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#### Why use mergerfs over ZFS? #### Why use mergerfs over ZFS?
MergerFS is not intended to be a replacement for ZFS. MergerFS is intended to provide flexible pooling of arbitrary drives (local or remote), of arbitrary sizes, and arbitrary filesystems. For `write once, read many` usecases such as bulk media storage. Where data integrity and backup is managed in other ways. In that situation ZFS can introduce major maintenance and cost burdens as described [here](http://louwrentius.com/the-hidden-cost-of-using-zfs-for-your-home-nas.html).
MergerFS is not intended to be a replacement for ZFS. MergerFS is intended to provide flexible pooling of arbitrary drives (local or remote), of arbitrary sizes, and arbitrary filesystems. For `write once, read many` usecases such as bulk media storage. Where data integrity and backup is managed in other ways. In that situation ZFS can introduce a number of costs and limitations as described [here](http://louwrentius.com/the-hidden-cost-of-using-zfs-for-your-home-nas.html), [here](https://markmcb.com/2020/01/07/five-years-of-btrfs/), and [here](https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSWhyNoRealReshaping).
#### What should mergerfs NOT be used for? #### What should mergerfs NOT be used for?

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For \f[C]write\ once,\ read\ many\f[] usecases such as bulk media For \f[C]write\ once,\ read\ many\f[] usecases such as bulk media
storage. storage.
Where data integrity and backup is managed in other ways. Where data integrity and backup is managed in other ways.
In that situation ZFS can introduce major maintenance and cost burdens
as described
here (http://louwrentius.com/the-hidden-cost-of-using-zfs-for-your-home-nas.html).
In that situation ZFS can introduce a number of costs and limitations as
described
here (http://louwrentius.com/the-hidden-cost-of-using-zfs-for-your-home-nas.html),
here (https://markmcb.com/2020/01/07/five-years-of-btrfs/), and
here (https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/solaris/ZFSWhyNoRealReshaping).
.SS What should mergerfs NOT be used for? .SS What should mergerfs NOT be used for?
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databases: Even if the database stored data in separate files (mergerfs databases: Even if the database stored data in separate files (mergerfs

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