TrueNAS 25.10-RC.1: New Updates and TrueNAS Connect Preview

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We’re one week into the TrueNAS 25.10 “Goldeye” beta period, with a thousand initial testers jumping in to provide review and bug reports. Already there have been a few fixes queued up for 25.10-RC.1 coming at the end of this month, including:

There are a few fixes that will be added to the RC.1 version. Significant fixes include:

  • Cannot upgrade to 25.10-BETA if 3 or more partitions are present on the boot device (NAS-137350)
  • Disk query issue with SD card readers that blocks initial pool creation (NAS-137391)
  • Resolving false alerts about disk temperature (NAS-137385)

TrueNAS 25.10-RC.1 includes over 100 updates and fixes. Most are minor, but a few significant enhancements stand out, including the re-enablement of VNC for VM access. These updates help complete the features planned for the full 25.10 release at the end of September.

One of the other major additions in RC.1 is support for TrueNAS Connect, a new web-based control panel for managing the TrueNAS software. Connect introduces a streamlined way to handle common tasks, including automated email alerts and SSL certificate setup for secure system management. It is completely optional, but highly encouraged as the default place for day-to-day software administration. For hardware-specific tasks, the appliance management interface will remain fully available and supported.

TrueNAS Connect is a free (and optional) SaaS offering, covering essentials such as alerts, SSL configuration, and an optional web-driven install wizard. An early trial period for Connect will open after 25.10-RC.1 becomes available. Developers running Nightly images will see the Connect icon in the status bar ahead of time, but account linking will only be enabled after the trial launch. More details on how to activate and use Connect will be provided before release.

The official launch of TrueNAS 25.10 is planned for the end of October.

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What about the future of TrueCommand? :thinking:

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The HexOS experience is coming to TrueNAS… :smiling_imp:

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It’s not April 1st…

That said, is TrueNAS connect hosted locally or cloud? And if cloud, what ports do I need to block to stop the exiting of information?

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And? This community lost a forum to an April Fool’s Day announcement.
Beware the Ides of March… and anything that comes within one year of them. :dagger:

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That’s exactly what I was thinking: why be surprised at anything anymore?

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The announcement reads “SaaS”. That means cloud.

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Just to be clear here, how is something optional if it covers something essential?

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At least today you can manage your certs locally and send alerts via email.

I don’t see anything essential that this new option adds.

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TrueCommand is a different model… runs in a container on-site.
It doesn’t support webinstall and certificates.
There will be a 3.2 update to use the new Goldeye API.
They will co-exist. More to come…

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Not really… it would be interesting to hear what SaaS capabilities you would really like.

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Nothing.

Before you potentiallly sign-up for service, we’'ll outline the security model… which is very important.

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To be perfectly clear: NONE AT ALL.
No cloud. No external intervention. All local management.

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So you can probably ignore this work.
However, we do force “local management” as needed.

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That’s why its optional… self-sufficient MSPs and users don’t have to use.

Its a bit like automatic transmissions… experienced race car drivers say “why?”

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Precisely…

Also is it RC1 or the full release at the end of this month? (September).

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RC1 is due end of this month… September

25.10 Release is due October - as name implies.

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Maybe edit the OP then , thanks for clarifying.

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@SeaFox

Nice meme…

I see you are coexisting on CORE (as are about 30% of TrueNAS users).

It was interesting to see you started on TrueNAS (freeNAS) pre-ZFS. That co-existence has finished. Before my time… how long did that go for.

Yes, TrueCommand will coexist in a similar way. We hope that TrueNAS Connect will be embraced by CE users. But TrueCommand will be required until users transition to 25.10 or above.