Best alternative OS for TerraMaster Hardware
Posted: 26 Nov 2024, 22:27
What is your choice for an alternative OS for TerraMaster NAS Systems?
TerraMaster supports running various OS on their Hardware, and thats the best thing they do!
Just swap the TOS USB with another USB with OS flavour of your choice.
So what are the options?
Free OS:
TrueNAS -> Old but gold, standard for experts
Open Media Vault -> Alternative to TrueNAS, beloved by many
ProxMox -> Virtualisation at its best!
XigmaNAS -> For those in need of ZFS, a great solution
Rockstor -> BTRFS NAS platform OS with many features for new user and experts
EasyNAS -> Simple solution for small offices
CasaOS -> Running a Linux Server with CasaOS is a good solution for users who need more than a NAS
NonFree OS:
Unraid -> One of the best AIO solution with ZFS. Its not free, but has a great support and community
Dark Horse solution:
ARC Loader -> Run Synology DSM on non-Synology hardware
Installation is easy, there is already a topic that describes how you can do it yourself:
viewtopic.php?t=6751
Im a huge fan of DSM, and i run DSM on two of my TerraMasters, F2-424 and F4-424, and i have a great experience with them.
TOS is great, but DSM and TrueNAS are still the Go-To NAS solution.
What are your opinions about that? Do you run TOS or an alternative OS on your TerraMaster Hardware?
TerraMaster supports running various OS on their Hardware, and thats the best thing they do!
Just swap the TOS USB with another USB with OS flavour of your choice.
So what are the options?
Free OS:
TrueNAS -> Old but gold, standard for experts
Open Media Vault -> Alternative to TrueNAS, beloved by many
ProxMox -> Virtualisation at its best!
XigmaNAS -> For those in need of ZFS, a great solution
Rockstor -> BTRFS NAS platform OS with many features for new user and experts
EasyNAS -> Simple solution for small offices
CasaOS -> Running a Linux Server with CasaOS is a good solution for users who need more than a NAS
NonFree OS:
Unraid -> One of the best AIO solution with ZFS. Its not free, but has a great support and community
Dark Horse solution:
ARC Loader -> Run Synology DSM on non-Synology hardware
Installation is easy, there is already a topic that describes how you can do it yourself:
viewtopic.php?t=6751
Im a huge fan of DSM, and i run DSM on two of my TerraMasters, F2-424 and F4-424, and i have a great experience with them.
TOS is great, but DSM and TrueNAS are still the Go-To NAS solution.
What are your opinions about that? Do you run TOS or an alternative OS on your TerraMaster Hardware?
