The former name of TrueNAS CORE, FreeNAS was the original iXsystems solution for cost-effective ZFS storage.
The new TrueNAS Security Hub empowers you with the information you need to maintain the security, integrity, and availability of your data in the midst of possible threats to your IT infrastructure such as vulnerabilities, malware, and ransomware.
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to set up an SMB share on your FreeNAS machine. To share data with Windows clients, FreeNAS uses CIFS, also known as SMB or Samba. SMB shares are also compatible with macOS offering great flexibility for client operating...
Today, we announce the next evolution for FreeNAS and TrueNAS: with the 12.0 release, we are not only bringing more features and improvements than any release that has come before it, we are also unifying both products into a single software image and brand. We present to you: TrueNAS Open Storage.
Microsoft is changing the security defaults for Active Directory to eliminate some security vulnerabilities in its protocols. These new security defaults may disrupt existing FreeNAS/TrueNAS deployments once Windows systems are updated. The Windows updates may appear sometime in March 2020; no official date has been announced as of yet.
The much-anticipated 3rd generation of our FreeNAS Mini products (the FreeNAS Mini E and XL+ models) was introduced in Q3 2019. After reviewing customer feedback and requests, we added the FreeNAS Mini E+ along with the option for all-flash configurations to the entire Mini lineup! The FreeNAS Mini E+ is built off of the same whisper-quiet enclosure as the FreeNAS Mini E, however, the Mini E+ has double the cores and threads, a higher CPU base frequency, and increased memory capacity and speed. The extra CPU and memory of the FreeNAS Mini E+ makes it well suited for running multiple Plugins and VMs.
The Plex Media Server is a popular Plugin available for FreeNAS, letting the user stream media directly from their FreeNAS system. Because Plugins reside inside a jail, Plex must have access to the media files to be shared which are generally stored in a separate dataset that is mounted inside the Plex Plugin jail. A media dataset can also be mounted in multiple jails to allow access to other Plugins like Radarr, Sonarr, or Sabnzbd to manage and share the centralized media.
Plugins are a technology for easily and securely deploying 3rd party applications directly on FreeNAS and TrueNAS storage systems. Users can use the web interface to deploy, start, stop, and update applications, along with configuration tasks such as assigning storage to them. This tutorial will walk through the creation of a SABnzbd newsreader Plugin using iocage based on the news/sabnzbdplus port to help users get involved in FreeNAS development and leverage FreeNAS as an application platform.
Google Drive and G Suite are widely used tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with team members. FreeNAS and TrueNAS offer the ability to back up Google Drive easily, using the built-in cloud sync. This blog will explain how to set up Google Drive sync with FreeNAS 11.3, as well as provide a few caveats and workarounds when backing up Google Docs and other Google created content.
WireGuard is quickly gaining popularity in the VPN marketplace due to its speed, simplicity, and modern cryptography standards. Starting with FreeNAS version 11.3-RC1, it is possible to connect your NAS directly to a WireGuard network with a few easy steps. We get...
We appreciate the FreeNAS DIY users that have always played a critical role in the growth and success of FreeNAS around the world. From repurposed systems to highly-custom builds, the fundamental freedom of FreeNAS is the ability to run it on nearly any x86 computer. In celebration of the upcoming FreeNAS 11.3 release, we have brought together the wisdom of our engineering staff and top blog posts to produce the first comprehensive FreeNAS Hardware Guide to complement the official hardware requirements and the community’s highly-detailed Hardware Recommendations Guide.