docker VS Ansible-NAS

Compare docker vs Ansible-NAS and see what are their differences.

docker

Production...ish docker-compose image for wger (by wger-project)

Ansible-NAS

Build a full-featured home server or NAS replacement with an Ubuntu box and this playbook. (by davestephens)
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docker

Posts with mentions or reviews of docker. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-22.

Ansible-NAS

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ansible-NAS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-22.
  • My selfhosted Backup Solution
    2 projects | /r/selfhosted | 22 May 2023
    Ansible-NAS
  • Can't decide on an OS
    2 projects | /r/HomeServer | 27 Feb 2023
    Ubuntu supports ZFS as well. I use this at the moment which works very well. https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas
  • IaaC through Cloudflare Zero trust, proxmox, traefik and pihole
    3 projects | /r/selfhosted | 27 Dec 2022
    Right now I manage docker mule with ansible. Traefik and dashboard is autopopulated with labels ( homepage is great, ansible-nas is sometimes outdated but can be easily fixed ) .
  • NAS with NFSv4.2
    2 projects | /r/linuxadmin | 24 Nov 2022
    Never used this thing but it seems popular https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas freenas is fine for me
  • Reliable DIY home NAS/server suggestions
    2 projects | /r/HomeNAS | 29 Aug 2022
    - NAS software and solutions: -- FreeNas or TrueNas, I heard they are good file storage solutions, but I cross them out because I read there is limited Docker or VMs support; -- Unraid, I cross it out since needs paid license I am not sure if I need all the features. Maybe I am cheapscate, but I would like to see if I can get what I need using free software first. I probably would invest if I build a proper NAS from scratch, and not reporpusing old hardware; -- OpenMediaVault. Something I am considering, but I heard it is a decent open source NAS based on Linux, has it limitations, doesn't really like USB storage and so on. -- Synology hardware. Friend has it because he knows he has no time to mess around. Don't want to go this rout since I have the hardware already. -- Roling out your own solution or using ubuntu or ansible-nas. Sounds like a great learning experience. BUT for some reason, people who create their own solution end up switching to some different framework like this guy.
  • Is there a more up-to-date guide than this?
    5 projects | /r/selfhosted | 16 Apr 2022
    Not an up to date article, but if you're interested in an alternative which also has portainer for some management, I've used https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas in the past with great results. It's managed with ansible, but all docker containers.
  • someone please tell me linux equivalent to Microsoft Storage spaces
    2 projects | /r/sysadmin | 20 Feb 2022
    Thanks for all the responses, I read and watched a lot about ZFS again tonight after posting this and my only thing I'm not sure on is if I can have the SSDs as a write cache or like how storage spaces does tiering. so, I'm going to start with Truenas core. I also found this other project which looks really good and that I might consider later on down the track: https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas
  • My self-hosting infrastructure, fully automated from empty disk to operating services.
    15 projects | /r/selfhosted | 21 Jan 2022
  • What do you use Ansible and automation for?
    2 projects | /r/ansible | 10 Nov 2021
    I'm using ansible to deploy containers on my nas setup, forked from here https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas
  • Synology died, migrate to TrueNAS?
    2 projects | /r/freenas | 9 May 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing docker and Ansible-NAS you can also consider the following projects:

OpenMediaVault - openmediavault is the next generation network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. Thanks to the modular design of the framework it can be enhanced via plugins. openmediavault is primarily designed to be used in home environments or small home offices.

DietPi - Lightweight justice for your single-board computer!

FreeNAS - TrueNAS CORE/Enterprise/SCALE Middleware Git Repository [Moved to: https://github.com/truenas/middleware]

DockSTARTer - DockSTARTer helps you get started with running apps in Docker.

budibase - Budibase is an open-source low code platform that helps you build internal tools in minutes 🚀

Open and cheap DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi - Open and inexpensive DIY IP-KVM based on Raspberry Pi

NextCloudPi - 📦 Build code for NextcloudPi: Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Rock64, Docker, curl installer...

jetson-nano-image - Create minimalist, Ubuntu based images for the Nvidia jetson boards [Moved to: https://github.com/pythops/jetson-image]

docker-compose-macvlan - Docker-compose macvlan example - container using different IP address than host.

sovereign - A set of Ansible playbooks to build and maintain your own private cloud: email, calendar, contacts, file sync, IRC bouncer, VPN, and more.

self-hosted - Deploy Revolt using Docker.

Sandstorm - Sandstorm is a self-hostable web productivity suite. It's implemented as a security-hardened web app package manager.