Goldeye (25.10) Takes Over

Captain_Morgan · February 28, 2026, 12:08am

We posted a blog on 25.10.2 (prematurely).

With TrueNAS 25.10.2.1, the software is now where we expected it to be, so the slightly updated blog is worth reposting for advice and any questions.

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TrueNAS 25.10.2: Goldeye Takes Over

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Since its initial launch in late October of 2025, TrueNAS 25.10 “Goldeye” has over 110,000 successful deployments, making it the most widely used version of TrueNAS today. Offering improved functionality and higher quality, TrueNAS 25.10 also provides the versioned APIs required by TrueNAS Connect, and serves as the foundation for the next generations of TrueNAS.

TrueNAS 25.10.2 features over 100 fixes and improvements. Both the TrueNAS Engineering team and the TrueNAS Community helped to identify and resolve issues, further refining the features and stability of TrueNAS. This prepares TrueNAS 25.10.2 for its deployment in mission-critical Enterprise systems. With the new and improved update process, version notes and suitability can be reviewed directly from within the TrueNAS UI, with the Software Status page identifying when your system is ready for the latest release.

TrueNAS 25.10.2.1 is a hotfix release that includes several fixes to issues observed in TrueNAS 25.10.2. TrueNAS admins are recommended to use this.

TrueNAS 25.10.2 builds on the features and fixes documented in our previous blogs, from BETA and RC1 through our Release and first major update. With TrueNAS 25.10.2 stabilizing the current release, the plans are laid for it to remain the stable release of TrueNAS for 2026, as indicated in the TrueNAS 26 Plans. Over the next 6 months, we expect the majority of TrueNAS systems will upgrade and enjoy the benefits of new capabilities and increased quality in TrueNAS 25.10.2 - the last of the TrueNAS releases to wear a “fish” codename before the transition to the annual release cadence of TrueNAS 26. Goldeye has taken over from Fangtooth, Electric Eel, Dragonfish, and all legacy releases.

The Most Powerful TrueNAS Release Yet

Recapping, TrueNAS 25.10 brings a huge list of new features to TrueNAS, for both Enterprise and Community Edition (CE), including:

OpenZFS

OpenZFS 2.3.4 has predictable performance improvements
ZFS rewrite capabilities for rebalancing pools
Space efficiency and reporting improvements

Infrastructure

Linux Kernel 6.12.33 and NVIDIA Blackwell support
TrueNAS versioned API - enables better Proxmox, K8s Plugins
Security hardening: STIG completion with FIPS 140 (Enterprise)
Improved API auditing and diagnostics

Virtualization and Apps

Virtualization improvements: import, export VMs
Apps Pool Migration
Data Hypervisor - HA VMs with ZFS (Enterprise)
Veeam Backup integration (Enterprise)
App and VMs in TrueNAS Connect

Protocols and Services

NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) provides next-generation block storage
Terabit Ethernet: 400Gbe and above speeds with RDMA (Enterprise)

WebUI improvements

iSCSI, Docker YAML, and Monitoring pages are improved
Update advisor based on User profiles

A full list of major features is in the TrueNAS 25.10 version notes.

Quality Improvements

TrueNAS 25.10.2.1 is the latest release in our current stable edition, and brings with it a series of new enhancements and stability fixes.

iSCSI High Availability (HA): Several Improvements in ALUA, failure management, and service restoration have been included in this update for Enterprise systems.
TrueNAS Connect: The TrueNAS Connect experience is evolving, with improvements to system heartbeat information, alerting and reporting, and certificate renewal processes
Audit logging: For Enterprise users, support for audit logging and STIGs has been improved based on the needs of the highly secure National Defense industry.

For more details on the major fixes in TrueNAS 25.10.2.1, check the release notes on the TrueNAS Documentation site.

TrueNAS Connect Progresses

TrueNAS Connect continues its maturation with TrueNAS 25.10.2.1 and the release of both the free Foundation and available Plus Tiers. Thanks to the over 7,000 early adopters who have been providing constructive feedback, TrueNAS Connect continues to improve, with rapid fixes and new features rolling out on a regular basis, including the new WebUI for ZFS replication management available in TrueNAS Connect Plus.

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TrueNAS Connect makes replication easy to set up between your systems.

TrueNAS Connect makes it easier than ever to get started with TrueNAS 25.10, with a streamlined web-driven setup process that helps you get your TrueNAS system running and configured, including automatic SSL certificate configuration and optional cloud-based alerting.

Look for more news on the next phase of TrueNAS Connect as the launch of TrueNAS 26 approaches, with support for browser-based file management and WebSharing capabilities.

TrueNAS Performance for AI Workloads

The TrueNAS R60 is the first TrueNAS platform to use the new support for Terabit Ethernet technology in TrueNAS 25.10. With fast DDR5 RAM, PCIe Gen5 support, and NVMe-oF with RDMA extensions, the R60 is built to deliver maximum performance in a very compact 1U platform. Supporting up to 12 NVMe SSDs in its main chassis, the R60 has been verified to deliver up to 60GB/s and a typical latency of less than 0.2ms.

TrueNAS 25.10.2 introduces support for the same performance capabilities in a platform with optional High Availability support, designed to support production AI workloads and other extreme performance needs. Reach out to the TrueNAS team if you’re interested in this capability.

Next Steps for TrueNAS

TrueNAS 25.10.2.1 is the latest stable version of TrueNAS, and is now getting most of the maintenance focus. This will support its position as the primary version of TrueNAS over the next 6 months.