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== Install == | == Install == | ||
Revision as of 21:47, 12 September 2016
 Warning: | Btrfs is still a new filesystem. While many (including myself) find it stable enough for everyday use, don't use it for critical services and be prepared to use you backups. See status page on Btrfs wiki for up-to-date info. |
Install
To create and manipulate Btrfs volumes, you will need to install
# apt install btrfs-progs
Debian Jessie
Btrfs being still very young, it is recommended to use recent version of the kernel and btrfs-progs
- Kernel from Jessie Backports
# apt install btrfs-progs/jessie-backports
Create a filesystem
Single Disk
# mkfs.btrfs /dev/sdb
Raid 1
# mkfs.btrfs -mraid1 -draid1 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
Raid 0
# mkfs.btrfs -mraid1 -draid0 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
Subvolumes
To create a subvolume just use the command
# btrfs subvolume create /<path>
