TrueNAS Tech Talk (T3)

Chris and Kris are back on TrueNAS Tech Talk to talk about backups – World Backup Day was March 31st, and it’s time to level up your data protection. They’ll go through the concept of air-gapped systems, how to implement a “virtual air-gap” with TrueNAS, and the components of a solid, resilient backup and replication architecture that you can build yourself. A couple viewer questions round out the mix; and will Chris have to DLSS 5 his life if he loses the bet with Kris? Find out today. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.58: Backups, Virtual Air-Gaps, and TrueNAS Replication Setup appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Chris and Kris take this episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk to respond and clear the air about recent changes made to the build scripts repository on GitHub, and this means for TrueNAS users. They’ll talk about the “Enterprise-First” focus, how feature requests are reviewed and sorted, and where Community Edition is headed. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.57: Clearing the Air on the Build Script Changes – What It Means for You appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk brings the (tentative!) release schedule for TrueNAS 26 – from BETA1 to the .0 release, find out when you’ll be able to get your hands on the next generation of TrueNAS software, as well as some of the key features that will be included. Kris and Chris also talk about one of those key features, the new dataset tiering functionality coming to TrueNAS 26. All this and eight viewer questions ahead today. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.56: TrueNAS 26 Release Schedule, Dataset Tiering, and Viewer Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk is short but sweet – there’s a quick hotfix for TrueNAS 25.10.2, an official TrueNAS Proxmox storage plugin is available for Community testing, Docker network support is landing in the App catalog – and an update on plans for SMART options for monitoring drive health. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.55: TrueNAS Hotfix, Proxmox Plugin, Docker Networks, and SMART Update appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, TrueNAS 25.10.2 is out – Kris and Chris will go through the fixes and improvements included in both this latest release as well as recap the features of 25.10. Kris has also been hard at work in the lab – the TrueNAS Labs, launching today with the first experimental project, the Model Context Protocol server. Hear about how Kris has been talking to his TrueNAS, and actually getting an answer back. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.54: TrueNAS 25.10.2 Release – and Talking to your TrueNAS server with MCP? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, raise the alert flags – and badges, and modal dialogs – it’s time to start unveiling the UI and UX overhaul work in progress for TrueNAS 26. Today’s focus is the new Alert system, now with greater details, suggested actions, links to the documentation, contextual highlighting, and more! We’ll also take on four (or five, depending on how you count them) more viewer questions. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.53: TrueNAS 26 Alerts Overhaul – Alerts, Badges, and Context appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris confirm what some of you were guessing – TrueNAS 26 is dropping the decimals! Find out the details about our new annual release cycle, how new features will be added, and the fish is cooked, no more codenames. We’ll look at some of the technical news from the past week – from Intel’s ZAM to WD’s “Dual Pivot” drives. Then it’s time for the soapbox – is AI about to have its “MP3 Moment”? From early CGI to self-driving cars, we’ll find the parallels of the past and look to the future. Finally, there’s time for some questions, including some ideas on USB booting. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.52: TrueNAS 26 Plans, A Hardware Arms Race, and AI’s “MP3 Moment”? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris will revisit the three virtualization technologies that you can use to run non-storage workloads on TrueNAS – Docker, LXC, and KVM. How do they impact performance and functionality, and which one’s right for you? They’ll also tackle some viewer questions about VDEV removal, and make suggestions around L2ARC and Special VDEVs for a user building a budget system in the midst of RAMmageddon. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.51: TrueNAS Virtualization Solutions – Docker, LXC, and KVM – Which to Use appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, it’s another round of technical information. Chris goes into the details on some of the additional VDEV types and how they interact with the ZFS Adaptive Replacement Cache (ARC) – should you make room for an extra SSD or two in your system? Kris also reveals the upcoming changes to the LXC Container ecosystem in TrueNAS 26 – now merged in the nightlies and ready for testing. