EasyNAS 1.0.0: NAS operating system based on openSUSE

EasyNAS, the free NAS operating system based on openSUSE Leap, was released in version 1.0.0 for the first time as a stable release. Based on the latest community edition of the professional enterprise operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), the system kernel Linux 5.3 is used.

Das Open source NAS operating system is ready

After SUSE followed up on the community offshoot openSUSE Leap 15.3 with the professional distribution SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3 in June, the small EasyNAS Project his NAS operating system of the same name and open source “EasyNAS” also converted to openSUSE Leap 15.3 and published for the first time as a stable release.

With the approximately 390 MB EasyNAS (ISO) system image, private users and small companies receive a lean and extremely high-performance operating system for private network storage and small office area.

Numerous functions for NAS storage

EasyNAS is managed via a browser-based interface and offers all the features that users are familiar with from large and well-known commercial NAS operating systems. The Israeli developer Yariv Hakim is in charge of the project.

Origin

Israel

Base

openSUSE Leap 15.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 SP3

Kernel

Linux 5.3.18

platform

x86_64

surface

Web UI

Installation routine

Text mode

EasyNAS 1.0.0 at a glance

EasyNAS, first published in 2016, relies on the Btrfs file system, which guarantees stability, security and high data throughput. In addition, the distribution offers further functions that are not necessarily part of the standard equipment even with comparable paid NAS systems.

EasyNAS 1.0.0 offers file system compression, the creation of snapshots, Copy-on-write, resizing partitions while the system is running, a permanent status check of the file system and much more.

Since the free NAS operating system is one-to-one binary compatible with openSUSE, it is also very easy to expand. The YouTube channel “TechPassport” demonstrates the installation of EasyNAS on a virtual machine.

Further information is provided by the extensive documentation and the official system requirements on the EasyNAS website.