# UGREEN NAS

8 Hacker News commenters recommended UGREEN NAS and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a personal NAS for photos and files, with 4-bay models under $500 and Linux running without problems.

## Why people recommend it

- Runs Linux and alternative operating systems (2 comments): "I'm running Linux on a UGREEN NAS without a problem from the OS perspective." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49778464)) "please do more like ugreen and support alternative OS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49169459))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ubiquiti Enterprise NAS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubiquiti-enterprise-nas.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=UGREEN+NAS&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.ugreen.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "UGREEN NAS", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ugreen-nas/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).