Is there a legit way to run synology software on a custom nas?

Thanks for the info!

I’m definitely planning on expanding my drives over time, so it sounds like btrfs is the way to go. Is there a way to bundle that and CasaOS?

I’m planning on 16gb, is that enough for Truenas? And which version of Truenas? Scale or Core? Thanks for the suggestions!

Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll definitely take a look.

Is that something I would have to download and combine, or is there an all in one version of that? I’m very new to this and don’t even know where to begin looking.

I’ve got a few Exos drives. One of them failed within a year, but the Newegg vender was refurbishing them and reselling as new. Pretty scummy. My other Exos drive runs like a champ. 2 years in and no problems in Seatools or SMART. They are pretty load, though.

Woah, I had no idea M.2 to Sata connectors existed. That definitely expands my options. And thanks for the suggestions!

Interesting, well thanks for the heads up. I was hoping this was going to be a one stop shop solution, but clearly not.