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       title = "Install TrueNAS Core on Proxmox"

     

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       date = 2023-07-10

     

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       slug = "install-truenas-core-proxmox"

     

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       description = "How to install TrueNas Core on proxmox with drive passthrough"

     

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       [taxonomies]

     

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       tags = ["tutorial", "archival"]

     

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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") }}

     

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       ## Introduction

     

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       > 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.

     

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       To install [TrueNAS Core](https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core/#) on [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-ve) you need three things:

     

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       1.  A copy of [Proxmox](https://www.proxmox.com/en/proxmox-ve) — A complete, open-source server management platform for enterprise virtualization.

     

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       2.  A [TrueNAS CORE](https://www.truenas.com/download-truenas-core/#) ISO — World’s #1 NAS Operating System

     

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       3.  HDDs — You can use whatever you want, but I will be using three Barracuda ES 750GB drives

     

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       ## Install TrueNAS Core

     

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       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.

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/Ww212rUDQ_Ms9P2WhJMwz.png" alt="download iso tool in proxmox") }}

     

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       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).

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/bDT9VdIMMG1LWvv1RwNKl.png" alt="create a vm modal in proxmox") }}

     

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       Now finish creating the VM and click on the VM after it is created. Go to options and enable start at boot.

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/ImxOHWJNuRL3yiF12cQfe.png" alt="start at boot checkbox") }}

     

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       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 #.

     

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       > root@thespia:~# lsblk -o +MODEL,SERIAL

     

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       ```bash

     

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       NAME                           MAJ:MIN RM   SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT MODEL                   SERIAL

     

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       sda                              8:0    0 698.6G  0 disk            ST3750330NS             9QK2GT8R

     

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       sdb                              8:16   0 698.6G  0 disk            ST3750640NS             3QD0AYE0

     

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       sdc                              8:32   0 698.6G  0 disk            ST3750640NS             3QD0BQ5G

     

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       sdd                              8:48   1 111.8G  0 disk            Hitachi_HTS543212L9SA02 090130FBEB00LGGJ35RF

     

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       ├─sdd1                           8:49   1  1007K  0 part

     

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       ├─sdd2                           8:50   1   512M  0 part /boot/efi

     

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       └─sdd3                           8:51   1 111.3G  0 part

     

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           ├─pve-swap                   253:0    0     8G  0 lvm  [SWAP]

     

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           ├─pve-root                   253:1    0  37.8G  0 lvm  /

     

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           ├─pve-data_tmeta             253:2    0     1G  0 lvm

     

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           │ └─pve-data-tpool           253:4    0  49.6G  0 lvm

     

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           │   ├─pve-data               253:5    0  49.6G  1 lvm

     

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           │   ├─pve-vm--100--cloudinit 253:6    0     4M  0 lvm

     

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           │   └─pve-vm--101--cloudinit 253:7    0     4M  0 lvm

     

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           └─pve-data_tdata             253:3    0  49.6G  0 lvm

     

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           └─pve-data-tpool           253:4    0  49.6G  0 lvm

     

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               ├─pve-data               253:5    0  49.6G  1 lvm

     

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               ├─pve-vm--100--cloudinit 253:6    0     4M  0 lvm

     

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               └─pve-vm--101--cloudinit 253:7    0     4M  0 lvm

     

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       sde                              8:64   0 465.8G  0 disk            WDC_WD5000AAKS-65YGA0   WD-WCAS83511331

     

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       ├─sde1                           8:65   0 465.8G  0 part

     

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       └─sde9                           8:73   0     8M  0 part

     

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       zd0                            230:0    0    32G  0 disk

     

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       ├─zd0p1                        230:1    0   100M  0 part

     

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       ├─zd0p2                        230:2    0    16M  0 part

     

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       ├─zd0p3                        230:3    0  31.4G  0 part

     

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       └─zd0p4                        230:4    0   522M  0 part

     

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       zd16                           230:16   0    80G  0 disk

     

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       ├─zd16p1                       230:17   0     1M  0 part

     

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       └─zd16p2                       230:18   0    80G  0 part

     

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       zd32                           230:32   0     4M  0 disk

     

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       zd48                           230:48   0    80G  0 disk

     

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       ├─zd48p1                       230:49   0     1M  0 part

     

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       └─zd48p2                       230:50   0    80G  0 part

     

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       zd64                           230:64   0     1M  0 disk

     

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       zd80                           230:80   0    32G  0 disk

     

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       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.

     

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       > root@thespia:~# ls /dev/disk/by-id/

     

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       ```bash

     

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       ata-Hitachi_HTS543212L9SA02_090130FBEB00LGGJ35RF

     

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       ata-Hitachi_HTS543212L9SA02_090130FBEB00LGGJ35RF-part1

     

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       ata-Hitachi_HTS543212L9SA02_090130FBEB00LGGJ35RF-part2

     

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       ata-Hitachi_HTS543212L9SA02_090130FBEB00LGGJ35RF-part3

     

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       ata-ST3750330NS_9QK2GT8R

     

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       ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0AYE0

     

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       ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0BQ5G

     

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       ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-65YGA0_WD-WCAS83511331

     

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       ata-WDC_WD5000AAKS-65YGA0_WD-WCAS83511331-part1

     

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       dm-uuid-LVM-i2jw2DEc8aJxdhf3mg7sAcAbc57lfeNL967xBhsO2KsTDqSJ5KB9pGqef5HjQJHk

     

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       dm-uuid-LVM-i2jw2DEc8aJxdhf3mg7sAcAbc57lfeNLQ6hkWGll1H38yFz0ty3RmmJPSRSbj1sa

     

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       dm-uuid-LVM-i2jw2DEc8aJxdhf3mg7sAcAbc57lfeNLrSofGgZtL41un6baoCpRHunOrbJeMTeO

     

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       dm-uuid-LVM-i2jw2DEc8aJxdhf3mg7sAcAbc57lfeNLWPjyk8d4ik2D6KIcp2zaugdFsHB4TNOM

     

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       lvm-pv-uuid-pRECVX-zqKA-evrD-PNof-sTYg-zNrD-WUelFe

     

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       usb-Generic-_Multi-Card_20120926571200000-0:0

     

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       wwn-0x5000c50015a53388

     

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       wwn-0x5000cca562c751e4

     

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       wwn-0x5000cca562c751e4-part1

     

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       wwn-0x5000cca562c751e4-part2

     

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       wwn-0x5000cca562c751e4-part3

     

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       wwn-0x50014ee2ab77b23f

     

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       wwn-0x50014ee2ab77b23f-part1

     

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       wwn-0x50014ee2ab77b23f-part9

     

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       In my case, the ID of the drives I want are `ata-ST3750330NS_9QK2GT8`, `ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0AYE0`, and `ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0BQ5G`.

     

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       Now find your VM_ID, mine is 102.

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/gwjgFbI5IrnJSTLTB0PeX.png" alt="vm list in proxmox") }}

     

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       > root@thespia:~# qm set VM_ID -scsi1 /dev/disk/by-id/DISK_ID

     

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       root@thespia:~# qm set 102 -scsi1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750330NS_9QK2GT8R

     

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       update VM 102: -scsi1 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750330NS_9QK2GT8R

     

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       root@thespia:~# qm set 102 -scsi2 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0AYE0

     

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       root@thespia:~# qm set 102 -scsi3 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0BQ5G

     

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       update VM 102: -scsi3 /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST3750640NS_3QD0BQ5G

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/QBpmqflEHmPiUHbd8JVk2.png" alt="hardware page of the vm in proxmox") }}

     

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       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.

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/UFqhrRdD3GkP1_No5lWaj.png" alt="truenas startup screen") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/xD5QxmFtHxw10p624FgwM.png" alt="destination media screen") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/MZy3mN1cXBaicgVolVYs5.png" alt="confirm erase page") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/RfXwEGx6oug1vVF3UZuCj.png" alt="boot via bios or via uefi screen") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/mFEH-FHY10H7NUAvYi0aE.png" alt="installation succeded message") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/IfvdMuF6AVU_f0-_rngqq.png" alt="power options screen in truenas") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://cloud-pur64l07h-hack-club-bot.vercel.app/0image.png" alt="ip address displayed in proxmox console") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/ghvCsvwAJMudUCUGvcnCu.png" alt="truenas web ui signin page") }}

     

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       {{ img(id="https://assets.vrite.io/64974cb888e8beebeb2c925b/nrBop3a9ilvuc7h-0WPEG.png" alt="check for updates button in the truenas web ui") }}

     

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       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.

     

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       * Written on `2023-07-10` and republished to this blog (with minor edits) on `2024-10-31`