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TrueNAS Scale Complete Guide – Everything You Need to Know

Learn how to install and configure TrueNAS Scale from scratch in this complete beginner’s guide. This step-by-step tutorial covers everything you need to know about setting up TrueNAS Scale, including hardware requirements, installation, storage pool creation, and configuring network shares for your homelab or business.

Whether you’re building your first home server or migrating from FreeNAS/TrueNAS Core, this tutorial will get you up and running with TrueNAS Scale quickly and confidently.

Thanks to Alice for sponsoring today’s video! Check out how Alice can help you eliminate manual errors & delays, reduce consulting costs, and unlock trapped data.

Also, consider supporting the channel by purchasing a TrueNAS Mini – it’s a great way to get started!

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5 Reasons Why I Love TrueNAS

TrueNAS is one of my favorite platforms for storage, virtualization, and self-hosting—and in this video, I break down five reasons why I love TrueNAS and why it continues to be a top choice for homelabs and production environments alike.

We’ll take a look at TrueNAS deployment flexibility, including how easy it is to run on everything from a small home server to enterprise-grade hardware. I’ll explain why ZFS and data integrity are such a big deal, what I love about the UI, some of my favorite features – and more!

Whether you’re building a homelab, running a media server, or managing business storage, this video explains why TrueNAS stands out from other NAS and storage solutions—and why I keep coming back to it.

If you’re interested in ZFS, self-hosted storage, containers, or open-source infrastructure, this one’s for you.

Also, consider supporting the channel by purchasing a TrueNAS Mini – it’s a great way to get started!

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The Homelab Show Episode 78 – Changelog

There’s all kinds of software choices when it comes to your homelab, and in this episode, Jay and Tom discuss some recent releases of some of the platforms that are very common with homelabbers. This discussion includes some thoughts on the new release of Fedora, Proxmox, and more!

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The Homelab Show Episode 46: /dev/Q&A

Fans of The Homelab Show have sent in questions, and Tom and Jay provide some answers and feedback.

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Building a Low Energy Virtualization Server for Your Office/Homelab with Proxmox

Following up on my low-energy FreeNAS build, here’s another server build – this time for virtualization. In this video, you’ll see the process of building a low-energy Proxmox server, and just like the last build – this one uses only around 55 watts!

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Building a Low Energy Storage Server for your Office/Homelab

Saving power in your homelab can be a very important factor in your build. In this video, you’ll see the process of building a lower energy storage server, that uses only around 55 watts! FreeNAS is shown as an example, but other NAS platforms can be used as well.

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