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Another open source option is Synology's Disk Station Manager which includes a bunch of open source software they've skinned and created mobile apps for so you

Another open source option is Synology's Disk Station Manager which includes a bunch of open source software they've skinned and created mobile apps for so you can localize stuff like music streaming, dropbox, notes etc - https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/live_demo https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/live_demo

justinsaccount 10y ago
Not open source.
nugget 10y ago
Can you run DSM on non-synology hardware?
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- ibelimb 10y ago
  Supposedly Xpenology[0] lets you do that. I have not used it personally, as I have actual Synology hardware. [0] http://xpenology.org/ http://xpenology.org/
  - jdhawk 10y ago
    Yes, on x86 systems it mimics a DS3615. I've seen it installed on cheap dell desktops, like an optiplex 755. Works well, with some limitations. I dont think their automatic port forwarding service (quickconnect) works well - since that service checks for a valid Synology MAC address. Additionally - you can't do the automatic system updates as it might break certain portions that XPEnology overrides.
    - bgmccollum 10y ago
      There is a serial number / MAC generator that makes quick connect work just fine.
tobias3 10y ago
I cannot find the source code of DSM. Are you sure it is Open Source? If it isn't Open Source this is off-topic since there is a large number of other commercial NAS OS e.g. Thecus, SoftNAS, QNAP, Napp-It... Most of them tend to have an "app store" and some people building more or less working apps out of Open Source and free projects.
- benologist 10y ago
  https://sourceforge.net/projects/dsgpl/files/Synology%20NAS%20GPL%20Source/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dsgpl/files/Synology%20NAS%... I think it's in there, their account's got a lot of files so it might be elsewhere. Latest version isn't published yet.
  - tobias3 10y ago
    This looks just like their GPL source drop location. No build instructions, no readme etc. This thread seems to confirm this notion: https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?t=120535 https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?t=120535 Here is the one for Thecus: http://www.thecus.com/Downloads/GPL/ http://www.thecus.com/Downloads/GPL/ QNAP: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qosgpl/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/qosgpl/ And since they haven't published the latest versions they are in violation of the GPL.
    - benologist 10y ago
      Your link is people complaining that the source isn't being released fast enough... and Synology has told them it will be put on SourceForge when they're ready. There seems to be a lot of precedent for that to go how they said it will. There's also an independent community that facilitate installing and using it on your own hardware including the latest version that's still waiting on the source dump.
      - tobias3 10y ago
        Sure, no one needs that source code anyway because they are not adding anything of value. But if they are not complying the GPL license they are legally not allowed to use the GPL projects. As an example for their relationship with upstream, they market the btrfs feature (https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/Btrfs https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/Btrfs ) but don't have anyone working on btrfs (and btrfs could surely need the help). I can see one patch set from them which hasn't made it into mainline ( https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/list/?submitter=133951 https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/list/?submi... ).
trizic 10y ago
The code base isn't open source. They modify the linux kernel so that is available (or will be soon). But Xpenology simply only allows you to run their closed source code on any computer.

justinsaccount 10y ago

Not open source.

nugget 10y ago

Can you run DSM on non-synology hardware?

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ibelimb 10y ago
Supposedly Xpenology[0] lets you do that. I have not used it personally, as I have actual Synology hardware. [0] http://xpenology.org/ http://xpenology.org/
- jdhawk 10y ago
  Yes, on x86 systems it mimics a DS3615. I've seen it installed on cheap dell desktops, like an optiplex 755. Works well, with some limitations. I dont think their automatic port forwarding service (quickconnect) works well - since that service checks for a valid Synology MAC address. Additionally - you can't do the automatic system updates as it might break certain portions that XPEnology overrides.
  - bgmccollum 10y ago
    There is a serial number / MAC generator that makes quick connect work just fine.

tobias3 10y ago

I cannot find the source code of DSM. Are you sure it is Open Source? If it isn't Open Source this is off-topic since there is a large number of other commercial NAS OS e.g. Thecus, SoftNAS, QNAP, Napp-It... Most of them tend to have an "app store" and some people building more or less working apps out of Open Source and free projects.

benologist 10y ago
https://sourceforge.net/projects/dsgpl/files/Synology%20NAS%20GPL%20Source/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/dsgpl/files/Synology%20NAS%... I think it's in there, their account's got a lot of files so it might be elsewhere. Latest version isn't published yet.
- tobias3 10y ago
  This looks just like their GPL source drop location. No build instructions, no readme etc. This thread seems to confirm this notion: https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?t=120535 https://forum.synology.com/enu/viewtopic.php?t=120535 Here is the one for Thecus: http://www.thecus.com/Downloads/GPL/ http://www.thecus.com/Downloads/GPL/ QNAP: https://sourceforge.net/projects/qosgpl/ https://sourceforge.net/projects/qosgpl/ And since they haven't published the latest versions they are in violation of the GPL.
  - benologist 10y ago
    Your link is people complaining that the source isn't being released fast enough... and Synology has told them it will be put on SourceForge when they're ready. There seems to be a lot of precedent for that to go how they said it will. There's also an independent community that facilitate installing and using it on your own hardware including the latest version that's still waiting on the source dump.
    - tobias3 10y ago
      Sure, no one needs that source code anyway because they are not adding anything of value. But if they are not complying the GPL license they are legally not allowed to use the GPL projects. As an example for their relationship with upstream, they market the btrfs feature (https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/Btrfs https://www.synology.com/en-global/dsm/Btrfs ) but don't have anyone working on btrfs (and btrfs could surely need the help). I can see one patch set from them which hasn't made it into mainline ( https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/list/?submitter=133951 https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-btrfs/list/?submi... ).

trizic 10y ago

The code base isn't open source. They modify the linux kernel so that is available (or will be soon). But Xpenology simply only allows you to run their closed source code on any computer.