Proxmox Local Storage Explained: Why I Recommend ZFS Over Ceph for Small Clusters [YouTube Release]

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Chapters
0:00 Why “Just Use Ceph” Is Overused Advice
1:45 What Ceph Actually Requires
2:08 Ceph Networking and Daemon Requirements
3:10 The Real Risk: Ceph Failure Scenarios
5:32 ZFS Local Storage Explained
7:09 ZFS Tradeoffs Not True HA
7:43 Shared Storage as an HA Alternative
9:37 Final Thoughts