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I have SFTPgo in a docker container with attached storage. Can access it through many protocols, but on linux I mount it via WebDav.
Whats neat is that I can also share files/folders with either other registered users or with a password or download only link and it has a web gui for that.
Sounds like NFS might still be the way to go for you.
For backups personally I use Restic and connect over SFTP via SSH, since that's just built in and doesn't need any configuration.
For more traditional file sharing I use WebDAV with SFTPGo, since I need windows and android compatibility too, and webdav is pretty easy to setup and use.
And I also use Syncthing for keeping some directories in sync between devices.
Check out SyncThing, which can sync a folder of your choice across all 3 devices
[edit] oops, just saw you don't plan on using it
In that case, if you use KDE, you can use Dolphin to set up network drives to your local network machines through SSH
TrueNas is pretty top notch and offers a variety of storage and protocol options. If you're at all familiar with Linux style OS, it should be pretty easy to work with. Setting up storage comes with a little bit of a learning curve, but it's not too bad. This SAN/NAS OS is polished, performant, and extensible. If you're not planning on using SMB or Samba, you can most certainly use NFS, or iSCSI if that's your thing.
I use both samba and NFS (with freebsd) on the same disk for my freebsd, linux and win7 desktop machine. All works perfectly fine.
I'm running an rsync daemon for large transfers and use copyparty for easily grabbing files on phones etc.