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···+{{ img(id="https://cloud-f19fn8u8j-hack-club-bot.vercel.app/0image.png" alt="screenshot of the vault vm in proxmox" caption="my active vault storing 1.8TB of old projects") }}+> Note: I have since found out that running TrueNAS in a VM passing through the drives may not be a very good solution as it essentially just creates a large virtual disk that is the size of the drive you are passing through. Because of this I will not be using this setup in my homelab and will instead create a large ZFS pool on Proxmox. However if you are fine with those downsides, then have fun and enjoy the tutorial.+To install [TrueNAS Core](https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core/#) on [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-ve) you need three things:+1. A copy of [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-ve) — A complete, open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization.+2. A [TrueNAS CORE](https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core/#) ISO — World’s #1 NAS Operating System+Sign-in to Proxmox and upload your ISO to the local storage or, download the file directly from the link using the built-in ISO fetcher.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/Ww212rUDQ_Ms9P2WhJMwz.png" alt="download iso tool in proxmox") }}+Next to create the VM, the only thing that needs to be changed from the defaults is the memory, which I set to `8192 MB` (8 GB).+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/bDT9VdIMMG1LWvv1RwNKl.png" alt="create a vm modal in proxmox") }}+Now finish creating the VM and click on the VM after it is created. Go to options and enable start at boot.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/ImxOHWJNuRL3yiF12cQfe.png" alt="start at boot checkbox") }}+Next, we need to pass through the physical drives to the VM. Open a terminal on the Proxmox server (use the built-in terminal or ssh in) and run the following command. Only run the part after the #.+In my server `sda, sdb, and sdc` are my drives. I can tell because they have no partitions and are `698.6G`. Next, based on the serial numbers of the disks, find the `dev/disk/by-id` of the drive.+In my case, the ID of the drives I want are `ata-ST3750330NS_9QK2GT8`, `ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0AYE0`, and `ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0BQ5G`.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/gwjgFbI5IrnJSTLTB0PeX.png" alt="vm list in proxmox") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/QBpmqflEHmPiUHbd8JVk2.png" alt="hardware page of the vm in proxmox") }}+If everything went well, then you can start your VM now. After it finishes booting up, you will get the screen below. Make sure Install/Upgrade is selected and hit enter.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/UFqhrRdD3GkP1_No5lWaj.png" alt="truenas startup screen") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/xD5QxmFtHxw10p624FgwM.png" alt="destination media screen") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/MZy3mN1cXBaicgVolVYs5.png" alt="confirm erase page") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/KWq2P7Iok9LThOF5Xoj6l.png" alt="repeat password page") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/RfXwEGx6oug1vVF3UZuCj.png" alt="boot via bios or via uefi screen") }}+After about five to ten minutes, the installation process will finish and the VM will ask you to remove installation media and reboot.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/mFEH-FHY10H7NUAvYi0aE.png" alt="installation succeded message") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/JPXkEQJgBmeATEE40HHpr.png" alt="hardware screen in proxmox") }}+Select the installation media and remove it with the top button, go back to the console and hit enter, which will take you back to the main menu. On the main menu, select reboot with the arrow keys and hit enter.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/IfvdMuF6AVU_f0-_rngqq.png" alt="power options screen in truenas") }}+{{ img(id="https://cloud-pur64l07h-hack-club-bot.vercel.app/0image.png" alt="ip address displayed in proxmox console") }}+Upon connecting to the IP address, you will get this screen. Use the root username and the password, previously configured, to login.+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/ghvCsvwAJMudUCUGvcnCu.png" alt="truenas web ui signin page") }}+{{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/nrBop3a9ilvuc7h-0WPEG.png" alt="check for updates button in the truenas web ui") }}+I chose not to save the configuration file when prompted, proceeded to install the updates, and rebooted.+I hope you enjoyed the tutorial! My inspiration to make this came from watching [“How to run TrueNAS on Proxmox?”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3pKprTdNqQ) by [Christian Lempa](https://www.youtube.com/@christianlempa). I encourage you to watch his video if you want a video guide to installing TrueNAS on Proxmox.