Is eSATA more recommended than USB for boot device ?
I've read many forum threads with experimented users saying USB is not any more a reliable method for boot device, and indeed, my USB stick has CRC errors, even though I've installed 1 month ago....
View ArticleASRock X470D4U
https://www.asrockrack.com/general/productdetail.asp?Model=X470D4U#Specifications Is this board a real deal? Or I'd better go with it's competitors Supermicro X11SSM or Intel S1200SPL. They have pretty...
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SMB disk size upto 6 times larger than file size
I have Freenas 11.2 U6 running with :- 1] 12GB Ram 2] 4 cores 3] LSI HBA 4] 6 x 2TB red label WDdrives - Raidz2 5] SSDx2 Cache for Slog and Cache Note : - There is already data hope I don't need to...
View ArticleCan't check for updates or manually update
When I try to check for updates under System / Update, I get a continuously blue circle (activity indicator?) and under the "INSTALL MANUAL UPDATE FILE" button I get a message that reads: Code:"b'':...
View ArticleAccess denied when connecting to share
Hello, I am brand new to FreeNAS.. I have created a share. When I try to connect to it from Windows i get the login box and when I enter my userrname and password I get the following error:...
View ArticleReplication task running at 60MB/s on 100Gbit network
Hi, dear FreeNAS users ! I'm struggling with file transfer between two FreeNAS boxes, ServerA and serverB over NFS. I started testing NFS after noticing that a snapshot replication was running at ~60...
View Article"Permanently" install packages onto host OS
I've got 11.2-U7 running in an XCP-ng VM, and I've figured out how to install the Xen guest utilities from pkg by conglomerating a number of resources from around the web. I've also managed to install...
View ArticleRack for Supermicro - Will it fit?
Hello, I am new to this community, just getting started with server equipment. I bought a Supermicro SC846E16-R1200B on ebay, replaced the fans with Noctuas to quiet it down, and installed FreeNAS. The...
View ArticleOmbi in a jail?
Hi *.* as far as I understood it, it is at the moment not possible to install Ombi v3 on FreeBSD. So I tried it with v2 (v2.2.1 was the last v2) with this:...
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Plex request or similar
Hello everyone, recently i found out about PlexRequest and i rushed checking if there was anyone who has already experimented it on FreeNas. Unfortunately i was only able to find one guide which didn't...
View ArticleHow to power off drives after certain amount of time of inactivity
Hello, I know that a server is meant to run 24/7, but as much as I need the storage on my network, it's not something that I use constantly, so to reduce energy usage, try to expand the lifespan of the...
View Articlezpool out of space issue need help to expand the current pool
hello everyone, i current have a pool (tank) which run out of space, the pool does not let me change any property any more, nor let me delete snapshot, data so that i can do nothing as operation on...
View Articlereplacing HDDs and expanding pool
Hi All, Noob here! built this NAS on centoOS in 2012, with 4x2T drives (WD caviar green, 64MB cache). recently migrated to FreeNAS-11.2-U6. two of those drives have errors (offline or unreadable...
View ArticleUpdate killed plugins, Plex library possible permissions problem
Updating to the latest build caused FreeNAS to not be able to see plugins or jails. After a iocage clean and restart, qBittorrent and Plex were successfully reinstalled. qBittorrent mounting points...
View ArticleNothing to Lose But I Lost All
I was willing to test FreeNas and bought a NAS Hardware with 1 ssd for OS 2 x2tb Western with Raid Card installed on it. I also installed FreeNas v10 and started to use a year ago. I used it for...
View ArticleCannot find exact location of any and all SSH host key files.
Hello. I am trying to verify my sever's SSH fingerprint so i don't get MITM'd. Every guide i find on google tells me that the host keys are stored in /etc/ssh/ , however, my /etc/ssh folder only...
View ArticleReplication task running at 60MB/s on 100Gbit network
Hi, dear FreeNAS users ! I'm struggling with file transfer between two FreeNAS boxes, ServerA and serverB over NFS. I started testing NFS after noticing that a snapshot replication was running at ~60...
View ArticlePort 6000/tcp open X11 - it is intended? Any security problems due this?
Hello. Just scanned my FreeNAS and got the port 6000/tcp as open (X11). It is a security problem to have X11 accessible via network? If yes, how I can close it? Thanks in advanced.
View ArticleScripted installation of Nextcloud 17 in iocage jail
It seems like there are lot of guides here on installing Nextcloud, and a number of people reporting problems with many of them. So, I figured, why not write another one? This is inspired by the work...
View ArticleNew Build Sense Check
I've been thinking about an upgrade for a little while, but after hitting some issues over the last few weeks, mainly related to an increasing lack of space (over 70%) and resources (32GB RAM not...
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