José Encarnação

Talk about a Sleeper Computer! ... on the back of the monitor? That's really interesting! Cudos.

In 2026 I'm gonna try sort my backup situation once and for all; mine, my family and friends. At the moment, I only have the HDDs... and much to learn. On Reddit, reading about BitRot I noticed someone mentioning that if you get an AMD 5600XT, and ECC compatible Motherboard and RAM, you can make an ECC + BitRot protection system that will keep NAS files uncorrupted. Since hardware prices have gone crazy, and are due to become crazier really soon... I' researched that: €180 - Intel i5-12500 is the lowest team blue consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available €230 - Intel Core i5-14600K (with iGPU) is the lowest price team blue consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available €140 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT is the lowest team red consumer CPU that's ECC compatible available Since in an "always on" system the TDP matters, 65W vs 125W is quite a big difference. But if one considers using the GTX 1080 GS 180W I retired some months ago, the TDP switches teams. So, considering getting ECC DDR4 ('cause I came out late to the DDR5 party), and having learnt that some Network Cards are not FreeNAS compatible yet, I would like appreciate if anyone has validated any of the configurations base CPU's and please do tell which Motherboards have you chosen? My main goals for an HexOS server are mainly remote Backups and little Streaming. So I doubt a dedicated graphics card will lend important performance. Also, do have any suggestions on cheaper ECC hardware available to get atm? Perhaps 2nd hand, although in Portugal there aren't that many IT companies that have upgraded Workstations or Servers.

Please delete my last post about the hardware I found to be affordable and available. Gonna post that and more on the correct section. ty

Actually on Reddit, about BitRot I noticed that if you get an AMD 5600XT you can get an ECC compatible Motherboard and RAM and probably make an ECC + bitrot protection system that will keep NAS files uncorrupted. Any suggestions on cheaper hardware available atm?

TL;DR - idea for future app to validate devices and files transfers. So ... my idea of an ideal backup system is a Server Configured to Aknowledge devices for easy input, and having Incremental Backups of selected folders. But I understand that this might be a thing for a distant future, perhaps in a Paid App that validates the device an communicates with the server to update and send files, or perhaps to retreive. TL;DR - not a clue about hardware yet // is scaling local backups to remote locations a thing? Anyway, I don't have the hardware just yet, but I'm putting a stop to crappy backups and banking on getting a local and remote access solution in 2026, to stop manually pluging-in drives and the devices to the computer (sometimes having to run dupeGuru after the fact, to trace for unecessary duplicates, setting References and Exclusions), and a backup solution that might scale to remote locations... TL;DR - will learn before asking more questions // video ideas for Noobs to Pro As I've said, I need to dig in further to make it good and will try to find simple guides to get it done. Perhaps Linus will make a 1 LTT video with maybe 3 schemes from the simples to the most complex common cases. And from those, 3 videos in high detail to be hosted in your YT page... that's a though. But I'm gonna get a license tomorrow since I've learnt that this is the way forward. Thank you for the tips and will dig in with more time in upcomming vacations...

Also ... Data backup noob here! My goto experience on backups is having multiple HDDs, seperate and offline, and 1TB on OneDrive but not using the sync part... just drag and drop for an faux 3-2-1 best practice. So, is or will HexOS aim for that?

Hi and happy hollidays. After learning Linus was invested on this software, and understanding how much it takes the load of spending time to make TrueNAS do what developers are doing by coding this software ... and that TrueNAS themselves are invested as well, I'm almost convinced and pressing the Buy button, which I'll do after a bit more research if some requirements are met: Combined I use Samsung S23 Ultra (android), a Gaming PC (win11), a work laptop (w11) and an iPad Pro (iPadOS). My gf an iPhone 15 and a Macbook M1. So, I'm interested in backing up (incremental backup, mind you) all those devices by plugin in a cable and little more operation, but also, having my parents, siblings and nephews to remote backup onto an old PC I retired and is gaining dust in the attic, and I'm considering making a RAID 5 NAS for starters. Is the "backing up devices by pluging-in a cable" a thing in HexOS, or any NAS system for that matter? (my ignorance says it can't be that difficult if DEVICES are once validated and while nothing changes like a Factory Reset) Maybe for whom need so, having a 2FA app for "unlocking" the NAS server to allow backing up the connected device? That's my main concern / interest on having an Incremental Backup solution that is painless and not Hardcore Secure when it comes to input data to backup. Cheers from Portugal, and from what I've searched on the forum, this question wasn't yet put in this terms. Thanks in advance and happy holidays!

I'll use both: me, and my gf.