TrueNAS Network Folder¶

Setup Network Folder¶

Note

This guide assumes you have already created a ZFS disk pool in Storage > Pool as a place to store your backups. If you need help with this step, see the TrueNAS documentation.

1. In the TrueNAS UI, to add a user who will write the backups from the Start9 server to the NAS, go to Accounts > Users > ADD:

   

2. Fill in a human-readable Full Name, Username, and Password for the new user:

   

   Near the bottom, select Shell: nologin, and enable Samba Authentication. Click SUBMIT

3. Enable the SMB service via Services > SMB:

   

   Also ensure the Start Automatically box is checked.

4. Open a shell and create your backups directory:

   

   In this example, we will create a directory called start9backupshare on the root of our storage pool:

   mkdir /mnt/zpooldisk1/start9backupshare
   

   This is the example path we will use in this guide. You may choose a different name or path.

5. Under Sharing > Windows Shares (SMB), drill down into the path until you find the directory to be shared:

   

   We give the share the Name nasshare

   Click SUBMIT to create the share.

6. A Configure ACL dialog will emerge. Click CONFIGURE NOW:

   

7. You will be brought to an Edit ACL screen.

   Under User check “Apply User” and select or type the username we created in Step 2:

   

   Off to the right-hand side, Permissions Type should be set to “Basic” and Permissions should be set to “Full Control”. Click SAVE

Connect StartOS¶

1. Go to System > Create Backup.

   

2. Click “Open”.

   

3. Fill in the following fields:

   • Hostname - Enter your truenas hostname: truenas.local

   • Path - This is the “Name” of the share that we set in step 5: nasshare

   • Username - This is the Username of the user we created in Step 2: s9backup

   • Password - This is the Password of that user, also set in Step 2

   

4. Click “Save”.

That’s it! You can now Create encrypted, private backups of all your Start9 server’s data to your TrueNAS!