--- title: "TrueNAS Community Edition | Free Open Source Storage" url: https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/ description: "TrueNAS Community Edition is the world's most deployed storage software. Free, flexible and build on OpenZFS with Docker." breadcrumb: ["Home", "TrueNAS Community Edition"] date_published: 2023-11-02 date_modified: 2026-10-20 author: "Ladislav Sirový" source: html generator: tn-md-extract/1 --- [Home](https://www.truenas.com) › **TrueNAS Community Edition** [![TrueNAS Logo](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/truenas-community-edition-logo-inverted-rgb-900px-w-72ppi.png "TrueNAS Logo")](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition/) # The World’s Most Deployed Storage Built on OpenZFS and trusted by over a million users, TrueNAS puts you in full control of your data with zero vendor lock-in. Recommended ## Get TrueNAS Enterprise Fully supported platform with all features unlocked ## Try TrueNAS Community Test drive TrueNAS on your hardware TrueNAS Enterprise Appliances Free Software Download Professional Support & Guaranteed SLAs Community Support Virtualization Integration Virtualization Integration Fibre Channel Fibre Channel RDMA for NFS, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF RDMA for NFS, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF FIPS-validated Encryption FIPS-validated Encryption NIST 800-209 Compliance NIST 800-209 Compliance High Availability Options High Availability Options Advanced Enclosure Management Advanced Enclosure Management Trusted by global leaders, TrueNAS Enterprise is built for businesses that can't afford downtime. TrueNAS Community Edition is open core, providing a hands-on way to explore the features trusted by professionals and enthusiasts alike. [Download Community Edition →](https://www.truenas.com/download/) Recommended ## Get TrueNAS Enterprise Fully supported platform with all features unlocked TrueNAS Enterprise Appliances Professional Support & Guaranteed SLAs Virtualization Integration Fibre Channel RDMA for NFS, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF FIPS-validated Encryption NIST 800-209 Compliance High Availability Options Advanced Enclosure Management Trusted by global leaders, TrueNAS Enterprise is built for businesses that can't afford downtime. ## Try TrueNAS Community Test drive TrueNAS on your hardware Free Software Download Community Support Virtualization Integration Fibre Channel RDMA for NFS, iSCSI, and NVMe-oF FIPS-validated Encryption NIST 800-209 Compliance High Availability Options Advanced Enclosure Management TrueNAS Community Edition is open core, providing a hands-on way to explore the features trusted by professionals and enthusiasts alike. [Download Community Edition →](https://www.truenas.com/download/) Interested in a turnkey appliance for your environment? [Discover TrueNAS Enterprise](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-enterprise/) ![Community Edition dashboard](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/CE-Dashboard.png "CE Dashboard") ![TrueNAS Logo](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/TrueNAS-CE.svg "TrueNAS Logo") ## Stories From Our Users Discover how TrueNAS powers everything from home labs to enterprise data centers. Real stories from real users who rely on TrueNAS every day. #### Rich Visotcky, Consultant “TrueNAS makes it easy. Whether it’s your family photos or your consulting files, this is a system that lets you set it and forget it.” #### Jens Neubauer, Software Developer “I don’t like surprises, especially when it comes to my data. The openness of TrueNAS is what made it stand out to me from the beginning. I knew what was coming and I could plan for it.” #### Dan Akhtar, Home Lab User It was true to its nature as an appliance OS. Just reinstall, set up, and go. That’s when I realized how solid this system really was.” #### Omar Vallenilla, IT Professional “With TrueNAS, it was just really easy to set up and have all the permissions and everything really well done. So I was like, ‘Okay, I’m switching as soon as possible.’ And I did.” [Download Community Edition](https://www.truenas.com/download/) [Learn More](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-community-edition-features/) TrueNAS, built on the legendary ZFS filesystem, delivers unmatched data protection with features like snapshots, replication, and RAID-Z, making it the trusted choice for businesses and individuals alike. As the world’s most popular storage OS, TrueNAS is the only universal and unified data platform, empowering you to scale with file, block, or object storage alongside integrated container and VM support. 