Channel (1-50K Subscribers)
14:47 - Medium Channels (50K - 100K)
15:35 - Large Channel (100K - 1M) Subscribers
16:08 - Corporate Channels (1M+)
17:13 - Wrapup
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