TrueNAS
TrueNAS is a family of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) operating systems developed by iXsystems, based on FreeBSD (TrueNAS CORE/Enterprise) or Linux (TrueNAS SCALE). It provides robust data storage, file sharing, and virtualization/containerization capabilities using the OpenZFS filesystem for…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2011
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- TrueNAS (and its predecessor FreeNAS) was created to provide a powerful, reliable, and open-source network-attached storage solution, leveraging the advanced data integrity and management features of the ZFS filesystem, which traditional file servers or simpler NAS solutions often lacked, especially for cost-conscious users and SMBs.
- Platforms
- FreeBSD (TrueNAS CORE/Enterprise), Bare-metal (x86-64 server hardware), Virtual machines (VMware, Proxmox, Hyper-V), Debian Linux (TrueNAS SCALE)
Related technologies
Notable users
- Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs)
- Research Laboratories
- Educational Institutions
- Various Enterprises (for secondary storage, backup, and distributed applications)
- Home Lab Enthusiasts