From b388107289fc21951ab56ec364815838d17c0263 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gitea Actions Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:43:01 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Auto-update blog content from Obsidian: 2026-02-27 15:43:01 --- .../post/18-create-nas-server-with-truenas.md | 36 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/post/18-create-nas-server-with-truenas.md b/content/post/18-create-nas-server-with-truenas.md index ff50b41..b8758f6 100644 --- a/content/post/18-create-nas-server-with-truenas.md +++ b/content/post/18-create-nas-server-with-truenas.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ In my homelab, I need somewhere I can put data, outside of my Proxmox VE cluster At the beginning, my only one physical server has 2 HDDs disks of 2 TB. When I installed Proxmox on it, these disks were still attached to the host. I managed to share the content using a NFS server in a LXC, but this was far from a good practice. -During this winter, the node started to fail, it was stopping by itself for no reason. This bad boy is 7 years old. When it was shut down, the NFS share were unavailable, which was affecting some services in my homelab. Luckily I could fix it up by replacing its CPU fan, but now I want a safer place for these datas. +During this winter, the node started to fail, it was stopping by itself for no reason. This bad boy is 7 years old. When it was shut down, the NFS shares were unavailable, which was affecting some services in my homelab. Luckily I could fix it up by replacing its CPU fan, but now I want a safer place for these data. In this article I will walk you through the entire build of my NAS, using TrueNAS. @@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ I consider full flash NAS. This has several advantages: - It heats less But with a major drawback, the price. -While the speed is negligible to me because my network can't handle it, the others are exactly what I'm looking for. I don't need a massive volume a data, around 2 TB of usable space is enough. +While the speed is negligible to me because my network can't handle it, the others are exactly what I’m looking for. I don't need a massive volume a data, around 2 TB of usable space is enough. -My first choice was the [Aiffro K100](https://www.aiffro.com/fr/products/all-ssd-nas-k100). But I couldn't find a way to have it deliver in France without doubling the price. Finally I managed to buy a [Beelink ME mini](https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-mini-n150?variant=48678160236786). +My first choice was the [Aiffro K100](https://www.aiffro.com/fr/products/all-ssd-nas-k100). But I couldn't find a way to have it delivered to France without doubling the price. Finally I managed to buy a [Beelink ME mini](https://www.bee-link.com/products/beelink-me-mini-n150?variant=48678160236786). This small cube has: - N200 CPU @@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ I started with 2 drives for now, 2 TB each. ### Software -Now that the hardware choice is done, what I would use as software? +Now that the hardware is chosen, which software will I use? In the past I've heard of several NAS operating system, like FreeNAS, Open Media Vault or Unraid. But I never really dig into the subject. -Here my requirements: +Here are my requirements: - NFS shares - ZFS support - VM capabilities @@ -62,7 +62,9 @@ After comparing the solutions, the choice was made to use TrueNAS Scale 25.10 Co --- ## Install TrueNAS -The installation of TrueNAS didn't go as smooth as I expected id to be. +⚠️ I'll install the TrueNAS OS on my eMMC chip. This is not recommended as eMMC endurance could be a risk. + +The installation of TrueNAS didn’t go as smoothly as expected. I'm using [Ventoy](https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html) to store multiple ISO in a single USB stick. I was in version 1.0.99, and the ISO wouldn't launch. I had to update to version 1.1.10 to make it work: ![TrueNAS installation splash screen](img/truenas-iso-installation-splash.png) @@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ I found a solution on this [post](https://forums.truenas.com/t/installation-fail The installer was finally able to get through: ![TrueNAS installation progress](img/truenas-iso-installation.png) -Once the installation is complete, I shutdown the machine. Then I install it into my rack on top of the 3 Proxmox VE nodes. I plug