HomelabARR
NAS Management for Everyone
SnapRAID + MergerFS. Mixed drive sizes. Single binary. No lock-in.
Three Editions, One Platform
Community Edition
Free
Open source, forever
- Docker container management
- 137+ pre-configured apps
- Real-time monitoring
- Community app store
- Community support via Discord
- Open source (MIT)
Professional Edition
From $39
One-time purchase. No subscription.
- Everything in CE, plus:
- SnapRAID + MergerFS (mixed drives)
- ZFS pool management
- File sharing (SMB/NFS)
- Network management
- Cache mover with tiering
- Web dashboard (React)
- Single binary deployment
- Priority support
HomelabARR OS
Coming Soon
The full appliance experience
- Everything in PE, plus:
- Pre-built bootable OS image
- Automatic system updates
- Setup wizard (zero-config)
- Bare metal or VM install
- Zero-config networking
- Maintained base OS (Debian)
- Flash to USB and go
The Mixed Drive Problem, Solved
The Problem
Traditional RAID requires identical drives. Got a 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB? You either waste space or can't use them together. Unraid's parity system works but has write speed penalties.
HomelabARR PE
SnapRAID + MergerFS lets you pool any drives regardless of size. Full speed writes, parity protection, and you add drives whenever you want. No rebuilding arrays, no wasted capacity.
Everything You Need
Storage Management
SnapRAID + MergerFS pools with mixed drive sizes. ZFS support. Visual disk health monitoring.
Docker Management
Deploy, monitor, and manage containers. Built-in app store with 137+ pre-configured apps.
File Sharing
SMB and NFS shares configured through the web UI. No more editing smb.conf by hand.
Network Management
Cloudflare DNS integration. Reverse proxy config. Network monitoring and diagnostics.
Real-time Monitoring
CPU, RAM, disk, network stats. Container health. SMART disk monitoring. All in one dashboard.
Single Binary
One download, one binary. Frontend compiled in. No Node.js, no npm, no Docker required to run PE itself.
How We Compare
| Feature | HomelabARR PE | Unraid | HexOS | TrueNAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Drive Sizes | Full support | With parity penalty | No | No (RAIDZ) |
| Open Source | CE: MIT / PE: Source-available | Proprietary | Proprietary | Yes (CORE) |
| Docker Native | First-class | Plugin | Limited | Jails/VMs |
| Web Dashboard | Modern React | Built-in | Built-in | Built-in |
| Hardware Lock-in | None | USB boot key | None | iXsystems recommended |
| Starting Price | $39 | $49 | $199 | Free / Enterprise $$ |
Simple, One-Time Pricing
No subscriptions. Pay once, own it forever.
- Up to 8 drives
- 1 server
- 1 year of updates
- Community support
- All PE features
- Unlimited drives
- 1 server
- 1 year of updates
- Priority support
- All PE features
- Unlimited drives
- 1 server
- Lifetime updates
- Priority support
- All PE features
Need multiple servers? Add $29 per additional server to any plan.