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TrueNAS: The Ultimate Guide to Building Your Own Cloud. Pros, Cons, and Pitfalls

2025-12-04

In a world where data volume grows faster than GPU prices, the question “Where to store files?” becomes critical. Google Drive and iCloud are convenient but expensive and not unlimited. External hard drives are unreliable. Ready-made solutions from Synology or QNAP are good, but hit the wallet.

Enter TrueNAS. It’s an operating system that turns a regular computer into a powerful enterprise-grade network-attached storage (NAS).

Let’s figure out why TrueNAS is so popular, what challenges you’ll face, and whether this system is right for you.

074 | Proxmox VE: A Universal Platform for Virtualization and Containerization

2025-08-05

What is Proxmox VE?

Proxmox Virtual Environment (Proxmox VE) is a powerful and flexible open-source virtualization platform that allows you to manage virtual machines and containers through a single web interface. Proxmox VE is based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system and uses the KVM hypervisor for full virtualization and LXC for lightweight containerization. Its key advantage is versatility and ease of management, making it a popular choice for both home labs and small to medium-sized businesses.