simplenas

SimpleNAS

Modern, lightweight NAS management panel built with C# and ASP.NET Core

SimpleNAS is an open-source Network Attached Storage (NAS) management solution designed for simplicity and performance. Built with C# ASP.NET Core, it provides a clean web interface for managing ZFS storage pools, monitoring system resources, and configuring network shares.

🌐 simplenas.dev

Enterprise Support: Backed by Barrer Software — Professional support, consulting, and managed hosting available.

✨ Features

• 🗄️ ZFS Pool Management - Create, monitor, and manage ZFS RAIDZ pools
• 📊 Real-time Monitoring - CPU, memory, disk usage, and network stats
• 🔐 Built-in Authentication - Secure admin panel with user management
• 🌐 Web-based UI - Modern, responsive dashboard accessible from any device
• 🚀 Lightweight - Minimal resource footprint, runs on Linux systems
• 🐧 Linux Native - Optimized for Ubuntu/Debian with ZFS support

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• .NET 8.0 Runtime or later
• Linux system (Ubuntu 22.04+ recommended)
• ZFS utilities installed (zfsutils-linux)

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/ssfdre38/simplenas.git
   cd simplenas
   

2. Build the application

   cd SimpleNAS
   dotnet publish -c Release -o publish
   

3. Run SimpleNAS

   cd publish
   ./SimpleNAS
   

4. Access the dashboard

   Open your browser to http://localhost:8000

   Default credentials:

   • Username: admin
   • Password: SimpleNAS2026

   ⚠️ Change the default password immediately after first login!

🔧 Configuration

Edit appsettings.json to customize:

{
  "Logging": {
    "LogLevel": {
      "Default": "Information"
    }
  },
  "AllowedHosts": "*"
}

Running as a Service

Create a systemd service at /etc/systemd/system/simplenas.service:

[Unit]
Description=SimpleNAS Management Panel
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=notify
WorkingDirectory=/opt/simplenas
ExecStart=/opt/simplenas/SimpleNAS
Restart=always
User=root

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

sudo systemctl enable simplenas
sudo systemctl start simplenas

🛠️ Development

Building from Source

dotnet restore
dotnet build
dotnet run

Tech Stack

• Backend: ASP.NET Core 8.0 (C#)
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (vanilla)
• Storage: ZFS integration via shell commands
• Authentication: Cookie-based sessions

📋 Roadmap

• Multi-user support with role-based access
• SMB/NFS share management UI
• Automated backups and snapshots
• Email/webhook notifications
• Docker support
• HTTPS/SSL configuration helper
• Plugin system for extensibility

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🏢 Enterprise Support

SimpleNAS is sponsored by Barrer Software — a security and infrastructure software company.

Available Services:

• 🛠️ Professional support contracts
• 📊 Custom feature development
• 🏗️ Deployment consulting
• ☁️ Managed hosting solutions
• 🔒 Security hardening and compliance

📧 Contact: admin@barrersoftware.com

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with ASP.NET Core
• ZFS on Linux by OpenZFS
• Sponsored by Barrer Software
• Inspired by the need for simple, self-hosted NAS solutions

💬 Support

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Request features
• 📧 Contact: GitHub @ssfdre38
• 🏢 Enterprise: admin@barrersoftware.com

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