… But after checking out forum posts about tinkerers moving their DIY experiments to TrueNAS, I wouldn’t recommend using it to replace your LXC and VM-hosting workstations – especially if you’re already a member of the Proxmox faction like yours truly. …
… Proxmox can do all of this, but it takes more manual configuration to get there. Proxmox does have native ZFS support, and if you do want to run TrueNAS Scale and Proxmox, it is possible to run it inside of Proxmox with the disks you want being passed through directly. …
… Related I moved my Home Assistant from TrueNAS to a mini PC running Proxmox, and I'm so glad I did I moved my Home Assistant from TrueNAS to Proxmox, and it's saving me energy, time, and it's just all around better. …
… Sign in to your XDA account Drop a question about the best Network-Attached Storage distribution in a home server forum, and you’re bound to hear the name TrueNAS pop up a number of times. …
… Proxmox is that OS If you've been spending time on XDA or in self-hosting forums, you'll likely already know about Proxmox . …
… Related If you boot Proxmox from an SSD, disable these two services to prevent wearing out your drive A couple of optimizations to help your Proxmox SSD stay in tip-top shape But you can still put old SSDs to good use on your NAS To be brutally honest with you, I started researching SSD caches just… …
… TrueNAS , Unraid, and OpenMediaVault are the most common platforms for storage servers, while Rockstor and XigmaNAS are obscure heavy-hitters. If you’re willing to branch out to virtualization platforms, you can also deploy a VM on Proxmox and pass your SATA controller to it for a custom NAS. …
… Proxmox with helper scripts feels less like homework and more like a system that’s willing to meet you halfway. One of Proxmox’s biggest advantages isn’t listed on a features page. It’s the sheer number of guides, scripts, forum posts, and shared fixes that make common tasks less painful. …