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The waiting game is not my favorite. I backed this Kickstarter project in March. Today my new Lincstation N2 finally arrived. I am really happy with it. 🙂 This will be my main HexOs server running as a VM on Proxmox.

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Creativity is like food for the "happiness center" of our brain. My natural creativity area is language, I like writing. But this computer related stuff is not far behind.

I like it anyway 😀. For someone like you, a 3d printer could be a nice adition to your toolsset. When I read your SFF journey I see a lot of experimenting and out of the box thinking.

So i had some issue recently and decided to just disconnect my server from Hex and re-add it. When reconnecting i have this page, and while I'm pretty sure that it won't wipe my drives, i just wanted to get firm confirmation that the existing pool that the drives are in will not be erased and that the drives will remain as they are. Really don't want to risk an accidental wipe. The way that the checkbox warning and other things on the page are worded it feels as though it's going to wipe them when i connect. This is likely not the case, but I am very paranoid about losing all the stuff I currently have. Thanks for your help

Wish I could but no, I don't have those capabilities machine wise, or knowledge😉 Just happy it's out there to buy...

Did you 3D print the bottom of the case yourself?

I would like to show some pictures of the older case also, since they are both very stylish. This case has a bottom part where you put the Pi, then you put the top part above 😉 That’s why it looks a bit so-so in the pictures - the top part is not properly set. If I hadn’t found a wood case for the Pi I would(!) have chosen this Akasa aluminium case: https://akasa.co.uk/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&type=CHASSIS%20POWER&type_sub=FANLESS%20CASES&model=A-RA13-M2B Thiis isn’t about HexOS, I know, but either of my use cases could work like partners to my HexOS PocketNAS.

In the topic ”What new gear are you interested in” by @Dylan I mentioned I had a little project on the side. So I got me a Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB RAM, with two possible use cases. First alternative is to place it in my sister’s apartment for an off site backup, together with a 5TB Lacie Rugged USB drive for storage. Second alternative and maybe more exciting is to use it for a Nextcloud setup. There is a specific Pi OS for this - Nextcloud Pi. I even found a video describing a setup like this: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-personal-cloud-using-my-raspberry-pi-and-heres-how-you-can-too/ Many years ago I bought a wooden case for an earlier version of the Pi I had also got. That never came to any use, but at least I got to know there are nicer cases out there. So with this new Raspberry Pi 5 I ordered, from Germany, a case specific for the Pi 5: https://barebaric.com/en/shop/barebaric-raspberry-pi-5-case-made-from-real-oak-or-walnut-wood-1#attr=14,2,3

Right, we're not filtering out the messages from TrueNAS yet, so those update notifications are coming from that, not us. Safe to ignore for now. We will have OS updates in the near future with the new Activity card we are adding in the Q2 update.

Currently I believe you can ignore all notifications like that. I seem to recall that the system is sending erroneous notifications

I have received notification a few times that my server needs an update, and to go to system settings to start it. Though when I go to settings I can’t find anything to do with an update. Help.

This appears to still be the behavior, but my company did pay for HexOS for easy management and now are needing to change our ISP and router... is there any way of updating the deck that you are aware of?

I just want a NAS with my old parts so they don't go to a junkyard. And I don't want to learn how to be a sys admin to do it. Also Plex. And storage. And all sorts of self hosting if I learn how. Remote backup with another HexOS user would be neato IMO.

I don't see anything wrong 😉

And also another new player in the NAS market. The Orico Cyberdata Vault NAS – Price and Release Date The ORICO CyberData Vault NAS series is expected to launch via Kickstarter in late May to early June, marking the company’s formal entry into the high-performance private cloud storage sector. While final pricing has not yet been confirmed, ORICO aims to offer a competitive tiered structure across the six models, reflecting differences in storage configurations, processing power, and expansion options. Positioned as a direct response to a wave of emerging Chinese NAS alternatives, the CyberData Vault lineup is expected to compete with recent and upcoming releases such as the UGREEN NASync DXP series, the Minisforum N5 Pro, and the Aoostar WTR Max. All of these systems target prosumer and professional users seeking hybrid storage, high-speed connectivity, and non-subscription-based private cloud infrastructure—an increasingly active space that ORICO appears intent on disrupting with its multi-model launch strategy. See full article: https://nascompares.com/2025/05/19/orico-cyberdata-vault-nas-revealed/

Also interesting: Jonsbo N10 and NV10 NAS ITX Case Revealed ‪@COMPUTEXTAIPEIshow. This are mini ITX NAS cases and you can use them for full SSD DIY NAS solutions.

After doing some reading, it seems TrueNAS does not support LUKS at all. So with encrypted datasets the data is protected when a single drive gets stolen out of a server, or returned/sold/decomissioned, but when the whole server gets stolen, it boots right up and unlocks any encrypted drives with the on board encryption keys. You can argue how big that issue practically is when the server is locked up in a datacenter, but in the world at large, that's definitely not acceptable. I hope HexOS can improve on this situation, as many home servers will be small boxes that are portable enough. It walking off is one of the more likely threats, after hardware failure and misconfiguration perhaps.

I want to add that I realize that there's a difference between encrypting your dataset, and full disk/system encryption. Encrypting your datasets prevents people from stealing your data and is arguably the most vital. Full disk encryption/system encryption prevents access to any and all (meta)data that might be on the system drive, and helps with boot disk warranty returns and decomissioning. The threat model is slightly different, but also partially overlaps, and I'd consider both valuable additions. If dataset encryption could be inherited from the system encryption in the same way a dataset can inherit encryption from a parent in TrueNAS, things would be pretty straightforward and easy to wrap your head around. Manually setting up full disk LUKS encryption is incredibly flexible, but once you start working with multiple drives and cascading unlocks overlooking or misconfiguring something becomes more likely. Having a simple GUI option for that would be great for peace of mind.

The wording used could be interpreted as still needing the Command Deck for setup, but not for management afterwards. Do we know whether this how it should be interpreted, or that the initial setup could also be done locally once 1.0 has been released? I have to say I appreciate the willingness of the HexOS team to listen to features suggested by the community and to actually implement them.

Nice score! May I suggest to monitor the power consumption for a bit after getting everything up and running? If power is cheap around your parts you probably don't need to worry, but if it is not, things could quickly add up, as tends to be the case with anything running 24/7 and doubly so with more venerable hardware. It's probably fine, but just so you don't get blindsided by a big bill. That being said, tinkering with server hardware can be lots of fun. Desktop hardware is cool and all, but the specialized enterprise features they put on servers can be interesting to play around with. If you're not familiar, be sure to check out the iDRAC!

I third this feature request. The job of a NAS is both making data available to you, and unavailable to anyone else who isn't authorized. If someone can just walk off with your server or a drive and gain access to all your personal data, the system is fundamentally unsafe, and not doing its job. Hardware theft should be a financial matter, not a data breach and a major long term worry. Of course, encrypted disks also make warranty returns or decomissioning hardware less of a hassle. I can see arguments for and against enabling full disk encryption by default, even though I feel users should be recommended to do so, while obviously also making clear that losing your password means losing all your data.

The previous owner (who had the house custom built) just had a deep freeze in there; not sure why he wanted the vent, but I appreciate his attention to quality, detail, and versatility in his design choices. Was hoping to find someone I could buddy backup my PC image with; I'm sure we can help each other out.

Thank you, fixed it. Should be fixed in hexos update??

I personally didn’t have an issue with this on one of my servers. But if I remember that issue was a docker install issue with the initial setup. Quick resolution would be a full reinstall at the start post drive wipes