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Don't you worry! We have plans for you brave testers out there to keep you on a "beta" track that lets you test out the goodies as we're building them. Basically we will have feature-tagging so we can enroll certain users in new beta features for testing before they are ready for the stable track. When we get to that phase, more will be revealed 😉

Exactly! It's one of the reasons I want to build a comprehensive hardware database for HexOS (obviously opt-in). There are a lot of details with hardware that aren't exposed when buying that we could start to map for folks who took the plunge without the insights. Boot up, run a little scan of how the IOMMU groups layout, what happens when you try to pass through a GPU, etc. and then create a filterable database for users to search and get more details. So many ways to improve UX here beyond just the software.

I’m not saying it’s impossible. There are guides online for migrating bare metal to KVM, Proxmox, VirtualBox, etc. However, this involves diving straight into a lot of advanced topics. My recommendation would be to back up your data and do a clean setup of KVM. You’ll learn a lot if you go with QEMU + KVM, but if you want to get things up and running quickly and efficiently, Proxmox is a solid alternative.

For example on my board, the OCuLink setting was set to PCIE by default and instead of a BIOS option, I had to move a jumper position on the board (drives don't get detected otherwise). The FAN controls are not in the BIOS, but on the BMC and are adjusted either in the IPMI page (not in my case), or via a command line tool, such as ipmitool (had to contact ASRock Rack support to get the commands, as they might differ b/w boards). The board has a special 24 to 4 ATX power adapter for the PSU cable. Be super careful here, as the board has two of these 4 pin power sockets and one of them is for power out - check the manual to see which is which and avoid damaging the board. A couple of tips about the case: You can actually plug in two 2.5 SATA SSDs if you use one screw per SSD and place them slightly tilted upwards, parallel to each other If you don't mind the aesthetics, you can actually remove the front metal panel for better airflow and even replace the 140mm fan with a better one (Some ppl use a BeQuiet, I went for a Noctua)

I love this idea and wonder if there is an API we could attach to that would let us report the power usage through our UI to avoid needing another app. Definitely stickying this for the future.

Thanks for catching this. I guess a AsRock Rack E3C256D2I Mini ITX Server Motherboard would be a better fit. Other than the need for OCuLink cables for the SATA, what other server motherboard quirks should I expect? Haven't done a lot of builds so I'd be interested in your insights.

Plex was one of the first things I tried to install. But I had the same problem. The installation always cancelled, but the folders were created and Plex was visible in the TrueNas browser (HDDs/Applications) but not in Apps. Unfortunately I forgot to take screenshots. I suspect the problem was that I didn't create the pool at the beginning, but added one after installation. Unfortunately, the HDD order was delayed, so I set up the server without the pool. The solution to my problem was to reset the server (wipe everything). Since nothing was on the server yet, this was the easiest way for me. (recreating the pool would probably have been a better option) After that the installation worked perfectly.

When you setup hexos, you are forced to wipe all data. There should be an advanced mode to keep as is. If ever your OS drive(say nvme) dies and the OS needs to be reinstalled, I don't want to lose all my data that's already setup in raidz xyz Forcing the user to wipe all drives is a disaster waiting to happen