FygoOS: NAS OS with ZFS, photo AI and remote access
FygoOS installs from a USB stick onto an SSD, then sets up ext4, Btrfs or ZFS volumes from a setup wizard. Docker, virtual machines, iSCSI and a photo app with local face recognition and text search are built in, and Fygo Connect handles remote access. It runs on x86 PCs and on Rockchip boards from Radxa and FriendlyElec. Apart from the kernel modules it publishes under GPL-2, it is closed source. The free tier allows 3 users and 4 drives; Plus is $49 for a year and Lifetime is $199 per NAS, both introductory prices.
Is FygoOS right for you?
Choose FygoOS if: You want ZFS or Btrfs, built-in photo backup with local face search, and a board or PC that runs ARM or x86.
Pros
- ext4, Btrfs or ZFS volumes from a setup wizard
- Runs on x86 PCs and Rockchip boards
- Docker, VMs and a photo app with local face recognition
Cons
- Closed source apart from GPL-2 kernel modules
- Free tier allows 3 users and 4 drives
- Newer project; mixed drive support is not documented
Compare with other NAS OS
See how FygoOS differs on storage, licensing and what it runs on.
| Spec | FygoOS | Unraid | TrueNAS | HexOS | ZimaOS | openmediavault | MOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, $199 lifetime | From $49 | Free | $199 lifetime | Free, $29 Plus | Free | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 / LGPL-3.0 | Proprietary | Proprietary | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Based on | Linux | Slackware | Debian | TrueNAS | Buildroot | Debian | Devuan |
| Boots from | SSD / NVMe | USB / SSD / NVMe | SSD / NVMe | SSD / NVMe | SSD / NVMe | USB / SSD / NVMe | USB / SSD / NVMe |
| Storage | ext4, Btrfs or ZFS | Parity array or ZFS | ZFS | ZFS | RAID, ZFS or JBOD | RAID, mergerfs, SnapRAID | XFS, Btrfs, mergerfs, SnapRAID, parity array |
| Mixed drive sizes | Not documented | Yes | Each vdev uses its smallest drive | Each vdev uses its smallest drive | Via JBOD, without redundancy | With mergerfs | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes (best on x86) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (ZVM) | Via plugin (KVM) | Yes (QEMU/KVM) |
| Apps | App Center and Docker | Community Apps (Docker) | TrueNAS Apps (Docker) | Curated one-click apps | One-click store (Docker) | Docker Compose plugin | MOS Hub (Docker templates), LXC |
| Architecture | x86 and ARM | x86 only | x86 only | x86 only | x86 only | x86 and ARM | x86 and ARM |
| Min RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB | 8 GB | 8 GB | 4 GB | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Best for | Photo backup and file sharing with little setup | Growing a pool from mismatched drives | Data integrity, snapshots and replication | TrueNAS without the learning curve | Simple app hosting with little setup | Low-power ARM boards and old PCs | Unraid-style storage without a licence fee |