RPi3B - Apps on external SSD

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Good evening,

This is my first post on here so sorry if i chose the wrong category.

I have a Raspberry Pi 3B that i want to use as a NAS, so i setup nextcloud and created a couple of users, but when i upload files to that, they go to the SD Card instead of the SSD (connected through a USB to SATA adapter).

What can I do to move the files in the SSD and set it as the “main” drive for all the apps?

I am using all the newest versions and updates.

Thanks in advance!
Niko

PS: I also have a RPi4 but I am currently using it for another project, however, I could consider switching to it as a last resort.

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Hi @zR3D

Is your FBX installation on the external drive or the SD card (does your pi boot from the SSD)?

Thanks.

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Hello, thanks for answering so quickly!

I installed FBX on the SD Card through Raspberry Pi Imager.

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Hi @zR3D

As far as i know, nextcloud works in a container within fbx. If your fbx is on the sdcard, then your nextcloud installation is too.
now, if there is a way to point both the container and nextcloud to your external drive; that i do not know how to do.
however, if its only disk space you’re concerned about, then i recommend you install fbx on the external drive and boot it from there. this way, the nextcloud container will be on the external disk too.

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Oh ok, I got it, I’ll reinstall FBX on the SSD.
What if i also want to add another SSD to the setup as a redundancy drive, will the FBX installation be copied too or only the apps?

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sorry, i didnt understand the question.

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My bad, English is not my main language.

What I mean is: can I use two SSDs where one is for FBX and the nextcloud data, and the other is a copy of the first one in case that drive fails?

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sure you can.
you can use cockpit to clone your drives, configure FBX to make backup copies on your second drive or use a tool of your choice (i.e. rsync, borg etc).

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Thanks for your help! I am taking the opportunity to backup everything i have on the RPi4 and install FBX there but i have an issue. I’ll open another thread on that

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I created an issue on Gitlab to keep track of this:

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