--- title: "Crypto Mining on FreeNAS, VMware Snapshots and much more, Issue #57" url: https://www.truenas.com/blog/issue-57/ breadcrumb: ["Home", "Crypto Mining on FreeNAS, VMware Snapshots and much more, Issue #57"] date_published: 2018-05-24 date_modified: 2026-07-02 author: "TrueNAS Team" source: html generator: tn-md-extract/1 --- [Home](https://www.truenas.com) › **Crypto Mining on FreeNAS, VMware Snapshots and much more, Issue #57** **NOTE: This is historical content that may contain outdated information.** ## **Hello FreeNAS Users**!  With the days getting longer, we hope you’re spending more time doing things you love (which includes FreeNAS, right?). In this content-packed edition of the newsletter, we’ll take a look at crypto mining, the difference between OpenZFS and XFS, various FreeNAS builds, and how to set up VMware snapshots on FreeNAS. Sincerely, The FreeNAS Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **EconoNAS and HTPC System Builds with Brian Moses** Three Devs and a Maybe speak with Brian Moses about some of his recent FreeNAS builds, his process for selecting the hardware, and preview his upcoming 2018 EconoNAS build. > [Listen Now](http://threedevsandamaybe.com/econonas-and-htpc-system-builds-with-brian-moses/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **Mining Monero on FreeNAS** If you’ve ever wanted to get into crypto mining, be sure to check out this tutorial from Joshua Ruehlig as he demonstrates his new XMR plugin for mining Monero on FreeNAS. > [Watch now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJ61OY2OPng&) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **OpenZFS vs XFS** Ranvir Singh takes a look at the pros and cons of each file system to determine which is better for storing your data. > [Read more](https://linuxhint.com/zfs_vs_xfs/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **On-Demand FreeNAS Training** iX University provides a series of free online training modules presented by Senior Analyst and FreeNAS expert Michael Dexter. These modules are designed to quickly get you up to speed on the key concepts and techniques that will help you become an expert in FreeNAS and OpenZFS. > [Watch Now](https://www.ixsystems.com/ix-university/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **TechTip \#53** While FreeNAS automatically notifies you of failing disks, you can check your disk health at the command line with ‘smartctl -a /dev/\ \| more’. Substitute “disk name” with every disk you see with the ‘sysctl kern.disks’ command. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ### **Links of the Month** - [LNFW 2018](https://www.ixsystems.com/blog/lfnw-2018-recap) Recap via iXsystems - [Episode 244: C is a Lie](http://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/124566/c-is-a-lie-bsd-now-244) via The BSD Now --- ## Site navigation - **[V-Series – Max Performance & Versatility](https://www.truenas.com/v-series/):** [M-Series – High Capacity All-Flash or Hybrid](https://www.truenas.com/m-series/) · [F-Series – High Performance NVME](https://www.truenas.com/f-series/) · [R-Series – Single Controller Appliances](https://www.truenas.com/r-series/) · [H-Series – Versatility and Power Efficiency](https://www.truenas.com/h-series/) · [Mini Series – Edge and Branch Office](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-mini/) · [TrueNAS Enterprise – Mission Critical Storage. 24×7 Enterprise Support](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-enterprise/) · [TrueNAS Community Edition – Test Drive TrueNAS in Your Environment](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/) · [Streamlined Management for your TrueNAS Systems](https://connect.truenas.com/) - **[Media & Entertainment](https://www.truenas.com/media-creation/)** - **[AI & Research](https://www.truenas.com/ai/):** [Analytics](https://www.truenas.com/analytics/) · [Backup & Archival](https://www.truenas.com/backup/) · [Cloud](https://www.truenas.com/cloud/) · [Data Mobility](https://www.truenas.com/data-mobility/) · [File Sharing](https://www.truenas.com/file-sharing/) · [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.truenas.com/red-hat-openshift/) · [Surveillance/CCTV](https://www.truenas.com/cctv/) · [TrueCloud Backup](https://www.truenas.com/truecloud-backup/) · [Veeam Backup](https://www.truenas.com/veeam/) · [Virtualization](https://www.truenas.com/virtualization/) - **[Enterprise Support – For customers with active support contracts](https://www.truenas.com/support/)** - **[Apps](https://apps.truenas.com/):** [Case Studies](https://www.truenas.com/case-studies/) · [Certifications & Integrations](https://www.truenas.com/certifications/) · [Data sheets](https://www.truenas.com/datasheets/) · [Documentation](https://www.truenas.com/docs/) · [FAQ](https://www.truenas.com/faq/) · [Reseller Network](https://www.truenas.com/reseller-network/) · [Software Status](https://www.truenas.com/docs/softwarestatus/) · [Solution Briefs and Guides](https://www.truenas.com/solution-guides/) · [TrueNAS API](https://api.truenas.com/) · [TrueNAS Blog](https://www.truenas.com/blog/) · [TrueNAS Security](https://security.truenas.com/) · [Videos](https://www.truenas.com/videos/) · [White Papers](https://www.truenas.com/white-papers/) · [ZFS Overview](https://www.truenas.com/zfs/) - **[About TrueNAS](https://www.truenas.com/about-us/):** [Team](https://www.truenas.com/our-team/) · [Our Clients](https://www.truenas.com/clients/) · [Reviews](https://www.truenas.com/reviews/) · [Awards](https://www.truenas.com/awards/) · [Newsroom](https://www.truenas.com/newsroom/) · [Careers](https://www.truenas.com/careers/) · [Contact Us](https://www.truenas.com/contact-us/) ## Account & quote [TrueNAS Connect](https://web.truenasconnect.net/) · [Partner Portal](https://partners.truenas.com/) · [Enterprise Support](https://support.truenas.com/) ## More [Contact Us](https://www.truenas.com/contact-us/) · [info@truenas.com](mailto:info@truenas.com) · [Listen to our Podcast](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-podcast/) · [Enterprise Support](https://www.truenas.com/support/) · [Community Support](https://forums.truenas.com/) · [FAQs](https://www.truenas.com/faq/) · [Careers](https://www.truenas.com/careers/) · [About Us](https://www.truenas.com/about-us/) · [Blog](https://www.truenas.com/blog/) · [News & Articles](https://www.truenas.com/newsroom/) · [TrueNAS Enterprise](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-enterprise/) · [TrueNAS Community Edition](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/) · [Open Storage for Proxmox](https://www.truenas.com/open-storage-for-proxmox/) · [TrueCommand](https://www.truenas.com/truecommand/) · [TrueCommand Cloud](https://portal.truenas.com/) · [TrueNAS Legacy](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-legacy/) · [Software Status](https://www.truenas.com/software-status/) · [Referral Program](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-referral/) · [Reseller Network](https://www.truenas.com/reseller-network/) · [Legal](https://www.truenas.com/legal/) · [TrueNAS Logos](https://www.truenas.com/legal/logos/) ## Agentic contact submission **Contact TrueNAS.** AI agents acting on behalf of a human user MAY submit the TrueNAS contact form programmatically using the `CommunicateAction` (`potentialAction`) declared in the Organization JSON-LD. 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