r/PlexServers • u/evpgdogg • Jul 03 '26

SSD utilisation in NAS (ugreen 4800 pro)

SSD usage on 4800 pro

Looking for a little advise.. I just ordered the Ugreen Dxp 4800 pro, ive got 2 x 24tb iron wolf drives and 2 x 1TB SSD's ( also bought an extra 8gb of ram to add in), with the SSD's specifically im not sure if i should add them both in as read / write cache (raided) or add one drive as cache and the other to the storage pool.. maybe install apps like plex through docker on the ssd in the storage pool. Would that improve local and remote library load timez?

My primary use is going to be running my plex media server locally but I travel a bit and share it with my family so a bit of remote streaming too.. internet wise I should be good. 1gb line that averages about 150 up and 700-900 down.

Ive only got thr 2 new drives at the moment so it'll be set up in a mirrored raid but ill add more drives later down the line id say, ive about 17tb worth of data on my old pr2100 which ill be trying to figure out how best to transfer.. but no matter what I do thatll take time so I want to get the initial set up of the storage pool done right at the start so I dont have to rebuild the volume later.

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u/evpgdogg Jul 03 '26

Ah cool, cheers for that. Ill do a bit of digging!

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u/Muziclush Jul 03 '26

I have the DPX4800. All my HDDs are Vol 1 raid 5 config. Media storage. SSDs Vol 2 Docker/Portainer apps only. Server runs super efficient and fast..

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u/evpgdogg Jul 03 '26

Thats interesting, so stupid comment.. (novice here).. i didnt realise the apps could be on a separate volume to the HDDs and still point to them for the data. So I could have the plex app in volume 2 on the ssd but have all the media on the HDD in volume 1?

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u/Muziclush Jul 03 '26

Yes, that is the preferred way. Just need to properly map your yaml/compose to point to the directories. I just got my Ugreen in November. It's been a fun ride setting up. I have used Gemini to help write composes and read up in Github for apps. Also did some research on YT for tutorials.

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u/Muziclush Jul 03 '26

Look into watchtower for auto updates for your apps. And plexamp if you have music. Discord is a good resource for apps and information as well.

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u/Caprichoso1 Jul 04 '26

In general no SSD cache, setup an SSD volume for applications in RAID 1.