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Is there a solid solution to the SD card problem? Every Rpi I've tried to use as a server eventually kills its SD card, probably as running an os on SD is desti

Is there a solid solution to the SD card problem? Every Rpi I've tried to use as a server eventually kills its SD card, probably as running an os on SD is destined for failure with write wear. I'm guessing using SD for boot only and then using a home NAS would be an option, but I've not come across a dummies guide to making a Rpi reliable long term.

Gibbon1 6y ago
Years ago a friend mentioned her company would spring for very expensive industrial grade SD cards. My company up and refuses to have anything to do with SD cards.
kiliankoe 6y ago
I used to run the boot partition from the SD card and everything else over a mounted USB flash drive. That seemed to work quite ok for a long time, but maybe I just got lucky.
deeblering4 6y ago
Spending a little extra on good quality SD cards helps both durability and performance. Also making a backup image of the SD card once configured and using a NAS or external disk for important info helps mitigate the data loss risk, and gives you a quick path to restore onto a fresh SD. With that said, I have a few raspberry pis that have been running for years without SD failures. Also, make sure swap is not enabled on the SD