HexOS Q3 Update - Is It Worth Buying Yet?

HexOS 6 Months Later - Better, Worse or the Same? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybOVCqDSLVg HexOS Q2 Update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNUc5HgttOk HexOS vs ZimaOS ON YOUR NAS? (RAID Room Podcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ_2RFGNqTg HexOS NAS Software - Review of the BETA https://nascompares.com/2024/12/02/hexos-nas-software-review-of-the-beta/ Get yourself an UnRAID License HERE - https://unraid.net/pricing?via=nascompares HexOS AMA, User Questions Answered. TrueNAS Partnership? Online? Licensing? Buddy Backups? https://nascompares.com/2024/08/09/hexos-ama-user-questions-answered-truenas-partnership-online-licensing-buddy-backups/ Original HexOS User Q&A Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPVd4YCDZ8 (Skip Ahead to Web GUI Discussion) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPVd4YCDZ8&t=524s HexOS Beta sign up page (scroll to the bottom) - https://bit.ly/4fEAWty What is HexOS? The Truly User-Friendly TrueNAS Scale NAS Based Option https://nascompares.com/2024/06/17/what-is-hexos-the-truly-user-friendly-truenas-scale-nas-based-option/ TrueNAS / HexOS post - https://bit.ly/3AqF7ZC What is HexOS - https://bit.ly/46DARlw HexOS Reddit post with updates discussed - https://www.reddit.com/r/LinusTechTips/comments/1eh0k78/new_blog_post_on_the_hexos_website_nas_software/ HexOS AMA – User Questions Answered (News) https://nascompares.com/news/hexos-ama-user-questions-answered/ Video Chapters 00:00 - Introduction to HexOS Q3 Update 00:20 Background – 10 months of HexOS progress 00:46 Pricing and lifetime license details 01:08 UI responsiveness and design tweaks 01:28 General GUI latency and usability 02:03 Display scaling and zoom feedback 02:27 Enabling experimental features 02:45 New documentation section overview 03:05 Community vs premium support 03:20 Developer responsiveness and release notes 03:57 App updates and major new features intro 04:11 Folder Wizard feature explained 04:27 Folder creation and encryption options 04:55 Encryption setup process 05:33 Missing encryption key export 06:14 Documentation for encryption explained 06:33 Local vs online guide criticism 07:15 Lock/unlock folder behavior 07:32 SMB and folder access protocols 07:54 Encryption for backup operations 08:16 Encryption can’t be applied retroactively 09:15 Folder creation should prompt encryption notice 09:36 Missing snapshot scheduling at creation 09:53 Snapshot and backup integration plans 10:15 Documentation and resource center revisited 10:30 Knowledge base progress and missing entries 11:05 Gaps in support content noted 11:22 Framework improving but still basic 11:40 App Center improvements overview 12:01 New one-click installs (Jellyfin, Home Assistant, qBittorrent) 12:29 Experimental features and custom install 12:54 Custom scripts and community input 13:24 Custom setup UI still unclear 13:46 Standard one-click installs remain simple 14:01 App update integration (Plex example) 14:20 Native app updates explained 14:54 Comparison to Synology/QNAP manual updates 15:22 Why this feature deserves more credit 15:45 Managing app folders still external only 16:09 Storage pool and RAID setup updates 16:29 Drive management and creation 16:45 RAID configuration and UI tweaks 17:07 Expansion limitations and missing drive add 17:46 Pool recreation test and parity behavior 18:14 Still early and needs simplification 18:32 Dashboard and setup improvements 18:57 First-time setup guide enhancements 19:15 Locations tab overview 19:35 Access control for folders and apps 20:05 App install folder assignment 20:26 Easier location management and flexibility 20:45 Single-pane control improvements 21:06 Desired features for future updates 21:28 Verdict – progress but still unfinished The Linus NAS Software Investment – Everything We Know So Far (2023 VID) https://youtu.be/UAMxUB4dY2g Linus Investing in a New NAS Software, HexOS - Let's Discuss! https://nascompares.com/2023/04/28/the-ltt-nas-software-investment-everything-we-know-so-far/ https://nascompares.com/news/linus-investing-in-a-new-nas-software-lets-discuss/ Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video from Amazon? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can head to Amazon using this link and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj