Apps questions

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@brodieman

I am trying to figure out how TrueNAS Scale is doing the apps, it appears it just runs docker in the system and the apps are docker containers? Sort of acting like Portainer?

Since Electric Eel 24.10, yes.
The apps in the included repository have some GUI features to make them easier to deploy but the underlying structure is basic Docker and you can run your own custom apps using every day containers, even using your own yaml.

@brodieman

In the storage Config, in TrueNAS, I set the “Sonarr Config Storage” to “Host Path” and pointed it to a Dataset I created. That would be the same thing, yes?

That is a recommended way of doing it yes, do not use the alternative “iXvolume” as that is only for things you don’t need to retain

@brodieman

That setting is not where the app is installed, it’s where the config is stored?

Correct, well config and other things that the app needs access to, like the media files for Jellyfin or similar.

There is a setting that lets you control which pool containers are installed to, but it’s a single setting for all the apps.

@brodieman

So if the app gets updated or I have to delete it I can point it right back to that local folder and everything is saved?

Yup, absolutely.

@brodieman

Anyone have any other tips on installing apps? Things to set for proper install and opterations?

A recurring issue I see here is when someone makes a dataset and points an app to it using host paths but haven’t set the permissions up correctly, causing the app to fail. It’s probably one of the first things you should verify if a new app fails to deploy correctly. What the correct permissions are vary from app to app.