TrueNAS CORE
About TrueNAS CORE
TrueNAS, the world's most deployed storage software, is a universal data platform that allows users to easily adopt a modern, open source approach to store and protect their growing data. TrueNAS harnesses the power of the legendary ZFS file system to provide unified storage (File, Block Object, and Apps) with the reliability and performance demanded by virtualization, backup, and many other data-heavy workloads.
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- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Tried, true, and tested by the community! TrueNAS CORE!
Reviewed on 09/09/2022
I also have nothing bad to say about TrueNAS CORE. As a community-driven, FOSS, ZFS supporting...
I also have nothing bad to say about TrueNAS CORE. As a community-driven, FOSS, ZFS supporting storage and backup solution (though RAID is not a backup), iXsystems has done a great job in educating me in the ways of NAS/SAN solutions and boy do I appreciate them for it! TrueNAS is great tool for redundancy for when I accidentally mess something up in the development environment, I have a system I can rely on to restore my mismanaged files. It has actually helped me while getting hacked as I took it offline to prevent any further damage to my data. My scope is fairly limited, as I am expanding my network for future scalability. I am directly addressing the business problem of needing a backup solution (though NAS/SAN are not necessarily backup solutions) while expanding my storage capabilities. The proprietary setup used by Unraid was also another barrier to my entry, as I prefered to support, the newly established TrueNAS philosophy of FOSS.
Pros
I also have nothing bad to say about TrueNAS CORE. As a community-driven, FOSS, ZFS supporting storage and backup solution (though RAID is not a backup), iXsystems has done a great job in educating me in the ways of NAS/SAN solutions and boy do I appreciate them for it! TrueNAS is great tool for redundancy for when I accidentally mess something up in the development environment, I have a system I can rely on to restore my mismanaged files. It has actually helped me while getting hacked as I took it offline to prevent any further damage to my data. My scope is fairly limited, as I am expanding my network for future scalability. I am directly addressing the business problem of needing a backup solution (though NAS/SAN are not necessarily backup solutions) while expanding my storage capabilities. The proprietary setup used by Unraid was also another barrier to my entry, as I prefered to support, the newly established TrueNAS philosophy of FOSS.
Cons
I also have nothing bad to say about TrueNAS CORE. As a community-driven, FOSS, ZFS supporting storage and backup solution (though RAID is not a backup), iXsystems has done a great job in educating me in the ways of NAS/SAN solutions and boy do I appreciate them for it! TrueNAS is great tool for redundancy for when I accidentally mess something up in the development environment, I have a system I can rely on to restore my mismanaged files. It has actually helped me while getting hacked as I took it offline to prevent any further damage to my data. My scope is fairly limited, as I am expanding my network for future scalability. I am directly addressing the business problem of needing a backup solution (though NAS/SAN are not necessarily backup solutions) while expanding my storage capabilities. The proprietary setup used by Unraid was also another barrier to my entry, as I prefered to support, the newly established TrueNAS philosophy of FOSS.
Alternatives Considered
Synology DriveReasons for Switching to TrueNAS CORE
I also have nothing bad to say about TrueNAS CORE. As a community-driven, FOSS, ZFS supporting storage and backup solution (though RAID is not a backup), iXsystems has done a great job in educating me in the ways of NAS/SAN solutions and boy do I appreciate them for it! TrueNAS is great tool for redundancy for when I accidentally mess something up in the development environment, I have a system I can rely on to restore my mismanaged files. It has actually helped me while getting hacked as I took it offline to prevent any further damage to my data. My scope is fairly limited, as I am expanding my network for future scalability. I am directly addressing the business problem of needing a backup solution (though NAS/SAN are not necessarily backup solutions) while expanding my storage capabilities. The proprietary setup used by Unraid was also another barrier to my entry, as I prefered to support, the newly established TrueNAS philosophy of FOSS.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
TrueNAS Core, truly a great place to start your companies storage.
Reviewed on 05/08/2022
It helped me in using an old server at work to make a new datastore and NFS archive.
I was able to...
It helped me in using an old server at work to make a new datastore and NFS archive.
I was able to move everything to it as we replaced our old synology server.
This made it so that our users didn't even realize I was doing this in the middle of the day.
This also saved our company alot of money on overtime.
Pros
It was easy to use, the software is free. You can set it up on many different types of hardware.
It does not use / require an actual raid cared. the ZFS file system is amazing and fast / pact with features. You can run VM's on this software provided you have the RAM / Storage. It runs plugins that behave like docker apps like GUAC. One of the most important features for me was the availability of a DARK MODE. Your eyes will thank you so much.
Cons
The networking setup if not using DHCP was a bit finicky but not difficult.
You have to wrap your head around the fact that it does not use a RAID card.
Do NOT use RAID for this software.
The software manages all of that directly. Make sure you have a good UPS and you'll be golden.
Alternatives Considered
DiskStationReasons for Switching to TrueNAS CORE
Unfortunately this time around we had already ordered a Synology Device. Going forward we will be choosing TrueNAS. We did not learn about their awesome support options until AFTER the synology had already been ordered. It was not returnable either.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
I just wrote this because they made me
Reviewed on 03/08/2022
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negative
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I didn't like it. While it had all the features I needed I ran into many many hardware compatibility issues. Such as network cards not being detected.
Cons
Bad hardware compatibility and I need 40 characters.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
TrueNAS review
Reviewed on 29/09/2024
Pros
Really good NAS OS, have the control over everything. ZFS pool is great for our usage and the capabilities of creating docker within TrueNAS is a plus
Cons
Can be hard to understand how TrueNAS works at the beginning. You have to prepare yourself before starring with it
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
BSD storage made simple
Reviewed on 22/09/2022
My overall experience with [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has been rock solid and I’ve been looking forward...
My overall experience with [SENSITIVE CONTENT] has been rock solid and I’ve been looking forward to trying it out even more powerful hardware to further explore its potential
Pros
The fact that TRUENAS uses ZFS as a base filesytems means that it includes a lot of great features out of the box
Cons
Being based on BSD means a lot of great things but unfortunately two major downsides:
1: the ecosystem is somewhat than for example Linux, meaning That there may not always be a convenient way to install the application you need
BSD is also stingy when it comes to hardware comptibility, meaning that you might have to do some research if you want to make sure your hardware is supported
Alternatives Considered
DiskStationReasons for Switching to TrueNAS CORE
I employ the principle of "opensource first" which meant that TrueNAS was the superior offeringTrueNAS CORE FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for TrueNAS CORE.Q. What type of pricing plans does TrueNAS CORE offer?
TrueNAS CORE offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Not Available
Q. Who are the typical users of TrueNAS CORE?
TrueNAS CORE has the following typical customers:
51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does TrueNAS CORE support?
TrueNAS CORE supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does TrueNAS CORE support mobile devices?
TrueNAS CORE supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does TrueNAS CORE integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations TrueNAS CORE has
Q. What level of support does TrueNAS CORE offer?
We do not have any information about what support options TrueNAS CORE has
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