Local HexOS Access?

[Durandle]

I sense I perhaps missed something important about how this all ties together.

Are we saying that if I don't have an internet connection on the network the NAS is on, then I do not have access to HexOS, so my locally running NAS loses that side of things and may as well be just running TrueNAS on it's own?

I mistakenly assumed that the HexOS system/portal was accessible from the NAS it self, and the online component was an optional extra thing I could use...

[RossK]

Yes, it is cloud based - but local access is planned in the future.

[Durandle]

Well, I was aware of the cloud element, I mistakenly thought it was optional. Seems a bit of a step backwards to have a local NAS that requires an always online connection, no?

[RossK]

28 minutes ago, Durandle said:

Well, I was aware of the cloud element, I mistakenly thought it was optional. Seems a bit of a step backwards to have a local NAS that requires an always online connection, no?

I can't disagree with you. It seems like a very bizarre choice to go "cloud first" when I would have thought the main target market consists of people who are considering this as a way to get rid of cloud and go local. I think this was addressed in an LTT video about HexOS - I think it was Jake that said local support is coming. 

[Durandle]

10 hours ago, RossK said:

I can't disagree with you. It seems like a very bizarre choice to go "cloud first" when I would have thought the main target market consists of people who are considering this as a way to get rid of cloud and go local. I think this was addressed in an LTT video about HexOS - I think it was Jake that said local support is coming. 

Ah, I do hope that is the case. As much as I like the option to access my NAS remotely via a cloud portal, I very much want to be able to **not** do that and have a local/secure NAS I can use just the same.

[Durandle]

EDIT: I went and watched the video, they do indeed mention a locally hosted version of the UI, so all good.

[arvinpw]

it is coming. you don't have to worry.
They're promising, at least it will some within v1.0.