> I would rather use a proven reliable system that’s been used and tested by millions of other users
You're describing ZFS.
You're describing ZFS.
Truenas for example add replication, external cloud sync, gui (yes it’s important not to wipe your data with wrong command), HA, custom caching, containers to extend ot with other apps, raid-z expansion with openzfs, and other for monitoring, user management and a lot more.
Other solutions also add more than just a zfs with ssh access.
..running on illumos.