Use smaller block and frag sizes for /etc and /var; import a build tweak to nuke /var/db/pkg to save 7 MB of space; other build tweaks to remove non-essential features and packages from the image; disable output to /var/log/console.log in non-debug builds to avoid unnecessary duplication in /var/log/messages; upgrade ATAidle to 2.6; upgrade Nut and net-snmp to 2.6.2 and 5.7.1, respectively; import Omnibus build system fixes to fix the fact that the 8.0.3-BETA1 image was broken due to the environment of the build machine where it was produced on; increase the /var size from 74 MB to 160 MB so that Samba will be able to service requests copying large sets of files....

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BSD Release: FreeNAS 11.3 Joon Lee has announced the release of FreeNAS 11.3, an updated build of the project's FreeBSD-based operating system for computers used as Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices: " We are pleased to announce the general availability of FreeNAS 11.3-RELEASE. The 11.3 series represents a year-long development effort and brings with it a wide variety of improvements and fixes. FreeNAS 11.3 includes many new features and improvements, with the following highlights: re-implemented Replication Engine, allows up to 10GB replication speeds (a 10x improvement), resume support on failed transfers, as well as ability to replicate locally; ACL Manager - allows setup and management of SMB ACL's directly via the FreeNAS web interface; SMB Shadow Copies are now enabled by default for new shares - note that Snapshots will only show up in Windows 'Previous Versions Tab' if the snapshot USED size shows changes to the file; a repository of Community plugins has been created, users can now create and distribute 3rd party plugins which are not officially iXsystems supported. " Read the press release and the release notes for more information and screenshots. Download: FreeNAS-11.3-RELEASE.iso (746MB, SHA256, signature).

BSD Release: FreeNAS 11.2 Ladislav Sirovy has announced the release of FreeNAS 11.2, the latest stable version of the project's specialist FreeBSD-based operating system designed for computers providing Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services. The new release brings a completely redesigned web interface, among many other changes: " FreeNAS 11.2-RELEASE introduces a ton of new features, including a major revamp of the web interface, support for self-encrypting drives, and new, backwards-compatible REST and WebSocket APIs. This update also introduces iocage for improved Plugin and Jail management and simplified Plugin development. FreeNAS 11.2 introduces an updated web interface. Based on Angular and Javascript, the web interface has been modernized to be more user-friendly, snappier and aesthetically pleasing. The redundant top bar has been removed and most FreeNAS configuration menus can be accessed by clicking the appropriate item in the left column. The new design streamlines the layout with cleaner dropdown menus, while maintaining the same functionality and workflow you’ve grown familiar with while using FreeNAS. " See the release announcement and release notes for further information and screenshots. Download: FreeNAS-11.2-RELEASE.iso (575MB, SHA256).

Development Release: FreeNAS 11.2-RC2 FreeNAS is a FreeBSD-based operating system which provides free Network-Attached Storage (NAS). The project has published a new release candidate, FreeNAS 11.2-RC2. " We are pleased to announce the general availability of FreeNAS 11.2-RC2. This final release candidate for the 11.2 series is considered to be feature-complete and ready for testing. Users, especially those who use plugins, jails, or VMs, are encouraged to update to this release in order to take advantage of the many improvements and bug fixes to those subsystems. Please report any bugs . To update to this release, select the 11.2-STABLE train in System -> Update. Should you need to return to the 11.1 series after updating, reboot and select that boot environment from the boot menu. These major features are new in the 11.2 series: the login screen defaults to the new, Angular-based UI; users who wish to continue to use the classic UI can select 'LEGACY WEB INTERFACE' in the login screen; beginning with this release, there are two published versions of the 11.2 User Guide - one contains the screenshots for the new UI and the other contains the screenshots for the legacy UI.... release announcement. Download (SHA256): FreeNAS-11.2-RC2.iso (571MB).

Development release: FreeNAS 11.2-BETA1 The FreeNAS project has published a new development snapshot, giving users a chance to test new features in the FreeBSD-based network attached storage system. This development snapshot includes a new user interface style, the Jails framework has migrated from Warden to iocage, and the boot loader has been switched from GRUB to FreeBSD's boot loader. " The boot loader has changed from GRUB to the native FreeBSD boot loader. This should resolve several issues that some users experienced with GRUB. GRUB was introduced as a temporary solution until the FreeBSD boot loader had full support for boot environments, which it now has. The Plugins and Jails backend has switched from Warden to iocage and Warden will no longer receive bug fixes. The new UI will automatically use iocage to create and manage Plugins and Jails. Users are encouraged to recreate any existing Plugins and Jails using the new UI to ensure that they are running the latest supported application versions. Virtual machines are more crash-resistant. When a guest is started, the amount of available memory is checked and an initialization error will occur if there is insufficient system resources. When a guest is stopped, its resources are returned to the system. " A more complete list of changes can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): FreeNAS-11.2-BETA1.iso (659MB).

