Building the Ultimate NAS: Installing TrueNAS on Proxmox (part 1) - #26
Published at : 18 Dec 2025
In this video, we set up TrueNAS Scale on Proxmox from scratch. You’ll see how to download the ISO, create the VM, install the OS, access the web interface, and attach hard drives for reliable storage. This is just the beginning of a series where we’ll dive into advanced features in our future videos.
*What you will learn* ✓ How to download and upload the TrueNAS ISO to Proxmox ✓ Creating and configuring a TrueNAS VM in Proxmox ✓ Installing TrueNAS Scale and access the web interface of it ✓ How to attach hard drives to the TrueNAS VM using unique IDs
*Timestamps* 00:00 - Why TrueNAS 01:06 - Download and Upload TrueNAS Scale ISO 02:30 - Create TrueNAS VM 04:17 - Install TrueNAS Scale 05:46 - First Boot & Web UI Setup 06:10 - Attach and Verify Hard Drives
*Commands* Get the Disk ID - ls /dev/disk/by-id Attach the disks directly to TrueNAS Scale - qm set [VM ID] -scsi1 /dev/disk/by-id/[Disk ID 1] qm set [VM ID] -scsi2 /dev/disk/by-id/[Disk ID 2]