# davestephens/ansible-nas

Build a full-featured home server or NAS replacement with an Ubuntu box and this playbook.

Repository: https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ansible-nas
Language: Jinja
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ansible, ansible-playbook, nas, ubuntu, ubuntu-server, docker, self-hosted, homeserver, media-streaming, homelab, homelab-automation, homelab-setup
Last push: 2026-02-17T17:10:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 68, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3292, "days_push": 197, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3771, forks 514 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:18.147495+00:00)

## What it is
An Ansible playbook that turns a stock Ubuntu machine into a full-featured home server or NAS replacement. It provisions a curated catalog of self-hosted applications (media streaming, file sync, password management, dashboards, and more) via Docker containers with sensible defaults.

## Use cases
- build a home server with ansible
- replace freenas with ubuntu
- self-host media streaming apps
- set up a homelab from one playbook
- deploy docker apps on ubuntu server
- run a personal NAS at home
- automate homelab setup

## When to choose
- you want a reproducible, code-defined home server on Ubuntu
- you prefer Ansible and Docker over NAS appliance OSes
- you want a large catalog of preconfigured self-hosted apps with optional external access

## When to avoid
- you need ZFS-native NAS features or a GUI like TrueNAS/Unraid
- you don't use Ubuntu or aren't comfortable with Ansible
- you want a plug-and-play appliance rather than infrastructure-as-code

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: infrastructure-as-code, deployment, self-hosted, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: self-hosted, media, cloud-computing
- platform: -
- tags: ansible-playbook, nas, homeserver, homelab, media-streaming, ubuntu-server, docker-apps, devops, automation, linux, ubuntu, docker, ansible

## Member repositories
- davestephens/ansible-nas (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.147495+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:27:52.960968+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/davestephens/ansible-nas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:18.147495+00:00, sha 3b6e1f857d23)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.