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> I'd love a consumer (price) level NAS where the OS can be ripped out and replaced with some vanilla OS/kernel. Are there any good options today? I keep think

> I'd love a consumer (price) level NAS where the OS can be ripped out and replaced with some vanilla OS/kernel. Are there any good options today? I keep thinking of picking up a NAS, but I really do not want to use a proprietary vendor OS that might feel entitled to scan my data for useless/hostile cloud integrations. Or might have left some hardcoded password backdoors.

lloydatkinson 3y ago
From the same site https://codedbearder.com/posts/nixos-terramaster-f2-221/ https://codedbearder.com/posts/nixos-terramaster-f2-221/
InTheArena 3y ago
Ugreen NAS - currently on kickstarter for this summer - but it's a reputable company. https://nas.ugreen.com/pages/ugreen-nas-storage-preheat https://nas.ugreen.com/pages/ugreen-nas-storage-preheat Their hardware is dramatically better at the price points then the alternatives - even if they do have some comprimises.
- tremon 3y ago
  Wow, those hardware specs are nice. What compromises do you refer to, specifically? I think that the 8GB ram and 128GB flash cache are on the small side, but both are user-replaceable so not that big a deal. The only thing I really miss here is ECC ram, but that's entirely due to Intel's market segmentation and not something they can change, save by completely changing their platform vendor.
- MrBuddyCasino 3y ago
  Interesting! Unfortunately no power draw numbers.
settrans 3y ago
I ended up downgrading my chunky Supermicro server to a cheap Chinese AOOSTAR with an Intel N100 for $199[0], and slapped in an NVMe drive and extra RAM. Since I only need 8-9TB of storage, a zpool mirror worked perfectly for my use case. The build quality is mediocre but the product is more than adequate for my home NAS use case. [0] https://aoostar.com/products/aoostar-r1-2bay-nas-intel-n100-mini-pc-with-w11-pro-lpddr4-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd https://aoostar.com/products/aoostar-r1-2bay-nas-intel-n100-...
mbirth 3y ago
Newer TerraMaster models also come with an internal USB port and flash drive that can be replaced. They’re basically an Intel NUC with a storage controller. I’ve got the F4-423 on my shopping list for when my Synology DS-415+ finally dies.

lloydatkinson 3y ago

From the same site https://codedbearder.com/posts/nixos-terramaster-f2-221/ https://codedbearder.com/posts/nixos-terramaster-f2-221/

InTheArena 3y ago

Ugreen NAS - currently on kickstarter for this summer - but it's a reputable company. https://nas.ugreen.com/pages/ugreen-nas-storage-preheat https://nas.ugreen.com/pages/ugreen-nas-storage-preheat Their hardware is dramatically better at the price points then the alternatives - even if they do have some comprimises.

tremon 3y ago
Wow, those hardware specs are nice. What compromises do you refer to, specifically? I think that the 8GB ram and 128GB flash cache are on the small side, but both are user-replaceable so not that big a deal. The only thing I really miss here is ECC ram, but that's entirely due to Intel's market segmentation and not something they can change, save by completely changing their platform vendor.
MrBuddyCasino 3y ago
Interesting! Unfortunately no power draw numbers.

settrans 3y ago

I ended up downgrading my chunky Supermicro server to a cheap Chinese AOOSTAR with an Intel N100 for $199[0], and slapped in an NVMe drive and extra RAM. Since I only need 8-9TB of storage, a zpool mirror worked perfectly for my use case. The build quality is mediocre but the product is more than adequate for my home NAS use case. [0] https://aoostar.com/products/aoostar-r1-2bay-nas-intel-n100-mini-pc-with-w11-pro-lpddr4-16gb-ram-512gb-ssd https://aoostar.com/products/aoostar-r1-2bay-nas-intel-n100-...

mbirth 3y ago

Newer TerraMaster models also come with an internal USB port and flash drive that can be replaced. They’re basically an Intel NUC with a storage controller. I’ve got the F4-423 on my shopping list for when my Synology DS-415+ finally dies.