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Houston UI vs XigmaNAS: catalog facts
Houston UI	XigmaNAS
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Web, Self-hosted	Linux, Self-hosted
Built on the widely used Cockpit framework rather than a proprietary UI stack Open source, so the management layer can be inspected or extended	Broad protocol support for CIFS, NFS, iSCSI and more from a single install Runs on generic hardware rather than being locked to a vendor's appliance
Primarily developed and tested around 45Drives' own hardware lineup Smaller plugin ecosystem than mainstream NAS OSes like OpenMediaVault	Smaller community and slower feature pace than TrueNAS FreeBSD base means less familiar tooling for Linux-only admins
Self-hosted, Web application	Self-hosted, Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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