I’ve used OpenMediaVault for years and liked it, but I’m just exploring some other options. I’ve got a new system with a Ryzen 370 and 890m iGPU, which Debian is fighting me on getting working. Meanwhile it looks like AMD is treating Ubuntu as a first class citizen for support. Just considering options, maybe Ubuntu plus Cockpit to abstract all the admin stuff?

  • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukEnglish
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    1 day ago

    For a NAS, like, storage on the network, keep it as simple and as reliable as possible, so avoid Ubuntu and go to the core underlying OS: Debian.

    Then just build up the functionality you need, is SMB, NFS, etc.

    Personally, I went from OMV to a home built NAS, but went with Arch as that’s what I use elsewhere (btw), so am comfortable with it, but it’s bleeding edge which isn’t always the best if some functionality changes when you’re not ready for it.

    If you’re going for a server running lots of containers, etc, then find whatever the container handler (docker?) is best on… I just put everything on bare metal, so can’t advise what’s best for containers… probably Debian again…

    But, keep it simple.