TrueNAS

TrueNAS CORE

(formerly FreeNAS)

• runs directly on machine like type 1 hypervisors
• network-attached storage (NAS) capabilities
• based on FreeBSD
• create ZFS resources for redundant storage
• access primarily through web interface
• configure disk and storage pools
• shared data with SMB, AFP and NFS
• local users or bind to directory server
• run VMs, containers and jails
• includes bhyve (type 2 hypervisor)
• containers: runs RancherOS VM with containers within

Installation

• ideally OS on RAID 1 or similar of SSDs
• add storage groups; ZFS pools need more than one disk