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 89K 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 Truenas, Zfs, and Nas. Product recommendations often mention recommended ssd drives, recommended ram slots, and recommended hbas.

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89K 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: +39.3% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2023: 12K members
  • 2024: 19K members
  • 2025: 27K members
  • 2026: 13K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Aug: 2K members
  • 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: 543 members

Topics

  • Truenas
    200 posts in the past month
    #1
    Truenas
    200
  • Zfs
    38 posts in the past month
    #2
    Zfs
    38
  • Nas
    26 posts in the past month
    #3
    Nas
    26
  • Server
    25 posts in the past month
    #4
    Server
    25
  • Backup
    25 posts in the past month
    #5
    Backup
    25

Flair

  • Community Edition
    61 posts in the past month
    1. Greetings from a newbie! Loving the TrueNas Experience and always open to more ideas!
    2. Link aggregation through two Gigabit ports - Will max transfer speed double if output to a 2.5Gbit port?
    3. What is the TrueNAS Value Proposition in 2026?
    #1
    Community Edition
    Greetings from a newbie! Loving the TrueNas Experience and always open to more ideas! · Link aggregation through two Gigabit ports - Will max transfer speed double if output to a 2.5Gbit port? · What is the TrueNAS Value Proposition in 2026?
    61
  • Hardware
    20 posts in the past month
    1. Was cleaning out some old stuff, and ran across this.
    2. I got tired of searching for CMR drives for my ZFS pool, so I built a comparison tool
    3. Meet NASsie
    #2
    Hardware
    Was cleaning out some old stuff, and ran across this. · I got tired of searching for CMR drives for my ZFS pool, so I built a comparison tool · Meet NASsie
    20
  • General
    12 posts in the past month
    1. 🚀 MASSIVE UPDATE: The immich-go Web UI is ready for Immich v3! (Now with iCloud imports, Server-to-Server migration, and a massive redesign)
    2. TrueNAS Software Summary - 26-BETA.2 & 25.10.4 - OpenShift CSI Driver | TrueNAS Tech Talk (T3) E060
    3. Truenas + Jellyfin Issues
    #3
    General
    🚀 MASSIVE UPDATE: The immich-go Web UI is ready for Immich v3! (Now with iCloud imports, Server-to-Server migration, and a massive redesign) · TrueNAS Software Summary - 26-BETA.2 & 25.10.4 - OpenShift CSI Driver | TrueNAS Tech Talk (T3) E060 · Truenas + Jellyfin Issues
    12
  • SCALE (Legacy)
    2 posts in the past month
    1. I had a power failure today what does this mean and should I be concerned?
    2. TrueNAS Scale - Which version for Plex/Sonnar/Radarr/SabNZBD
    #4
    SCALE (Legacy)
    I had a power failure today what does this mean and should I be concerned? · TrueNAS Scale - Which version for Plex/Sonnar/Radarr/SabNZBD
    2
  • CORE/FreeNAS (Legacy)
    2 posts in the past month
    1. SOME folders readable but not editable on network drive after upgrading to truenas form freenas.
    2. Added vdev has caused transfers to be slower than before?
    #5
    CORE/FreeNAS (Legacy)
    SOME folders readable but not editable on network drive after upgrading to truenas form freenas. · Added vdev has caused transfers to be slower than before?
    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 89K 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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