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.50: ZFS VDEV Types and ARC Interactions, New LXC Containers for TrueNAS 26 appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Chris and Kris take on some SSD truisms and myths – does old data on SSDs “go stale” and actually read slower than freshly written? It does, and they’ll tell you how to help prevent both performance and data loss on your TrueNAS SSD pool – the best part is, you’re probably already doing it! We’ll also tidy up some of the questions around TRIM, why autotrim is off by default, and where you might find some pain points. Plus, we’re looking for your insight, comments, and suggestions on how to further enhance TrueNAS to help mitigate some of the issues of the component price crisis – from the mundane to the madhouse, we want to hear your ideas – even if you want to use a USB boot device again! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.49: The Care and Feeding of SSDs – TRIM and Charge Refresh appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

With the AI-driven component price bubble in full swing, hybrid storage is making a comeback. Now if only there was a software-defined storage solution with a filesystem that handled hybrid SSD/HDD systems really well – anyone know one? Chris and Kris go through some of the existing and upcoming options to enhance your hybrid TrueNAS solution by combining SSD VDEVs with your HDDs. Later on, by viewer request, Kris digs deeper into the guts of WebShare – security design, back-end architecture, and the languages used. Plus, our first sponsor spot – it’s us! Get your TrueNAS swag at truenasmerch.com The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.48: Hybrid Storage is Back, and TrueNAS WebShare Tech Deep(er) Dive appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s holiday episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris have an early holiday gift – a preview of the upcoming WebShare feature coming to TrueNAS 26.04! We’ll walk through some of the features enabled, from photo viewing with location integration, to sharing files with users directly over HTTP without a TrueNAS login. Handle ZIP files directly, and even do simple document editing – all this and more coming to the next version of TrueNAS. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.47: TrueNAS WebSharing is Launching in 26.04 and in the Nightly image now! appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris are back, after a busy November, just in time to detail the key features coming up in the first point release for “Goldeye” – TrueNAS 25.10.1 – already at over 55,000 installs. They’ll also talk about the new Valve hardware announcements, and what this could mean for the adoption of Linux on the desktop, as well as better support for x86-on-ARM translation. And in honor of Valve acknowledging the existence of the number 3, they’ll take a trio of viewer questions. All this and more today on T3. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.46: TrueNAS 25.10.1 Fixes & Features, Valve counts to 3, Viewer Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris tackle the TrueNAS 25.10 update feedback head-on. They’ll explain the details behind the NVIDIA driver update, the SMART testing change, and even drive spin-down being not the best choice for your ZFS powered TrueNAS. There’s even more viewer questions coming today on native S3 services in TrueNAS, Intel GPU support for 26.04, and how you can figure out what API version to call without calling the API. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.45: Responding to your Feedback on 25.10, SMART, NVIDIA, and more! appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On this special Birthday episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk; Wait, Kris and Chris have been podcasting for a whole year already? Time has flown, and we’re talking about the TrueNAS 25.10 “Goldeye” launch, some tidbits from the OpenZFS Developer Summit, and yes – they will talk about the SMART changes! NVIDIA drivers, MinIO changes, and lots more viewer questions are all coming up next! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.44: TrueNAS 25.10 Release – Your Feedback, and One Year of the T3 Podcast! appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On this week’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, it’s all about the API – the Application Programming Interface. Kris and Chris look under the hood to talk about the control system that even TrueNAS itself has to play by, and how you can develop your own custom scripts and integrations. They’ll tackle more user questions, from “will special vdevs help for media browsing” to a user who asks if they can have Enterprise features on their home system; as well as a reminder about the upcoming OpenZFS Developer Summit next week. