General hardware/software question

I had setup OMV4 on an odroid hc2 near a year ago. At that time it was the path of least resistance because I used a pre-made image.

It took a good amount of time to get everything setup and working with no issues or worries. It was doing a simple duty of being a NAS and TFTP server for my netbooting pi4's (6) so I also got well versed in managing my netboot section for each pi. One of the pi4's was a pihole server. That's all it did.

I started looking at the idea of consolidating some of my services (like pihole, openvpn etc.). I was looking at the vpn plugin for OMV4 and went down the rabbit hole of docker and such. I am behind in the times.

So now I want to try docker but OMV4 and Debian9 (xu4 board on the hc2) are EOL and all my research is saying I have to clean install OMV5 on Debian 10 (Buster). I am already looking at a lengthy process of backing up or archiving my omv settings and doing much work over again.

So, I went and purchased the Synology DS220+ with upgraded/increased RAM. This model (from research) is capable of running docker. Since I am going down the rabbit hole of docker I figured I might as well get the hardware to play with it.

So after having said all that, is it a good idea to run OMV5/Deb10 in a docker container on the ds220+ or should I just stick to what synology offers with their DSM and run docker for other services?

I have been very happy with my omv setup but since the new hardware comes with its own os should I stick with omv?

Zitat von ryecoaaron

OMV doesn't work in docker.

Thanks for that answer. How about in a vm? The DS220+ also supports the synology virtual machine manager. Would this be a good idea (omv in vm on ds220+) or should I just work with the synology infrastructure to re-create what I managed in omv?

After more research I will just use the DS220+ as is. With docker and vm capabilities I actually would have more than enough to get my system up and expanded. I really did like how I got used to omv but since omv4/deb9 eol'd which was pushing me to have to near start from scratch again I will just re-create everything on the synology. Thanks all.

Thanks for your reply mervincm.

I was definitely planning to disable anything not needed. I ran into xpenology in my research but since I purchased a synology rig I wasn't concerned about it. What were you running xpenology on if you don't mind?

I have found some pages where older synology rigs have had netbsd installed onto it so I will just keep my eye out for anything related to getting another os on my rig when the time is right.

Zitat von macom

You can try to upgrade your HC2 from OMV4 to OMV5 without having to reinstall. No guarantee it will work, but if you have a clone of your SD card ....

Once the synology is live and I have all my services migrated that will be an exercise just to see if it can be done. I have a webpage tagged somewhere in which the author did exactly that (omv4/deb9 to omv5/deb10) albeit with some errors he had to fix along the way and the author even admitted there may be other aspects not working but he hadn't discovered it as of his writing due to his needs had been met to that point.

Essentially once the synology is fully live the hc2 will be relegated to random testing adventures.

Zitat von macom

I guess this is the best guide for update from OMV4 to OMV5 without reinstall.

RE: OMV 5.0 - finally out! :-)

Thanks macom.

I will be going this route because the ds220+ is getting returned. Not what I had hoped it would be

EDIT:

The ds220+ has been returned and I am looking at building a nas kit from parts.