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Planned Pages
Uncle Fester's TrueNAS Home Page
Introduction
Planning
Overview
Your Requirements
Network data types
Server-only data types
Data volumes
Accessing your data across the network
Which version of TrueNAS?
Choosing your Server Hardware
Minimum / Other Hardware Guidelines
Storage hardware (HDDs, SSDs)
Using commercial NAS appliances
Building a DIY NAS appliance
Building a Tower server
Using a rack NAS server
Network Access to Data - Storage Services & Protocols
Other Applications/Services
Configuring and Upgrading your Network
Summary: Uncle Fester advises you to…
Build Your Server Hardware
General Build Guide
Why No Specific Build Guide, Fester!
Getting Past the POST
Configuring the BIOS
Hardware Validation
Processor Validation
Memory Validation
HDD/SSD Validation
Configuring your Network
LAN bandwidth
Router (IP allocation)
Inbound ports
Installing and Configuring TrueNAS
Creating a Bootable TrueNAS Installer
Writing an Image File to a USB Stick
Installing TrueNAS SCALE
Installing TrueNAS SCALE v23.10 from a USB Stick
TrueNAS SCALE unique configurations
Changing the "root" Super User Password
Configuring a Static IP Address
Settings for System -> General
Network Global Configuration
NTP Server Configuration
Email Notifications
Enabling Console Messages in the Footer of the Web GUI
Creating Certificate Authorities and Certificates for TrueNAS
Installing TrueNAS CORE
Installing TrueNAS CORE v13 from a USB Stick
TrueNAS CORE-specific configurations
Changing the "root" Super User Password
Configuring a Static IP Address
Settings for System -> General
Network Global Configuration
NTP Server Configuration
Email Notifications
Enabling Console Messages in the Footer of the Web GUI
Creating Certificate Authorities and Certificates for TrueNAS
Configuring Storage
Creating Pools
Scrubs
Snapshots
Configuring TrueNAS Reliability Services
S.M.A.R.T. Testing
SSH
UPS
Backup the TrueNAS Configuration File Nightly
Security
Configuring TrueNAS Storage Services
SMB
Create Shares
Example: Uncle Fester's Very Basic One User/One Dataset Starter Share
NFS
FTP
iSCSI
Configuring Application Services
TrueNAS SCALE Apps vs TrueNAS CORE Jails
Similarities and Differences
Global Configuration of TrueNAS Scale Apps
Global Configuration of TrueNAS Core Jails
Other Storage Services
SyncThing
rSyncD
Media Services
Plex Media Server
Jellyfin Media Server
Emby/Kodi/Universal Media Server…
Network Services
Network Management (Ubiquiti Unifi, TP-Link Omada etc.)
Syslog
DDNS
Broadband speedtest
LAN speedtest
VPNs
qBitTorrent
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Other
Client software
Links to Useful Resources
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Existing pages
Hardware Recommendations
General Hardware Recommendations
Specific Hardware Recommendations
Building Your Server
General Build Guide
Why No Specific Build Guide, Fester!
Getting Your Preliminaries Handled
Prerequisites
Modem/Router Configuration
Barrier Methods of Protection (Personal Firewalls)
Getting Past the POST
Configuring the BIOS
Hardware Validation
Processor Validation
Memory Validation
HDD/SSD Validation
Final TrueNAS Installation
Creating a Bootable TrueNAS Installer
Installing TrueNAS CORE v13 from a USB Stick
TrueNAS CORE-specific configurations
Changing the "root" Super User Password
Configuring a Static IP Address
Settings for System -> General
Network Global Configuration
NTP Server Configuration
Email Notifications
Enabling Console Messages in the Footer of the Web GUI
Creating Certificate Authorities and Certificates for TrueNAS
Scrub Schedules
SMART Test Schedules
Creating a Periodic Snapshot Task
Setting up an SSH Console
Shares
Fester's Very Basic One User/One Dataset Experimental Starter Share
Jails
Global Configuration of Jails
Plex Media Server
Transmission
Others
Additional TrueNAS Configurations to Consider
Backup the TrueNAS Configuration File Nightly
Misc. Topics
Writing an Image File to a USB Stick
Mounting an ISO Image File via IPMI
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Index