Seagate/WD 8TB/16TB HDDs. Due to the sizes, these are mostly CMR and whitelabel Exos or Red equivalents.
used to run (now only OMV)
VPN (native) not dockerised
youtube-dl - now yt-dlp
aria2
transmission
and some more stuff
This is a RPI4 4GB
1. true.
2. this was the issue I faced, power. In the end a powered USB HDD solved this issue. He mentioned its a powered hub, so I assumed its a good brand