Running a TrueNAS SCALE VM in Proxmox VE 🌱

  1. Download the TrueNAS Scale iso Download
  2. Log into the Proxmox web UI
  3. Select a storage from the left navigation pane to download the .iso to
  4. Select ISO Images in the left sub-navigation pane
  5. and upload it to the Proxmox ISO image library
  6. Right click the Proxmox node name > Create VM
  7. Give the VM a unique ID and Name > Next
  8. On the OS tab, Select the TrueNAS Scale installation .iso file, leave the Type as Linux and the Version as 5.x - 2.6 Kernel > Next
  9. Leave the defaults on the System tab > Next
  10. On the Hard Disk tab, set the Disk size to 16 GiB or more > Next
  11. On the CPU tab, set Cores to 2 or more and Type to host > Next
  12. On the Memory tab, set the Memory to 4096 or more > Next
  13. Leave the defaults on the Network tab > Next
  14. Verify the summary and click Finish
  15. Right click the TrueNAS Scale VM in the left navigation pane > Start
  16. Click console in the left sub-navigation menu
  17. At the boot menu, press Enter to select Start TrueNAS SCALE Installation
  18. Select Install/Upgrade > OK
  19. If prompted about not having 8GB of RAM, select Yes to continue anyway
  20. Press the space bar to select the QEMU HARDDISK > Press Enter
  21. Select Yes to continue the installation > Press Enter
  22. Select Administrative user (admin) > Press Enter
  23. Enter and confirm a password for the admin user > Press Enter
  24. After the installation completes, navigate to the VM > Hardware menu in the Proxmox web UI and remove the TrueNAS Scale .iso from the CD/DVD drive
  25. Back in the VM, select Reboot System > Press Enter
  26. Once TrueNAS Scale has finished booting, note the URL on the screen
  27. Open a web browser and navigate to the TrueNAS Scale URL
  28. Log into the Web UI with username admin and the password set during the installation
  29. Welcome to TrueNAS Scale

A full tutorial for passing a physical disks to a VM can be found here