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At the moment, the only option is to install HexOS from scratch. It cannot be installed on top of an existing TrueNAS.

I don't envy you this kind of a challenge. Figuring out which of the three types any given reported problem is will likely be the majority of work.

HexOS itself is in early development, so caution is warranted regarding it. However, HexOS is built on top of TrueNAS, which is a mature, enterprise grade software, which is definitely good enough for your purposes.

Thanks a lot for the answers. Do you mean the 7E10 models? Even though they do not go as high as 12TB?

Oh, that was a typo. The motherboard is actually GA-Z97-D3H https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/GA-Z97-D3H-rev-11/sp#sp, which actually has Intel NIC. So maybe not so hopeless after all? And also there is a Corsair AX850 PSU. PS: Am I missing something or it is not possible to edit posts after they are published?

I have a bunch of old components and I am wondering if they could be turned into a HexOS machine. Which will basically only run Plex. MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z97M-D3H (rev. 1.1) https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-Z97M-D3H-rev-11 CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-4460 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/products/sku/80817/intel-core-i54460-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-40-ghz/specifications.html RAM: 16 GB DDR3 (this kit https://www.kingston.com/en/memory/search/discontinuedmodels?partid=KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX and two of these https://www.memory4less.com/crucial-gaming-memory-blt4g3d1608et3lx0-16fer2) SSD (for HexOS): Samsung 840 PRO 240 GB https://www.samsung.com/us/business/support/owners/product/840-pro-series-256gb/ HDDs: Those I will buy, probably 3x 12TB WD Red Plus. GPU (for transcoding?): MSI GTX 1070 Ti Gaming https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-GTX-1070-Ti-GAMING-8G/Specification I am worried this might be too old and too weak (not counting the GPU) to really make sense. Also, the network card on the MOBO is Realtek, not Intel, so maybe that's disqualifying too. What do you think?

I bought the Lifetime Plex Pass before the price increase to not have to care about the subscription. With Immich, I will just wait and see for now until Immich is stable and HexOS ready for it. Hopefully, by then it won't be too much trouble.

I knew I wasn't going to use it immediately when I bought it in December. Right now I am figuring out the HW and the use case is to have a Plex server. Nothing fancy, so HexOS is mature enough for that already. Next step for me will be Immich, which clearly needs a bit more time, but Immich itself is planned to go stable this year. No reason to expect HexOS to have Immich figured out before then.