I started using FreeNAS in 2017 when I had an array of 5x 4TB disks in RAIDZ1 layout
In 2020, I experienced a drive failure followed shortly after by a second, fortunately I managed to not lose any data and replaced each drive with a like for like replacement. At this time I also used the opportunity to upgrade to TrueNAS Core.
In 2022, I upgraded to TrueNAS Scale and managed to get a lot more functionality from this setup with the wide range of apps available.
In 2023, I had another drive failure. This time I moved my data to a new array of 3x 10TB disks in RAIDZ1 with AES-256-GCM encryption.
In 2024, I'm hoping to improve the stability of my setup on the software side by reducing my dependency on TrueCharts, using the TrueNAS community apps where available.
In 2020, I experienced a drive failure followed shortly after by a second, fortunately I managed to not lose any data and replaced each drive with a like for like replacement. At this time I also used the opportunity to upgrade to TrueNAS Core.
In 2022, I upgraded to TrueNAS Scale and managed to get a lot more functionality from this setup with the wide range of apps available.
In 2023, I had another drive failure. This time I moved my data to a new array of 3x 10TB disks in RAIDZ1 with AES-256-GCM encryption.
In 2024, I'm hoping to improve the stability of my setup on the software side by reducing my dependency on TrueCharts, using the TrueNAS community apps where available.
