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I use mostly my current NAS / Home Server as: Media Server (Jellyfin to tv / laptop and desktop) Development box (ssh in and do some coding) I don't have GPU now, and media plays just fine, but I plan is to add Nvidia GPU so I can do AI development in box, currently I use my main PC for this. System: 16Gb ram AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (6-core) 8Tb storage (+4Tb drive waiting when I get HexOS) 1Tb OS / Swap drive Currently my OS is NixOS but plan to switch to HexOS when I get it. I will most likely soon also upgrade my RAM from 16 to 32, or even 64Gb. At least 3 HDD drives are recommended, one for parity, so one can fail, and no data loss. For me 8Tb is far enough, at least for now.

I don't think HexOS point is to be solution for all, actually, a custom solutions will always be better for edge cases or non-general thing. Of course they could in future, and in far future make toggle for different features in installer, but to my understanding HexOS point is to be "plug & play" solution for most. My NAS / home server runs on NixOS, which is heavily optimized to memory and CPU right now, and I don't think HexOS can even get ever as slimmed down as that, but I'm still switching for HexOS when I get key, to simpler management, and for that Plug & Play feeling. If your requirement is to have minimal RAM / CPU I would recommend to look other solutions, most likely custom one would fit you best.