FreeNas vs RockStor
FreeNas vs RockStor
I found this example using Rockstor. It goes beyond your expectations but worth checking out. https://www.rossfisher.me/2015/12/rockst...ning-post/ Rockstor guides offer additional build samples. I saw some discussions about Rockstor on Reddit, which seem quite favorable. https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comment...s_freenas/
I configured and operated a 2 TB 4-drive FreeNAS system with comparable specifications, and it performed well. It consumes a lot of memory, so higher capacity is beneficial, but the main factor is how much storage you intend to host. Still, I’m not finished exploring—RockStor and OpenMediaVault are also on my list. My current Synology 2-bay setup is surprisingly smooth, making it tough to compete with these options.
Set up Ubuntu Server or CentOS. Add Samba and create a share. Mount your disks and configure storage using MD or Btrfs. Serve files. Consider installing VM proxy solutions like Proxmox on Ubuntu/Debian or Ovirt on CentOS/Fedora.
I know I'm late to the party and you probably already have a solution, but I'm surprised no one mentioned nas4free I believe it's based on earlier version of freeNAS, but I'm not sure. At any rate, I've had great success I tried freeNAS originally and it just was too resource intensive. I was using a 3ghz Core Duo (not even a core2duo - this is an old one) with 6gb ram. I was able to run Plex and transmission - but it didn't perform well. Direct file transfers weren't bad, but it couldn't transcode at all. Then I found nas4free With Plex and Transmission running (but nothing actively transcoding) it's showing 0% cpu. freeNAS did't do that. Right now it shows I'm at 84% of my 6gb ram, but I've seen it lower. I am able to transcode most 1080p videos on the fly without stutter, and with pretty quick startup. http://www.nas4free.org/ I actually came here because I was trying to find a comparison of Rockstor to nas4free, so I couldn't tell you which will work better Did you ever get your system going? What did you choose?
Open Media Vault for Linux is widely praised across many resources. It offers a robust solution for managing and organizing media files on Linux systems.