How to Install TrueNAS Core on a QNAP NAS - Complete Walkthrough

What You Need:
A QNAP NAS Drive with (minimum) an Intel 64bit x86 CPU and a minimum 4GB of Memory (recommended 8GB+)

Any Data that is currently on the Terramaster NAS RAID that is mission critical to be backed up or moved (as it will be completely formatted)

Hard Drive and/or SSD media (you should already have these, but just in case) for your storage

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[dezmondwhitney]

A helpful and clear guide to the install, and how to revert back. Very Good indeed. Thank You.

[xerox]

I just gave my old QNAP ts-453 mini a second life by installing Truenas with your help. Thanks a lot! I'm eager to try it out. I'm already running a XPenology pc as a "fake" Synology and it works a charm. Luckily I bought the 8 Gb ram modules with the QNAP back in 2015...

[stuxb]

Would love to see this same type of guide for unRAID on QNAP

[MichaelRabeno]

Thank you for the information. I have a couple of questions regarding this procedure: 1) What are the startup time difference between the original QTS (on eMMC/internal USB) to the TrueNAS on NVMe ?; 2) Will it be possible to install the QTS on the NVMe to compare startup times and loading of applications?

[dsduarte.youtube]

what are the possibilities for TS-251+, TS-253Be or any other Celeron based NAS that do not have M.2 slot?

[jp_baril]

If my goal is to have a NAS running TrueNAS in a small enclosure like a QNAP, is buying a QNAP or TerraMaster the best price-performance (and low-noise) option or is buying all the pieces separately better? (Time and effort to buy and assemble are not an issue). Thank you.

[bitpickersplace]

This was really interesting. Since it is reversible, it could be fun to try maybe Windows, other Linux distros just to see how they work.

[Ichijoe]

Could this be done on last gen systems without an embedded m.2 slot(s), via a QM2 Card?

[costi]

Looking forward for a installation and setup video for Unraid on a Qnap nas, like TVS h1288x with all setups of the temp. Sensors, fans, etc.

[cowantom]

Is it just me, but the last few videos have had sound synching issues. This is the only channel I experience this and its just the last few. It's quite distracting

[christopherjackson]

Qnap makes excellent truenas hardware Like really excellent.

[renet.]

My TS451+ boot from USB via UEFI but doesnt boot TrueNAS with UEFI-Option...
What can i do?

[shearer]

I have a qnap 453D 4bay, but dubious to try as I have truenas core 13 on a 10th gen intel pc and it wont launch in uefi mode and doesn't support 2.5gb port

[fixodent]

With this does the front light panel still work properly

[lm]

Ive got the TVS-863+ with an 10Git-NIC. Does TrueNAS support it? Since I didnt have an M2 drive, can I use a 3tb hd for installation? I know its overkill.

[manitsony]

So can qts be installed on non qnap hardware

[hodgesmt]

I have an extra ts-453be with 4gb and thinking of trying TrueNas. I know you said 16 gb is recommended but will 4 work for Testing/playing and then I can spend the $$ if I think it works ok.

[douglasmontgomery]

How about a video on How to Install Jellyfin on a QNAP..please?

[andrewuwizard]

BIOS Asustor (он же материнская плата Acer) в принципе не предусматривает установку системы на диск. Только на флеш USB.
Потратил 5 дней разбираясь с этим.
Можно установить Xpenology но она рандомно перезагружается в неожиданных ситуациях без явных и видимых причин.

[Rob_eightmedia]

mate ..with the volume you speak at the noise of spinning disks and NAS hum is negligible .. lol