Thinking of switching from QNAP to Synology or Asustor

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@MikeTaku111

TrueNAS is like Linux for NAS flexible but harder to set up, taking hours for advanced features. Synology and Asustor are easier, with user-friendly interfaces and quick setup. Choose TrueNAS for control or Synology/Asustor for simplicity.

Perfect, that’s what I was wondering! Thanks!

Last question I had is if I go the TrueNAS route, then could I use just any NAS? I mean, is it like Windows? I could just use my QNAP NAS to install TrueNAS OS and just delete the QNAP OS?

@jonah

Honestly haven’t used it too much yet, I’m still transferring data to it from my old NAS.

However, I did install Immich on it and the setup was super simple, so I can vouch for an easy Google Photos replacement anyways. It has an “app store” for things like that, like most NAS systems.

Great! I see Plex on there so I guess that should be easy to setup as well. Only thing remaining would be a music that manages ID3 ratings tag. Probably that a subsonic fork works.