Lockszmith

For now you can install the File Browser or Filestash apps in TrueNAS SCALE, those should provide you this platform.

The approach of HexOS would be exactly the same as TrueNAS SCALE. At this point HexOS is a rather watered down, I would even say - dumbed down, UI for TrueNAS SCALE - anything you can do with HexOS you can do with TrueNAS SCALE, it will require a bit more technical terminology. The promise here is that HexOS should be easier to setup more complex plumbing around the TrueNAS SCALE ecosystem and make overall management simplified - think of an iOS interface vs a Windows one. We're all in a waiting pattern at this point, hoping to see some change - but it's going to take time. At this point there is little difference between HexOS and TrueNAS - the only difference is the deck.hexos.com added interface which actually limits what you can do.

It seems that at this point (beta), if the system is not in a "perfect state", everything is broken. See an earlier post of mine: Ignoring the 'broken' component and reporting about it would make much more sense, and make early adoption a bit easier.

As a way to test-drive the system, forcing provisioning of storage (which means wiping data) is scary as hell. I completely understand the need for an active pool to assign for app (docker) deployment. Thankfully, disconnecting the drives during provisioning, the step does not block. Pros: allow test-driving system before committing allow troubleshooting the setup process without loss of data allow advanced users to deal with data recovery Related posts that this might help with: https://hub.hexos.com/topic/1991-ability-to-choose-if-you-want-to-wipe-storage-or-not/ https://hub.hexos.com/topic/1244-easy-migration-from-old-hdds-to-new-hdds-ssds/ https://hub.hexos.com/topic/345-ability-to-import-existing-zfs-pool/ https://hub.hexos.com/topic/192-migration-from-existing-truenas-server/ https://hub.hexos.com/topic/1244-easy-migration-from-old-hdds-to-new-hdds-ssds/ https://hub.hexos.com/topic/1368-future-upgrades/

I would agree. A freemium / community driven open-source option would be in tune with everything the project is relying on. I've paid for the project, believing it has the potential to be a game-changer for my family and friends who are not me - or might not have me around when they need/want something like this