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'''TrueNAS''' is the branding for a family of ] (NAS) products produced by ]. They include both ] and commercial offerings, based on the ] file system and either ] or ]. It is licensed under the terms of the ] and runs on both commodity ] hardware and turnkey appliances offered by ]. |
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'''TrueNAS''' is a family of ] (NAS) products produced by ], incorporating both ], as well as commercial offerings. Based on the ] file system, TrueNAS runs on either ] or ] and is available under the ] It is compatible with ] hardware and is also available as turnkey appliances from ]. |
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TrueNAS supports network clients including ], ] and ], as well as a variety of ] hosts such as XCP-NG, ] and ]. Supported networking protocols include ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Advanced TrueNAS features include full-disk ] and a ] architecture for third-party software.<ref name="tomshw1"/><ref name="arctech1"/><ref name="networkw1"/><ref name="lwn1"/><ref name="theregister"/><ref name="computerw1"/> |
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TrueNAS supports a range of network clients, including ], ] and ], and is compatible with ] hosts like XCP-NG, ] and ]. Networking protocols supported by TrueNAS include ], ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Advanced features include full-disk ] and a ] architecture for third-party software.<ref name="tomshw1"/><ref name="arctech1"/><ref name="networkw1"/><ref name="lwn1"/><ref name="theregister"/><ref name="computerw1"/> |
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TrueNAS Core and TrueNAS Enterprise are both ] based, while TrueNAS Scale is seen by the company as the adaptation of TrueNAS Core based on ] ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soteros |first=Will |date=2022-02-22 |title=First Official RELEASE of TrueNAS on Linux! |url=https://www.truenas.com/blog/first-release-of-truenas-on-linux/ |access-date=2024-05-26 |website=TrueNAS - Welcome to the Open Storage Era |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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==History== |
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In October 2005, Olivier Cochard-Labbé started the FreeNAS project. He based it on the ] embedded firewall and ]. Volker Theile joined the project in July 2006 and became the project lead in April 2008. In September 2009 the project, then at release .7, was to accommodate modern features such as a ] architecture.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} Volker Theile decided that the project using Debian ] and shifted his development efforts to the interim CoreNAS project and eventually ] where he continues as the project lead. Cochard-Labbé responded to community objections to "The Debian version of FreeNAS" and resumed activity in the project and oversaw its transfer to FreeNAS user ].<ref>{{cite web |
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The TrueNAS project originated as FreeNAS, created by Olivier Cochard-Labbé in October 2005, based on the ] firewall and ]. The project evolved over time, with Volker Theile joining in 2006 and later leading the project. In 2009, development shifted towards Debian ], resulting in the creation of ]. Cochard-Labbé returned to oversee the project's transition to ],<ref>{{cite web |
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| publisher = BSD Magazine |
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| access-date = 2013-08-23}}</ref> Developers Daisuke Aoyama and Michael Zoon continued developing FreeNAS 7 as the ] project. |
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| access-date = 2013-08-23}}</ref> where FreeNAS was re-engineered and rebranded as TrueNAS. |
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Meanwhile, iXsystems rewrote FreeNAS with a new architecture based on ] 8.1, releasing FreeNAS 8 Beta in November 2010.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 8 Beta released |
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| publisher = Warner Losh |
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| url = http://bsdimp.blogspot.com/2010/11/freenas-8-beta-released.html |
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| access-date = 2013-08-23}}</ref> The ] architecture arrived with FreeNAS 8.2 and FreeNAS versioning was synchronized with FreeBSD for clarity. FreeNAS 8.3 introduced full-disk ] and FreeBSD 9.1-based FreeNAS 9.1 brought an updated ] architecture that is compatible with the ] Warden jail management framework. FreeNAS 9.1 was also the first version of FreeNAS to use the community-supported OpenZFS v5000 with Feature Flags.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = What's New with FreeNAS |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = http://www.freenas.org/whats-new/ |
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| access-date = 2013-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 9.1 Release Notes |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = http://download.freenas.org/9.1.0/RELEASE/README |
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| access-date = 2017-03-27 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140629131533/http://download.freenas.org/9.1.0/RELEASE/README |
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}}</ref> FreeNAS 9.2, based on FreeBSD 9.2 included performance improvements and introduced a ] ] for remote system administration.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 9.2 Release Notes |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = http://download.freenas.org/9.2.0/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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| access-date = 2017-03-27 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140829022259/http://download.freenas.org/9.2.0/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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| archive-date = 2014-08-29 |
