--- title: Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both... description: A home lab enthusiast shares their journey from Synology to TrueNAS Scale and finally to running Xpenology (Synology's DSM) as a VM inside Proxmox. The setup... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-running-xpenology-gave-me-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-my-home-nas-obmjxzeqc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS | daily.dev og:description: A home lab enthusiast shares their journey from Synology to TrueNAS Scale and finally to running Xpenology (Synology's DSM) as a VM inside Proxmox. The setup... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-running-xpenology-gave-me-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-my-home-nas-obmjxzeqc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/OBmjxZeqc.png og:image:alt: Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 21 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary A home lab enthusiast shares their journey from Synology to TrueNAS Scale and finally to running Xpenology (Synology's DSM) as a VM inside Proxmox. The setup combines the familiar Synology DSM interface with the flexibility of Proxmox's KVM virtualization and LXC containers, offering the best of both worlds for a home NAS without being locked into Synology hardware. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@destor77** · 0 upvotes > great! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [I picked Proxmox over TrueNAS Scale for my home lab, and I'd make the same choice today](https://daily.dev/posts/i-picked-proxmox-over-truenas-scale-for-my-home-lab-and-i-d-make-the-same-choice-today-coiuykxzk) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I tried replacing Proxmox with TrueNAS, and it's closer than I expected \(but not there yet\)](https://daily.dev/posts/i-tried-replacing-proxmox-with-truenas-and-it-s-closer-than-i-expected-but-not-there-yet--dulvk17eq) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I rebuilt my home servers from scratch, and this is the OS setup I wish I'd started with](https://daily.dev/posts/i-rebuilt-my-home-servers-from-scratch-and-this-is-the-os-setup-i-wish-i-d-started-with-sm4o4gxgw) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox), [#truenas](https://daily.dev/tags/truenas) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-running-xpenology-gave-me-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-my-home-nas-obmjxzeqc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Proxmox running Xpenology gave me the best of both worlds for my home NAS","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-running-xpenology-gave-me-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-my-home-nas-obmjxzeqc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/proxmox-running-xpenology-gave-me-the-best-of-both-worlds-for-my-home-nas-obmjxzeqc"},"datePublished":"2026-04-16T12:05:02.519Z","dateModified":"2026-07-02T02:13:44.978Z","description":"A home lab enthusiast shares their journey from Synology to TrueNAS Scale and finally to running Xpenology (Synology's DSM) as a VM inside Proxmox. 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