Advice on converting a QNAP TS-673 to TrueNAS Core?

[oopstoops2022]

Hi!

I am at my wits end with QNAP for the same reasons I've seen others express elsewhere on the forums. I'm mostly fed up with the lousy closed-source firmware and vulnerabilities.

With that said, I'm planning on moving over to TrueNAS. I was planning on buying brand new hardware, but a friend recommended I convert my current hardware if possible. I am curious to see if anyone could provide me with up-to-date info on whether or not I might be able to convert my current hardware with minimal hiccups? I really don't mind buying new hardware, but obviously it would be great to save $ on converting if possible! If you all think I might be better off avoiding the conversion, I'll probably just put the old QNAP enclosure on eBay and call it a day.

I've seen many other good threads about this, but I didn't see my specific hardware mentioned anywhere, and I only need CORE, not SCALE.

I found these threads inspiring:

TrueNAS Core on QNAP TS-653D - No NICs

I have recently purchased a QNAP TS-653D that was on sale last month. I was looking to upgrade my old Dell PE 2950 FreeNAS box with the QNAP running TrueNAS. I installed the latest TrueNAS Core (12u7) on an external SSD and all was well except no nics were detected. Has anyone tried this and...

www.truenas.com

Installing TrueNAS on QNAP Devices

I have had my 3 QNAP devices for a while now and want to continue to the hardware but install TrueNAS on them instead of the QNAP QTS software. The devices that I have and plan to migrate are two TS-451s and a TS853A. I did do some testing on one of the TS-451 boxes and had no issues installing...

www.truenas.com

Adventures in TrueNAS SCALE on QNAP Hardware

BACKGROUND 4+ months ago, I got fed up with the QNAP QTS hardcoded credentials and vulnerabilities, and successfully installed TrueNAS CORE on all three of my QNAP systems. I was able to get all the services I need (APACHE, LACP, RSYNC, SMB, TFTP, TM) and even a Windows 10 VM running. I...

www.truenas.com

QNAP specs:

TS-673
5.0.0.1932 build 20220129

I've added one additional 16gb RAM stick to my unit, so I've got 24GB RAM total.

TS-673 | Affordable high-end AMD RX-421ND quad-core NAS with PCIe slots for adding M.2 SSD, 10GbE connectivity or a graphics card

The TS-673 is powered by a high-performance and energy-efficient AMD R-Series CPU and provides two PCIe slots for greater functionality. You can install a QNAP QM2 expansion card to add M.2 SSD caching/10GbE connectivity; a compatible wireless card to use the TS-673 as a wireless access point...

www.qnap.com

Thanks so much!

 

[azsose]

I just bought 6 9 pin DOMs from China. They are 32GB. If you are i nterested they are a great option for installing TrueNas. Using one on my 451+

 

[NugentS]

@azsose Any chance of a link?

@oopstoops2022 it looks doable although you will need to add a graphics card of some kind
x86 check
> 8GB memory check
USB check
Boot DOM will need either removing or ignoring as it ain't big enough. Before spending money on another DOM try installing to a USB flash drive first. You will need 1 * USB with TN ISO, 1 * USB to install on and 1 USB Keyboard. You will need to access the QNAP BIOS

If that install works then you could either buy a bigger DOM OR install to NVME or Install to an SSD on a USB adapter (just not a flash drive) or something else. But test first (and better to remove the existing DOM just for safety)

 

[azsose]

@azsose Any chance of a link?

Here is a link to what i have and the guide I am going to use. https://www.reddit.com/r/qnap/comments/ttxzrc/32_gb_doms_to_truenas_i_have_6/