Hacker News with Generative AI: NAS

Armbian Updates: OMV support, boot improvents, Rockchip optimizations (armbian.com)
This week, the Armbian development team pushed several noteworthy enhancements, with improvements spanning user experience, bootloader upgrades, and broader system support. Notably, this week saw the debut of OpenMediaVault in Armbian’s software installer, a move that brings plug-and-play NAS functionality to supported boards.

Linux, Open Source, Embedded Systems, NAS, Software Updates

74 points by transpute 11 days ago | 19 comments

Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives (arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.

Hardware, NAS, Storage, Synology

5 points by chha 33 days ago | 0 comments

Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives (arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.

Hardware, Storage, Synology, NAS

11 points by thunderbong 34 days ago | 4 comments

Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move (servethehome.com)
I dislike writing these articles, but here we are. According to HardwareLuxx, Synology is on a rough course with generations-old sub-par NAS hardware and now appears to be locking its NAS units to its own branded hard drives in its upcoming 2025 Plus models. This is a shame since a few years ago, Synology had neat hardware.

Hardware, Storage, Synology, NAS

653 points by motiejus 34 days ago | 402 comments

Synology Locks Key NAS Features Behind Proprietary Drive Requirement (tomshardware.com)

Hardware, Synology, NAS, Storage

9 points by m463 35 days ago | 1 comments

Synology could bring "certified drive" requirements to more NAS devices (arstechnica.com)
Synology, maker of network-attached storage (NAS) devices, will seemingly remove advanced features from its Plus devices that are not using hard drives provided by, or certified by, Synology itself, starting with its 2025 lineup.

Synology, NAS, Hardware, Storage, Consumer Tech

10 points by instagib 35 days ago | 0 comments

Synology confirms need for its own branded drives in newer Plus-series NAS (arstechnica.com)
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its "Plus" tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require Synology-branded hard drives for full compatibility, at least at first.

Storage, Hardware, NAS, Synology

7 points by trbutler 35 days ago | 1 comments

Synology now requires Synology-branded drives for some consumer NAS systems (tomshardware.com)

Hardware, Storage, Synology, Consumer Electronics, NAS

7 points by CharlesW 36 days ago | 2 comments

The almost perfect mini NAS for my mini rack (jeffgeerling.com)
The GMKtec G9 N150 4-bay NVMe mini PC is $240 and the nearly perfect NAS for my mini rack:

NAS, Hardware, Mini PCs, Reviews

5 points by ingve 36 days ago | 1 comments

Synology requires own-brand drives for some consumer NAS systems (tomshardware.com)

Hardware, Storage, NAS, Synology

3 points by 01-_- 36 days ago | 1 comments

Rockstor: Open-source multi-arch NAS Built on OpenSUSE (rockstor.com)
Rockstor as a Cloud and Storage platform enables hackers, makers/re-distributors, and DIYers to build completely custom solutions.

Open Source, NAS, Linux, Storage

5 points by thunderbong 79 days ago | 0 comments

Netboot Windows 11 with iSCSI and iPXE (terinstock.com)
I primarily run Linux, for work and for gaming. Unfortunately, some competitive games refuse to work on Linux or in virtual machines. This post explores installing and booting Windows 11 on physical hardware with a disk exported from a NAS.

Windows 11, iSCSI, iPXE, NAS, Gaming

194 points by terinjokes 84 days ago | 55 comments

Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (filippo.io)
My NAS, frood, has a bit of a weird setup. It’s just one big initramfs containing a whole Alpine Linux system. It’s delightful and I am not sure why it’s not more common.

NAS, Linux, Operating Systems, Alpine Linux, Hardware

97 points by pabs3 158 days ago | 13 comments

Show HN: An Immutable Alpine Linux NAS with No Rootfs (filippo.io)
My NAS, frood, has a bit of a weird setup. It’s just one big initramfs containing a whole Alpine Linux system. It’s delightful and I am not sure why it’s not more common.

Operating Systems, Linux, NAS, Security

16 points by FiloSottile 167 days ago | 0 comments

Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (filippo.io)
My NAS, frood, has a bit of a weird setup. It’s just one big initramfs containing a whole Alpine Linux system. It’s delightful and I am not sure why it’s not more common.

Linux, NAS, Operating Systems, Alpine Linux, Initramfs

9 points by prefork 168 days ago | 1 comments

Frood, an Alpine Initramfs NAS (filippo.io)
My NAS, frood, has a bit of a weird setup. It’s just one big initramfs containing a whole Alpine Linux system. It’s delightful and I am not sure why it’s not more common.

Linux, NAS, Operating Systems, Alpine Linux

12 points by todsacerdoti 169 days ago | 1 comments

My 71 TiB ZFS NAS After 10 Years and Zero Drive Failures (louwrentius.com)
My 4U 71 TiB ZFS NAS built with twenty-four 4 TB drives is over 10 years old and still going strong.

NAS, Hardware, Storage, Data Storage, Longevity

419 points by louwrentius 252 days ago | 299 comments

Upgrading a Toshiba NAS HDD Firmware on Linux (syscall.eu)

Hardware, Linux, NAS, Firmware

165 points by pabs3 263 days ago | 56 comments

How to Build a Minimal ZFS NAS Without Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS (neil.computer)

Storage, NAS, Hardware, DIY, Open Source

10 points by jandeboevrie 272 days ago | 2 comments

Windows 11 24H2 might call time on that old NAS under the stairs (theregister.com)

Windows 11, Operating Systems, NAS, Storage

11 points by LorenDB 358 days ago | 2 comments

I made a new backplane for my consumer NAS (codedbearder.com)

Hardware, Networking, DIY, NAS

411 points by granra 389 days ago | 131 comments

Show HN: I created a 100% 3D printed and toolless 6-Bay PC NAS case (ycombinator.com)