Can anyone share their experiences of running a NAS with ZimaOS or similar software vs just using Debian?

I’m pretty comfortable on the command line and like having full control over my system. I’m happily running Debian and using Docker Compose to run Immich, Home Assistant, Jellyfin, and a few other services. I also use Tailscale and have https setup.

However, I am curious to learn more about these more turnkey solutions. Are they worth switching to? I guess ZimaOS comes with a mobile app? Is that useful? Does ZimaOS make it easier for end users to use? Is managing ZimaOS annoying?

Is ZimaOS even worth considering if is not Open Source?

  • sbird@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Personally, I’m using Debian in my little laptop server thing and it runs pretty great. There’s a bunch of help, guides, tutorials, etc. online about Debian (and lots for Ubuntu, most of which will work on Debian) meaning it was really easy for me to get set up!

  • paulcdb@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I can’t comment on ZimaOS but I do use CasaOS to manage docker and it saves a lot of hassle for most things. Just being able to click the 3 dots and check for updates is worth it.

    The only issue I have with CasaOS is that it doesn’t have support for env files. Maybe ZimaOS fixed that. Next week I should have a HP gen9 arriving to replace my dying gen8 and looking at trying proxmox on that so might have to test ZimaOS.

    Still really want to get into kubernetes but trying to get a useful tutorial that works and isn’t a stupid video thats hard to follow is annoyny.

  • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I’ve tried them all and the only one I’ve been able to stick with is Yunohost. Because it handles all the reverse proxying for you and has a much larger library.

    Unfortunately it doesn’t come with any RAID management.

  • yyprum@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    5 days ago

    I have been using casaos and sincerely it is great as a simple solution to avoid some hassles. On the other hand if you are already handling those things yourself and are fine with it, it might have less value.

    I am considering some changes and now I am finding out that maybe having a backup of the configuration to set it up again later is not something I can get in casaos.

    Is ZimaOS even worth considering if is not Open Source?

    For me personally this is a key aspect. I would avoid any proprietary solution, or you will be left in a position where you have no control of your data. I definitely won’t be checking zimaOS.

    Instead I want to check and maybe try yunohost or freedombox.