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}}</ref> FreeNAS 9.3, based on FreeBSD 9.3 introduced a ZFS-based boot device, an initial ] and a high-performance ] ] server.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 9.3 Release Notes |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = http://download.freenas.org/9.3/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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| access-date = 2017-03-27 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141225192059/http://download.freenas.org/9.3/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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| archive-date = 2014-12-25 |
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}}</ref> FreeNAS 9.10, based on FreeBSD 10.3-RC3 brought an end to the FreeNAS/FreeBSD synchronized naming and introduced ] monitoring support and experimental support for the ] hypervisor.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 9.10 Release Notes |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = http://download.freenas.org/9.10/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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| access-date = 2017-03-27 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160326212409/http://download.freenas.org/9.10/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes |
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] released FreeNAS 8 in 2010, marking a significant rewrite of the software based on FreeBSD 8.1. Subsequent versions introduced features such as full-disk encryption, plug-in architectures, and support for ]. TrueNAS continued to evolve, with major releases including FreeNAS Corral and later TrueNAS CORE. |
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FreeNAS 10 ALPHA was released, providing a preview of what would become FreeNAS Corral ] on March 15, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS 10-ALPHA is now released! |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads%2Ffreenas-10-alpha-is-now-released.38534%2F |
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| access-date = 2017-03-27 |
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| archive-date = 2021-01-06 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210106181621/https://www.truenas.com/community/index.php?threads%2Ffreenas-10-alpha-is-now-released.38534%2F |
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}}</ref> FreeNAS Corral introduced a new ], ], underlying ], ] management system and ] management system.<ref>{{cite web |
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| title = FreeNAS Corral Release Notes |
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| publisher = FreeNAS Team |
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| url = https://download.freenas.org/Corral/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes.txt |
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| access-date = 2017-03-28 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170324014155/https://download.freenas.org/Corral/RELEASE/ReleaseNotes.txt |
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}}</ref> FreeNAS Corral departs from FreeNAS by providing not only ] functionality but also ] functionality thanks to its integrated ] support. |
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=== TrueNAS CORE (previously FreeNAS) version history=== |
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=== TrueNAS CORE (previously FreeNAS) version history=== |
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===Architecture=== |
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===Architecture=== |
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The 8.0 reimplementation of FreeNAS moved the project from a m0n0BSD/]/]-based architecture to one based on ]'s NanoBSD embedded build system, the ] programming language, the ] web application framework and the ] (]).<ref></ref> It also used the ] web server, but this was replaced with ] in FreeNAS 8.2. The terminated successor to 9.10.2, known as FreeNAS Corral, retained the ] web server and ZFS-based boot device of FreeNAS but replaces the Django/dōjō web application framework with an original one. FreeNAS 11 implemented a new interface using ]. |
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The reimplementation of FreeNAS with version 8.0 transitioned the project to a new architecture based on FreeBSD's NanoBSD embedded build system, Python, ] , and the ]. The initial web server, lighttpd, was replaced by nginx in later versions. |
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==Awards== |
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The TrueNAS project originated as FreeNAS, created by Olivier Cochard-Labbé in October 2005, based on the m0n0wall firewall and FreeBSD 6.0. The project evolved over time, with Volker Theile joining in 2006 and later leading the project. In 2009, development shifted towards Debian Linux, resulting in the creation of OpenMediaVault. Cochard-Labbé returned to oversee the project's transition to iXsystems, where FreeNAS was re-engineered and rebranded as TrueNAS.
The reimplementation of FreeNAS with version 8.0 transitioned the project to a new architecture based on FreeBSD's NanoBSD embedded build system, Python, Django , and the dōjō toolkit. The initial web server, lighttpd, was replaced by nginx in later versions.
