TrueNAS vs Unraid: Best NAS OS for HomeLab 🏡

Which is the best NAS operating system to use at home and in your HomeLab? Is it Unraid for maximizing storage efficiency? Or is it TrueNAS for bringing enterprise ZFS to home? Let's find out.

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Related Videos:
Getting the Most Performance out of TrueNAS and ZFS: https://youtu.be/3T5wBZOm4hY
I tried Unraid for the FIRST time in 2024: https://youtu.be/Hu6WemKa__k

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00:00 - Intro
01:11 - The Rules
01:27 - Price
02:26 - Hardware & Installation
03:44 - User Experience
05:41 - Storage
08:41 - File Sharing
09:30 - Apps & App Store
13:03 - Virtualization
14:20 - Performance
16:05 - Hardware Passthrough
17:42 - Metrics & Reporting
18:46 - Final Thoughts

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