Hi folks, I’m trying to take the plunge and migrate my existing truenas 13.0 install to the Linux based truenas. I started reading the migration documentation, and I realized that both of my pools are GELI encrypted. What’s the safest way to do this migration without losing my data? Do I need to bu…

Consider this (h/t @pmh ): How to remove encryption from a ZFS volume (while keeping the data) Hi, all, my first post - I have a little procedure to share. I successfully removed the geli encryption from a live ZFS pool in FreeNAS 9.1.1 with the following steps: 0. Make sure you eith…

Safest way to migrate GELI encrypted truenas core to scale?

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TrueAsInNas August 31, 2025, 4:56pm 11

How did it go? Did you learn anything new going through the process?

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Safest way to migrate GELI encrypted truenas core to scale?

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