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Should I use TrueNAS Community Forums?

TrueNAS Community Help and Discussion - forums.truenas.com

Worth it. If you run or plan to run TrueNAS, this free forum is the best place for build advice, bug help, and security notices. If you don't use TrueNAS, it has nothing for you — r/truenas on Reddit covers the same ground more casually.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~40 public sources: forum threads, Reddit discussions, TrueNAS docs, and news coverage.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Community forums

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
TrueNAS Connect Plus (separate product)Paid; price not stated in sources

Best for

  • TrueNAS home labbers
  • Self-hosters
  • Storage build planners
  • SMB storage admins

Not for

  • Anyone not running TrueNAS
  • Buyers wanting vendor SLA support
  • People who dislike forum-style Q&A
  • One-off quick answers with no NAS project

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Legacy is read-only; old threads may link nowhere

medium

Moderation gaps flagged by longtime members

low

Forum is free, but TrueNAS add-ons like Connect Plus are paid separately

low

Advice varies by TrueNAS version; check thread dates before following

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, active peer support for builds, bugs, and configs
  • High activity: hundreds of pages of recent topics
  • Official CVE advisories and update notices posted here
  • Detailed hardware build and shopping-list reviews from veterans
  • Real-world hardening and ransomware recovery threads

Cons

  • Moderation quality disputed; calls for new moderators
  • Old forum read-only; content split across two sites
  • Blunt replies; newcomers told TrueNAS 'might not be for you'

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/20/2026 - 9 sources - Forum is the notification channel for TrueNAS CVEs and mandatory updates; no vulnerabilities of the forum itself found in sources.

official x3review x4security x1news x1
  • Active Directory security update required TrueNAS updates, Forum thread announced mandatory updates tied to an AD security issue.
  • OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387 noted in TrueNAS 24.04 release notes, Release notes cite the CVE among mitigations; forum carries related SSH CVE discussion.
  • No dedicated security page on the forum, Security news appears as threads, not a consolidated security page.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 9

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Completely free community support
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Split old/new forum sites confuse users
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Threads, resources, multi-language sections; standard forum tooling
  • Support quality: 3/5. Fast peer help; recurring moderation complaints
  • Security posture: 3/5. Official CVE advisories posted; no dedicated security page
  • Free Cost Open community forums, no fee
  • 2024 Current forums launched Migrated from truenas.com/community
  • 435+ pages Recent activity of latest topics indexed
  • Free TrueNAS software Paid Connect Plus add-on exists

Pricing

Community forums

Free

  • All topics and replies
  • Read and post with account

TrueNAS Connect Plus (separate product)

Paid; price not stated in sources

  • Remote connect service
  • 'Early Connector' pricing discussed on forum

Security

Forum is the notification channel for TrueNAS CVEs and mandatory updates; no vulnerabilities of the forum itself found in sources.

  • Active Directory security update required TrueNAS updatesForum thread announced mandatory updates tied to an AD security issue.
  • OpenSSH CVE-2024-6387 noted in TrueNAS 24.04 release notesRelease notes cite the CVE among mitigations; forum carries related SSH CVE discussion.
  • No dedicated security page on the forumSecurity news appears as threads, not a consolidated security page.

What users say

Users find it a knowledgeable, active hub for TrueNAS help, but criticize moderation and the confusing split between old and new forum sites.

“The Official TN Forums Need New Moderators”
Reddit, r/truenas
“Why I don't like this forum”
TrueNAS Community thread
“Got nailed by ransomware - Truenas got wiped out”
TrueNAS Community Forums
Full analysis

Based on ~40 public sources: forum threads, Reddit discussions, TrueNAS docs, and news coverage.

Free, active TrueNAS peer-support forum — essential if you run TrueNAS, pointless if you don't.

Methodology

Based on ~40 public sources: forum threads, Reddit discussions, TrueNAS docs, and news coverage.

Sources

  1. TrueNAS Community Forums (official)forums.truenas.com
    official
  2. The Official TN Forums Need New Moderatorsreddit.com
    review
  3. Why I don't like this forumtruenas.com
    review
  4. SSH CVEs and update in Generalforums.truenas.com
    security
  5. Got nailed by ransomware - Truenas got wiped outforums.truenas.com
    review
  6. TrueNAS Connect Plus Early Connector Pricingforums.truenas.com
    official
  7. Rate my shopping listforums.truenas.com
    review
  8. Latest topics (435+ pages)forums.truenas.com
    official
  9. TrueNAS is free, so why would anyone pay for a NAS OS?xda-developers.com
    news

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