Hey all,
I’m looking at HEXOS and thinking of giving it a try, but before I drop $199 I’ve got a few questions.
Current setup:
TrueNAS Scale 25.04.2
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 4210 @ 2.20 GHz
RAM: 64 GB
RAIDZ2 pool: 8 drives, ~64 TB total (main archive)
Mirror pool: 2 drives for Docker apps
Use case:
I’m a VFX artist and this NAS is my central hub:
Stores my entire long-term project archive
All workstation SSDs get mirrored here for backup
Render nodes read/write directly to the NAS during jobs
Constant file syncs via Resilio to 2 workstations + 1 backup NAS
Questions before switching:
Will my ZFS pools import cleanly from TrueNAS?
Will HEXOS detect my existing Docker containers, or will I have to rebuild them? (Reindexing Resilio takes forever, so I’d like to avoid that.)
Will HEXOS mount my ZFS pools from HDDs without compatibility issues? (This is why I skipped Unraid — different ZFS version.)
I like TrueNAS and can handle technical setups, but I’d prefer something less high-maintenance that “just works,” especially for running apps. Too many Docker containers have broken after updates, so I’ve kept them to a minimum and rarely update them.
For anyone who’s migrated from TrueNAS to HEXOS — would this be a solid upgrade for my workflow?
