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I'd like to read a document that lists pros/cons of using FreeNAS vs just standard FreeBSD. To me it's not sufficient to just read something like "you're buildi

I'd like to read a document that lists pros/cons of using FreeNAS vs just standard FreeBSD. To me it's not sufficient to just read something like "you're building a NAS, so of course you should use FreeNAS". Okay, but why? Other than a GUI, what makes FreeNAS better than vanilla FreeBSD? The GUI isn't important to me. I think I might know one other advantage? From perusing various discussions in the past I've gotten the impression that FreeNAS is more proactive than FreeBSD when it comes to fixing bugs related to storage. Is that true?

justinclift 9y ago
Well... using a GUI to get things done is why I went with FreeNAS. I just couldn't be bothered having to learn (and remember, or otherwise relearn every few months!) the various potentially fiddly options needed for samba/nfs/zfs/whatever. ... and it did turn out to be a good intro for getting back into FreeBSD anyway, as I needed to add driver support for Mellanox cards. :D That being said, I still use it as my main NAS here, and would do so again. I can happily forget 95% of the command line stuff I'd otherwise need to remember, and put that time to good use on other things. :)