I had an idea that was motivated by a user in the FreeNAS forums. OK, not really my idea but I thought this would work for me in my system. Here’s my thought. I use a Raspberry Pi v2 for my Pi-Hole Ad-Blocker. Since this little device can actually run full versions of server level OS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, I could take my low resource  applications. Pi-hole, DNS, etc. along with a couple scripts that backup some configurations from FreeNAS, and simply add this to my system. I’m planning on using one of the WD SSD 240 GB drives that FreeNAS didn’t like during the NAS build and use it as an appliance.

Here’s where I bought it: www.Ameridroid.com which is a SF Bay area distributor. I bought board, power supply, case, and 16 GB SD card for $78.00 US. I kind of figure if it doesn’t work I have a RPi on steroids. HAHAHAHA!

Get it? It’s called a ODROID! I crack my self up.