Fangtooth 25.04 BETA is Out, Backup Bonanza, and Special VDEV Sizing | TrueNAS Tech Talk (T3) E015

In this episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, Kris and Chris discuss the beta release of Fangtooth, highlighting the new "Instances" feature (formerly Virtualization), and encouraging users to provide feedback via the smiley face button in the UI. They then delve into various backup and replication methods supported by TrueNAS, including RSync, RClone, RESTic (TrueCloud Backup), and ZFS replication, detailing their unique properties and use cases, emphasizing the importance of the 3-2-1 backup strategy. The hosts also answer user questions, including the reasons for choosing Debian and Ubuntu as the base for TrueNAS and providing guidance on sizing Special VDEVs for metadata storage, while stressing the critical need for redundancy.