How to create a ZFS RAIDZ2 storage pool on FreeNAS
Are you building a FreeNAS server? Then use RAIDZ2 to create your storage pool to provide better redundancy with a good performance ...
FreeNAS is an open-source and easy to use network-attached storage (NAS) software based on Linux FreeBSD developed by iXsystems under the BSD license, and it uses the OpenZFS file system.
Using FreeNAS, you can set up a robust file server to share content in the network with Windows 10 as well as macOS and Linux users. It has a self-healing file system, snapshots, and replication. And you can run virtual machines and Docker.
All the FreeNAS help guides will be found in this section.
FreeNAS hardware requirements
- Processor: Intel 64-bit (recommended) or AMD 64-bit.
- Memory: 8GB (minimum) ECC RAM (recommended).
- Boot drive: 8GB (minimum). 16GB (recommended). SSD (recommended), SATADOM, or USB sticks can be used for boot devices.
- Storage drives: NAS-specific hard drives like Western Digital (WD) Red are recommended.
- Hardware RAID: Hardware RAID cards are not recommended as they prevent direct access and reduce reliability.
- Networking: Intel or Chelsio 1GbE or 10GbE Ethernet cards (recommended).
How to set a static IP address on FreeNAS
You should use an static IP address configuration to your FreeNAS server, and here's why and how to do it on version 11.2 and higher.
How to backup and restore config file on FreeNAS
If you're using FreeNAS to share files and folders with Windows 10 users, use these steps to protect the configurations that you spend ...
How to install Plex Media Server on FreeNAS
You can set up a Plex server to streaming virtual any media to Windows 10 and other devices using your FreeNAS server, and these are ...
How to set up network file sharing on FreeNAS
Here are all the instructions to get you started setting up your first shared folder using FreeNAS 11.2 and higher.
How to install FreeNAS to set up a file server
Are you looking to build a file server? FreeNAS is perhaps your best option because of its features and price (free). Here's how to ...