Hello,
I am evaluating several FOSS NAS solutions for home surveillance, file storage, and containerization (specifically, Docker). Although my desire for native docker support is a priority for my build, FreeNAS offers so many other great features that I do still want to fully understand my options for getting Docker running in FreeNAS before making a decision. I am looking for a low-maintenance solution that will not require too many workarounds, survive updates and will likely be supported by iXsystems for some time to come.
I understand iXsystems removed support for the popular containerization OS RancherOS in the most current build of 11.3. Does anyone know why? My understanding is that, in attempting to run this VM in 11.3, you will have to make some modification to the boot loader, which is not supported by FreeNAS. I don't want to go this route, because of sustainability issues -- it may be difficult to get help if I run into problems running a "hacky" VM implementation that was never supposed to work on FreeNAS, and I speculate that these modifications would likely have to be repeated or break something during later OS updates.
This brings me to my actual questions: first, is my logic for not wanting to modify and run RancherOS sound -- is there any information I am missing that may help me make a more informed decision? Secondly, can anyone think of any foreseeable issues with opting for a different OS like CoreOS?
RancherOS would be ideal -- while I have plenty of RAM (32GB), I have a low-powered Celeron 9400 that is probably not suited to virtualization tasks, so lightweight would be possible. However, I think I might be willing to pop-in a beefier CPU if I get a stable Docker solution that doesn't require a lot of ongoing maintenance.
I'm interested to hear your insight! Thanks in advance!
I am evaluating several FOSS NAS solutions for home surveillance, file storage, and containerization (specifically, Docker). Although my desire for native docker support is a priority for my build, FreeNAS offers so many other great features that I do still want to fully understand my options for getting Docker running in FreeNAS before making a decision. I am looking for a low-maintenance solution that will not require too many workarounds, survive updates and will likely be supported by iXsystems for some time to come.
I understand iXsystems removed support for the popular containerization OS RancherOS in the most current build of 11.3. Does anyone know why? My understanding is that, in attempting to run this VM in 11.3, you will have to make some modification to the boot loader, which is not supported by FreeNAS. I don't want to go this route, because of sustainability issues -- it may be difficult to get help if I run into problems running a "hacky" VM implementation that was never supposed to work on FreeNAS, and I speculate that these modifications would likely have to be repeated or break something during later OS updates.
This brings me to my actual questions: first, is my logic for not wanting to modify and run RancherOS sound -- is there any information I am missing that may help me make a more informed decision? Secondly, can anyone think of any foreseeable issues with opting for a different OS like CoreOS?
RancherOS would be ideal -- while I have plenty of RAM (32GB), I have a low-powered Celeron 9400 that is probably not suited to virtualization tasks, so lightweight would be possible. However, I think I might be willing to pop-in a beefier CPU if I get a stable Docker solution that doesn't require a lot of ongoing maintenance.
I'm interested to hear your insight! Thanks in advance!