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JanHussaarts2
Oct 03, 2023Luminary
Future for ReadyNas
In 2020 I bought a RN426 (24TB) to replace my Ultra 6 (12TB). I am still using both. When RNXtras (https://rnxtras.com/) stopped supporting the ReadyNAS, and it lookes like Netgear has stopped also, It is no longer justified to continue with the ReasyNas equipment.
Is there any chance that a newer release of the OS will become avalaible within a couple of months?
That we will get rid of Jessie and move on to a recent version of Debian?
If not, I suppose I have to move to another solution.
It feels like a waist of time and money, since at the moment all is running well.
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- schumakuGuru - Experienced User
JanHussaarts2 wrote:
Is there any chance that a newer release of the OS will become available within a couple of months?
Extremely unlikely. We have hit the end of the road for ReadyNAS.
JanHussaarts2 wrote:
That we will get rid of Jessie and move on to a recent version of Debian?
Some community effort became visible the last months. No Web UI currently. But this is it for now.
- StephenBGuru - Experienced User
schumaku wrote:
JanHussaarts2 wrote:
Is there any chance that a newer release of the OS will become available within a couple of months?
I'm guessing one or two updates, with some security updates, and perhaps a couple of clean-up things (pointing the repos to the debian archive, to eliminate the need for doing that manual, etc). But I don't see them migrating to a newer version of Debian - too much effort for end-of-life platforms.
schumaku wrote:
JanHussaarts2 wrote:
That we will get rid of Jessie and move on to a recent version of Debian?
Some community effort became visible the last months. No Web UI currently. But this is it for now.
See https://github.com/RustyDust/readynas-alpine
This is being done by WhoCares_ (who also ran rnxtras). Definitely still a work-in-progress, so not something to apply to a NAS in active use.
- JanHussaarts2Luminary
I recently bought the 8Gb version of the ZIMA Board. It is my intention to use my 2 Netgear NAS systems as file servers and use this board as a frondend to them.I'll probably by a 4-port NIC to do this.
At least I will be able to run recent versions of OwnCloud, PLex, etc.
The ZIMA Board by default runs CasaOS. Is there any reason to switch to another Linux implementation?
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