Free network-attached storage software for streaming media, synchronizing data, replication and data redundancy with a web interface.
FreeNAS is a free and comprehensive NAS server with support for NFS, FTP and CIFS protocols which allows you to share media on any type of platform, including Windows.
The program supports a very handy web-based interface which provides for control over a web browser. A very important feature of this free NAS software is that it supports encryption.
Before even getting started with this program, it's good to know that the application should not be installed on the same drive that will be sharing your media; the learning curve can also be a bit steep.
FreeNAS can create snapshots of the entire filesystem which means you can also access previous versions of a file, even if it's been changed in the meantime, making the application a little bit useful as a type of backup system.
With all that said, FreeNAS is a great way to stream movies and music to devices like game consoles and smart televisions. It's also useful for file synchronization across devices.
Features of TrueNAS
- Advanced Security: Provides advanced security features such as encryption and permission controls to protect against unauthorized access and data breaches.
- Cloud Integration: Integrates seamlessly with cloud services such as Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud for flexible and scalable storage solutions.
- Data Deduplication: Supports data deduplication, allowing for efficient use of storage space by identifying and removing duplicate data blocks.
- Easy Management: User-friendly web interface and command-line interface.
- High Availability: Supports failover and redundancy for highly available storage solutions that are critical to businesses.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Provides detailed monitoring and reporting capabilities to ensure optimal system performance and track storage usage over time.
- Multi-Tenancy: Enables multi-tenancy, allowing multiple users or groups to share resources while maintaining security and privacy.
- Multi-Tiered Caching: Multiple levels of caching, including RAM and flash cache, to improve performance and reduce latency.
- Replication and Synchronization: Enables easy replication and synchronization of data to provide secure and reliable backups and disaster recovery solutions.
- Robust Storage: Highly reliable and flexible storage solution with support for a wide range of file protocols such as SMB, NFS and iSCSI.
- Scalability: Can be expanded as needed to accommodate growing data storage requirements.
- User and Group Management :Offers robust user and group management features to simplify the administration of large-scale storage solutions.
- Virtualization Support: Supports virtualization technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V to provide a comprehensive storage solution for virtualized environments.
- ZFS File System: Built on the highly advanced ZFS file system, it provides data integrity, scalability and management capabilities like snapshotting and data compression.
Compatibility and License
Is TrueNAS free?
TrueNAS has been released under a BSD license on the Windows operating system from servers. This means you can download, install, run and share this program freely without any restrictions. Unlike GPL software, the source code isn't necessarily available.
What version of Windows can TrueNAS run on?
TrueNAS can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It's only available as a 64-bit download.
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- TrueNAS Download
- Free Servers
- Open source and GPL software
- NAS Serving Software