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.43: TrueNAS API for Integrations, and More Viewer Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris do a quick review of the latest 25.10-RC1 update, along with an answer to the question of “What’s that new icon in the toolbar?” – introducing the public preview of TrueNAS Connect, available for use now alongside 25.10-RC1! From inventory management to custom enclosures, enhanced alerting to headless, web-driven installation – find out what Connect brings to the TrueNAS experience. They’ll also tackle some viewer questions from the comments on Spotlight search, a built-in file manager, and how feasible rebootless updates might be in the future. All this and more ahead today! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.42: TrueNAS 25.10-RC1 Review, and Introducing TrueNAS Connect Public Beta appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris digs into a major feature in the upcoming TrueNAS 26.04 “Halfmoon” release – Spotlight search support for MacOS. Find out how the new “truesearch” service will work to index and catalog your files to give lightning-fast search results, in a common back-end DB, so that additional search protocols can extend the functionality in the future. Chris and Kris will also tackle a pack of viewer questions – and probably sign themselves up for a bunch more Feature Requests as a result! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.41: Spotlight and Search Index in TrueNAS 26.04, & Viewer Questions Galore appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, TrueNAS 25.10-RC1 is just a few weeks from deployment, and there’s a few helpful fixes since the Beta release – then Kris and Chris will dig into the big news; OpenZFS 2.3.4 is in 25.10-RC1, and despite the small version number bump, it’s bringing a big list of fixes. Kris and Chris will go through some of the highlights of the release notes, and how they’ll impact and benefit the performance, reliability, and features of TrueNAS. Finally, a teaser for TrueNAS 26.04 “Halfmoon” – early testing of the new MacOS Spotlight support is looking good, so if you’re on the dev update train, give it a shot and let them know how it’s going! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.40: TrueNAS 25.10 RC1 brings OpenZFS 2.3.4 – New Fixes and Features appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Tom Lawrence joins Kris and Chris on today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk! From on-site video production in RVs to a special-interest server streaming two million images a day, come find out how Tom has leveraged TrueNAS both personally and professionally – plus, hear the team weigh in on the growing desire for data sovereignty, how open source development needs a complimentary business model, and wax eloquent (or maybe less so) about the future of AI. All this, plus the number of TrueNAS systems Tom has at home, coming up. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.39: Talking TrueNAS and Tech with Tom Lawrence appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, it’s BETA Release Day! TrueNAS 25.10 “Goldeye” makes its first public appearance, and it’s time for Kris and Chris to go on a technical deep-dive. From A to Z – Apps to ZFS, they’ll talk about the new features and changes in Goldeye. Whether it’s NVMe-oF for high-speed block storage, Access Based Enumeration for SMB sharing, or new ZFS tweaks and performance increases, Goldeye brings a lot to the table, so grab a napkin and settle in. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.38: TrueNAS 25.10 “Goldeye” Beta and Technical Discussion – Available Now appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk returns from hiatus with a guest star and an exciting new software build! TrueNAS user and Community member Joel May, software engineer by day, has compiled and released the first ARM developer builds for TrueNAS Fangtooth (25.04)! Find out about what enticed Joel to build TrueNAS for a completely different platform, the challenges he had along the way, and speculate on the future of ARM in the datacenter – and then, jump to the download links below to get your own (early) build of TrueNAS for ARM processors, test it out, and report how well it works for you! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.37: TrueNAS on ARM Processors – Early Builds Available Now appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 36, Kris and Chris dig into the pull request for the upcoming ZFS AnyRaid feature, which will allow mixed drive sizes to be used in a pool. Find out how “Tiles” will enable increased flexibility when building a pool, and whether or not it’s the right fit for your requirements. TrueNAS 25.04.2 makes it out the door, bringing back Virtualization Classic, including Secure Boot for VMs and custom cloud-sync endpoints. Finally, viewer questions come in for admin account and space reporting challenges, as well as a long-awaited firmware flash to fix a noisy fan on a popular transcoding card. