Welcome back to Hardware Haven—“It’s been a while,” but today we’re diving into a complete TrueNAS Scale setup from zero to hero. First, head to piavpn.com/hardwarehaven for 83 percent off Private Internet Access with four months free. Ready? Grab your drives and meet the hardware requirements: NVMe SSDs, a 10 Gb SFP+ card, and plenty of RAM. Flash TrueNAS Scale, complete the initial tweaks, then nail down your network settings, users, and groups. Next, create your storage pool, add a dataset, and fine-tune ACLs so your SMB share works flawlessly. Don’t forget data protection: schedule SMART tests, periodic snapshots, and backup to Backblaze B2. Set up email alerts and UPS monitoring, then back up your config. Finally, carve out a pool for apps, install Jellyfin for media streaming, spin up a Minecraft server with Crafty, and squash any last-minute issues. That’s your one-hour build boiled down to one minute—let’s get building!
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