Hi all,

I have CasaOS running for a few years. I had some issues with it but learned to work around it. Lately I noticed some apps are asking to be updated, but in CasaOS repository there is no update for a long time... I know there's a way to do it, but still I was wondering:
- Why have CasaOS if it's running on top of Ubuntu (in my case) anyway? Why not just run a docker from Ubuntu?
- If interface is the issue, why not run TrueNAS or something else, which does the job more reliably?

Back then other options seemed intimidating so I went for CasaOS, but while using it I found that there are not much benefits to it. Do you agree or I'm getting something wrong here?

Thanks

I'm trying to set up Tdarr to automate my media compression to save space on my drive. Tdarr is not on the casaOS appstore so I need it to installed it manually but now I need help setting up Tdarr himself but all the yt video that I have seen they just go explaining what tdarr does but does no show how to properly set up a nodes or a flow when they go to that part they just go her are your nodes etc but they never show how to set one put only show one that it is working already the only part they show is how to format the yaml file for Tdarr and how to install it

Hello everyone, I am new here, and new to the home media server.

I am only using casaos for my Blu-ray movies and nothing else. Should I make the switch to zimaos or just stay here on casaos. I have a direct attached storage with 2 8tb that's just storing my movies.

Got this thing setup on my old thinkpad running debian 13 what else should i add and any tips?

I don’t know what happened, I was installing apps and then the next app said this, it happens with every app “Error Response from Daemon: Failed to resolve reference (app nonsense) failed”

So I’ve been trying to get immich to use the NPU on my rk3588 (cm3588 NAS kit) but I can’t figure it out

I was adding a DAS that had unformatted drives.
I was planning to create a RAID0 but connected it to soon.

I have all this 'paths?' or 'mount points?' that don't work and need to be removed but I don't see how to.

Everything highlighted red is trash.

If i try to click or open one of them I get this error message

How do I UNMOUNT ?

No option to delete or remove

Hello, all!

I'm very new to the Linux world, and picking out components of my system as I begin my deep dive. I'm planning to install CasaOS on my miniPC, but was wondering if I can still run other Linux programs and a GUI. I'd like to be able to still use this as a regular computer (not in the terminal) and run other programs that offer Linux installers. This is not a docker program, just a linux program. Is that possible?

Thanks!

Hello. I am trying to set up pi hole on my ubuntu server through casaOS, but upon attempting to install it I am being told that port 53 on docker cannot link to host as port 53 is being used on my server. I checked and it would appear that systemd-resolve is listening on port 53. How could I correct this as to free up port 53 so that I may set up pi hole?

hey so ive had my zimaos server for a while now but ive never set anything up for music. i was wondering if there is anything like apple music or spotify that would run on my nas, more specifically im really wanting something that is easy to find and "save" new music just like how i can with spotify. weather thats through community playlists or something else. and i want to be able to download music easily (basically how jelleyseer but in the same app that i listen to it in). ive seen some like navidrome/subsonic but they dont really have the ability to listen to new music from my understanding. i also saw funkwhale but i dont think thats for a nas, and it still doesnt look the best. is there anything like that or am i delusional? another thing that i think would be cool (which i highly doubt any software can do it yet) is to have ai functionality to find new music or like cull playlists or sum idk. i dont even care if it would take weeks to transfer all like 10,000 songs i have saved on spotify to it

idk i dont think there is anything like this but if i have a huge blind spot id love to know, thank you

You know how lots of websites let you "Sign in with Google" in one click?

We built the same thing for CasaOS — except the account is your own CasaOS login, running entirely on your own NAS. Nothing leaves your server. What it is — a small open-source add-on for CasaOS (just one extra Docker container).

It doesn't replace or fork CasaOS; it sits next to it.

What it does — you log into your NAS once, and every app behind it opens without asking for a password again. Log out once, and you're logged out everywhere. No more juggling a different password for each app.

How to set it up (3 steps)
1. Run the bridge as one more Docker container next to CasaOS
2. Connect it to the login gatekeeper (Dex) — that's what shows the single sign-in screen
3.Point your apps at that gatekeeper — done, one login unlocks them all Full steps + config → https://github.com/Yundera/casaos-oidc-bridge

!!! It's an early proof-of-concept (working, but not yet production-hardened) and 100% open source — feedback and contributors are very welcome !!!

Under the hood (for the technically curious): a minimal OIDC provider that fronts CasaOS's /v1/users/login, verifies CasaOS's ES256 JWT via JWKS (handles key rotation on restart), and speaks the full OIDC flow (discovery → /authorize → /token with PKCE S256 → /userinfo; claims sub/email/groups). Shared HttpOnly session cookie → 2nd app 302s straight through = silent SSO. Distroless image + e2e harness.

