AlvaOS: a lightweight NAS operating system for old hardware
A Debian-based NAS operating system aimed at reviving old hardware, with offsite backup to a friend's NAS, was built with Claude's help on the backend and UI.
Credits
- Reddit poster SnowTim07 Source ↗
- Repository account SnowTimSwiss Source ↗
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AlvaOS is a lightweight NAS operating system for storage, local apps and offsite backups, built on a minimal Debian base and meant to be light enough to bring old hardware back to life. Features include remote access without port forwarding or a VPN, encrypted incremental backup to a friend's or relative's NAS, file and photo sync, Btrfs storage pools, Docker and virtual machines.
The maker says Claude helped write the Python backend, the plain JavaScript web interface and the system services, with every line reviewed and tested by a person. It is open source under GPLv3 and in public beta.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: I've been working on AlvaOS. A calm, lightweight NAS operating system designed for storage, local apReddit poster: SnowTim07Posted
The maker's comment on r/ClaudeAI.
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- The code: github.comRepository account: SnowTimSwiss
The project on GitHub.