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Look's nice, be curious to see what chipsets it comes with though + how it'll compare to the Ugreen DXP6800 or DXP8800.

Depends how you set up your library settings / scheduled tasks. If you've got it creating thumbnails, credit detection and other tasks when new content is added, then yes on first install it'll take a while! But likewise, you could allocate more CPU resource to Plex to speed things up? My 10TB of data was done in 12-24 hours

Going to check this out, UI wise looks like a cookie cutter replacement to Arc, which was my go to for the last 6 months.

Interesting, i guess my 'newbie' approach and outlook would be; Buy 2 or more drives Run conveyance test to ensure not DOA. If passed > Run Long SMART test If passed > Ok to deploy inside a Raid Pool with at least 1 drive failure acceptable If drive fails within RMA Window > Return / replace 'Quickly' if drive fails outside RMA window but Inside warranty window > Return / replace 'longer' If driver fails outside Warranty window > Open wallet... Again seeing all the drive failure charts, you'll never be able to predict 'when' a drive will fail. but most likely it'll be DOA / within the first year. OR it could die 5-10 years later... As long as you've got the built in redundancy and backups, you should be ok.

In my 3rd test system (Qnap Ts-251+) i was forced to use usb drives as i was unable to use the embedded proprietary m.2 ssd for boot. So i got x2 Sandisk Ultra fit usb's, I then installed the OS in mirrored mode for redundancy. Speed wise, no major sluggishness other than the device itself being fairly old now. And as it's a 3rd test system i'm not concerned about failures ect. BUT like others have said, it's not ideal and if you are doing it, at least run 2 or more for redundancy. or better yet a usb > sata cable then use a 2.5" ssd.

Would not just running a Conveyance + Long smart test be enough?

So i personally have HASS running on an RPI5. And have the NUT Server + Client running on that seamlessly (Once set up, again docs are not ideal, had to manually specify the usb port.) I started my HASS journey running on a VM on a mac mini, but prefer running bare metal for stability sake, and simplicity of attaching devices. But when i set up my remote Hex server at my parents, i installed HASS on the VM inside the TNUI (Tried the App, but too many network issues) + VM is super easy to passthrough the usb device for the UPS + A zigbee dongle.

@JaredG Out of curiosity do you have Home Assistant? I personally ended up connecting my UPS to this and then i use the truenas integration so i can shut it down with automations if needed. As i had a lot of issues with the UPS setup in truenas and i think at one point there was a bug where it wouldn't show any telemetry.

As mine were manufactured refurbished I was just doing conveyance + short test, to ensure not DOA. Then a long test. once completed just set up the standard smart tests schedules and let them be. No issues to date.

Does it, on the site it looked like you couldn't get multi material support?

Yeah was considering the K2 Combo, steep price compared to the Bambu Lab P1S 3D.... Also the Prusa core one, but doesn't have multi material support.

Hey All, i'm sure a lot of this community are in the hacker / maker space. I'm thinking of getting a 3D Printer, and was considering a Bamboo labs until their recent issues... Thus, Of the competitors, what would people suggest? My preferred requirements are; Enclosed case Multi filament feeder A good mix of fast <> high resolution (Potential to configure either way Ideally as plug and play as possible, but still options to upgrade / customise

Yeah it's expensive in the UK atm. i personally got my dives from https://serverpartdeals.com/ - i got the manufacturer refurbished 20tb Exos drives, so unlike what @Sonic pointed to you are somewhat more guaranteed to be getting good drives, unlike other places... Plus they come with a 2 year warranty. IF you really want the longer warranty then your best bet is to get new drives with the ~5 year warranty. Tax wise, i paid for the duty included in the shipping for simplicity, arguably the price can come close / match some drives on other sites in the uk with the tax added, but again depends on what you're after. For me getting high capacity drives was more worth it vs lower capacity ones.

Local Hex UI is coming and was confirmed. it will arrive with the launch of V1 in the coming months. Quote from the hexos.com roadmap;

Maybe try a direct connect using the server ip instead of the hostname, just curious if it might help. Also you're definitely logged in with write permission to that space correct?

Scared me once, now i can't live without them haha

This looks like a permission error / it can't find & open the folder on the NAS?

Got it, first thing that would come to mind is if it's directly downloading to the NAS but over wireless, if there's connection issues that could be causing failed packets ect. Firstly, any reason you've chosen not to load the Downloader onto the NAS? If not the manual option is to download direct to the laptop, then manually move over (Or add a completed download location if your downloader supports it) Although, a simpler was would be to use the ARR's to simplify the process.

@Dylan so the issue is; Torrent downloader on laptop Download location / folder on NAS Downloads fail to download to the NAS?

I wouldn't consider V1 as a separate OS. it'll just be an update to your existing Hex install. Plus remember, underneath the hood is still just a truenas, Hex OS is layered on top / customises Truenas to optimise it all into a single package. So when V1 comes out, expect a fairly seamless install / update process. But regardless as mentioned, you should always have a good backup regime in place regardless of the OS!

Yes, but you have to enable it in notifications settings. Account > account settings > notifications > then toggle the required options.

Maybe others will chime in but IMO i wouldn't run my router inside a VM, inside my NAS... I can just see too many things to go wrong, and too many issues getting everything set up! If anything as a VM inside Proxmox Installed on the bare metal, then Hex in a separate container at minimum. As for routers in general, if space is an issue, have you looked into Ubiquiti? i've got the Unifi UCG-Ultra which is tiny but powerful, and will hardly take up any space, then you can choose where to put an AP. As for the NAS, if space is the biggest concern, then really a SFF M.2 pre built nas would probably be the go too? Perhaps something like this from UGreen or Asustor. But then i hope you have budget for the SSD's. Also if space is an issue, again a small Prebuilt 2 Bay Nas could work, or if you want large capacity, perhaps look into / think about placing it elsewhere and running ethernet (if you don't have runs already?)

Great to hear, Let us know if we can be of any help!