TrueNAS won't let me install new apps.

[Betat0m]

I'm new to TrueNAS, I'm trying to do a fair amount with it from the get go and I'm going to use an old computer to host a number of things;

• Wordpress Sandbox for web development
• SAB downloader
• Plex Host
• some other project types as well.

For some reason I've run into loads of issues try to get started, including not being able to install apps and flip flopping between letting me create jails and then not giving me and SSL permissions.

I'm also getting VNET issues which I can't seem to figure out.

I've just installed the latest update but still no dice. Can anyone help me with the installing of apps?

I get as far as 50% -ffmpeg and then it fails with this alert.

Would appreciate the help.



Thanks,

 

[Redcoat]

I'm new to TrueNAS, I'm trying to do a fair amount with it from the get go and I'm going to use an old computer to host a number of things;

• Wordpress Sandbox for web development
• SAB downloader
• Plex Host
• some other project types as well.

For some reason I've run into loads of issues try to get started, including not being able to install apps and flip flopping between letting me create jails and then not giving me and SSL permissions.

I'm also getting VNET issues which I can't seem to figure out.

I've just installed the latest update but still no dice. Can anyone help me with the installing of apps?

I get as far as 50% -ffmpeg and then it fails with this alert.

Would appreciate the help.



Thanks,

Welcome to the forums!

I think you need to do some reading - TrueNAS requires 8GB ram minimum. Based on the paucity of info you provided, I can't hazard a guess at other issues you may have. Find the docs on the masthead at at https://www.truenas.com/docs/

Please read the Forum Rules (in RED on the masthead) or https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/forum-rules.45124/ , supply the info. and likely someone that knows the AMD platforms will give you some advice.

Good luck.

 

[prophoto]

This appears to be the same issue I am having. My machine is running 128GB of ECC RAM so its not a lack of resources. Tried a reboot and upgrade to 12.0 u7. I get to 75% and then this message shows.

 

[prophoto]

Same issue again on my backup machine. It’s got 32Gb of RAM running u4. Help!

 

[prophoto]

Bueller?

 

[Betat0m]

Properly starting to regret investing anything into this

 

[jgreco]

Properly starting to regret investing anything into this

Sorry to hear that, but it might have been prudent to start off by investing a little time reading the documentation. The minimum memory requirement, WITHOUT any of

• Wordpress Sandbox for web development
• SAB downloader
• Plex Host
• some other project types as well.

this stuff, is 8GB. Adding Plex and Wordpress probably pushes MINIMUM memory requirement past 16GB. You've only got 4GB according to your signature. It isn't clear what anyone here can do to help you.

 

[Betat0m]

Hey jgreco,

I’d updated ram between logins and haven’t changed my sig yet, apologies!

Here’s what’s been tried since first post.

update to 8gb DDR3
Fresh install & update through that install
Try to create jails and then installing through shell - worked as far as actually being able to create a jail on 11.3 and then run the programme through she’ll but ports fail to be recognised
Readjusting networking errors that I could through as many different forums as I could.

Working through shell on an old patch has been the most successful thing so far. Especially with plex and create an apache server. Just again keeps coming back to the above and then VNET failures.

 

[jgreco]

All sorts of weird problems can pop up when the system runs out of memory. An AMD APU powered system is probably okay for basic fileservice with a few HDD's, but don't set your expectations too high.

 

[prophoto]

@jgreco Why are you avoiding my questions? I'm getting the same issue.

Tried to create a test jail today and it failed again, on both of my machines with PLENTY of resources. Both using dual Xeon processors.

 

[Alecmascot]

@jgreco Why are you avoiding my questions? I'm getting the same issue.

Tried to create a test jail today and it failed again, on both of my machines with PLENTY of resources. Both using dual Xeon processors.

Trace back shows "read-only filesystem" ?

 

[jgreco]

@jgreco Why are you avoiding my questions?

Because I'm not an employee of iXsystems, I'm not required to do technical support for FreeNAS (just a community member, like you!), I don't read every single message posted to the forums, and even where I do read a message, I generally do not reply unless I have something constructive to say. Since I don't actually do anything with jails on FreeNAS, I typically don't even do more than a quick glance at most such messages. Aside from a little bit of toying with it, I have virtually no experience with the FreeNAS jail stuff. All my jails are done on FreeBSD in an entirely different type of environment.

I mean, you asked why I'm avoiding the question.

I also don't have an exclusive on the market for clueful debugging skills, as @Alecmascot deftly illustrates -

Trace back shows "read-only filesystem" ?

 

[winnielinnie]

Does your iocage dataset have "Exec=off" and/or "ReadOnly=on" by any chance?

Code:

zfs list -o name,exec,readonly nameofpool/iocage

 

[winnielinnie]

An alternative approach (which is what I personally use), is to manually create the jail and install Plex, rather than use the "Plugins" method.

1. Create a new jail, either through Basic or Advanced creation
   • Name it plex
   • I prefer Basejail (instead of Clone Jail), but to each their own
   • Select the matching release based on your "uname -r" output (Likely to be 12.2-RELEASE)
   • Enable DHCP, which should also automatically enable VNET and Berkeley Packet Filter
   • Make sure NAT is disabled
   • The rest of the options can be left at their defaults (They can always be changed later)
2. Add your mount points for this jail (such as the dataset(s) / folder(s) where your media will reside)
3. Enter the jail's console
   • Code:

     iocage console -f plex

4. Install and configure Plex (you might be prompted for first-time commands)
   • Code:

     pkg update
     pkg upgrade
     pkg install plexmediaserver
     pkg install ffmpeg
     sysrc plexmediaserver_enable=YES

5. Exit and restart the jail
6. Try to access the Plex Web GUI via its IP address (optionally through app.plex.tv)
   • In Chrome or Firefox:
     http://192.168.0.123:32400/web
     (example IP address, yours is different)
7. You're likely going to need to modify the permissions on the media dataset(s) / folder(s), either via ACL or standard Unix permissions. At minimum, the user "plex" or group "plex" (UID/GID: 972) needs read access on the files, and read/exec access on the folders. Since no such user currently exists in your server (only the jail), you need to add a user named "plex" as UID/GID 972, via Accounts -> Users

Some of the above steps are not unique to the manual jail creation method. In fact, Steps #2, #6, and #7 are still required if using the "Plugin" method, anyways.

 

[Betat0m]

Gents, Somehow it's solved. I honestly cannot tell you how, I just retraced my steps and deleted all of my pools and went through the process again. Somehow I can now install plugins. Now I'm only onto networking issues with the likes of Sonarr & Radarr not being able to connect to the indexers.

Thankyou you all for responding though. If I do find the root of this I'll post it back onto here to hopefully give someone future guidance.

Cheers.