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FreeCORE Continues TrueNAS CORE 13.3 as Independently Maintained FreeBSD OS
Key points
- FreeCORE continues TrueNAS CORE 13.3.
- It is an independently maintained FreeBSD operating system.
- Version 15.0-U1 is stable.
- TrueNAS CORE 13.3 systems can upgrade to FreeCORE 15.0.
- FreeCORE is a community-driven project.
- FreeCORE restores FreeBSD Jails, native plugins, and bhyve virtual machines.
- TrueNAS CORE was built on FreeBSD and OpenZFS.
- iXsystems shifted focus to TrueNAS SCALE, a Debian Linux-based environment.
- FreeCORE 15.1 is slated next.
Project Overview
FreeCORE is a new project that takes over the development and maintenance of the TrueNAS CORE 13.3 system. It operates as an independent operating system built on FreeBSD.
Current Status and Upgrade Path
The current stable version of FreeCORE is 15.0-U1. Users with existing TrueNAS CORE 13.3 installations can perform an in-place upgrade directly to FreeCORE 15.0, and then continue to receive updates from the project's update train.
Underlying Technologies
FreeCORE builds upon established technologies including FreeBSD and OpenZFS. Original authorship from FreeNAS and TrueNAS CORE is credited in the source's license headers.
Updates
- FreeCORE is a community-driven project.
- FreeCORE restores FreeBSD Jails, native plugins, and bhyve virtual machines.
- TrueNAS CORE was built on FreeBSD and OpenZFS.
- iXsystems shifted focus to TrueNAS SCALE, a Debian Linux-based environment.
- FreeCORE 15.1 is slated next.
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How outlets covered it
FreeCORE, a new community-driven project, has launched to continue the development of TrueNAS CORE, upgrading it to FreeBSD 15.0. This fork maintains deeply integrated virtualization features like FreeBSD Jails and bhyve, which were deprecated when iXsystems shifted focus to TrueNAS SCALE (Linux-based). The project addresses the needs of administrators who rely on the FreeBSD ecosystem for their storage infrastructure.
FreeCORE is an independently maintained operating system that continues the TrueNAS CORE 13.3 system on FreeBSD. Version 15.0-U1 is stable, and existing TrueNAS CORE 13.3 systems can upgrade directly to 15.0.