Complete technical guides for Proxmox VE hypervisor, ZFS storage pools, LXC containers, and production cluster virtualization.https://proxmoxguide.com/enhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/welcome/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/welcome/Complete technical guides for Proxmox VE hypervisor, ZFS pools, and LXC containers.Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTguideoverviewProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026-2/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026-2/CORE's final releases are on the shelf and SCALE (now TrueNAS Community Edition) is the only line still moving. Here is the 2026 state of play, what staying on CORE costs, and how the one-way migration actually works.Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenastruenas-scaletruenas-coremigrationzfsnasProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/best-budget-nas-build-for-home/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/best-budget-nas-build-for-home/A practical guide to the best budget NAS build for home use: Intel N100 platforms, ZFS-compatible drives, TrueNAS SCALE setup, and the backup planSun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTnas-buildtruenaszfshome-serverbudget-nasProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/how-to-set-up-truenas-scale/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/how-to-set-up-truenas-scale/A practical step-by-step guide on how to set up TrueNAS SCALE — hardware, installation, pool creation with RAIDZ, datasets, SMB shares, and backups.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenas-scalesetupzfshomelabnassmbProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-vs-unraid-for-home-media/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-vs-unraid-for-home-media/Comparing TrueNAS SCALE and Unraid for Plex and Jellyfin home media servers — storage models, app ecosystems, hardware requirements, and which one to pickSat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenasunraidhome-mediaplexjellyfinnasProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-pool-expansion-options/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-pool-expansion-options/Add a vdev, replace drives one by one, or use RAIDZ expansion to grow a TrueNAS pool without rebuilding. Compare the trade-offs and pick the right path.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenaszfsraidz-expansionpool-expansionvdevhomelabProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-replace-failed-disk-degraded-pool/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-replace-failed-disk-degraded-pool/Replace a failed disk in a degraded TrueNAS pool safely: identify the drive by serial, swap it, run the resilver, and verify ONLINE on SCALE and CORE.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenaszfsdisk-replacementresilvertroubleshootingdegraded-poolProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-zpool-import-recovery/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-zpool-import-recovery/Recover a TrueNAS zpool that won't import: decode UNAVAIL vs FAULTED vs DEGRADED, fix missing devices, run safe read-only and dry-run imports, know whenSat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenaszfszpool-importrecoverytroubleshootingraidzdata-protectionProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-unraid-vs-omv/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-unraid-vs-omv/Three popular home NAS operating systems, three different philosophies. How TrueNAS SCALE, Unraid, and OpenMediaVault differ on filesystem, dataSat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenas-scaleunraidopenmediavaultnas-oscomparisonzfsProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-iscsi-vs-nfs-vs-smb/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-iscsi-vs-nfs-vs-smb/TrueNAS exposes storage three ways: SMB, NFS, and iSCSI. File sharing vs block storage, which clients each suits, the performance trade-offs, and how toFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenasiscsinfssmbsharesblock-storagezvolProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scrub-smart-disk-health/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scrub-smart-disk-health/How ZFS scrubs and SMART self-tests work together on TrueNAS, the right schedule for a home NAS, and which SMART attributes warn you before a drive dies.Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenaszfsscrubsmartdisk-healthmonitoringProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-datasets-vs-zvols/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-datasets-vs-zvols/A dataset is a filesystem; a zvol is a virtual block device. How they differ on TrueNAS, what recordsize and volblocksize mean, and which to create forWed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenaszfsdatasetszvolrecordsizevolblocksizeProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-hardware-guide/https://proxmoxguide.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-ramhbahomelabProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-vs-core-2026/TrueNAS CORE hit its final release in 2025; SCALE is the Linux-based future with native apps and VMs. Here is how to pick the right one for a home NAS in 2026.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenastruenas-scaletruenas-corezfscomparisonProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-apps-getting-started/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-scale-apps-getting-started/TrueNAS SCALE Apps run Plex, Jellyfin, Nextcloud and more directly on your NAS via Docker. Learn how the app system works, the storage layout to set upMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenas-scaleappsplexjellyfinnextcloudcontainersProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-smb-shares-setup/https://proxmoxguide.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-scalesmbsambasharespermissionsProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/truenas-snapshot-replication-strategy/https://proxmoxguide.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 homeMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTtruenassnapshotsreplicationbackup-strategyzfs-sendProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/zfs-performance-tuning-arc-recordsize/https://proxmoxguide.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 whatMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTzfsperformancearcrecordsizecompressiontuningProxmoxGuide Editorialhttps://proxmoxguide.com/posts/zfs-pool-design-raidz-vs-mirrors/https://proxmoxguide.com/posts/zfs-pool-design-raidz-vs-mirrors/RAIDZ vs mirrors for your TrueNAS pool: a clear breakdown of usable capacity, rebuild risk, and IOPS so you pick the right vdev topology the first timeMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTzfsraidzmirrorpool-designtruenasProxmoxGuide Editorial