FreeNAS 9.2.1-BETA Now Ready for Download

Jordan has announced the release of FreeNAS 9.2.1-BETA. What’s new in this build: *Samba (SMB/CIFS support) upgraded to version 4.1.4. This adds support for SMB3, the ability for FreeNAS to be a Windows Domain Controller, and advanced features like server-side copy support in Windows 2012 and later, along with multiple years worth of improvements over […]

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FreeNAS 9.2.0-RC2 is Available

Jordan has announced that FreeNAS-9.2.0-RC2 is available for download from http://cdn.freenas.org/9.2.0/RC2/. Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.0-RC2 * Version 9.2-RELEASE of FreeBSD with performance improvements, bug fixes, and updated software packages. For a complete list see http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.2R/relnotes.html * USB 3.0 support is disabled by default as it currently is not compatible with some hardware, including Haswell […]

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We Bring Gifts: New BTSync Plugin Rocks! FreeNAS 9.2-RC & More

  Hello FreeNAS users! Oh the weather outside is frightful, so we’re bringing you something delightful. How does the FreeNAS 9.2-RC and a massive plugin update sound? If that’s not enough, we also have some other things we think you’ll like including an interview with Josh Paetzel, a tutorial on using git, a look back […]

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FreeNAS 9.2.0-RC Available

Jordan has announced that FreeNAS-9.2.0 Release Candidate is available for download from http://iso.cdn.freenas.org/9.2.0/RC/ Release Notes for FreeNAS 9.2.0-RC * Version 9.2-RELEASE of FreeBSD with performance improvements, bug fixes, and updated software packages.  For a complete list see http://www.freebsd.org/releases/9.2R/relnotes.html * The Kernel UMA allocator is now the default for ZFS.  This results in higher ZFS performance. […]

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Update: NEW Crashplan Plugin and FREE BEER

  Hello FreeNAS users! It’s been a busy month since our last update and we’ve got some great stuff to share with you this issue: a new FreeNAS plugin, a special discount from rsync, and some links from the past month we thought you’d find helpful. But let’s be honest, if you’re reading this now, […]

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NEW Plugins: Crashplan and OwnCloud

The official Crashplan plugin is now available for FreeNAS. Crashplan is a cloud-based backup target. You can use it to back up the data on your FreeNAS to Crashplan and your data is kept safe in the cloud, making it easy to recover lost data later. The backup process takes place in the background on […]

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OpenZFS Initiative

FreeNAS is proud to announce our support and involvement with the OpenZFS Initiative. OpenZFS is the spiritual open source successor to the ZFS project. This formalized coalition of developers, users, and companies dedicated to the open use and improvement of ZFS will allow everyone to stay on the same page so there is no fragmentation. […]

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Plex on FreeNAS

“Hey man, check out this totally flippin’ sweet app!” said friend and co-worker, Peter, while sitting in the iX lounge sometime last summer. He had his Plex server running on his Macbook Pro and was controlling it, and viewing movies, from his iPhone. It was impressive, but my first question was: “Does it run on […]

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