Setup: Apps
ThecusOS 7 has a wide coverage of features and functions by default, but it’s probably not enough, and that’s why we have the App Center. Here you’ll find hundreds of other functions divided through all categories.
We previously saw that ThecusOS only has built-in support for S3 cloud backup. As we can see below, there are plenty more cloud and backup services available to add.
Using your NAS as a download server is a brilliant idea. It runs all the time anyway and most likely has resources to spare that your normal work or gaming system doesn’t. Just keep in mind that you also should add some security features such as an anti-virus app when you download directly to the NAS.
Luckily the system comes bundled with security systems too, so that’s no problem at all.
Home users will love all the media apps that are available. I won’t go into too much detail here as you can check out our in-depth coverage on how to use just this NAS as a media centre.
Business users will love the web and email features along with plenty more.
If you are new to Thecus NAS and don’t know what you’re looking for yet, then you might simply want to check out the recommended section that has the most popular items collected on a single page.
Installed apps can also easily be pinned to the desktop for quick access to them.
Was there any testing or investigating into what the 2.5 hard drive connector in the top of the unit can be used for?
I bought one of this for half price on the chance the 5th drive connector was usable: and it is! You can use it as a boot drive or a cache drive or for a parity check drive. You can also flash the in-built MMC drive with a different OS. If you buy one I strongly suggest doing so, as the OS from Thecus is an ancient bug-ridden under-developed barely-supported mess. No, really, the version in the box is Fedora 12, and there’s an upgrade to effectively Fedora 16. I recommend using OpenMediaVault instead.
Thanks for the confirmation that the 5th SATA part indeed is fully working.
Is it possible to use the display and the buttons with an alternative linux distibution like debian? Is it possible too, to control the fan (with fancontrol package)?
Thx
John,
I’m on my 3rd thecus NAS. The first was a W5810(windows storage server) which I could not get to work correctly; got an RMA then resold. the second was/is the N4810; same as before, it did not work correctly, got an RMA, but was not able to secure a reasonable (?) resale price. So, I’m keeping it.
Regarding the 5th drive, I was not able to access a connected drive installed in my initial N4810. Tech USA told me that that drive was not powered by the backplane since the 2 on-board SATA chips only supported two HDs each (only 4 of the 5 slots on the backplane -the ones directly accessable from the front bays). their info was that the 5th could be used only if powered by a separate Sata controller that connects to the DOM (MMC drive?).
So, my question(s) to you:
– how are you powering that drive (I guess as your new boot)
– where is the DOM (under the HD cage?) and is that the alternative power source for the 5th drive, and
– if you flash the DOM for another OS, is there any other way to power the 5th drive or force it to be read by the system?
Sorry to be so long, but still looking to see how best to use this machine. I agree with you in respect to it being under-developed.
Is it possible to use the display and the buttons with an alternative linux distibution like debian? Is it possible too, to control the fan (with fancontrol package)?
Thx
Hello,
I have the same questions to John like Thomas.
I am very interested in this NAS and would like to use the 5th SATA connector for a system SSD to boot a debian or ubuntu server linux.