TrueNAS Podcast
Listen to the Truenas Tech Talk (T3) Podcast
Ultimate guide to to get industry trends, in-depth analyses of open-source storage solutions, and professional perspectives. Every episode, which is hosted by the TrueNAS team, includes conversations with engineers, developers, and IT specialists about topics ranging from enterprise storage best practices to ZFS innovations. T3 offers useful information to help you optimise and innovate your storage system, regardless of your level of experience with TrueNAS or your level of exploration.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.20: Getting Smart with SMART, Questions on Dual-Path and Dual-Actuator
Kris and Chris return after their week off to bring you some updates on new SMART Smarts coming to TrueNAS in this fall’s 25.10 build, a new way to monitor your drive health with the Scrutiny App, and answer some viewer questions – from encryption performance, to SAS multipath, to the challenges of dual-actuator drives working with TrueNAS.
T3 Tech Talk Ep.19: Fangtooth RC1 Impressions, Incus Updates, Crypto Predictions and More
Kris and Chris give their first impressions of Fangtooth RC1, share what’s new in Incus container support, and tease upcoming features in 25.04.0 (hint: multiple pool support + easier VM imports).
T3 Tech Talk Ep.18: TrueNAS 25.04 RC1, Virtualization & Incus Backup
TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 18 is here! This week, we’re diving into:
✅ TrueNAS 25.04-RC1 – launching March 11!
✅ Docker vs. LXC vs. VMs – which one is right for you?
✅ iSCSI Boot in Incus VMs – new possibilities for compute and storage
✅ PSA: Upgrade from Dragonfish before June 1 or risk losing app migration!
✅ Viewer Q&A: Backing up Incus disks & changing compression algorithms
T3 Tech Talk Ep.17: Captain Stux on Docker, Incus & TrueNAS Hypervisor?
TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 17 is here! This time, we’re joined by CaptStux, a well-known TrueNAS community member and content creator.
✅ How Captain Stux transitioned from FreeNAS to TrueNAS
✅ Running TrueNAS as a hypervisor – is it the future?
✅ Containers, Docker, Incus, and LXC – where do they all fit?
✅ His wishlist for TrueNAS – from small refinements to massive overhauls
T3 Tech Talk Ep.16: Fangtooth RC1, Appliance vs Distro & Full Pools
Big updates in TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 16!
✅ Fangtooth RC1 is now in code freeze – release coming soon!
✅ What makes TrueNAS an appliance rather than just a Linux or BSD distro?
✅ Answering viewer questions: the toughest features to develop & the dangers of a full ZFS pool.
Plus! Fangtooth’s VM improvements bring PCIe pass-through & disk controller options.
Find out why your storage shouldn’t be treated like a DIY Linux build – and why that’s a good thing.