Homelab
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TrueNAS SCALE Requirements: Minimum Specs vs Real Needs
TrueNAS SCALE needs an x86_64 CPU, 8 GB RAM, a 16-20 GB SSD boot drive and two matching disks. What apps, VMs and an N100 mini-PC actually need.
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Best Motherboard for TrueNAS Home Server: 5 Picks for 2026
The best TrueNAS home server motherboards compared on SATA ports, ECC, IPMI and Intel NICs, from a W680 server board to a low-power N305 NAS board.
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Best CPU for TrueNAS SCALE 2026
Compare the best CPUs for TrueNAS SCALE in 2026 across file serving, Jellyfin transcoding, ECC support, virtual machines, and idle power.
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TrueNAS RAM Requirements by Workload
TrueNAS RAM sizing for file sharing, apps, VMs, iSCSI, directory services, L2ARC, and deduplication, based on official workload guidance.
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How to Set Up TrueNAS SCALE: From Bare Metal to First Share
A practical step-by-step guide on how to set up TrueNAS SCALE — hardware, installation, pool creation with RAIDZ, datasets, SMB shares, and backups.
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Expand a TrueNAS Pool: Vdev, Larger Disks, RAIDZ Expansion
Three ways to expand a TrueNAS pool: add a vdev, replace each disk with a larger one, or widen RAIDZ one drive at a time on TrueNAS 24.10 or later.
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TrueNAS System Requirements & Recommended Hardware
TrueNAS needs at least a 2-core 64-bit CPU, 8 GB RAM, a 16 GB boot SSD and two drives. See the recommended RAM, CPU, HBA and drive specs for a home NAS.