NAS4FREE UI and roadmap

[sandule]

Any chance of NAS4Free moving to a simple user interface like Synology's DSM?

For us newbie's it would be great to have a simple interface that lets you install 3rd party apps without having to do so much command line.

I think the combination of a UI like the Synology DSM combined with ZFS would make for a killer server.

Also, where can I find the NAS4Free roadmap?

[apollo567]

Hello,

be aware Nas4Free is a project of volunteer, so be patient.
According to my current understanding the software Design doesn't support Plug-ins/third party apps.
Perhaps u must try Freenas Version 8 or compile a Nas4Free version yourself, which contains then the needed additional apps.
Or U must ask Zoon if he wants to design an additional simple user interface but I think he is currently busy with reviewing the existing codebase for bug fixing...

[sandule]

Thanks for the reply. I was just curious. I have yet to find something as powerful as NAS4Free yet with the simplicity as the Synology DSM. I just don't want to lose the benefits of ZFS.

[apollo567]

According to my current knowledge ZFS is only with FreeBSD (and its derivates) and Solaris yet

[raulfg3]

And linux http://zfsonlinux.org/ but speed is not the same , best are in Solaris, next are BSD and last is Linux.

[raulfg3]

Thanks for the reply. I was just curious. I have yet to find something as powerful as NAS4Free yet with the simplicity as the Synology DSM. I just don't want to lose the benefits of ZFS.

If you want to test, please try OMV http://www.openmediavault.org/ is based on Debian, and can surprise you, but because is Debian=Linux, you need to use ext4, XFs, or simmilar ( there are some post about how to install ZFS or import a pool, but is not supported by developer:

http://forums.openmediavault.org/viewto ... 260&p=6226

http://forums.openmediavault.org/viewto ... 314&p=6011

[sandule]

Thank you Raul. I really like NAS4Free but I keep screwing things up when I try to install software. That is why I asked about a Synology like UI coming to NAS4Free so that it would simplify the installation of additional packages.

Not sure if that is in the roadmap though.