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The more I look into it, the more I have that same reaction "pain". 😂 A friend recommended a download manager on my desktop (Motrix) and just changing the download location to be directly the server instead of downloads folder.

What Sync? Is there a OneDrive app? I dont see one in the marketplace

Is there any sort of "download manager" where I can download files directly to a folder in HexOS? I have about 2TB of data in Microsoft OneDrive, and another 1TB in Google Drive that I want to transfer to HexOS for local storage. I know I could just download this to my computer, then manually move. But I'd rather a direct process, as I can see this as a recurring need. I do not want any sort of "sync", or data mirroring. I do not want to use Google Drive/OneDrive for this data anymore. Since its not a torrent, I cant use qBittorrent. So is there some similar download manager tool that I can install to HexOS (using the TrueNAS interface probably) where I can just put in a URL of a file, and it will download it to my NAS?

I do have cloudflare with a domain. Does cloudflare offer a free vpn solution? Or do you use tailscale with your cloudflare domain?

Yes! Ok! This exactly answers my questions. I’m not technically un-savvy. I’ve been in IT for over a decade, but since I’m young it’s all been cloud and SaaS based. Haven’t dealt with onprem hardware since college.

I'm trying to conceptualize what HexOS (and TrueNAS) will do, and where it will fit in with my home lab setup needs. I know the main, marketed, talked about feature is storage. Setting up a NAS, raid'ing it, and managing the drives. But then I also see people talking about running Plex, Docker, and other apps. So could HexOS be a 1 stop shop for all my home lab needs? With the notion that if HexOS doesn't directly support it, I can still access the TrueNAS interface and do it myself? NOTE: When ever I mention HexOS below, assume im also referencing the TrueNAS underbelly too. I have other questions like: Can I run a VPN on it? Will I need to run additional hardware to run MagicDNS, DDNS, or K0p1's cloudflare-ddns-updater for my VPN? Or can I run that directly on HexOS? People are talking about running VM's on HexOS. This makes me think that in general the answer to my question of "what does HexOS do" is "Anything a hypervisor can do". Are the VM's limited in anyway? (except for architecture limitations, like not running ARM VM's). When people "install plex on HexOS", are they using a different machine to run plex, and just pointing that server to HexOS for the storage? Or are they actually running everything on HexOS. People frequently utilize... 'extraneous tools' with their Plex setup, like Ombi or Overseerr. Are they/can they run Ombi or Overseerr on HexOS? Except for redundancy, performance, or efficiency, is there any reason I would need to run different software on external hardware from HexOS? (Or is it just if I find an app that ONLY runs on something other than TrueNAS)

So I already have both devices, so I’m thinking if I should just shove everything onto the optiplex (supports 3 HDDs without a pcie data expander) or if the laptop is worth anything and maybe put my docker container and put the non storage demanding processes (vpn. Dns. DHCP) on the laptop, and keep the optiplex just for storage

Here are the 2 devices: Dell Optiplex 3070, 9th Gen i5-9500, IGPU, 32gb ram, 256gb ssd boot, 10gb networking PCIE card Dell Precision 7520, xeon e3-1505m, 4GB Nvidia Quadro M2200 mobile, 32gb ram, 256gb ssd boot, 10gb networking PCIE card. Essentially the same, but ones a xeon laptop, and the other is a intel consumer tower. I know 'better' is subjective. But often times 2 products can be so different in age/useage/support, that 1 is clearly better. What I wanna do: 24TB NAS in Raid1. Docker for Pi-hole. DNS and DHCP server. VPN. Plex. Classic things like that. What im wondering is which is more power efficient, which is going to have a better time encoding videos. Which would YOU use as your first time HexOS machine? (ignore form factor. I can make both physically work for my needs).

I'm finally taking the plunge into a home lab. Specifically I got a license with HexOS, and am basically following along with this video (https://www.floatplane.com/post/Ymg3KnpzG3). Conveniently I was able to snag an old Dell Optiplex 3070 from work to use at home. The box has 1x4gb 1Rx16 2666mhz ram in it. It has 2 slots total, so im going to replace the single stick of 4gb with 2 sticks of 16gb. I know its safe to go with 2x16gb 2666mhz. But can I get faster ram? Looking at some spec sheets (https://objects.icecat.biz/objects/mmo_72514727_1562744963_5139_20047.pdf) it says that 16gb modules ARE supported. Max 32 GB supported. but only mentions 2666mhz as a supported speed. Since its an OEM motherboard, I cant really find anything about the chipset. So the 'safe bet' would be to stick with 2666, since any faster i probably wont see much performance increase anyway. But just in case, im asking yall if I can use faster ram. The Specs: Intel i5 9500 4gb 2666 RAM Dell Optiplex 3070 Cougar MLK MT 17539-3 motherboard QUESTIONS: 1. Is RAM speed completely dependent on CPU? Or does the motherboard matter too (since most advertised speeds are 'overclocked' and overclocking requires appropriate chipsets?) 2. Does this dell optiplex support faster ram? If so, which speed should I get? 3. On Newegg is mentions PC4-21333 and PC4-21300 as a subset of DDR4 2666. What is PC421333/300? are they essentially the same, and i should just buy which ever matches my budget?

I read the FAQ, so i understand the minimum requirements (x86 hardware (Intel or AMD). minimum 2-core 64-bit CPU, 8GB of memory, and a 16GB or larger SSD boot device). But what about other features, specs for a positive experience? Ill be doing regular storage stuff. A plex server. And if HexOS can support it, ill be running a DNS, DHCP, home automation, and VPN. (Ive never ran TrueNAS, or any storage servers. So it kind of conflicts in my head that a "storage" solution would offer VM services for DNS, DHCP, etc. But it can run Plex. so im confused right now. but thats not the big question). Im looking at a 9th gen 9400F with a GTX 1660. My biggest questions are: 1. Do i need/want a CPU that supports virtualization? 2. Do i need/want a CPU that supports hyper threading? 3. Any things to look for for encoding for the Plex server?

Just bought a license thanks to the Linus Tech Tips video (and ive been wanting to setup a NAS anyway). I came to the forum and saw that some people are buying multiple licenses. Why would someone want more than 1 license? What are the limits to 1 license? Since the blackfriday deal is so good, i wanna make sure im not gonna miss out and be able to buy 2 licenses for the price of less than 1.