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Running Proxmox Backup Server in TrueNAS SCALE 25.10 Containers: The Right Way to Handle Storage

If you've tried to set up a Proxmox Backup Server (or any other service) in an Incus container on TrueNAS SCALE 25.10 and attempted to mount an NFS share, you've likely encountered this frustrating error...

The Great TrueNAS Disaster: How 6 Crucial BX500 SSDs Nearly Destroyed My NAS

A 16-hour technical odyssey of replacing six failing consumer SSDs in a production ZFS system, surviving two pool suspensions, device name chaos and ultimately achieving a 3000x performance improvement.

DIY NAS 2025 (homelab) 2/2

When configuring my NAS system, I selected TrueNas Scale instead of Unraid due to specific considerations related to my primary workloads: virtual machines managed with Proxmox and Docker Swarm. Here are the key reasons for my choice