BSD Release: FreeNAS 11.1 Joon Lee has announced the release of FreeNAS 11.1, an updated release of the project's specialist FreeBSD-based operating system designed for computers providing Network-Attached Storage (NAS) services. This version updates the base system to FreeBSD 11.1: " The FreeNAS development team is excited and proud to present FreeNAS 11.1. FreeNAS 11.1 adds cloud integration, OpenZFS performance improvements, including the ability to prioritize re-silvering operations, and preliminary Docker support to the world's most popular software-defined storage operating system. This release includes an updated preview of the beta version of the new administrator graphical user interface, including the ability to select display themes. The base operating system has been updated to the STABLE version of FreeBSD 11.1, which adds new features, updated drivers, and the latest security fixes. Support for Intel Xeon Scalable Family processors, AMD Ryzen processors, and HBA 9400-91 has been added. " See the full release announcement for more details and a screenshot of the improved administration interface. Download: FreeNAS-11.1-RELEASE.iso (598MB, SHA256).

BSD Release: FreeNAS 11.0 Joon Lee has announced the final release of FreeNAS 11.0, a new version of the project's specialist FreeBSD-based operating system designed for computers serving as Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices. This version replaces Coral (which suffered from serious bugs following its release) as the current stable FreeNAS: " After several FreeNAS release candidates, FreeNAS 11.0 was released today. This version brings new virtualization and object storage features to the world’s most popular open source storage operating system. FreeNAS 11.0 adds bhyve virtual machines to its popular SAN/NAS, jails, and plugins, letting you use host web-scale virtual machines on your FreeNAS box. It also gives users S3-compatible object storage services, which turns your FreeNAS box into an S3-compatible server, letting you avoid reliance on the cloud. FreeNAS 11.0 is based on FreeBSD 11-STABLE, which adds the latest drivers and performance improvements. Users will benefit from the overall systematic, architectural, and performance improvements. Testing indicates that the kernel of FreeNAS 11.0 is 20% faster than the kernel of FreeNAS 9.10. " Read the rest of the release announcement for more information and screenshots. Download: FreeNAS-11.0-RELEASE.iso (549MB, SHA256).

Development Release: FreeNAS 11.0-RC Kris Moore has announced the availability of the release candidate for FreeNAS 11.0, a specialist FreeBSD-based operating system for computers serving as Network-Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The arrival of this build follows an unexpected downgrade of FreeNAS Coral (a ground-up rewrite of FreeNAS released in March), from stable release to "technology preview", as a large number of bugs forced many users to downgrade to FreeNAS 9.x. Consequently, the project decided to port some of Coral's feature to the 9.x base and release it as version 11: " I'm pleased to provide a quick update on the status of FreeNAS 11.0. The RC1 update was released today and can be installed via ISO image or updated to by switching to the FreeNAS-11-STABLE train in the System -> Update tab. We decided to start this series off with a release candidate (RC) version, because it is re-based on a newer version of FreeBSD (11-STABLE). This version has been tested in the nightlies for several months now, but just to play it safe we are asking for users to test out this release and let us know immediately if anything regresses. Or, if you want to let us know that it improves specific things, that's cool as well. " Continue to the release announcement for further details. Download: FreeNAS-11.0-RC.iso (545MB, SHA256).

BSD Release: FreeNAS Corral The developers of FreeNAS, a FreeBSD-based operating system for network attached storage devices, have announced the release of FreeNAS Corral. The new release (which previously carried the version label 10 during the development phase) provides users with a friendly web-based interface for managing storage, includes ZFS support out of the box and allows the administrator to run containerized applications. " The FreeNAS Development team is very happy to announce the launch of FreeNAS 10 RELEASE and, at the same time, the renaming of 10 to Corral, a new name befitting what is also a radically new version of FreeNAS! With all of the new features in FreeNAS 10, as well as its entirely new look, we decided that just slapping a '10' into the release string simply didn't do justice to the giant evolutionary step we took with this release, nor has the version numbering scheme we've been using been increasingly accurate, since we stopped basing our release numbers on that of the underlying FreeBSD OS. " The project's release notes contain further information on FreeNAS Corral and the life cycle of FreeNAS 9. Download (SHA256): FreeNAS-Corral-RELEASE.iso (806MB).