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I guess it depends on how you're running things... and you should have backups anyways.
My previous point was that once you get your data across multiple machines your life becomes way better and things are easier to deal with. Even your “server” dies you'll still have more real time copies of the data in your laptop, desktop etc. and eventually a long term offsite backup that gets updated from time to time. Having backups is important as real time sync won't save you from you deleting files by mistake.
A quick way to do things would be to have an SSD drive (so no noise) on the "server" for your real time sync and OS and a mechanical hard drive (usually spin down) that gets a copy of the data via rsync every day. Then you do a monthly or weekly backup of the data to a remote location ove the internet or some USB hard drive that you physically move to other site.
If you're using on an SBC you may run your OS on a SD card + 2.5" SSD drive for real time data + 3.5" for daily backup. And some other remote / offsite backup solution.