Hey everyone,

I recently turned my HP t430 Thin Client (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 62.5GB eMMC) into a low-power budget mini-server running ZimaOS.

I am experiencing a frustrating issue with my external storage, and I'm hoping someone here has run into this or knows a workaround.

The Setup:

Host: HP t430 Thin Client (running ZimaOS on the internal eMMC).

External Storage: 2.5-inch Samsung SATA SSD housed inside a USB 3.0 external enclosure.

Connection: Connected directly to one of the USB 3.0 ports on the thin client.

The Problem:

Cold Boot Issue: If I turn the PC off, plug in the external SSD, and turn the PC on, the SSD is not detected at all — not by ZimaOS, and not even in the HP BIOS/UEFI.

The "Hot-Plug" Workaround: If I boot the PC up first and then physical unplug and replug the USB cable while the system is running, the SSD is immediately detected and works perfectly.

Reboots are Fine: If I perform a soft reboot (restart) from within the OS, the SSD remains detected and boots up fine.

Cold Boot breaks it again: The moment I shut the system down completely and power it back on, the SSD disappears again until I physically replug it.

Fast boot is disabled

when i restart pc old url stop working and idk how to launch casa. can someone tell cmd (im usind debian)

EDIT: Fixed?
I'm assuming the issue was either the PSU or the cables. I unplugged the spare 1tb drive and everything is running fine now. I'm assuming the PSU couldn't support all 3 drives or some of the cables the machine came with were damaged.

Hello,

I hope it's still okay to post here for ZimaOS as well.

After a fresh install and preparing my drives for use, the system seems to lag or crash after/during any use. I tried to copy paste a folder over from one drive to another just to test, it crashed and I had to hard reset. I tried adding another user, stayed frozen for 5 minutes until the whole system forcibly reset. During these freezes, the main console shows RAM and CPU usage maxed out and fails to load anything (apps, settings, etc. - picture below).

The SSD it''s booting from is brand new, the main HDD I'm using is brand new, and the spare drive is not new but healthy and barely used.

The PC is admittedly pretty bad.
Dell Optiplex 7010 SFF, intel i-5-3470 with 16gb of DDR3 RAM.
But I assumed these specs should be fine for basic storage use?

Any ideas?

Left it on default settings, just wont run right after install. Brand new to home servers so this is all pretty foreign to me

So I am trying to download and use adgaurd. I got it to download, and it accepted port 53 (after a few hiccups) but when I click on it, and it opens a new tab it says site cannot be reached refused to connect.

Hi guys I am looking to install jellyfin on CasaOS. Brand new to the whole thing (literally got an old laptop today). And I finally set up the laptop but when I go in the App Store I don’t see jellyfin. Wanted to see if I did something wrong or if I’m missing something.

I dont know if i am in the right place

I have hardware such as the RPI4 2GB, RPI5 4GB, a old laptop, and a more morden laptop. I want to have a good use for SOME of them so I was wondering on weather I should install all my services on a modern laptop or something else or space them apart since I'm interested in doing AI experimenting later on possibly and thus may require me to use the modern laptop, but what do y'all think?

I was going through distros last night to run on my mini pc that I plan to use as a home lab/server and as a complete beginner I figured it would be easiest to use CasaOS. However, Fedora surprised me on how intuitive it seemed coming from Windows. I read that Fedora Server has a pretty big learning curve for a noob but would it be dumb to run the base Fedora so I can learn that while I'm learning CasaOS? Everything I read says Debian or Ubuntu is the "best" to run under CasaOS but I really like how Fedora looks. Anyone else tried this setup?

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share a small ZimaMOD update.

ZimaMOD now includes a couple of useful dashboard mods:

Dashboard Themes
This mod lets you customize the look of the ZimaOS dashboard directly from the browser. You can change the visual style without manually editing dashboard files.

Resource Alerts

This mod lets you create dashboard alerts for system resources such as CPU, memory, storage, or temperature. You can configure thresholds and use it as a simple way to notice important system changes directly from the dashboard.

I also created a new installation video showing how to install ZimaMOD on ZimaOS and how to use some of the available features from the MOD Store.

YouTube installation video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SapqATmbE-s

Be kind, I'm not an expert in YouTube videos...

GitHub:

https://github.com/metisro/ZimaMOD

Quick reminder: ZimaMOD is an independent community project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, maintained by, or supported by ZimaOS, CasaOS, or CasaMOD. Mods should always be reviewed and trusted before installing them on your system. Use at your own risk and back up important data before making changes.

Feedback, testing, bug reports, and mod ideas are very welcome.