Correct way to script ZFS replication in TrueNAS Scale?

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@Mastakilla

I also understand that most people will be ok with doing their (initial) full replication to a target pool that does not have the target dataset yet.

The replication itself is meant to create the dataset on the target pool during the first full replication.

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@Mastakilla

So I’ve fully configured my backup TrueNAS with empty datasets, that are shared in SMB, etc and now I’d like to ZFS replicate my data into those existing datasets.

You cannot and should not do that. (Assuming those SMB shares will ever get written to.)

Please see this post.

I encourage you to understand some fundamentals about snapshots and replications before you start moving forward.