Get Started with TrueNAS
Instructional Videos
Below you’ll find a series of brief videos that will quickly get you up and going with TrueNAS.
If you are interested in test driving TrueNAS prior to purchase – feel free to grab the Community Edition to quickly get going.
In this video:
- Navigating the TrueNAS Console
- Selecting TrueNAS Install Drive
- Selecting a WebUI Authentication Method
In this video:
- Checking For DHCP – Assigning an IP Address
- Changing Hostname, setting Gateway and DNS
- Signing into the Web UI
In this video:
- Confirming Disk Count
- Build your First Pool
- Make a Dataset
- Creating a Group and a User
- Share the Dataset over SMB
In this video:
- Taking a Manual ZFS Snapshot
- Going Back in Time
- Automated Snapshots and Scheduling
In this video:
- Simulating a Drive Failure
- Removing a vdev
- Adding a vdev
In this video:
- Set up local replication between datasets/pools on the same system
- Create a new dataset with increased compression
- Configure replication task and monitor success
In this video:
- Configure an SSH connection between two TrueNAS systems
- Use replication to send data in a PUSH style replication to a second system
In this video:
- Identify the advantages of a PULL style replication
- Configure the SSH connection from your target machine back to the source
- Understand the differences in PULL replication jobs and schedule replication
In this video:
- Learn how to install a TrueNAS SCALE App
- Understand and configure different types of volumes for App storage
TrueNAS Knowledge Check
This less than 10-minute knowledge check tests your understanding of TrueNAS key concepts. Plus, you can earn a badge to feature on your TrueNAS Forums profile! All you need is to get a score of 80% or above.
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