Rock64 and Nextcloud

[gleech]

Hi,

I just want to get some opinion on my build. I'm planning to build my own cloud using Nextcloud and Rock64, and using hardware raid for redundancy.

I'm hoping for the community to comment on my hardware selection.

Option A:

Rock64
USB to SATA cable (link)
Icy dock Hard Drive Cage with RAID (link)
250gb SSD (x2)
6A or 8A Power Supply (Link)
5.5mm to 3.5mm Power plug adapter (link)

Option B:

Rock64
USB 3.0 Type A to Type B (Link)
Oodelay USB 3.0 to 2x SATA with hardware RAID (Link)
250gb SSD (x2)
6A or 8A Power Supply (Link)
5.5mm to 3.5mm Power plug adapter (link)


Could anyone comment on the hardware selection. I'm leaning against option A but the Icy dock is more money than the Oodelay, and I'm trying to find out how to power the two SSD if I go with Option B. Can I power the two SSD using the USB 2.0 to SATA power adapter or can I use this splitter (link) and power the Rock64 and the two SSD's, I'm not sure if this is safe.

Hopefully someone could give me some advice.

Thanks