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Re:DIY NAS: 2026 Edition by AlanYx on Thursday November 27, 2025 @02:58PM (#46072735)
This is what I recommend too, but for those who want something prepackaged, there's also XigmaNAS, basically a lightweight UI layer and basic configuration on top of FreeBSD. Some of the original FreeNAS developers have been working on the project for almost 20 years.

It's great for people who just want storage and don't want the heavy features that came with TrueNAS' move to Linux (Kubernetes, etc.) or who want full control over vfs_fruit options for serving Macs.

Re:DIY NAS: 2026 Edition by ihaveone on Thursday November 27, 2025 @06:26PM (#46074090)
Are you sure it's not called LigmaNAS?
Re:DIY NAS: 2026 Edition by AlanYx on Friday November 28, 2025 @09:23AM (#46078896)
That might be a better name :) The project doesn't have as much visibility as it should because it's gone through several names over the last 20 years: FreeNAS (prior to the TrueNAS split), NAS4free, and now XigmaNAS.