The complete guide to TrueNAS at home. ZFS, datasets, snapshots, RAIDZ, and the storage decisions you don't want to redo six months from now.https://truenasguide.com/enhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-hardware-guide/https://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-hardware-guide/ECC RAM, HBAs, drives, motherboards, and power. A practical hardware guide for building a TrueNAS server at home — what to splurge on and what is fine.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenashardwareecc-ramhbahomelabTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026/https://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026/TrueNAS CORE is FreeBSD-based and battle-tested. TrueNAS SCALE is Linux-based and runs containers and VMs natively. Here is how to pick the right one for a home NAS today.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenastruenas-scaletruenas-corezfscomparisonTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-snapshot-replication-strategy/https://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-snapshot-replication-strategy/Snapshots protect against accidents. Replication protects against fires. Here is a practical TrueNAS snapshot schedule and replication setup for a home NAS — including how often, how long, and where.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenassnapshotsreplicationbackup-strategyzfs-sendTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/zfs-pool-design-raidz-vs-mirrors/https://truenasguide.com/posts/zfs-pool-design-raidz-vs-mirrors/How to decide between RAIDZ1, RAIDZ2, and mirror vdevs for a home TrueNAS pool. Trade-offs in usable capacity, rebuild risk, IOPS, and what 'one big pool' really costs you.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTzfsraidzmirrorpool-designtruenasTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-apps-getting-started/https://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-apps-getting-started/TrueNAS SCALE Apps let you run Plex, Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and other services directly on your NAS. Here is how the app system works, how to set it up cleanly, and the patterns that prevent headaches later.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenas-scaleappsplexjellyfinnextcloudcontainersTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-smb-shares-setup/https://truenasguide.com/posts/truenas-smb-shares-setup/A step-by-step guide to creating SMB shares on TrueNAS SCALE — dataset layout, user permissions, ACLs, and the gotchas that make SMB look broken when it isn't.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenastruenas-scalesmbsambasharespermissionsTrueNASGuide Editorialhttps://truenasguide.com/posts/zfs-performance-tuning-arc-recordsize/https://truenasguide.com/posts/zfs-performance-tuning-arc-recordsize/The three ZFS tunables that actually matter for a home NAS: ARC sizing, dataset recordsize, and compression. What each does, when to change it, and what to leave alone.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTzfsperformancearcrecordsizecompressiontuningTrueNASGuide Editorial