ZFS on Linux: Good and bad things I experienced

About this article After using OpenZFS for almost 2 years on my personal computer, I decided to make this small list of good and bad things I experienced while using it. When reading this, please keep the following things in mind: I use ZFS on Linux (specifically Arch Linux). If you use another operating system like FreeBSD your experiences will be different. I will write about things I personally experienced. This isn’t a full list of everything ZFS does well or badly (there are already enough of these online). I write from the view of a person who uses ZFS on his personal laptop. Please don’t use this article for enterprise decisions. I may update this article in the future. Now let’s start with the list! ...

January 14, 2024 · 3 min · 510 words