On Tuesday, 12 September 2023 08:07:59 BST Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: > > Howdy, > > > > As some know, I like LVM. The Truenas box serves a purpose with zfs but > > I am more familiar with LVM and using zfs is sort of confusing me > > because they do similar things in similar ways but are different. Each > > time I want to do something, I have to figure it out again, sometimes > > ask for help. As long as I don't need to change anything, it works > > great. ;-) > > > > I found something called openmediavault, OMV. It is here: > > > > https://www.openmediavault.org/ > > > > On the features page, it lists LVM as a plugin. From what I read, it > > doesn't seem to have a default tool for managing hard drives, it seems > > you have to pick one. This leads to me to questions. It is based on > > Debian, never used it but have read it is fairly easy, been around a > > long time and is usually very stable. Seems to be a server type > > distro. So far, I kinda like the idea of this. I'd have to redo my > > backups again but hey, I been there before. At least if I do switch, > > I'll be using a tool that I'm pretty good at. I think Alan M suggested > > this ages ago. Could have been Neil. LVM is likely the best thing I > > ever used except for Linux itself. :-D > > > > Anyone use OMV before? Does it work similar to Truenas but able to have > > other tools installed? Anyone use LVM on this thing? If nothing else, > > was it stable and dependable? I have to say, Truenas has been rock > > solid. Never so much as a hiccup. It just boots and runs until I shut > > it down. I suspect OMV would be the same but never hurts to ask. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dale > > > > :-) :-) > > > > . > > I figured out a way to install this to see what it looks like. I found > out it doesn't support encryption. No LUKS stuff or anything. So, it > won't work. Thinking about installing Gentoo or Ubuntu on that old > rig. Most likely Ubuntu. I guess Debian could work too. > > If anyone is looking for a NAS software package that supports > encryption, Truenas seems to be it at the moment. Oh, it does support > LVM tho. So, if one doesn't want encryption but wants LVM, this might > be a option. It is GUI based like Truenas. > > Thanks to all. > > Dale > > :-) :-)
I've used OpenMediaVault for a short period. In my experience it was very stable. The GUI is quite intuitive. You can also configure directly its settings using a CLI. I can't recall if it provides encryption, but it shouldn't be that difficult to install any missing packages yourself and configure the partition/directories?
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