FreeNAS: The FreeNAS server

FreeNAS is an embedded open source NAS (Network-Attached Storage) distribution based on FreeBSD, supporting the following protocols: CIFS (samba), FTP, NFS, TFTP, AFP, RSYNC, Unison, iSCSI (initiator and target) and UPnP.

It supports Software RAID (0,1,5), ZFS, disk encryption, S.M.A.R.T/email monitoring with a WEB configuration interface (from m0n0wall).

FreeNAS can be installed on Compact Flash/USB key, hard drive or booted from LiveCD.

FreeNAS image files suitable for most people are available on SourceForge: FreeNAS Stable Releases
This is where you can download the latest, stable versions to install on your hardware.

See the changelog for more information about the current public releases or the Downloads page for different releases.

2010-08-12: FreeNAS contributors: Start working on your python, FreeNAS 8.x dev release is on the SVN since few days

2010-07-15: Congratulations to Warner Losh (Director of FreeBSD Dev. at iXsystems) upon election to the FreeBSD 2010 Core Team.
2010-04-11: FreeNAS 0.7.1 (Shere) Available
2010-03-17: Some news about the work-in-progress on FreeNAS 0.8 from iXsystems
2010-02-01: Interview with Olivier (Founder of FreeNAS) in BSD magazine 02/2010 (free to download)
2010-01-01: Josh Paetzel, Director of IT at iXsystems gives brief interview on PC-BSD and FreeNAS.
2009-12-15: iXsystems gives an interview about the future of FreeNAS on BSDTalk
2009-12-13: new website online!

• Features
• Screenshots
• License
• Contributors
• Roadmap

• Setup and User Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• HowTo
• Hardware Compatibility Lists
• Learning FreeNAS Book

• The FreeNAS Forum - Where you can get help and answers to questions from other FreeNAS enthusiasts.
• Knowledgebase - Search for undocumented tips and other useful information.
• Mailing Lists
• Submit a bug
• Feature Requests
• How to contribute
• FreeNAS team's blog
• IRC: freenode.net #freenas What is IRC?

• iXsystems : Company managing FreeNAS development since December 2009
• Vaultnetworks : Offers a hosted server
• AMD : Donate a Tyan server
• Full Sourceforge users donators list

• StoreMan : A combination of a comfortable backup program and a db based archive manager
• OpenMediaVault : Volker Theile's NAS Project ( in progress)
• BSD Router Project : Open Source Router Distribution by Olivier