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.36: ZFS AnyRaid for Mixed Drives, 25.04.2 Is Out, and Viewer Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 35, new versions abound – 25.04.2 is next week, and 25.10 is code-freezing soon, so Kris and Chris are ready to talk about some of the performance tuning that’s been happening under the hood of ZFS to push performance on high-end systems. Kris is heading to the OpenZFS Developer Summit in October; it’s a great place to get involved with the real nuts and bolts of ZFS, and they talk about how everyone can help contribute to the world of open source software. There’s some clarifications on Linux Containers (LXC) in 25.10, and some community troubleshooting going on for pools that won’t import – learn where you can start probing the detailed ZFS debug logs to see what’s going on behind the progress bar. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.35: Future Performance Boosts, LXC Clarifications, and Troubleshooting ZFS appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 34, Kris and Chris talk about the fallout of a Microsoft Active Directory update – expect a TrueNAS patch soon, and share some insights and a recap on virtualization changes; is 25.10 going to be the end for Incus in TrueNAS for now? Kris will share his thoughts on the different Agentic AI models, and some of the unique challenges with AI coding, and Chris will talk about ZFS SLOG overprovisioning methods for accelerating sync writes. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.34: Virtualization Recap, AI Coding Comparisons, SLOG Overprovisioning appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 33, Kris and Chris share a bit more on the Virtualization plans for 25.10 before diving into the raison d’etre behind Community Edition, and how Community asks are balanced against the Enterprise needs. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.33: Virtualization, Community Edition Features & Future, and Agentic AI appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 32, Kris and Chris get set for 25.04.2, where “Virtualization Classic” returns. They’ll provide some further details to the change-over, and call out a specific non-Virtualization fix for MacOS for the Apple aficionados in the audience. Kris will hop on his soapbox about the poor bitrate of streaming video as both try to figure out why you can’t just pick up a Blu-Ray easily anymore, and sort out a couple viewer questions including a fix for replicating ZFS snapshots over Tailscale! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.32: TrueNAS 25.04.2 in July, MacOS Copy Offload, Snapshots over Tailscale appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 31, Kris and Chris discuss the big question – What’s going on with VMs and Containers in TrueNAS? They talk about the big changes that happened in 25.04 with Incus, the upcoming return of the classic Virtualization menu for 25.04.2, and what the plan is to achieve an Enterprise Ready virtualization solution for upcoming versions TrueNAS. There’s also information on Fast Dedup and Block Cloning – what’s the difference, and which one can you leverage? Finally, there’s been some shakeup in the Apps Catalog, with Jellyfin rocketing up the leaderboard, Tailscale taking the crown for VPNs, and the Immich storage configuration changes. Tune in to hear more! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.31: Virtualization in TrueNAS – Future Plans and Enterprise Readiness appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 30, Kris and Chris find out that one line of code can make major performance improvements for parallel workloads, take a look at the fallout and forks that resulted from MinIO’s code change, and Kris shares his thoughts on AI “vibe coding” and the rapid pace of change coming to Agentic programming – before wrapping up with a pair of community questions, including one with a big stack of snapshots. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.30: Vibe Coding, MinIO Fork Fallout, and VMware Snapshot Shenanigans appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 29, Kris and Chris talk about the latest update to Fangtooth and the Apps IP Update, including a fix that landed about thirty minutes before recording. There’s a bit more news on the upcoming fall release of 25.10, and a pack of questions about potential new features for ZFS itself, including mixed SSD/HDD pools, the mixed-drive-size support of ZFS AnyRaid, and where Special VDEVs can be put to good use for small files. And while Kris might not have gotten his Switch 2 this week, he at least didn’t get one with two holes in it! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.29: Fangtooth Updates, Apps Port Sharing Fix, and what’s ZFS AnyRaid? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk episode 28, drama is circulating in the open source and self-hosted over some changes, but Kris and Chris are happy that the latest TrueNAS 25.04.1 release isn’t among it. They’ll dig into what happened with the changes on the object storage software MinIO removing a huge chunk of functionality, Plex and user privacy, and share some thoughts on right-to-repair and right-to-own. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.28: MinIO Forks, Plex Privacy Drama, and Last Call for 24.04 Migrations appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk Ep.27, Kris and Chris ask “Have you updated your system yet?” The Apps IP Addressing update is going live in a little over a week on June 2nd, so make sure you’re ready with TrueNAS 24.10.2.2 “Electric Eel” or 25.04 “Fangtooth” – if you’re still on 24.04 “Dragonfish” it’s time to make the jump to Docker before the automatic Apps migration window closes. They’ll also discuss some of the major enhancements coming to the Instances page in the fall release “Goldeye”, show off the new Apps and API microsites, tease an upcoming TrueNAS native Incus storage driver, and handle a quartet of questions from boot devices to file browsers. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.27: Drop Dragonfish, Goldeye Instances Insights, a Quartet of Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

In TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 26, Kris and Chris dig through some of the major updates coming to the first point release of TrueNAS Fangtooth, 25.04.1, answer viewer questions about the feature request process, and detail the one thing they’d really you rather not do when naming your pool or datasets in TrueNAS! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.26: One Point Release, Two Viewer Questions, and Hold the Spaces appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On today’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris go over the latest TrueNAS update adoption, and talk about the final update for CORE 13.3. The new Apps Marketplace launches and a new feature in development sprouts up in time for spring. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.25: Apps Marketplace Goes Live, NAS-Only Systems, New ZFS Feature in Dev appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

On this episode, Kris and Chris give you an update on a change to the update methodology for TrueNAS systems (which is coming in our next update) – respond to the spirited feedback about the pending Apps IP Address changes in June, with some good news for those wanting to stay on 24.10 “Electric Eel” and talk about how to safely and securely access your TrueNAS system remotely. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.24: Updating our Update Page, Feedback on Apps in June, Remote Access appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Chris and Kris talk about the first few days of the Fangtooth 25.04 update and the exciting new functionality coming to TrueNAS in this version, provide some clarification about the upcoming Apps change to allow individual IP addresses, and provide the inside scoop on some major features in development for the 25.10 release of Goldeye. Plus, the added benefits of listening to T3 include new career opportunities? Tune in to find out more! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.23: TrueNAS 25.04 Released, Apps Updates June 1st, Goldeye Sneak Peek appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris interview Stéphane Graber, lead of the Incus container project. They discuss the history of Incus, its debut in TrueNAS 25.04, and what’s ahead. From the LXD fork to Incus OS and VM integration, this deep dive highlights the future of containers and virtualization on TrueNAS. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.22: Deep Dive into Incus and Containers in TrueNAS with Stéphane Graber appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris bring news of a pair of hotfixes for Electric Eel and CORE 13.3. Chris shares a bit of bad news on the new Intel Battlemage discrete GPUs, Kris gives a history lesson on the move from UFS to ZFS. There’s a great technical question from a viewer on recordsize and its interaction with ZFS’s copy-on-write nature, and both Kris and Chris look at a Reddit users’ “burning” question – is his system cooked? The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.21: Pre-Release Rumble – Fangtooth, Hotfixes, History, and Viewer Mail appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris return after their week off to bring you some updates on new SMART Smarts coming to TrueNAS in this fall’s 25.10 build, a new way to monitor your drive health with the Scrutiny App, and answer some viewer questions – from encryption performance, to SAS multipath, to the challenges of dual-actuator drives working with TrueNAS. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.20: Getting Smart with SMART, Questions on Dual-Path and Dual-Actuator appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris give their first impressions of Fangtooth RC1, share what’s new in Incus container support, and tease upcoming features in 25.04.0 (hint: multiple pool support + easier VM imports). The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.19: Fangtooth RC1 Impressions, Incus Updates, Crypto Predictions and More appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 18 is here! This week, we’re diving into: ✅ TrueNAS 25.04-RC1 – launching March 11! ✅ Docker vs. LXC vs. VMs – which one is right for you? ✅ iSCSI Boot in Incus VMs – new possibilities for compute and storage ✅ PSA: Upgrade from Dragonfish before June 1 or risk losing app migration! ✅ Viewer Q&A: Backing up Incus disks & changing compression algorithms The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.18: TrueNAS 25.04 RC1, Virtualization & Incus Backup appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 17 is here! This time, we’re joined by CaptStux, a well-known TrueNAS community member and content creator. ✅ How Captain Stux transitioned from FreeNAS to TrueNAS ✅ Running TrueNAS as a hypervisor – is it the future? ✅ Containers, Docker, Incus, and LXC – where do they all fit? ✅ His wishlist for TrueNAS – from small refinements to massive overhauls The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.17: Captain Stux on Docker, Incus & TrueNAS Hypervisor? