Hello all, I am putting together my first NAS build. Its been a while since I’ve built a computer and haven’t had to research much in a while. I am asking for some help to see if what I chose makes sense. I already purchased 4×12TB IronWolf Pro drives but thats all I have. PC Part Picker list: pcpa…

Gonna dump a screenshot of the parts you picked to make it easier for others to reply: [image] My $0.02 - there is a solid chance that you could get some used server hardware depending on your local market that would have ecc ram, ipmi, more pcie & storage slots, etc for less than price of brand …

Thank you! This was my first post here. Didn’t realize I could post a picture. It would have made more sense lol. Your advice is really helpful. It is a great point about the boot drive. I really hated the cost, but wanted to make sure I had enough space for any programs I needed to run. That thing…

New accounts can’t post pictures/links until they complete a tutorial (see your DMs, a bot should have sent you some garbage). Boot drive works very differently on Truenas; it is ONLY used for the OS. Nothing else. Apps, vms, etc will live on a seperate pool. Your 500gb nvme is just fine for this p…

Hmm, the only things I see on there are responses from you and two badges I got from this thread. Maybe the bot sends it later? Thank you for the quick response. I will swap out the SSD and pull the trigger on the rest. Want to go with all new hardware for longevity and reliability. I will have to …

Just keep in mind; the boot drive will only house the OS. For your apps (jellyfin), it’ll need to live on its own drive

Do I have the ability to partition a drive? Would it be worth it?

[CDN media] Additional reading if you want to know why: [image] I have to waste an entire drive just for booting? Resources This resource was originally created by user: jgreco on the TrueNAS Community Forums Archive. Please DM this account or comment in this…

You have been a ton of help, thank you a TON!

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First Time NAS Build Help Request

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Fleshmauler April 3, 2026, 3:32am 8

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Additional reading if you want to know why:

Just grab a cheap & shitty m.2 for the boot and a cheaper than 500gig for the apps, you’ll save yourself some sanity.

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