helenslunch, 1 year ago Do I have to use a special NAS-specific OS to make use of the NAS hardware? Like to do snapshots and stuff? No you don’t have to. It’s usually just the easiest way to get one up and running and will have some additional configuration options. Kinda related: what if I install something like Debian/Ubuntu on it? Can I still use the NAS hardware in the same way? Yeah of course. Most NAS OSs are just forks of Debian anyway. I looked into some solutions like TrueNAS and Synology. I prefer an OS that’s free software TrueNAS is FOSS.
Do I have to use a special NAS-specific OS to make use of the NAS hardware? Like to do snapshots and stuff?
No you don’t have to. It’s usually just the easiest way to get one up and running and will have some additional configuration options.
Kinda related: what if I install something like Debian/Ubuntu on it? Can I still use the NAS hardware in the same way?
Yeah of course. Most NAS OSs are just forks of Debian anyway.
I looked into some solutions like TrueNAS and Synology. I prefer an OS that’s free software
TrueNAS is FOSS.