both Ethernet cables from my switch, the power and turn it on. +Once the installation is complete, I shut down the machine. Then I install it into my rack on top of the 3 Proxmox VE nodes. I plug both Ethernet cables from my switch, the power and turn it on. ## Configure TrueNAS @@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ By default TrueNAS is using DHCP. I check the lease given on my UniFi interface During the installation I didn't choose to define a password for the user `truenas_admin`. I'm requested to change it as soon as I reach the login page: ![TrueNAS login page to change `truenas_admin` password](img/truenas-login-page-change-password.png) -Once the password is updated, I land on the dashbaord. The UI feels great at first glance: +Once the password is updated, I land on the dashboard. The UI feels great at first glance: ![TrueNAS dashboard](img/truenas-fresh-install-dashboard.png) I quickly explore the interface, the first thing I do is changing the hostname to `granite` and check the box below to define the domain inherited from DHCP: @@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ Then I select the `Mirror` layout: I explore quickly the optional configurations, but the defaults are fine for me: autotrim, compression, no dedup, etc. At the end, before creating the pool, there is a `Review` section: ![Review section of the pool creation wizard in TrueNAS](img/truenas-pool-creation-review.png) -After hitting `Create Pool`, I'm warned that everything on the disks will be erased, which I have to confirm. Finally the pool is created. +After hitting `Create Pool`, I'm warned that everything on the disks will be erased, which I confirm. Finally the pool is created. ### Datasets creation @@ -150,14 +152,18 @@ I create a new user account with SMB permission. I create another dataset: `media`, and a child `photos`. I create a NFS share from the latter. -On my current NFS server, the files for the photos are owned by `root` (managed by *Immich*). Later I'll see how I can migrate towards a root-less version. For now I set, in `Advanced Options`, the `Maproot User` and `Maproot Group` to `root`. This is equivalent de the attribute `no_squash_root`, the local `root` of the client stays `root` on the server, not a best practice: +On my current NFS server, the files for the photos are owned by `root` (managed by *Immich*). Later I'll see how I can migrate towards a root-less version. + +⚠️ For now I set, in `Advanced Options`, the `Maproot User` and `Maproot Group` to `root`. This is equivalent to the attribute `no_squash_root`, the local `root` of the client stays `root` on the server, don't do that: ![NFS share permission in TrueNAS](img/truenas-dataset-photos-nfs-share.png) +✅ I try to mount the NFS share on a client, this is working fine. + At the end, my datasets tree in my `storage` pool look like this: - backups - `duplicati`: [Duplicati](https://duplicati.com/) storage backend - `proxmox`: future Proxmox Backup Server -- `cloud`: `Nextcloud` datas +- `cloud`: `Nextcloud` data - `files`: - `media` - `downloads` @@ -180,14 +186,14 @@ I could also create a `Cloud Sync Task` but I already have Duplicati managing th --- ## Using TrueNAS -Now my TrueNAS instance is configured, I need to plan the migration of the datas from my current NFS server to TrueNAS. +Now my TrueNAS instance is configured, I need to plan the migration of the data from my current NFS server to TrueNAS. ### Data migration For each of my current NFS shares, on a client, I mount the new NFS share to synchronize the data: ``` sudo mkdir /new_photos sudo mount 192.168.88.30:/mnt/storage/media/photos /new_photos -sudo rsync -a --info=progress2 /data/photo/ /new_photo +sudo rsync -a --info=progress2 /data/photo/ /new_photos ``` At the end, I could decommission my old NFS server on the LXC. The dataset layout after migration looks like this: @@ -201,10 +207,10 @@ Out of curiosity, I've checked on the Google Play store for an app to manage a T --- ## Conclusion -My NAS is now ready to store my datas. +My NAS is now ready to store my data. I didn't address VM capabilities as I will experience it soon to install Proxmox Backup Server as VM. Also I didn't configure notifications, I need to setup a solution to receive email alerts to my notification system. - +**** TrueNAS is a really great product. It requires a little bit of hardware to support ZFS. The next step would be to deploy a in TrueNAS. \ No newline at end of file