TrueNAS allows users to manage the system configuration by uploading or downloading configurations or by resetting the system to the default configuration.

The Manage Configuration option on the System > Advanced Settings screen provides three options:

TrueNAS can send, receive, or synchronize data with the cloud storage providers available in TrueNAS.

TrueCloud backup tasks allow for single-time transfers or recurring transfers on a schedule. They are an effective method to back up data to a remote location.

This article provides instructions on configuring a TrueCloud backup task using Storj and covers setting up the Storj iX account and TrueNAS credential.

To take advantage of the lower-cost benefits of the TrueCloud backup service, you must create your Storj iX account using the link provided on the Add Cloud Credentials screen.

The TrueCloud Backup Tasks widget on the Data Protection screen shows configured TrueCloud tasks, and provides access to configuration screens to add or schedule recurring transfers between TrueNAS and a cloud storage provider account like Storj iX.

TrueCloud backup tasks effectively back up data to remote locations, restore snapshots, and perform cloud-storage migration.

The TrueCloud Backup Tasks widget shows a list of tasks configured on the system.

The Cloud Credentials screen, accessed from the Backup Credentials screen allows users to integrate TrueNAS with cloud storage providers.

Google Drive and G Suite are widely used tools for creating and sharing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with team members. While cloud-based tools have inherent backups and replications included by the cloud provider, certain users might require additional backup or archive capabilities. For example, companies using G Suite for important work might be required to keep records for years, potentially beyond the scope of the G Suite subscription. TrueNAS offers the ability to easily back up Google Drive by using the built-in cloud sync.

The Cloud Sync Tasks widget on the Data Protection screen shows configured cloud sync tasks, and provides access to configuration screens to add single-time or scheduled recurring transfers between TrueNAS and a cloud storage provider. Cloud sync tasks are an effective data backup method that sends data to a remote location, or when performing cloud-storage-migration through a provider.

A local replication creates a ZFS snapshot and saves it to another location on the same TrueNAS system using different pools, datasets, or zvols. This allows users with only one system to take quick data backups or snapshots of their data when they have only one system.

If you have only one pool, create a dataset in that pool to store the replication snapshots. You can use a zvol for this purpose. If configuring local replication on a system with more than one pool, create a dataset for the replicated snapshots on one of those pools.

TrueNAS replication allows users to create replicated snapshots of data stored in encrypted pools, datasets or zvols as a way to back up stored data to a remote system. You can use encrypted datasets in a local replication.

Remote replication backs up data stored on an originating TrueNAS system to a second remote destination TrueNAS system. TrueNAS allows scheduling a one-time or regularly scheduled ZFS snapshot of data stored in pools, datasets, or zvols, and saves them in another system.

With the implementation of the administration user and role-based permissions, setting up replication tasks as an admin user has a few differences from those set up when logged in as the root user. Setting up remote replication when logged in as the admin user requires selecting Use Sudo For ZFS Commands.