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To add to @ubergeek's I have it on good authority that there is a pretty big "state of the union" style update coming at some point in the near to middle distant future. Should cover everything that has happened since the early access launch back in November. Don't expect it tomorrow, a week or two would be a more reasonable guess. Don't quote me on this though. @jonp is a VERY busy dude these days 😅

It is a must these days to have TailScale support, especially for secure remote access. It is far too easy to mess up a WireGaurd/OpenVPN Config, if the goal is security and simplicity, Tailscale VPN access should be a high priority.

Update: I got Intel iGPU HW decoding to work. I really do think this has to do with file/folder with permissions when installing from HexOS UI. I installed Plex (plex pass image) from the TrueNas Scale UI Setup the User ID and Group ID to 569 (becasue my original Plex install was using 568) Web Port 32401 (again becasue original Plex install was using 32400) Checked off "Host Network" Set up the Data, and Cofiguration Storage locations all as ixVolume (Dataset created automatically by the system) Setup Logs and Transcode Storage as Temporary (Temporary directory created on the disk) Add additional storage locations. In my case I only use Plex for Movies and TV shows so if you need Pictures, Videos, etc.. add those as well Type (Host path that already exists on the system) Mount Path /Movies Host Path /mnt/HDDs/Movies The make one for Shows Type (Host path that already exists on the system) Mount Path /Shows Host Path /mnt/HDDs/Shows select your options for CPU and Memody dont forget to check Passthrough available for (non Nvidia GPUs) Next we need to make a new User and Group in True NAS so navigate to Credentials then Users Name it whatever you want "Plex 2" in my case disable password UID 569 Uncheck Create New Primary Group Primary group select apps home directory /mnt/HDDs/Aplications I clicked ALL the permissions for Read Write and Execute Unclick SMB User Save Now we need to create a Group In TrueNAS navigate to Credentials then Groups GID 569 Add Local Administrator to the Privelages selection The Last thing we need to do is give our user and group 569 access to the SMB shares on TrueNAS Navigate to Datasets in TrueNAS then Movies click edit on the permissions button Now add Item Who is set to User User is set to whatever you named your User in the previous step. In my case it is "Plex2" it shoud be in the drop down list. under permissions select Full Control Click Apply permissions Recursively and confisr the selection then continue. Now add another item Who is set to Group Group is set to whatever you named your Group in the previous step. In my case it is "Plex2" it shoud be in the drop down list. under permissions select Full Control Click Apply permissions Recursively and confisr the selection then continue. Now click Save Access Control List. You should now be able to launch your Plex app and go toyour transcode settings, select your iGPU and transcode hapily ever after!! If this doesnt wor for you i would also try changing the permissions in the aplications forlder for your plex user. it is my understanding that inorder to transcode plex needs to be able to execute commands and unpack folders it downloads inorder to be able to HW transcode. but im not 100% sure.

Yeah that might win for the all time weirdest thing to run DOOM on

very impressive but hard to beat the shock of seeing doom on a pregnancy test

I've only been following this guy for about a year and despite his dry delivery find his content easily digestible, thorough and informative. Enjoy!

like Dylan my need are very limited... I was tired of windows and I use my nas as a streaming device and run file sharing app... The only thing I have to go under the hood is to fix a small issue with plex and install qbittorent. I just want something simple and hexos is pretty much on point on what I need. I'm also planning to start over when there is more app offer with the single click option to make it more the "hexos way" to do it

Nice!

Tagging @jonp for visibility.

Great question! Because I have limited needs, just a storage device with basic streaming capabilities, I use HexOS on the daily - mainly Plex. However, this is just part of my larger effort to build out a home solution that will eventually replace paid-for services that have increasingly risen is price and are more inclusive of advertisements (I LOATH ads with a perfect hatred). I am attempting to time my efforts with HexOS maturation. Which is to say as HexOS gains in features, I look to increase my DIY replacement of paid-for services. I know not everyone has the same timeline, level of effort, risk tolerance etc.. as I do, but that's why I jumped in early. I keep backups, try to contribute to this community and help where I can to see where this is going.

Theoretically it is possible however not officially supported at this time. I can only give your the possible methods but can't make any promises it will work Option 1: transplant the boot drive and all the drives of your current machine to the new one (Deck might not think it is the same device in which case you will have to reclaim it) Option 2: install hexos on the new machine, claim your new server on Deck, you will have to bypass drive erasure in 1 of the following ways when it asks you if its okay to delete your drives , hit yes and it will fail (happened to me and multiple other users but no promises it will work for you) bypass erasing your drives by plugging in 2 usb sticks and letting hexos make a pool with that keeping your HDDs unplugged and hoping for the best when you claim your server creating a new pool with drives that werent part of your original pool Once you bypass the drive erasure screen you go into truenas and migrate the pool from there. This may or may not work.

There is this one on the main web page https://hexos.com/blog/the-road-to-10 I can tell you working with the mods and Jonp there is a lot of moving parts the HexOs crew / devs are doing to get things rolling. It will be a process for them but I can tell you they are working to make sure the upcoming updates and Alpha release will be solid.

Hexos doesn't support raid 5 or raid 6 They have similar layouts called raid z1 and z2 respectively. Z1 sets sides 1 drive of storage for parity and z2 sets aside 2 drives of storage for parity. There is also raid mirror which is limited to 2 drives. My suggestion is always decide if you want 1 or 2 drives of parity first. If you want 1 drive of parity, buy the largest 3 hdds that make financial sense for you. If you want 2 drive of parity, buy the largest 4 hdds that make financial sense for you. This is so you can expand your pool later if you want to The more hdds you have the more you'll end up paying in electricity costs in the long run and it does add up. Plus there is a limit to have many drive bays we have access to. Final note raid z2 needs to be configured in truenas but should not cause issues in hexos

Tailscale delivered in an Ansible deliverable that unpacks through HexOS is my vision. HexOS is the killer app for Tailscale, and vice versa.