For Apps is it better to use SSD or HDD

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I have a small TrueNAS SCALE for personal use. There are already 5x1TB HDDs and 120GB SSD for boot.
I was hoping to be able to install apps on the SSD, but I see that it is not possible.
I can still mount another disk and I have both a 2.5" HDD and an SSD, both 500GB.
I have both a 2.5" HDD and an SSD, both 500GB.
Which of the two is better to use?

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Unless you do a few unsupported twerk you cannot use the boot drive for anything else. Running apps or virtual machines is best done so on SSDs.

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Definitely use the 500GB SSD for both the apps and their active data - and replicate it to HDD as a backup.

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OK, I’ll use SSD. Many thanks.