As @Suedkiez pointed out, you quoted a sentence of mine out of context. I went on to point out that the issues are very legitimate for QNAP users. That was the very point that I was making.
Hope it’s cleared up now. This is all going too fast in my opinion. Before this becomes a requirement, impacted users should have an extended period of time to get moved over. There needs to be really outstanding step-by-step instructions on how to do get it working and how and when to update the container image (or stack).
I’m enthusiastic about getting to .net 10 - it has the potential to improve memory use and performance. But if it’s going to break the NAS packages, I would lean towards deferring the .net 10 release for a couple of months until the container scenarios are vetted and it’s well established that people can actually get Roon running that way, can get updates, can keep USB/HDMI working, etc.
I think it’s important for Roon leadership (@Stephen_Shaw1 perhaps could share this upward) to consider the fact that QNAP has long promoted running Roon on their hardware as a major feature in their literature:
Whether this was done with explicit agreement between the two organizations, I have no idea. But it certainly predates Harman’s acquisition of Roon, so it may be getting overlooked.
I’m trying to read and keep up with all these threads, comments, etc. I’m trying to collect and understand all the devices and use cases everyone has. One thing I’m curious about is how many people have their NAS “near” where they listen to music. For example, I have my QNAP NAS in my basement so plugging in a DAC or HDMI isn’t practical for me. Granted, I bought my QNAP long before I had ever heard of Roon, so I didn’t buy it specifically for this purpose.
Cheers,
Stephen
NOTE: I’m actively testing the docker image on my personal QNAP NAS. I haven’t tested going from the installed Roon QNAP package to the docker image yet, but testing the image so far has worked fairly well on my old QNAP and has been fairly easy and straightforward. Hopefully more details and an initial image will be available this coming week for anyone that wants to give it a try.
The NAS is part of my main system. QNAP offering SilentNAS (fanless) models and roon supporting their HDMI output, were the main reasons to go for QNAP and Roon.
So what you are saying is a Qnap NAS can connect directly, via HDMI, to my NUC ROCK and work just as it does? My Qnap is connected to my router via Ethernet. My NUC ROCK is connected to my router via Ethernet. Well, there you go…
My NAS is quite old. Is there a better, silent faster NAS out there?
No, to an output device like, e.g., an AVR (or anything else that accepts audio HDMI). In @Arindal‘s case, the Roon Server runs on the NAS, so there is no need for a ROCK. The NAS still needs Ethernet access, obviously (otherwise it wouldn’t be „Network Attached Storage ).
That’s the recommended way, anyway, unless you have needs like 5.1 output and the AVR accepts 5.1 input only by HDMI, or for some reason you really prefer running Roon Server on the NAS (e..g, you have a very fast NAS and there’s no reason to get yet another device for Roon Server).
Somewhat strange question. Of course there are always better devices out there, in particular if yours is old. But whether you need it is a different question. If your NAS is only for storage and the Roon Server is running on ROCK, you probably don’t.
If you are only using the NAS to store files and not run Roon Server, then this doesn’t affect you at all. This is purely for the case where you are running Roon Server on the NAS.
For the question as to whether you should upgrade… It is a little bit of a complex question and entirely depends on what you are using it for. If it currently stores and shares files fast enough and that is the only thing you are using it for I’d assume you are good to go for now. If the data transfers slowly, then you need to evaluate your NAS an network to see who is the bottleneck. If you are running applications on the NAS and things are slow then maybe it is time to upgrade it? If you are running out of space, then it might be time to replace the NAS or just the drives or both? I’m prefer to upgrade both the NAS and drives at the same time for simplicity.
@David_Broughton I’ve started testing things on my QNAP with the new docker image (should be available very soon for early access). I’ve already had good success with it. I’m now investigating going from a QNAP app setup to the docker image and what steps will be involved in that process.
I haven’t had a chance to test out HDMI or a DAC yet. My QNAP is in my basement, so I’ll need to drag a something down there to test with. Unfortunately, I was sent a DAC but without the power adapter
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