Fundamentals

General information applicable to any version of TrueNAS, is unlikely to change or vary between versions or situations.

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Spencer V2.0-BETA 1- Now with Pineapple - An Email Alert Script for Potentially Hidden Problems NickF
Spencer V2.0-BETA 1- Now with Pineapple - An Email Alert Script for Potentially Hidden Problems
A Companion for Multi-Report by joeschmuck
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Welcome to TrueNAS SCALE - Beginners Intro
SCALE quick intro
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The problem with RAIDZ
or why you probably won't get the storage efficiency you think you will get.
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What is a Debug and Why does (NickF think) it Matters? NickF
What is a Debug and Why does (NickF think) it Matters?
Exposing SCALE's new and best undocumented feature improvement.
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DiskIAnalyser 0.2 Beta
a script to analyze the SMART disk reports via ChatGPT, and generate per-disk health score
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Assessing the Potential for Data Loss Davvo
Assessing the Potential for Data Loss
Disk failures, UREs and the imprecision of calculations.
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TrueNAS-Report 1.8
SMART & ZPool Status Report for FreeNAS/TrueNAS
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10GBase-T: Best to avoid it if you can
Slower, power-hungry, and more expensive.
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Cloud Sync monitoring script
Cloud Sync monitoring script
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ZFS Storage Pool Layout 2024-03-14
iX's White Paper about pool layout and performance
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ZFS RAIDZ Expansion Is Awesome but Has a Small Caveat 1.0
RAIDZ expansion can create some overhead but it can be recovered
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A script to run rclone on the FreeNAS server to backup NAS data to Backblaze B2 cloud storage. 1.0
rclone script to backup to Backblaze B2
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Disk failure LEDs for various backplanes 2019-05-19
Identify and blink LED on disk failure
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ZFS Drive Size and Cost Comparison Spreadsheet to find best $/TiB diedrichg
ZFS Drive Size and Cost Comparison Spreadsheet to find best $/TiB 1.2
Compare 1:1 the potential size of your pool to find the most cost-effective $/TiB option
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Picking a ZFS Pool Layout to Optimize Performance
Two-part post on understanding the mechanics of ZFS pool performance
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FreeNAS 101 1.1
Your getting started cheat sheet for FreeNAS, a max 10hr crash course in FreeNAS and related tech
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iXsystems Document Page
iXsystems documentation available online
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SMB Tips and Tricks
Random grab bag of useful tips and tricks for use with Samba-based SMB networking
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