FreeNAS and TrueNAS are Merging – Issue #77
iXsystems presents the March 2020 Newsletter.
How to Set Up Windows SMB Shares on FreeNAS
In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to set up an SMB share on your FreeNAS machine. To share data with Windows clients, FreeNAS uses CIFS, also known as SMB or Samba. SMB shares are also compatible with macOS offering great flexibility for client operating...
FreeNAS and TrueNAS are Unifying
Today, we announce the next evolution for FreeNAS and TrueNAS: with the 12.0 release, we are not only bringing more features and improvements than any release that has come before it, we are also unifying both products into a single software image and brand. We present to you: TrueNAS Open Storage.
Warning! Active Directory Security Changes Require TrueNAS and FreeNAS Updates
Microsoft is changing the security defaults for Active Directory to eliminate some security vulnerabilities in its protocols. These new security defaults may disrupt existing FreeNAS/TrueNAS deployments once Windows systems are updated. The Windows updates may appear sometime in March 2020; no official date has been announced as of yet.
Introducing the FreeNAS Mini E+ and All-Flash Minis
The much-anticipated 3rd generation of our FreeNAS Mini products (the FreeNAS Mini E and XL+ models) was introduced in Q3 2019. After reviewing customer feedback and requests, we added the FreeNAS Mini E+ along with the option for all-flash configurations to the entire Mini lineup! The FreeNAS Mini E+ is built off of the same whisper-quiet enclosure as the FreeNAS Mini E, however, the Mini E+ has double the cores and threads, a higher CPU base frequency, and increased memory capacity and speed. The extra CPU and memory of the FreeNAS Mini E+ makes it well suited for running multiple Plugins and VMs.
TrueNAS & FreeNAS 11.3 Release Delivers Wizards, Plugins, and Accelerated Replication – Issue #76
iXsystems presents the February 2020 Newsletter.
TrueCommand Gets Dockerized with v1.2 Release
TrueCommand 1.2 is now available as a VM or a Docker image and will soon be available as a cloud service. TrueCommand 1.2 enables deployment through several other packaging options. TrueCommand has been “containerized” to run as a Docker container on any infrastructure. The image is available in the Docker Hub and can be automatically deployed by container management platforms like Kubernetes, RedHat OpenShift, and Rancher. Updating from TrueCommand 1.1 to 1.2 requires a one-time straightforward migration. The updated VM disk image software includes the TrueCommand container. Future updates will be simplified by the use of containers.
Plex Permissions in FreeNAS 11.3
The Plex Media Server is a popular Plugin available for FreeNAS, letting the user stream media directly from their FreeNAS system. Because Plugins reside inside a jail, Plex must have access to the media files to be shared which are generally stored in a separate dataset that is mounted inside the Plex Plugin jail. A media dataset can also be mounted in multiple jails to allow access to other Plugins like Radarr, Sonarr, or Sabnzbd to manage and share the centralized media.
FreeNAS Plugins Development
Plugins are a technology for easily and securely deploying 3rd party applications directly on FreeNAS and TrueNAS storage systems. Users can use the web interface to deploy, start, stop, and update applications, along with configuration tasks such as assigning storage to them. This tutorial will walk through the creation of a SABnzbd newsreader Plugin using iocage based on the news/sabnzbdplus port to help users get involved in FreeNAS development and leverage FreeNAS as an application platform.
Latest TrueNAS and FreeNAS Release Delivers Wizards, Plugins, and Accelerated Replication
iXsystems has released FreeNAS 11.3 and has also begun taking orders for TrueNAS X-Series and M-Series systems with TrueNAS 11.3. Version 11.3 represents another major advancement in the quality and functionality of the leading Open Storage platform. Building upon the very popular API and Web UI improvements of the previous release, 11.3 introduces easy-setup wizards, major replication improvements, and over 500 other enhancements.
