Best alternative OS for TerraMaster Hardware

[bugacha]

You are welcome!

Join ARC Discord Group, to activate ARC Loader, and read the Wiki before asking questions, because people get annoyed by asking the same questions over and over, and they are all explained in the Wiki/FAQ.

DSM is superior to all other NAS OS-es. With DSM - TerraMaster Hardware is perfect.
UGreen NAS Hardware can run alternative OS too.

To be honest I can say I'm happy on TOS6 now.

The only issue that remains for me is a bug in

Code: Select all

/etc/exports

that I highlighted here.

Otherwise TOS6 provides more flexibility than DSM if you know raw Linux.

I.e. I use NIX to fill the gaps

I use docker-compose for containers

I just modify nginx configs directly to give me any kind of reverse proxy configs

All of these things are done via Ansible scripting.

TOS6 is on 6.1.58 kernel vs. DSM 7.1 stuck on ancient 4.4.302+

[Mamex]

I tried to install DSM but I already have a block can I ask here or open a new post?

[Valnjes]

To be honest I can say I'm happy on TOS6 now.

The only issue that remains for me is a bug in

Code: Select all

/etc/exports

that I highlighted here.

Otherwise TOS6 provides more flexibility than DSM if you know raw Linux.

I.e. I use NIX to fill the gaps

I use docker-compose for containers

I just modify nginx configs directly to give me any kind of reverse proxy configs

All of these things are done via Ansible scripting.

TOS6 is on 6.1.58 kernel vs. DSM 7.1 stuck on ancient 4.4.302+

I havent tried TOS, because i dont need another NAS OS. Im happy with TrueNAS and DSM.
DSM is simple and works great for home setup.
TrueNAS is great for everything else.

I tried to install DSM but I already have a block can I ask here or open a new post?

You have a what?

[Mamex]

I solved it was a problem of USB stick formatted again now it's gone I just have to proceed with the configuration that I will do after lunch, thanks.

[Mamex]

Nothing goes wrong once I open the first Arc loader menu I try to select the model it gives me a configuration error, now while I try again it gives me the first error from this morning "bootloader disk not found" and it doesn't work anymore

[bugacha]

I havent tried TOS, because i dont need another NAS OS. Im happy with TrueNAS and DSM.
DSM is simple and works great for home setup.
TrueNAS is great for everything else.

DSM is fine yes, but its more restrictive than TOS (can't really modify system much) and runs ancient version of Linux kernel

TrueNAS is good, but you're tied into ZFS that requires minimum of 5-6 disks to be useful. Otherwise its a waste of disk space and potential of software.

[Mamex]

I managed to install it and everything seems to go but I realized that I can't use ABB which is one of the applications of my interest and reason why I have a NAS

[Valnjes]

DSM is fine yes, but its more restrictive than TOS (can't really modify system much) and runs ancient version of Linux kernel

TrueNAS is good, but you're tied into ZFS that requires minimum of 5-6 disks to be useful. Otherwise its a waste of disk space and potential of software.

With the SA6400 the Kernel version is 5.5 LTS version. Its not the newest, but it is newer then the 4.4 on older Synology.

I managed to install it and everything seems to go but I realized that I can't use ABB which is one of the applications of my interest and reason why I have a NAS

Active Backup 4 Business works fine. You didn't read the Wiki, so you didn't activate the Backup Apps.

[Mamex]

Thanks I read but I want to give TOUS 6 a chance I'm restoring everything

[Valnjes]

What is TOUS 6? Cant find any info about TOUS 6 OS.

I get why you are having problem with any installation - English is hard for you.

Install the original TOS, it should have a good Italian translation.