Category Archives: freenas

FreeNAS is a free and open-source network-attached storage (NAS) software based on FreeBSD and the OpenZFS file system. The FreeNAS project was started in October 2005 by Olivier Cochard-Labbé. The web interface supports storage pool configuration, user management, sharing configuration and system maintenance, myrandomtips.com is dedicated to documenting Tips I have found.

FreeNAS default password – How to reset

Having issues logging onto Freenas using the default password? You may find it a pain when your password to logon does not work, this guide will provide simple tip on how to figure out the freenas default password, rather than seeing the dreaded: Please enter a correct Username and password. Note that both fields may be case-sensitive.

How to update Plex Media Server on FreeNas 11.2

Plex brings together all the media that matters to you, organizing your personal collections alongside stellar online content, streaming music, and more, making it all look beautiful in one universal interface. It can be frustrating not being able to update Plex through the GUI like you can on Windows installs. The easiest way to upgrade Plex on FreeNas… Read More »

How to install Plex Media Server on FreeNas 11.2

Plex brings together all the media that matters to you, organizing your personal collections alongside stellar online content, streaming music, and more, making it all look beautiful in one universal interface.

Sonarr Error occurred while executing task ApplicationUpdate

Got this error when attempting to update Sonnarr installed on my FreeNas as a Jail to the latest version: Error occurred while executing task ApplicationUpdate: ApplicationName=’mono’, CommandLine=’–debug /tmp/nzbdrone_update/NzbDrone.Update.exe 88519 /tmp/nzbdrone_update /usr/pbi/sonarr-amd64/share/sonarr/NzbDrone.exe /data=/var/db/sonarr /nobrowser’, CurrentDirectory=”, Native error= Cannot find the specified file How to Fix and Update Sonarr Log onto FreeNas Gui Click Plugins Click Sonarr Jail Open Shell… Read More »

FreeNAS 11.2 – How to Setup New Hard Drives

I just purchased 4 x 4TB drives for my second NAS, so i created a tutorial that will walk you through using FreeNAS 11.2, creating the pool, datasets, user permissions and SAMBA windows share, I purposely show it not working so you can get an understanding how permissions work. Video Guide Hardware I Used I use the HP… Read More »