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why can #truenasCore not keep up with 1 client?

Für einen Initialen Test des alten Thecus 4200 Eco werden es die alten 500er Satas bestimmt noch tun. #truenascore auf alter Hardware, der d525 mit 8gb RAM ist keine Rakete, aber 4bay Wechselrahmen wachsen nicht auf Bäumen. Die Security Keys backen dauert jedenfalls schon Mal ne Weile 🤣

Motto: lieber offsite mit alter Hardware als kein offsite.

In some hidden place there is an interesting update on zvault.io.

https://github.com/zvaultio/Community/blob/main/posts/2025-07-13.md

#zvault #TrueNASCore #freenas
https://zvault.io/

TrueNAS Core is dead and replaced by TrueNAS Scale based on Linux. I had experimented with zfs on linux before and have mixed feelings..
Anyone tried the core fork zvault?
#truenas #freebsd #truenascore

https://www.zvault.io/

It's going pretty well!

I use #TrueNASCore and its Cloud Sync feature, which is based on #Rclone. And I decided to setup the sync to Hetzner using SFTP.

My first upload attempt had many failed files, because I didn't RTFM and tried using 16 simultaneous connections when Hetzner says their limit is 10, and 8 is advised for SFTP:
https://docs.hetzner.com/storage/storage-box/access/access-sftp-scp

The second attempt successfully uploaded 342 GiB at ~7.25 MiB/s.

Then I tested downloading 17.624 GiB of that, at ~44.2 MiB/s.

@imclaren

i'm convinced #trueNASCore can't actually be an #openVPN client - at least for my vpn provider

#TrueNAS 25.04 Released For Unifying SCALE & CORE Offerings
TrueNAS 25.04 is notable for unifying their #Linux-based #TrueNASSCALE and #TrueNASCORE #FreeBSD-based platforms. While TrueNAS was previously known for its BSD base, Linux has proven viable for this network attached storage platform. TrueNAS 25.04 is powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel while employing the #OpenZFS file-system support.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-25.04-Released #OpenSource #NAS

#TrueNAS 25.04 "Fangtooth" Beta Unifies#Linux SCALE & #FreeBSD CORE Efforts
It was released on Thursday as another step toward unifying #TrueNASCORE derived from FreeBSD and Linux-based #TrueNASSCALE.
TrueNAS 25.04 "Fantooth" is an upgrade for TrueNAS SCALE 24.10 and TrueNAS CORE 13.x. TrueNAS 25.04 beta is powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, makes use of OpenZFS 2.3, there is much faster #OpenZFS #RAIDZ expansion, new instances support, and a number of other features.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-25.04-Beta

I run huo-ju's excellent port of @photoprism on FreeBSD to manage my family's complete library of pictures (~25K):
https://github.com/huo-ju/photoprism-freebsd-port

But performance on some DB operations was lacking: simply adding photos to albums took ~5-10s to complete. So I decided to take a look at what I could do.

Turns out all I needed was to migrate the DB from SQLite to MariaDB.

And I documented my process on a blog post:
https://tinsuke.wordpress.com/2024/05/29/how-to-migrate-photoprism-db-from-sqlite-to-mariadb-on-freebsd/

#PhotoPrism #FreeBSD #TrueNASCore #MariaDB #SQLite

😀 Paperless-ngx was ported to FreeBSD!
😭 It is not available for FreeBSD 13.
😎 Well, the port is there... could we package/install it ourselves?

To whoever else is stuck on FreeBSD 13 (in my case, courtesy of iXsystems' TrueNAS Core), a guide for you to enjoy this fully-featured, open-source and actively maintained Document Management System:
https://tinsuke.wordpress.com/2024/04/20/how-to-install-py-paperless-ngx-on-freebsd-13/

#paperless_ngx #FreeBSD #TrueNASCore

#iXsystems: No one is being 'marooned' by #Debian focus
From now on iXsystems will develop #TrueNASSCALE faster than #TrueNASCORE (#FreeBSD), with #TrueNAS CORE becoming more of a maintenance product. SCALE is based on Debian #Linux, termed a #scaleout product, and supports #Docker Containers, #Kubernetes, #KVM, #Gluster, and a wider range of hardware than CORE.
https://blocksandfiles.com/2024/04/08/ixsystems-no-one-is-getting-marooned/

Long time #FreeNAS/TrueNAS Core user, my next build will be SCALE for sure

@train I've been on Proxmox the last couple years on this box, though I have been running #TrueNASScale, #TrueNASCore, #TrueNAS, #FreeNAS for over a decade....

I am actually quite comfortable with the CLI interface, but having some of the plumbing worked out ahead of time is quite nice.

I was Today years old when I learned that #TrueNAS from #iXSystems has split the ecosystem into two versions, #TruenasCORE and #TruenasSCALE, and that many features of CORE are being deprecated in favor of SCALE. Ok, fine, after 13 years, I'm used to them changing things without notice.

But the thing is, SCALE is based on Debian Linux instead of FreeBSD (which it's been since day 1). Eh, what? When'd they find a new religion? That's a major rework of my environment. Decisions.