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Big updates in TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 16! ✅ Fangtooth RC1 is now in code freeze – release coming soon! ✅ What makes TrueNAS an appliance rather than just a Linux or BSD distro? ✅ Answering viewer questions: the toughest features to develop & the dangers of a full ZFS pool. Plus! Fangtooth’s VM improvements bring PCIe pass-through & disk controller options. Find out why your storage shouldn’t be treated like a DIY Linux build – and why that’s a good thing. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.16: Fangtooth RC1, Appliance vs Distro & Full Pools appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Fangtooth 25.04 BETA is here! TrueNAS Tech Talk Ep. 15, dives into what’s new, including the renamed Virtualization UI (now called “Instances”), backup best practices, and the power of ZFS Replication. Chris & Kris also tackle an in-depth viewer question on special vdevs—what they do, how to size them, and why redundancy is critical for your metadata. If you’re looking to optimize your storage setup, this episode is a must-watch! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.15: TrueNAS Fangtooth BETA, ZFS Replication & Special VDEVs appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Big updates in TrueNAS Tech Talk Episode 14! Fangtooth BETA1 is just around the corner, bringing exciting improvements to ZFS replication, enhanced security with pull-based backups, and new API developments. Kris and Chris answer top community questions on NVMe-oF, eMMC boot devices, and the best GPUs for transcoding in TrueNAS Mini. Don’t miss this deep dive into cutting-edge storage tech! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.14: Fangtooth BETA1 Soon, ZFS Replication Push vs Pull, & Viewer Questions appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

In this week’s TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris cover: ✅ TrueNAS 24.10.2 Release – Record-breaking adoption & stability! ✅ Fangtooth BETA & Incus VM Updates – What’s coming in TrueNAS 25.04? ✅ AI Wars & Open Source – Can open-source AI disrupt the industry? ✅ L2ARC & RAM Optimization – How much RAM do you really need? ✅ TrueNAS on ARM? – Can it happen? Should it happen? Kris breaks it down. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.13: New AI Development, Viewer Questions on L2ARC, and can TrueNAS come to ARM? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Kris and Chris break down the latest updates on Fangtooth BETA1, including the code freeze and upcoming features. ✅ Fangtooth BETA1 Code Freeze – What to expect in February! ✅ Compression & Space Savings – Comparing LZ4 vs. ZSTD and why fast deduplication isn’t always the answer. ✅ BSD vs. GPL Licensing – Kris gets on his soapbox about the pros & cons of open-source licensing and why TrueNAS chose GPL. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.12: Fangtooth BETA1 is Locked In! Plus, Compression Tips & Licensing Deep Dive appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Episode 11 of TrueNAS Tech Talk is here, and we have our first guest! 🎉 UX Engineer Damian Szidiropulosz joins Kris and Chris to discuss: ✅ OpenZFS 2.3 and its game-changing features ✅ How community feedback shapes the TrueNAS UI & UX ✅ Gaming on TrueNAS? GPU passthrough, VR support & remote play The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.11: OpenZFS 2.3, UX Enhancements & Gaming on TrueNAS appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

Big news! The latest TrueNAS Tech Talk dives into the launch of TrueNAS Community Edition. Kris and Chris break down what it means for users, how it compares to previous editions, and what’s next for TrueNAS! Plus, new Incus VM features in Fangtooth 25.04 and a look at the biggest gaming hardware from CES 2025. Will 2025 finally be the Year of the Linux Gaming Desktop? Tune in to hear our thoughts! The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.10: TrueNAS Community Edition Questions, Incus VMs, Linux Gaming in 2025 appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.

We’re back for 2025! Kris & Chris break down swap usage on TrueNAS (why it’s no longer a default) and share 24.10.1 adoption stats. Tune in for insights on system performance, bug fixes, and community-driven apps. The post T3 Tech Talk Ep.9: To Swap or Not To Swap? appeared first on TrueNAS - Open Enterprise Storage.