# retronas/retronas

Use a Raspberry Pi, old computer or VM as network storage for different retro computers and consoles

Repository: https://github.com/retronas/retronas
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/retronas
Homepage: https://github.com/retronas/retronas/wiki
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: retrocomputing, retrogaming, vintage, retro, raspberrypi, nas, storage, misterfpga, mister, openps2loader, msdos, apple, win95, win98, win2k, winxp, amiga, commdore, nfs, samba
Last push: 2026-08-21T13:33:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1728, "days_push": 12, "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 1401, forks 70 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.305182+00:00)

## What it is
RetroNAS is a shell-based installer and management tool that turns a Raspberry Pi, old computer, or VM into network-attached storage for retro computers and consoles. It configures legacy file-sharing protocols like Samba and NFS so vintage systems (Amiga, MS-DOS, Windows 9x/XP, MiSTer FPGA, PS2, and more) can access shared storage.

## Use cases
- set up network storage for retro computers and consoles
- turn a Raspberry Pi into a NAS for vintage machines
- share game files with MiSTer FPGA over the network
- serve files to old Windows 95/98/XP machines over SMB
- use NFS or Samba with retro systems like Amiga and PS2
- centralize retro game ROMs on a home network

## When to choose
- you want a ready-made, scriptable setup for legacy file-sharing protocols on a Pi or old PC
- you need to serve files to vintage systems that only speak old SMB/NFS versions
- you want a single tool to configure storage for many retro platforms at once

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, general-purpose NAS OS with a web UI like TrueNAS or OpenMediaVault
- your target devices only support modern protocols and standard NAS software suffices
- you need enterprise-grade security, since legacy protocols are inherently insecure

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: file-system, self-hosted, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: self-hosted, gaming-tools, files
- platform: iot, cli, self-hosted
- tags: nas, retrogaming, samba, nfs, retro-computing, network-storage, raspberry-pi, vintage-computing, file-sharing, shell-script, retrocomputing, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- retronas/retronas (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.305182+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 2026-08-30T04:39:03.914909+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/retronas/retronas (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.305182+00:00, sha 16b6a1206fcd)
  - homepage: https://github.com/retronas/retronas/wiki (fetched 2026-08-29T11:53:09.764015+00:00, sha d932f506e7f7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.