You showed up here to tell people that within the next two weeks they should throw away their server and get a new one? This is a new low. I flagged your post as inappropriate. It does not contribute to the discussion and it borders on hostility.
any idea when the official docker image will be available? the 20th of April is approaching 
Soon (necessarily, as April 20 is not far away )
It’s quite inconvenient that there are two threads about this, this one here and QNAP QTS does not support new minimum system requirements to run Roon Server (20 April 2026)
Would first like to thank all the people who work for Roon directly or indirectly to support all the music lovers out there. Roon completely transformed the way I enjoy music and I cannot thank you enough!
I’m glad to see Synology NAS with the latest DSM are supported so I don’t have to worry about anything! Whew!
After 20th of April should I install new version of Roon server on my Synology system?
This thread concerns QNAP not Synology. Since Synology (with the latest DSM) meets the minimum requirements, you may upgrade. However, if you are running an older version please confirm.
As @mjw says, if you have the latest DSM, the update will happen just like always and nothing will change for you. If your DSM is older and you need to switch, there is no hurry, wait until the new Docker container and instructions are actually available.
I have DSM 7.3.2-86009 Update 3. So I will be waiting and testing after this day.
This has all the requirements (edit: as far as we know), so there will not be a need to do anything but install the update just like you always do. (I.e., you will not have to switch to the upcoming solution with a Docker container)
I love the part, and stopped reading after the part that said, “Note that this news is only of relevance to people running Roon server on their NAS; folks just using their NAS as a file source can avoid thinking about any of this.”
I was hoping to get the images out today (4/6), but it is looking more like either tomorrow or the day after at the latest.
We already have some initial images, but we are trying to get some initial testing and at least some minor documentation out at the same time.
Sorry for the delays 
Re: Comment : “…this will have an impact on people who are running Roon on NAS on QNAP, which apparently includes only glibc 2.21 and older.”
Pertaining to QNAP NAS handling only the above this looks to only be the case IF you are running older QNAP NAS operating systems.
While some older QNAP models on legacy firmware (QTS 4.x or early 5.1) did indeed use glibc 2.21, the newer QuTS hero versions (h5.2 and h5.3) have moved to modernized system libraries and are fully capable of handling what ROON is upgrading.
Best to check your current QNAP operating systems and upgrade OS to most current QNAP is offering for your particular QNAP unit.
@Mc_Ef, I think other QNAP users would appreciate a link to an official annoucement.
Yes, but the only problem is that release has historically been limited to very high-end Enterprise models. It’s been my experience that most folks here aren’t running one of those models. Folks can check here for compatibility:
https://www.qnap.com/en-us/how-to/faq/article/which-qnap-nas-models-support-quts-hero-1
With respect, an “official announcement” from QNAP is not a department I have anything to do with and am unaware of any such official announcement from QNAP regarding what system of theirs will work on a future ROON announced software upgrade.
Best I can offer is the suggestion that IF you are running a QNAP NAS that you check your QNAP website to confirm whether or not your specific hardware will run ROON with the expected upgraded specs.
Also looks like DDPS has aided in that inquiry with a QNAP link provided above. Thanks for that as an add to the needed answers QNAP users will want to check out.
Is this confirmed by QNAP, or have you checked the glibc version?
But if I am getting you right, this is not applicable to any current version of standard QTS? I tried running Roon B1643 (Early Access) on QTS 5.2.9, and it did not start.
Personally, I would be willing to move to QuTS hero 5.2.9, which is supported by my machine, if it is confirmed to being compatible. It just requires a lot of time to move all the data, and not every QNAP NAS is capable of running hero.
What I wrote in my comment has been confirmed by QNAP running QuTS hero 5.2.9. I have no idea which of their NAS units will run the hero OS (other than the h874 which I have experience with).
For those interested (mjw, etal) here is what I have also located for your review:
- Verified Software Components: QNAP’s Official Release Notes for QuTS hero h5.2.0 (released April 2024) confirm the move to OpenSSL 3.0. OpenSSL 3.0 generally targets glibc 2.25 or higher for full functionality, making a version as old as 2.21 technically incompatible with the OS’s core security architecture.
Additionally ; Current versions of QuTS hero h5.2 and h5.3 (as of early 2026) are built on newer kernels and toolchains that require more recent glibc versions to support advanced features like OpenSSL 3.0 and Kernel-Mode SMB Daemon acceleration.
Hope this helps those who are facing similar concerns.
Well, just posting a link from the QNAP website would be helpful. My limited search found nothing, except for a Release Candidate containing glibc >= 2.27, and as @DDPS mentions, this is for high end NAS only.
Edit: I see that you have posted a link. Thanks.
I’ve had excellent results from upgrading to the QuTS hero OS. But in my case I was in situation where I had grown out of a prior aging QNAP model and was concerned about losing QNAP’s ability for any needed ongoing support and/or machine parts and didn’t want to risk losing my data in any potential machine failure which was becoming an increasing threat based on the problems arising.
Much of the benefits of that hero OS upgrade (assuming your NAS will run it) will depend on your QNAP NAS model and how you choose to manage your NAS file system overall.
I have found the QuTS-hero to be a quick and dependable OS without the quirks that increasingly were occurring on my previous QTS based platform. Perhaps those with similar upgrades installed can also add their expertise to this dialogue.
I was commenting only on my researched based opinion that IF you were running the QuTS-hero OS on a QNAP NAS the ROON Specs in their April 20, 2026 upgrade announcement would easily be managed by that OS configuration on a QNAP NAS without any expected issues.