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TrueNAS Tutorials
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This guide collects various how-tos for both simple and complex tasks using primarily the TrueNAS web interface. Tutorials are organized parallel to the TrueNAS web interface structure and grouped by topic. Tutorials are living articles and continually updated with new content or additional in-depth tutorials that guide in unlocking the full potential of TrueNAS.
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- ⎙ Download or Print: View all TrueNAS Tutorials as a single page for download or print.
- Top Toolbar: Tutorials about options available from the TrueNAS top toolbar.
- Using UI Global Search: This tutorial shows how to use the Global Search feature to explore the TrueNAS UI and documentation.
- Managing API Keys: This tutorial shows how to add, create, or edit an API key in TrueNAS.
- Shutting Down TrueNAS Enterprise HA: Describes the procedure for shutting down an Enterprise HA system in TrueNAS.
- Dashboard: Tutorials related to using the TrueNAS Dashboard. Includes instructions on customizing the Dashboard widgets.
- Storage: Tutorials for configuring the various features contained within the Storage area of the TrueNAS web interface.
- Import Pool: Provides information on ZFS importing for storage pools in TrueNAS. It also addresses GELI-encrypted pools.
- Disks: Articles with instructions for managing, replacing, and wiping disks.
- Create Pool: Provides background considerations and a simple tutorial on creating storage pools in TrueNAS.
- Fusion Pools: Provides information on setting up and using fusion pools.
- Managing Pools: Provides instructions on managing storage pools, VDEVs, and disks in TrueNAS.
- Datasets: Tutorials for creating and managing datasets in TrueNAS.
- Adding and Managing Datasets: Provides instructions on creating and managing datasets.
- Adding and Managing Zvols: Provides instructions on creating, editing, and managing zvols.
- Managing User or Group Quotas: Provides information on managing user and group quotas.
- Creating Snapshots: Provides instructions on creating ZFS snapshots in TrueNAS.
- Managing Snapshots: Provides instructions on managing ZFS snapshots in TrueNAS.
- Storage Encryption: Provides information on TrueNAS storage encryption for pools, root datasets, datasets, and zvols.
- Setting Up Permissions: Provides instructions on editing and viewing ACL permissions, using the ACL editor screens, and general information on ACLs.
- Shares: Tutorials for configuring the various data sharing features in TrueNAS.
- AFP Migration: Provides information on migrating AFP shares from FreeBSD- to Linux-based TrueNAS versions.
- Block Shares (iSCSI): Describes the iSCSI protocol and has tutorials for various configuration scenarios.
- Adding NFS Shares: Provides instructions on adding NFS shares, starting NFS service, and accessing the share.
- Multiprotocol Shares: Provides instructions on setting up SMB and NFSv4 mixed-mode shares.
- Windows Shares (SMB): Provides information on SMB shares and instruction creating a basic share and setting up various specific configurations of SMB shares.
- Data Protection: Tutorials related to configuring data backup features in TrueNAS.
- Managing TrueCloud Backup Tasks: Provides instructions on setting up a TrueCloud backup task and configuring a Storj iX account to work with TrueNAS.
- Managing Scrub Tasks: Provides instruction on running scrub and resilver tasks.
- Cloud Sync Tasks: Tutorials for configuring and managing data backups to from TrueNAS to various 3rd party Cloud Service Providers.
- Configuring Rsync Tasks: Provides instructions on adding rsync tasks with two methods, SSH connection and module.
- Adding Periodic Snapshot Tasks: Provides instructions on creating periodic snapshot tasks in TrueNAS.
- Creating VMWare Snapshots: Provides instructions for creating ZFS snapshots when using TrueNAS as a VMWare datastore.
- Managing S.M.A.R.T. Tests: Provides instructions on running S.M.A.R.T. tests manually or automatically, using Shell to view the list of tests, and configuring the S.M.A.R.T. test service.
- Replication Tasks: Tutorials for configuring ZFS snapshot replication tasks in TrueNAS.
- Network: Tutorials for configuring network interfaces and connections in TrueNAS.
- Interface Configurations: Tutorials about configuring the various types of network interfaces available in TrueNAS.
- Managing Network Global Configurations: Provides instructions on configuring or managing global configuration settings.
- Configuring IPv6: Provides instructions configuring a network interface and other network settings for IPv6, and configuring an SMB or NFS share for IPv6.
- Managing Network Settings (Enterprise HA): Provides instructions on how to make changes to network settings on TrueNAS Enterprise (HA) systems.
- Configuring Static Routes: Provides instructions on configuring a static route using the TrueNAS web UI.
- Setting Up IPMI: Guides you through setting up Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) on TrueNAS.
- Accessing NAS from a VM or Apps: Provides instructions on how to create a bridge interface for virtual machines or applications and provides Linux and Windows examples.
- Credentials: Tutorials for configuring the different credentials needed for TrueNAS features.
- Using Administrator Logins: Explains role-based administrator logins and functions. Provides instructions on configuring SSH and working with the admin and root user passwords.
- Managing Users: Provides instructions on adding and managing administrator and user accounts.
- Managing Groups: Provides instructions on adding and managing groups.
- Setting Up Directory Services: Tutorials for configuring the various directory service credentials.
- Backup Credentials: Backup credential tutorials for integrating TrueNAS with cloud storage providers by setting up SSH connections and keypairs.
- Certificates: Information about adding and managing certificates, CSRs, CAs, and ACME DNS-Authenticators in TrueNAS.
- Configuring KMIP: Provides information on Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) in TrueNAS. Describes how to configure KMIP on TrueNAS Enterprise.
- Virtualization: Tutorials for configuring TrueNAS virtualization features and creating virtual machines.
- Adding and Managing VM Devices: Provides instructions on adding or managing devices used by VMs.
- Reporting: Provides information on changing settings that control how TrueNAS displays report graphs, how to interact with graphs, and configuring reporting exporters.
- System Settings: Tutorials for configuring the system management options in the System Settings area of the TrueNAS web interface.
- Updating TrueNAS: Provides instructions on updating TrueNAS releases in the UI.
- Updating TrueNAS Enterprise HA: Provides instructions on how to update TrueNAS releases on Enterprise (HA) systems.
- General Settings: Tutorials for configuring many general TrueNAS settings.
- Advanced Settings: Tutorials for configuring advanced system settings in TrueNAS.
- Boot Pool Management: Provides instructions on managing the boot pool and boot environments in TrueNAS.
- Services: Tutorials for TrueNAS services.
- Using Shell: Provides information on using the TrueNAS shell.
- Audit Logs: Provides information on the System and SMB Share auditing screens and function in TrueNAS.