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Hey, you don't need to install or user neither docker nor dockage/portainer etc. HexOS takes care of everything for you. All you need to do, is login the HexOS Dashboard, go to curated Apps and install all the apps you want and need and HexOS is taking care off everything. No docker compose files, not folder mapping, no db user/PW to take care off, just super simple one click install apps. Under the hood HexOS is configuring and running those apps in docker, but you absolutely don't need to worry about this yourself. Just give it a try and install the apps and please report back how it went :)

Novice here. =/ This is my 2nd try at properly setting up my server. The first time i was having issues so I upgraded my hdd hardware to a Terramaster D6-320 and better truespec usb cable. Because this is a fresh install of hexos and I formatted all my drives I want to get it right from the start. No mater how many videos I watch I am still confused on what docker is and its use case. (its like a vm folder?) My main question is should I install and set up Dockage or other Docker like programs before installing plex, immich, & maybe home serves for minecraft and enshrouded? Is it needed? What novice benefits does one gain? Sorry for the beginner questions, just wanna learn more and get it right.

The notification is gone and everything working normally, thank you!

Having a launch button for apps with a GUI is really convenient, but I would like to have the option of changing the URL that is used. I have some services exposed publicly through a reverse proxy (i.e. nextcloud, immich), but the button always opens a new tab with the local address. The deck already gives you access to your server from the outside, so if you choose to expose services publicly the buttons become a bit useless...

Thank you for pointing me there. seems the exact issue i have. Not sure how i missed that when searching for a solution.

Hey, you can check this post to find an explanation to what you are seeing: Generally it's recommended to not spin down the discs, since this adds significant wear on the drives and potentially makes them die faster and therefor any amount saved on electricity is negated by the fact that you possibly need to buy a new drive way sooner then you initially would have needed without spinning drives down. This is just the general recommendation, but everyone can do as he wishes :)

And it seems you can't shut it down via truenas apps or docker containers because it will autorestart. but in the time it is actually down. my discs have no reads and go to sleep propperly

Just to elaborate on that topic a little further. it seems that the hexos container actually reads on the HDDs every 2 minutes. I even downgraded from 25.10 to 25.4 again but couldn't get them easily to sleep. I actually assume because of the reads, exactly every 2 minutes. When i stop the hexos app, those reads are gone and the HDDs are spinning down properly. Discs are set to sleep after 5 minutes for easier testing and no advance sleep for now. Begs the question.... Am I missing a setting in HEXOS which wakes them up again or is that somehow intended ?

This one is cleans up our workflow dialogs for more consistency throughout the UI (and better navigation), and addresses some bugs with mobile. We also snuck in the VM beta, but it's invite-only to start. Remember to sign up here if you haven't! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18XKSC5U0DPcaJL0RxrqRKqLl-mr7aS1WkTR9eftxOZw/viewform https://docs.hexos.com/release-notes/command-deck/2026-09-18

I'm new at this, but my understanding is that Rclone is what I would need to use Dropbox as my off-site copies of often accessed, often edited files.

Have sent in a request for VM testing :), have a lab ready for just playing around. Thinking about setting up a MECM lab using Hexos. Have been using **raid so far. but i like the way Hexos looks and feels more, it is the only reason i bought 2 licenses for Hexos. If the system breaks does not matter, have this lab setup just for VM tinkering. Been waiting since first beta of Hexos for this posibility. So look forward for the posibility for testing.

Ok

fixed the link, didn't realize they are set to automatically expire in 30 days. this one shouldn't do that

@Mobius The discord invite link has expired.

Doublechecking the documentation for 'sure' these values are supposed to be auto generated when you need them. have you tried going through with connecting to your financial institution?

Hi everyone, I'm trying to set up Sure (self-hosted) and I'm getting the error below about missing encryption keys screenshot attached. Could anyone help me figure out how to configure this properly? Also, is there a way to force the app to run over HTTPS, similar to how Actual Budget does it? Thanks a lot in advance!

@squijello Do you still have that notification? It should have been corrected.

Second this request

@mill3000 can you investigate this further?

https://docs.hexos.com/blog/2026-09-09 Buddy Backup is now in beta: back up your HexOS server to a friend's, fully encrypted, with no monthly cloud storage bills. Learn how it works, what your buddy can (and can't) see, and how to join the rollout.

sure is an app that uses postgres you might have to delete the sure dataset in /(HDDs or SSDs)/Applications/sure and then try reinstalling

This should have been in the update that went out a day or so ago.

Can't wait to test out the buddy backup. I've already filled out the form and I'm setting up my second HexOS Server tomorrow. Hope I get in. Keep up the great work. 😉

Trying to install Sure but it keeps erroring out. is this a common thing or a me issue?

In short Buddy Backups and Virtual Machines are beginning to roll out to test users now. The file browser and app cards are both getting deeper integrations with apps. All of this makes up HexOS 1.1, which ships on Black Friday this year (Nov 27, 2026). The $199 early access sale ends December 1, when standard pricing of $299 per server takes effect. Verbose details inside and another two blogs are slated for this week to go deeper into Buddy Backups and VMs. Beta signup: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18XKSC5U0DPcaJL0RxrqRKqLl-mr7aS1WkTR9eftxOZw/viewform