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@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ While the speed is negligible to me because my network can't handle it, the othe
 
 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).
 
-This small cube has 2x 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports and can host up to 6x NVMe drives, plus a 64 GB eMMC chip to install an OS. I started with 2 drives for now, 2 TB each.
+This small cube has:
+- N200 CPU
+- 12 GB of RAM
+- 2x 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports 
+- can host up to 6x NVMe drives
+- a 64 GB eMMC chip to install an OS.
+
+I started with 2 drives for now, 2 TB each.
 
 ### Software
 
@@ -54,11 +61,71 @@ After comparing the solutions, the choice was made to use TrueNAS Community Edit
 
 ## Install TrueNAS
 
-The installation of TrueNAS didn't go
+The installation of TrueNAS didn't go as smooth as I expected id to be.
+
+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)
+
+But here I encounter another problem when launching the installation on my eMMC storage device:
+```
+Failed to find partition number 2 on mmcblk0
+```
+
+I found a solution on this [post](https://forums.truenas.com/t/installation-failed-on-emmc-odroid-h4/15317/12):
+- Enter the shell
+![Enter the shell in TrueNAS installer](img/truenas-iso-enter-shell.png)
+- Edit the file `/lib/python3/dist-packages/truenas_installer/utils.py`
+- Move the line `await asyncio.sleep(1)` right beneath `for _try in range(tries):`
+- Edit line 46 to add `+ 'p'`:
+`for partdir in filter(lambda x: x.is_dir() and x.name.startswith(device + 'p'), dir_contents):`
+![Fixed file in the TrueNAS installer](img/truenas-iso-fix-installer.png)
+- Exit the shell and start the installation without reboot
+
+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.
 
 ## Configuration of TrueNAS
-### basic conf
-### pool creation
+
+By default TrueNAS is using DHCP. I check the UniFi interface to gather its MAC, then in OPNsense, I define a new host override in Dnsmasq. Finally in the Caddy plugin, I create a new domain for TrueNAS with that IP. I restart the machine a last time.
+
+✅ After a few minutes, TrueNAS is now available on https://nas.vezpi.com.
+### General Settings
+
+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:
+![TrueNAS dashboard](img/truenas-fresh-install-dashboard.png)
+
+The first thing I do is to change the hostname to `granite` and check the box below to define the domain inherited from DHCP:
+![TrueNAS hostname configuration](img/truenas-config-change-hostname.png)
+
+In the `General Settings`, I change the `Localization` settings. I set the Console Keyboard Map to `French (AZERTY)` and the Timezone to `Europe/Paris`.
+
+I create a new user `vez`, with `Full Admin` role within TrueNAS. I allow SSH access but only with a SSH key, not with password:
+![TrueNAS user creation](img/truenas-create-new-user.png)
+
+Finally I remove the admin role from `truenas_admin` and lock the account.
+
+### Pool creation
+
+{what is pool}
+
+In the `Storage` page, I can find my `Disks`, where I can confirm TrueNAS can see my couple of NVMe drives:
+![truenas-storage-disks-unconfigured.png](img/truenas-storage-disks-unconfigured.png)
+
+Now back in the `Storage Dashboard`, I click the `Create Pool` button. I name the pool `storage`:
+![truenas-pool-creation-general.png](img/truenas-pool-creation-general.png)
+
+Then I select the `Mirror` layout:
+![truenas-pool-creation-layout.png](img/truenas-pool-creation-layout.png)
+
+I explore quickly the optional options but none makes sense for my setup. At the end, before creating the pool, there is a Review section:
+![truenas-pool-creation-review.png](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.
 
 ### dataset config