Year In Review, SLOG sizing and the 80% Rule, 25.04 Incus/LXC Preview | TrueNAS Tech Talk (T3) E008

In this episode of TrueNAS Tech Talk, the hosts discuss the release of TrueNAS 24.10.1, highlighting its record-breaking upgrade numbers and the importance of user feedback through bug tickets. They debunk ZFS myths, particularly around write caching and the 80% full rule, emphasizing the need for understanding workload-specific optimizations. The hosts recap TrueNAS's growth in the past year, including a significant increase in deployed systems and managed storage. Looking ahead to 2025, they preview the upcoming 25.04 Fangtooth release, which includes a new 6.12 kernel, dashboard enhancements, and containerization support with LXC and Incus. A demo showcases the ease of creating and managing LXC containers, followed by an explanation of the differences between LXC and Docker containers, highlighting the benefits of LXC for running Linux-based applications on TrueNAS. The hosts also tease upcoming support for VMs in the new infrastructure.