• Upgrade all packages: 
    sudo dnf upgrade -y
  • Add the OpenZFS repository: 
    sudo dnf install -y https://zfsonlinux.org/epel/zfs-release-3-0$(rpm --eval "%{dist}").noarch.rpm
  • Add the epel-repository: 
    sudo dnf install -y epel-release
  • Install the latest kernel-devel package: 
    sudo dnf install -y kernel-devel
  • Clean out dnf: 
    sudo dnf clean all
  • Re-create repository caches: 
    sudo dnf makecache
  • Install zfs: 
    sudo dnf install -y zfs
  • Load the zfs module: 
    sudo /sbin/modprobe zfs
  • In the event that you see a message of modprobe: FATAL: Module zfs not found in directory /lib/modules/
  • Uninstall the zfs package and its required packages: 
    sudo dnf remove -y zfs
  • Clean out dnf: 
    sudo dnf clean all
  • Re-create repository caches: 
    sudo dnf makecache
  • Reinstall zfs and it should perform the dkms build process: 
    sudo dnf install -y zfs
  • If you updated the kernel with sudo dnf upgrade -y, REBOOT now.
  • Load the zfs module: 
    sudo /sbin/modprobe zfs
  • Check for the disks you want to setup with zfs using by-id: 
    ls -lh /dev/disk/by-id/
  • Create the mount point for your pool: 
    sudo mkdir /mnt/<mount_point_name>
  • Create the ZFS pool with your drives: 
    sudo zpool create -m /mnt/<mount_point_name> -o ashift=12 <pool_name> mirror ata-<drive_1> <drive_2>
  • Check the status of the pool: 
    zpool status -v
  • Create the datasets: 
    sudo zfs create sonic/anime
sudo zfs create sonic/bitcoin
sudo zfs create sonic/children_shows
sudo zfs create sonic/dance_videos
sudo zfs create sonic/documents
sudo zfs create sonic/ebooks
sudo zfs create sonic/films
sudo zfs create sonic/games
sudo zfs create sonic/gaming_videos
sudo zfs create sonic/isos
sudo zfs create sonic/linux
sudo zfs create sonic/live_shows
sudo zfs create sonic/music
sudo zfs create sonic/photos
sudo zfs create sonic/shows
sudo zfs create sonic/skateboarding
sudo zfs create sonic/software
  • Set compression for each dataset: 
    sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/anime
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/bitcoin
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/children_shows
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/dance_videos
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/documents
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/ebooks
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/films
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/games
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/gaming_videos
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/isos
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/linux
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/live_shows
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/music
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/photos
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/shows
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/skateboarding
sudo zfs set compression=zstd-19 sonic/software
  • Set the owner of the mount directory and all sub-directories to your user: 
    sudo chown -R howard:howard /mnt/sonic/<mount_point_name>

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