Zimaboard: The Ultimate Guide To Setup And Configuration

The Zimaboard is a must-have for anyone looking for a Media Server, VPN, NAS, or Cloud Storage in one easy, low-cost solution. You can easily configure multiple apps and securely run applications such as Home Assistant, Plex, Emby, JellyFin, NextCloud, and VPNs. Derived from a fork of Debian, the ZimaBoard is based on CasaOS, which supports efficiently running multiple docker containers with little to no knowledge. Installing apps is as easy as installing a mobile app.

I did not think I would be impressed with this, but I was wrong. This is a great solution for all DIY and home lab users. Teamed up with a VPN, this is a turnkey solution for both your home and remote needs. I hope that you enjoy this video, and if you do, please give it a like and don't forget to subscribe.

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[AndrewBawitlung]

Can you please make a tutorial on how you can use that SDD as a NAS from casaos? That way you can copy movies from main PC to the Zima SSD and make plex or jellyfin use it as the media folder.

[garymbushsr.]

Interested in seeing it as a Unifi controller, if you can. Also, others have requested other tutorials and I shall follow along. Interesting board.

[MATT_bauer]

Thank you for the tutorial! I however have a issue booting up a fat32 4TB SATA SSD. It won't even appear under the Drive tab in the storage manager.

[bccicone]

Any recommendations for third party mounts?

[ShermNE]

I would be very interested in how Vaultwarden installs along with a reverse proxy and even docker swarm. I am thinking about getting 2 of these for this purpose.

[chrisumali]

Thanks for the demo and info, have a great day

[Mister.Menace]

Can you make a video on installing truenas or wire guard vpn ? Im looking to see if it's possible

[bolobos]

I'm interested in subsonic. Maybe jellyfin. I'm interested in running as a music server to my
Raspberry pi with hat streamer

[YAEteddy]

Hi, Mike! How do I find the SMB address for my NAS?

[yoho]

Is anyone aware of an enclosure for this? Ideally i want an enclosure with space for a PCIE card and 4-6 hdds

[aytviewer]

CasaOS looks fantastic and easy to use. Everyone does realize that CasaOS is a Chinese company, right? Do not expect an ounce of privacy with your information and documents. Sad.

[mncn]

I have been in IT for 23 years and that special character issue is weird. It is almost like the Chinese company that makes it wants you to weaken passwords you already have in place. I mean they do say it is hackable, lol

[Wolf]

Can someone explain to me why I can't set Transmission to dowload on the added hard drive even though I give +Add to the volumes with the "copy path" path to the selected folder? What am I doing wrong? Thank you!