Alerts
The Alerts icon displays a list of current alert notifications. To remove an alert notification click Dismiss below it or use Dismiss All Alerts to remove all notifications from the list.
Use the icon to display the Alerts dropdown list with two options: Alert Settings and Email.
Select Alert Settings to add or edit existing system alert services and configure alert options such as the warning level and frequency and how the system notifies you. See Alerts Settings Screens for more information.
Settings Options
The Settings icon button displays a menu of general system settings options. The options are Change Password, Preferences, My API Keys, Guide and About.
Top Toolbar
The TrueNAS top navigation top toolbar provides access to functional areas of the UI that you might want to directly access while on other screens in the UI. Icon buttons provide quick access to dropdown lists of options, dropdown panels with information on system alerts or tasks, and can include access to other information or configuration screens. It also shows the name of the admin user currently logged into the system to the left of the Settings and Power icons.
Top Toolbar
The top toolbar icon buttons allows for quick software feedback, displays the status of TrueCommand and directory services configured on your system, active alerts, and shows other system management options.
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Toggle collapse | Click to expand or collapse the main menu panel on the left side of the screen. | |
 | Search UI | Searches UI screens and elements or redirects queries to the TrueNAS Documentation Hub. |
 | Send Feedback | Opens the Send Feedback feedback window for sending UI ratings and bug reports to the TrueNAS developers. |
 | Status of TrueCommand | Displays either the status of a TrueCommand cloud connection or a dialog that allows users to sign up for a new TrueCommand cloud connection. |
| Update Status | Shows the system update progress and which user account started the update. Only appears in the top bar when a TrueNAS system update starts. | |
| Directory Services status | Displays a dialog with the status of Active Directory and LDAP directory servers configured on the system. | |
| Running Jobs | Displays the Running Jobs dialog. Click the History button to display the Tasks screen with a list of All, Active or Failed tasks or processes. | |
| Alerts | Displays a list of system alerts and a dropdown list with the alert options Alert Settings and Email. | |
| Settings | Displays a dropdown list of setting options Change Password, Two-Factor Authentication, API Keys, Guide, About, and Log Out. | |
| Power options | Displays the power related options Restart or Shut Down. |
The Search UI global search bar allows users to search for screens and elements within the TrueNAS UI or to redirect search terms to the TrueNAS Documentation Hub.
Alert Settings Screens
The Alert Settings screen displays options to create and edit alert services and to configure warning levels and frequencies. To access this screen, click the icon, then click the icon and select Alert Settings on the dropdown list.
Use Columns to change the information displayed in the list of alert services. Options are Unselect All, Type, Level, Enabled and Reset to Defaults.
Using UI Global Search
TrueNAS 24.10 (Electric Eel) introduces global search function that allows users to quickly access screens and management functions across the TrueNAS UI. Global search also allows users to redirect queries to the TrueNAS Documentation Hub to retrieve relevant documentation.
Click the Search UI bar or type Ctrl + / to select the UI global search.
Email Screens
The top toolbar Alerts icon button and icon display the Alerts dropdown list with two options: Alert Settings and Email.
Select Email to go to the General settings screen and find the Email widget.
The Email widget on the General Settings screen displays information about current system mail settings.
User API Keys Screen
laptop My API Keys on the top right toolbar account_circle user settings dropdown menu to opens the User API Keys screen.
This screen displays a list of API keys added to your system and allows you to add, search, edit, or delete keys. API Docs opens the API Documentation.
Add opens the Add API Key screen.
Managing API Keys
TrueNAS 25.04 and later uses a versioned JSON-RPC 2.0 over WebSocket API with support for user-linked API access keys (API Reference).
User-linked API keys allow administrators to configure per-user access to the TrueNAS API. Keys are revocable and can be configured to expire on a preset date.
Click laptop My API Keys on the top right toolbar account_circle user settings dropdown menu to open the User API Keys screen.
Shutting Down TrueNAS Enterprise HA
TrueNAS Enterprise
This procedure applies to TrueNAS Enterprise High Availability (HA) systems only.
If you need to power down your TrueNAS Enterprise system with HA enabled, this is the procedure:
