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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