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Learn NAS - Pre-Requisite Skills & Environment Setup
Before touching NAS, you need to master the Linux CLI, disk and filesystem management, and basic networking concepts. In this episode you set up a lab VM with two disks, install TrueNAS SCALE or OpenMediaVault, and verify your first environment.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - History, Background & Why You Need a NAS
In this episode you learn about the evolution of storage from DAS to NAS, the birth of dedicated appliances like NetApp and Synology, and open-source NAS platforms like TrueNAS SCALE and OpenMediaVault. You also understand the main problems NAS solves: data centralization, redundancy, multiuser access, and centralized backup.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Core Concepts & Main Architecture
This episode breaks down the NAS model: dedicated appliance versus software NAS on general-purpose hardware, plus the flagship platforms TrueNAS SCALE and OpenMediaVault. You also learn the three-layer NAS architecture from the storage engine, the sharing layer, to the management UI, and its integration with hardware like disks, HBAs, and NICs.
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Learn NAS - Hardware & Storage Planning
This episode guides you through planning NAS hardware: CPU, ECC RAM for ZFS, HBA passthrough, 10GbE NIC, up to SSD caches like SLOG and L2ARC. You also learn to lay out disks that balance capacity, drive bays, budget, and reliability for production needs.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Installation & Initial Configuration
This episode guides you through installing TrueNAS SCALE from the ISO, boot environments, and first storage pool and network setup. You also learn OpenMediaVault's Debian-based installation, initial configuration through Workbench, and its plugin system, including a comparison of the two platforms' Web UIs.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Filesystem: ZFS vs ext4/btrfs
This episode compares the main filesystems for NAS: ZFS with RAIDZ, mirrors, copy-on-write, snapshots, checksums, and scrubbing, plus the alternatives ext4 with mdadm and btrfs. You learn the concepts of datasets and zvols, then when to choose each filesystem based on your storage needs.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Pools, Datasets & Shares
This episode builds storage on top of a ZFS pool: the vdev and pool topology concepts, datasets with compression, quota, and recordsize properties, up to zvols for block storage. You also create shared folders for SMB and NFS with proper permissions and folder structure.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Users, Groups & Permissions
This episode covers identity management on NAS: local users and groups, LDAP and Active Directory integration, POSIX permissions, up to NFSv4 and SMB ACLs. You also learn to apply dataset quotas and per-user quotas along with storage usage monitoring.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - Networking & Basic Access
This episode covers NAS networking from the basics: static IP, bonding/LAG for link aggregation, VLANs and jumbo frames, up to 10GbE tuning. You also learn to mount SMB on Windows, macOS, and Linux, mount NFS, and troubleshoot connections from the client.
August 10, 2026
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Learn NAS - SMB/CIFS Sharing Deep Dive
This episode dissects SMB/CIFS in depth: smb.conf configuration, server min and max protocol settings, share browsing, and printer shares. You also learn oplocks and async tuning, plus Windows integration through permissions and DFS.
August 10, 2026
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