Where TrueNAS really pulls ahead is how tightly applications integrate with ZFS. You can place Plex metadata on its own dataset with snapshots enabled. Nextcloud data can be backed up using native ZFS ...

I have a self-built TrueNAS box, connected to my switch via the onboard gigabit ethernet. It's an ITX board with only one PCIe slot, currently occupied by an HBA for the four storage drives. However ...