I use this to find old unused filesystems on my @truenas backup NAS
#zfs #freebsd #TrueNASCore

Finally managed to boot Ubuntu under #TrueNASCore with a PCI device passed trough on the AMD Ryzen platform. (it wasn't obvious, information is scattered through the internet in different forums, YouTube videos and blog posts). I hope it will recognise the sound card so I could replicate the same using a #Volumio VM. The goal is to partially replace the Denon DRA-100 as a network receiver as it doesn't seem to be stable anymore (it's passed its EOL so no no longer receiving updates).

I want to buy a pre-built and tested PC for running #TrueNAS (specifically #TrueNAScore) with sufficient CPU and memory to do several TB of #ZFS well, with an internal SSD for the OS, an internal SSD or similar for cache, at least 10 front-facing hot-swappable SATA bays, a whatever-the-hell-it-is port so I can add an external box with more drives in the future, from a UK seller. Can any of you recommend anyone?

When you've spent months banging your head on the wall about VMs locking up only to find that it's a bug in the hypervisor. #TrueNAS #TrueNASCore #bhyve #FreeBSD https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39620

@Megaf Hadn't heard of #OpenMediaVault, hmm! I nearly went with TrueNas Scale because it's based on Debian, which I'm more familiar with. But chickened out and went with #TrueNasCore because it's been around longer. Fingers crossed I can fix stuff if and when it goes wrong. 😬

I wrote a thing about backing up a server virtualization grid to the cloud ☁️ (Linode S3 in my case) using the built-in capabilities of TrueNas
https://blog.infose.cc/2022/12/safely-store-your-backups-on-someone.html
#proxmox #TrueNASCore #truenas

The resilvering finished yesterday and I moved everything from the 8TB drives onto the new array. Now wiping all of the remaining old 8TB drives with random data before selling them off. Also running #badblocks on an older 4TB drive (ALWAYS treat old drives as sus) and one of the 10TB ones since it encountered an error during the normal random data wipe.

So far Seagate Exos is proving to be very fast. They have a good rep, so hoping they all hold up well over time. Since most of the load is #Plex, it shouldn't be too punishing. #storage #homelab #zfs #TrueNAS #TrueNASCore

It's #storage upgrade time! I found a really good deal on some Seagate Exos 18TB drives that'll consolidate two arrays into one, thus saving a lot of heat and noise. Bonus, I can sell the old drives for about what I'm paying for the new ones! I'm sad to move from #SAS to #SATA, but at this price I won't much complain. #homelab #TrueNAS #TrueNASCore

I'm going to play along with #ShareYourHomelab and you should too! #homelab

Router:
HP EliteDesk 800 G2 SFF, Core i5-6500, 16GB RAM, 2x120GB SSD, Mellanox ConnectX-3 dual 10Gbps NIC running OPNsense

Core Switch:
Brocade ICX7250-48P

Wireless APs:
2x Ruckus R600 with Unleashed firmware

Server:
Quanta D51B-2U, dual E5-2660 v4, 384GB DDR4 ECC, onboard 10Gbps Intel NIC, 3x LSI SAS controller cards (2 internal, 1 external), 2x 120GB SSD boot volume, 2x EMC KTN-STL3 enclosures, 2x 1.6TB Intel P3605 PCIe NVMe (VM storage)

Server Storage:
6x 10TB WD Red
4x 4TB WD Red
28x 8TB HGST SAS

I reserve the first 10 IPs in my /24 for direct static assignments. That's exclusively for #OPNsense, DNS, switches, and other core network infra. The next 30 are used for DHCP reservations for servers, services running on it, and permanent network devices.

DNS filtering is handled by AdGuard Home because it'll run natively via plugin on OPNsense. Local resolution is handled by Unbound. I was previously using BIND in place of Unbound, but the plugin for OPNsense doesn't implement all of the features I need.

The server runs #TrueNASCore on bare metal. Everything else on it is in #bhyve VMs. This includes #Plex, #Docker, #HomeAssistant, and most recently #SecurityOnion (still in progress!).

Plex runs in its own VM. Supporting services are on the Docker VM. This includes #Jackett, #Sonarr, #Radarr, #Deluge with VPN, #Headphones, #Tautulli, and #Bazarr. The CPUs are powerful enough that I don't even consider GPU transcoding. I'm also on 1Gbps upstream so I tell everyone to Direct Play when possible.

Home Assistant runs on its own VM. I have a #Hubitat to provide a bridge to ZigBee and Zwave devices in the house. Right now that's primarily door sensors which trigger a chime sound on the Google Home Mini, but I'm also adding motion/light sensors and some switches to automatically turn off lights upstairs because my kids are terrible at it.

I have a second server for backups. It's a Supermicro 2U box with 12x 10TB HGST SAS drives, dual E5-2630L, 64GB DDR3 ECC. I'm in the process of getting WireGuard setup so I can move it offsite. It currently pulls data from the primary box nightly.

I have all user systems on the network backing up to the server nightly using Veeam. Those backups get cloned to the backup server. Veeam is free for home users and does a great job at endpoint backups.