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Been running a T20 w/4x 4TB HDs with plain FreeBSD for a few years now and it works pretty well. I'm barely even competent when it comes to sysadmin sorts of th

Been running a T20 w/4x 4TB HDs with plain FreeBSD for a few years now and it works pretty well. I'm barely even competent when it comes to sysadmin sorts of things, but it was pretty easy to get set up following a blog post I found years ago. The consistency of FreeBSD is a real benefit here — it's well documented to begin with, and since things change so little between releases, bits and pieces you find online are largely still relevant even if they're a little old.

ryandrake 6y ago
First thing I did when I got my Buffalo Terastation was look up how to install plain Debian Linux on it and set it up myself. There is usually very little benefit to using the manufacturer's neutered, cobbled-together firmware. Same thing with my Internet router. Flash it with non-manufacturer firmware so I can configure it properly.