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[Discover TrueNAS Enterprise](https://www.truenas.com/truenas-enterprise/) ![TrueNAS Enterprise](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Group-2648.png "TrueNAS Enterprise") ### TrueNAS Platform Features | | | | | | | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------:|:-----------------------------------------------------------:|:------------------------------------------------------------------:|:--------------------------------------------------------:|:----------------------------------------------------------------------:| | | Community Edition 25.10 | | | | Enterprise | | | | | | | | | Multi-Systems | TrueNAS Connect, TrueCommand, Cloud | Single Sign-On, RBAC, Auditing | Alerting, Reporting, Analytics | Fleet & Replication Management | | | Administration | Web UI, SNMP, Syslog, Reporting, CLI | TrueNAS API | Rootless Admins | ACLs | Restricted Admins, vCenter Plugins | | Systems Utilities | Tasks, Cron Jobs, Scripts, Log Management, Session Monitoring | In-Service Updates, UI Search | Alerting, Email, Debugs, Bug Reporting, Custom Dashboards | Netdata | SMB Namespace, Data migration, Remote assistance, Proactive Monitoring | | Clients and Applications | Windows, MacOS, Linux, UNIX, iOS, Android | Many applications via SMB, NFS, S3, or iSCSI | Integrated Applications via ZFS and Containers/VMs LXC | Multichannel SMB, Enterprise Filesync | RDMA for iSCSI/NFS | | | | | | | | | Application Services | Apps, Catalogs, Docker Compose, Docker Containers | GPU Sharing, Sandboxes (LXC, Docker) | **VMs:** Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, PCIe/ USB pass-thru, CPU pinning | **Apps:** OverlayFS, GPU Support, Bulk App Updates | HA Apps | | Directory Services | Active Directory | Local Users and Groups | LDAP, Kerberos | Two Factor Authentication | Admin authentication via Active Directory | | Storage Services | **File:** SMB 2/3, Multichannel, Import NFSv3/v4.1, SMB/ NFSv4 Compatibility | **Block:** iSCSI, VAAI, Openstack Cinder, Fiber Channel, CS | **Object:** Full S3 API Compatibility, CloudSync, Credentials | SMB Share Proxy, SMB Auditing, Rsync, Syncthing, inotify | vCenter Plugin, Enterprise CSI, Fibre Channel | | | | | | | | | Data Management | Unlimited and Immutable Snapshots, Pool Checkpoints | Space-efficient Clones, RAID-Z Expansion | **Replication:** Remote, Local, Auto-resume, and to Linux ZFS | Storage Web UI, Automated pool creation | Enclosure Management | | Data Protection | Accelerated Copy-on-Write, 2-Copy Metadata | RAID-Z1/Z2/Z3, Mirrors, Fast Resilvering, Fast Boot, dRAID | Self-Healing Checksums | iX-Storj Cloud Backup, RAIDZ Expansion | | | Data Reduction | Thin/Thick Provisioning | In-Line Adaptive Compression | Background Scrubbing | ZFS Copy Block, File Copy Acceleration | Veeam SMB Fast Copy | | Data Acceleration | All-Flash, Fusion pools, Metadata on Flash | Read Cache (ARC/L2ARC): RAM Flash | Flash Write Cache, Fast File Copy, Million file directories | NVMe Optimizations | HA NVDIMM, Dual-Port SAS/NVMe | | | | | | | | | Networking | **IPv4, v6:** 1-400 GbE, DHCP | LAGG, VLANs, Bridging | Jumbo frames, TCP options | Full IPv4 and IPv6 | | | Data Security | Self-Encrypted Drives (TCG Opal), Dataset Encryption | Encrypted Replication, Wireguard, OpenVPN | ACLs, IP Filtering | | KMIP, FIPS 140 Validated Encryption | | Foundation | Boot Management, SSH | Docker, KVM, LXC | System Logging, NTP | Linux Kernel 6.6, Debian 12 | | | | | | | | | | High Availability | Fast ZFS Replication | VLANs or LAGG | Fast Failover, 1200 drive scalability | Tri-mode - SAS | Dual Controller High Availability **(with hardware)** | | Hardware Support | IPMI Remote Management, GPUs | SAS JBODs, Global Spares | SMART (HDDs, NVMe SSDs) | Visual Enclosure Management **(with hardware)** | Tri-mode - NVMe | | Platforms | Any x86 system | | Mini X+ & Mini R | | R/M/H/F-Series (Single or HA), **NVMe:** R60, H/F-Series (HA) | | Support | Community Support: Forums, Documentation, Release Notes, Bug Ticketing, AI Bot | | | | Professional: Up to 24/7x365 | | [Download the TrueNAS Features Table](https://www.truenas.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/TrueNAS_Features_Table_February_2026.pdf) | | | | | | ## Subscribe to our Newsletter Stay connected with 1,000,000+ TrueNAS users. 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