Screenshot of the FreeNAS web interface
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Original author(s) | Olivier Cochard-Labbé |
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Developer(s) | iXsystems |
Stable release |
9.10-RELEASE / 22 March 2016
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Operating system | FreeBSD |
Platform | x86-64 Formerly x86 |
Available in | 21 languages |
Type | Computer storage |
License | BSD license |
Website | freenas |
FreeNAS is a free and open-source network-attached storage (NAS) software based on FreeBSD and the OpenZFS file system. It is licensed under the terms of the BSD License and runs on commodity x86-64 hardware. FreeNAS supports Windows, OS X and Unix clients and various virtualization hosts such as XenServer and VMware using the SMB, , , iSCSI, SSH, rsync and protocols. Advanced FreeNAS features include full-disk cryptography and a plug-in architecture for third-party software.
FreeNAS supports the OpenZFS files system which provides data integrity checking to prevent data corruption, enable point in time snapshotting, replication and several levels of redundancy including striping, mirroring, striped mirrors (RAID 1+0), and three levels of RAID-Z.
FreeNAS is managed through a comprehensive web interface that is supplemented by a minimalistic shell console that handles essential administrative functions. The web interface supports storage pool configuration, user management, sharing configuration and system maintenance.