r/TrueNAS

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About r/TrueNAS

Official subreddit for TrueNAS, the Mission-Critical Open Enterprise Storage Platform delivering Data Sovereignty to the global community. TrueNAS is tuned for performance at scale, enabling multi-petabyte installations and integration into existing production workflows with ease. Built on OpenZFS with unified file, block, and object storage, TrueNAS is open-core, available as turnkey TrueNAS Enterprise appliances for commercial use, as well as the free TrueNAS Community Edition. OWN YOUR DATA.

The community at a glance

r/TrueNAS is a Subreddit for Self-Hosters with roughly 91K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes 1:1 member pairing. It is the 8th largest community in the Self-Hosting topic page.

Roughly 25K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Struggling, Looking, and Apps. Common discussion themes are Solution Requests and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention recommended ssd drives, recommended ram slots, and recommended hbas.

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91K Members

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Community Features

Forum

This community has a forum

Pairing

Only 9% of Self-Hosting communities have member pairing

This community sets up 1:1 pairing between its members

Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +25K members
Growth: +37.0% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 12K members
  • 2024: 19K members
  • 2025: 27K members
  • 2026: 15K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Sep: 2K members
  • Oct: 2K members
  • Nov: 2K members
  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 2K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members
  • Jul: 2K members
  • Aug: 1K members

Themes

  • Solution Requests
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Help Needed: Budget Rackmount Solution for NetApp DS4246
    2. I need some help syncing two NAS
    3. New NAS Recommendations
    #1
    Solution Requests
    Help Needed: Budget Rackmount Solution for NetApp DS4246 · I need some help syncing two NAS · New NAS Recommendations
    3
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Help!! New to NAS
    #2
    Advice Requests
    Help!! New to NAS
    1

Topics

  • Struggling
    19 posts in the past month
    #1
    Struggling
    19
  • Looking
    15 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking
    15
  • Apps
    7 posts in the past month
    #3
    Apps
    7
  • Truenas
    6 posts in the past month
    #4
    Truenas
    6
  • Scale
    6 posts in the past month
    #5
    Scale
    6

Flair

  • Community Edition
    123 posts in the past month
    1. See you guys in January 8651
    2. Mr or Ms update person is back, wehey!
    3. Of course I lose connection to my server first day on vacation. Fuuuck me
    #1
    Community Edition
    See you guys in January 8651 · Mr or Ms update person is back, wehey! · Of course I lose connection to my server first day on vacation. Fuuuck me
    123
  • Hardware
    31 posts in the past month
    1. Chinese company releases B650 on PCIe card
    2. i love My DIY NAS startup
    3. Have i gotten a bit overkill??
    #2
    Hardware
    Chinese company releases B650 on PCIe card · i love My DIY NAS startup · Have i gotten a bit overkill??
    31
  • General
    28 posts in the past month
    1. My first ever NAS is done!!
    2. UGREEN OS vs TrueNAS SCALE — which one is worth it?
    3. New to TrueNAS, any tips I should know? Loving it so far, but somewhat overwhelmed.
    #3
    General
    My first ever NAS is done!! · UGREEN OS vs TrueNAS SCALE — which one is worth it? · New to TrueNAS, any tips I should know? Loving it so far, but somewhat overwhelmed.
    28
  • SCALE (Legacy)
    8 posts in the past month
    1. DIY - TrueNAS Build Advice
    2. Electric eel to Goldeneye
    3. ACL Confusion
    #4
    SCALE (Legacy)
    DIY - TrueNAS Build Advice · Electric eel to Goldeneye · ACL Confusion
    8
  • Enterprise
    2 posts in the past month
    1. qrcodesunlimited DSP
    2. Why is it so hard to find colocation pricing
    #5
    Enterprise
    qrcodesunlimited DSP · Why is it so hard to find colocation pricing
    2

Product recommendations

  • recommended ssd drives
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended SSD drives?
    2. Recommended ssd for mirrored vdev
    #1
    recommended ssd drives
    Recommended SSD drives? · Recommended ssd for mirrored vdev
    2
  • recommended ram slots
    1 post in the past month
    1. Kernel panic restarts issue solved! Finally! (tl;dr wasn’t using recommended ram slots on MB)
    #2
    recommended ram slots
    Kernel panic restarts issue solved! Finally! (tl;dr wasn’t using recommended ram slots on MB)
    1
  • recommended hbas
    1 post in the past month
    1. Questions regarding recommended HBAs?
    #3
    recommended hbas
    Questions regarding recommended HBAs?
    1
  • recommended cloud storage
    1 post in the past month
    1. Recommended affordable cloud storage for TrueNAS Scale backup
    #4
    recommended cloud storage
    Recommended affordable cloud storage for TrueNAS Scale backup
    1
  • recommended sata expansion cards
    1 post in the past month
    1. Need SATA expansion ports on Truenas scale - recommended cards
    #5
    recommended sata expansion cards
    Need SATA expansion ports on Truenas scale - recommended cards
    1
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/TrueNAS for?
Best for Self-Hosters enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/TrueNAS free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/TrueNAS have?
Roughly 91K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/TrueNAS on?
r/TrueNAS runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/TrueNAS cover?
On the Hive Index, r/TrueNAS is organized under Self-Hosters.
How do I join r/TrueNAS?
You can join r/TrueNAS by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Self-Hosting communities like?
Communities for people running their own servers, home labs, and self-hosted applications. Reddit dominates with massive communities for home automation, self-hosted media servers, and container orchestration, covering everything from beginner setup to advanced homelab builds.
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