I have a possible drive change coming due to a possible failure (different post...) and I am trying to take this time to correct *any* issues I may have with my admittedly hurried first-ever FreeNAS build. I've attached some screenshots. One of the questions I have is, If I replace ADA5, what...

Hey everyone :) I am completly new to FreeNAS and pretty new to NAS in general. Currently I am still deciding between a prebuilt Synology one and DIY FreeNAS. I generally love tinkering with hardware and software, but in this case it should function as a backup server for my workstation. With...

Hello from the US, I have been a lurker on here for the past year (2018) or so after building my system. I'm still in awe that I have my own server. I'm just an enthusiast. Not as hardcore as those who have built their systems with rack mounts (no room for that quite yest unfortunately. SO I...

Hey all, Hopefully its a quick one. I have been reading a lot about jails and understand with 11.6 this is something that i will need to go with. I have a fresh freenas, just burning in the kit and getting my resources ready to start setting it up. Storage side i believe is all sorted. next...

Hello Everyone, It's been a few years since I played with FreeNAS and I am now getting back in to it. Few years older, few years smarter, and a lot more reading this time around. So let me cut to the chase... I am building a bare metal FreeNAS box as from what I've read many of the senior...

I got into FreeNAS with enthusiast hardware because I didn't think it mattered. Then I put a bunch of data that I care about onto it. Then I read the guide from @cyberjock and learned a lot. I have a pretty decked out 30GB RAM (non-ecc) i7 x58 build that I now think is going to need to go to...

Hi there, first time posting here so hopefully I don't break any rules :) Looking at this server to basically be able store a bunch of media and handle a good amount of 1080p transcodes. Ideally it will last me the foreseeable future (~3-5 years). CPU: Dual Intel - Xeon E5-2660 V2 2.2GHz...

Hello, all. I've been running FreeNAS with 4x 2TB disks (RAID-Z) on an HP Gen7 MicroServer (N40L), primarily as storage, but with increasing use of Plex Media Server and Nextcloud. I'm thinking it's time to upgrade to something nicer. I've been spec'ing and operating ZFS systems for about 10...

Need a bit of newbie guidance.. End goal: A 10Gbe server to keep AV media at working speed for single user production. Inspired by popular cinevate 10gbe guide (http://www.cinevate.com/blog/confessions-of-a-10-gbe-network-newbie-part-1-basics/). Went and bought - Supermicro SE-847E16-R1K28LPB...

Hi everyone! I’ve been reading through the forums, but this is my first time posting! There’s quite a lot of information to read and digest. I’ve been trying to be a figure out my build all by myself, but I still have questions (read doubts) and would really benefit and appreciate any...

Hello All I've been reading the forums with interest, and hopefully have pulled together the relevant threads on how to build a good rig. I'd appreciate any critique, on the below, which is replacing my ageing, and no longer working 5 bay / 15 TB Nas. That was a atom, with 4g, running a mix...

Hi all, I have been running a freenas machine for a while, and had so many problems that a lesser man would have given up, but it's so pleasing to see things when they start to fall in line. I have slowly fixed up all the problems, and spent ridiculous amounts of money doing so but now i come...

After buying a 24 bay 4u chassis impulsively I though I should probably do some actual research into the rest of the parts I need to setup a decent FreeNAS box. After spending a few hours a night researching this over the last few nights by reading the fantastic guides/info throughout the forums...

Hello Everyone, Thanks for reading past the topic. I am not sure how many HDDs i should buy. Currently I employ a qnap consumer nas with 2*3TB WD Reds, and the hardware for my freeNAS that i already own follows: X11SSH-F (6 sata connectors) crossflashed IBM LSI ServeRAID-M1015 ( 16 sata...