Containers
TrueNAS supports Linux containers (LXC) for lightweight, isolated application environments that share the host system kernel.
Creating and Managing Containers
Virtual Machines and Containers in TrueNAS 25.04TrueNAS 25.04 introduces support for Containers (Linux system containers), enabling lightweight isolation similar to jails in TrueNAS CORE.
TrueNAS 25.04.2 reintroduces “classic virtualization” with the Virtual Machines feature.
Virtual machines in 25.04.2 (or later) are created and appear on the Virtual Machines screen.
VMs created in 25.04.0 or 25.04.1 using the Instances feature continue to function and appear on the Containers screen.
Containers Screens
TrueNAS 25.04 introduces support for Containers (Linux system containers), enabling lightweight isolation similar to jails in TrueNAS CORE.
TrueNAS 25.04.2 reintroduces “classic virtualization” with the Virtual Machines feature.
Virtual machines in 25.04.2 (or later) are created and appear on the Virtual Machines screen.
VMs created in 25.04.0 or 25.04.1 using the Instances feature continue to function and appear on the Containers screen.
Accessing NAS from VMs and Containers
TrueNAS 25.04 introduces support for Containers (Linux system containers), enabling lightweight isolation similar to jails in TrueNAS CORE.
TrueNAS 25.04.2 reintroduces “classic virtualization” with the Virtual Machines feature.
Virtual machines in 25.04.2 (or later) are created and appear on the Virtual Machines screen.
VMs created in 25.04.0 or 25.04.1 using the Instances feature continue to function and appear on the Containers screen.