Anyone had success running on NAS hardware?

[unicorn_weavel567]

Curious if anyone has had success running on something like an old synology NAS or something similar that has three storage bays.

Wondering if i can get a used one for cheap and add some drives to it to test things out and maybe split off the storage component of my system into a smaller, lower power device than the PC that I have currently running everything

[unicorn_weavel567]

a NUC or something may also work i guess

[PsychoWards]

I'm not sure that you can easily install anything on a Synology NAS, they are pretty locked down and would require a lot of tinkering to even install Hexos. So I would not go down that route.

Also make sure that you get something with a video output, or else installation and management in case you locked yourself out will be a nightmare. Also it is not possible to use the boot drive in a Pool, meaning if you have a 3 storage bays, 1 drive will be used as a boot driving, leaving you with only 2 drives left. Take this into consideration, that you also need space for a dedicated boot drive.

[unicorn_weavel567]

For the record: I ended up buying a used Datto NAS (which are apparently made with consumer x86 hardware, so parts are pretty standardized). The result: I got hexOS installed!