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+1 -> I have used Backblaze through my current Synology unit for years and it has saved me more than once. It would be a great addition to the HexOS system to be able to install/manage this from within the UI.

You seriously made me laugh out loud! Yeah, my wife thought I was talking about our upgraded MBAs that we got in 2018, I traded them in for 2 M4 Mac Mini's just a few weeks ago. They were supposed to go to Apple with me and be turned in for recycling. I was going to go to the storage unit today and look for them but I think after your post I will just forget the MBAs. After we move into our new home and unpack I will find them and take them to Apple. I have a Elitebook that is only a couple of years (corporate issue) that has been replaced and will probably attempt to use it. I am worried however about all this discussion regarding attaching HDD enclosures using usb-c and HexOS not recognizing the drives. Reading the forums is making me think this is not a plug and play OS. I am in the target market as someone that doesn't want to spend a lot of time learning how to set up the NAS. I simply want to configure the donor PC with an Enclosure (whether it is HDD or SSD) and create my storage and go. I am beginning this is not an option for me and I should just buy a UGREEN NAS and be done with it.

Not pretending to be an expert but i hear zfs is amazing and in that xda article there is a link to an article detailing why zfs is great. It might be worth googling btrfs vs zfs. I know it was a quite talked about topic before unraid added zfs support.

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Hey, Rockstor uses Btrfs and Raid5/6 (equal to RaidZ1/RaidZ2 in ZFS) are unstable and strongly adviced against being used with Btrfs. While Hexos uses ZFS which supports RaidZ1 (out of the Box) and RaidZ2/3 via Truenas GUI which are rock solid. Truenas also has a large community where you can get help and is also open source. 🙂 I would only consider Rockstor when going for a mirrored setup (with 2 data drives max) but with 3 drives + I wouldn't risk my data by using Btrfs RAID5/6.

I just read an article on XDA about a free and open source NAS OS: https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-to-an-open-source-nas-os/ And now I'm wondering how it compares to HexOS. I have not tried either NAS OS yet, as I don't have the hardware for it yet, though I do have a HexOS license already. So yeah, has anyone heard of / tried it before? What's your opinion/experience?

If you have 5.25” bays (like for a CD/DVD reader) these could be a good option for you. I’ve installed one and it works really well. https://www.newegg.com/icy-dock-mb830sp-b/p/N82E16817994238

Thanks, I appreciate all the help you gave me.

I am someone in a similar position in that I had not used and true NAS software. I did inherit a unraid setup previously but I didn't really want to learn networking. I think I have gotten to the point that simple is my number one requirement because I If the developers first make HexOS simple to install, they will have my attention. While my Plex and Immich installs are probably incomplete, I am much farther than I would have been without the work HexOS did for me. After installing those apps all I did was copy pictures and Videos to folders HexOS told me to. Again, I acknowledge my setup is missing some remote access but I will get there. In addition to this it looks like the HexOS devs are working on adding more apps and functions to their recommended list. To me this sounds like in the future I may have more tools like a password manager, network tools or really anything that docker has that can improve the user experience. I won't act like I know much about the underlying TrueNas functionality and power. But even when I have found I am stuck, I have had several folks who do know what they are talking about give instructions to go threw my issues and questions. If you are a TrueNas expert you can probably do lots that I can't do in HexOS. That will probably always be true. But it's not because HexOS in not a powerful product. I just need to get my act together to take advantage of current (and hopefully numerous future) additions that are bridging the gap between my knowledge and the expert I have gotten help from here.

From a quick test, manually setting up an lacp bond in the truenas ui works. I had to reset the configurations on the 2 nics I wanted in the bond. Once that was done I could create it by clicking add, link agg, lacp, and adding the interfaces in the drop down. Once that was done it shows up in the hexos deck ui.

Glad i could help You can find new 6tb exos drives on ebay for under $100 from sellers with lots of reviews (i would still check farm data to make sure it is actually new) Cpu and ram are where i would not hesitate to buy used. If you search for ram on ebay just make sure you don't purchase ecc or server ram for this build as it is not compatible. Craigslist and facebook marketplace are also decent places to look for deals on used gear

I don’t think this will work. I don’t say it’s impossible, but I see a lot of challenges. To much if you ask me. A 15 year Old Macbook with not enough RAM and you need external HDDs which is not recommended. Leave them in the drawer or bring them to the museum.

Nice - thanks for the clarification. The HBA wasn't strictly needed - it was a nice to have and I can use it on another system I have. Thanks for the handy reference for this board!

Thanks for putting that together, that is a much better setup. I am OK with used parts.

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BrkRyW this is my alternative sub $1000 build for you 11600 is a stronger cpu and gpu motherboard only has 1 gb ethernet but its good enough for a hdd build mobo also has 6 sata ports so you won't really need an hba until you go above that cheaper boot ssd bc you really don't need to spend much on it switched to less expensive exos drives. i don't know what they cost so little but in general they are better than ironwolf drives. added more ram since hexos likes ram switched to a dedicated nas case with a power supply that fits. we can do a lot better if you are okay with some used parts too

It has a realtek nic on the motherboard which are problematic and might not work i would highly recommend picking a motherboard without a realtek nic if you don't plan on adding say a 10gig pcie nic.

Yes 🙂 Depends on what your needs are, but as apps in truenas would probably be the easiest way.

Good, to know. thanks. Is this a decent sub $1000 NAS build? Are there any other recommended changes that should be made?

I believe the machines don't have enough RAM. A quick Google search tells me the ram isn't user upgradable because it is soldered on to the motherboard

Yes now you have a CPU with a GPU In general if there is a "f" prefix on a CPU it doesn't have a gpu.

I replaced the CPU. It should have integrated graphics with QuickSync now. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Unconquered/saved/ps4TP6

Or at lest I thought I did. I'll need to fix that. I used the Ark.Intel.com filter and didn't double check the result. It does not have integrated graphics. Thanks for catching that.

I added an Intel CPU with an integrated GPU with QuickSync as suggested. Will it still need a discrete GPU, too?

I just found out that the two MacBook Airs are actually 2010 model years. Here is the specs: Processor and memory 1.86GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB on-chip shared L2 cache; or optional 2.13GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6MB shared L2 cache 1066MHz frontside bus 2GB of 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM onboard (4GB maximum) Storage2 Flash Storage 128GB Flash Storage 256GB Think they will work? I have 2 of them. Thanks

the build in this link doesn't have a gpu in it.