# TrueNAS SCALE

7 Hacker News commenters recommended TrueNAS SCALE and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a low-maintenance file server that runs Docker apps easily and performs well on existing hardware.

## Why people recommend it

- Full speed on the same hardware (5 comments): "The Linux equivalents (TrueNAS SCALE, OpenWrt) handled it fine on the same hardware." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48813988)) "Switch to Linux (TrueNAS SCALE/openWrt) and it just worked at full speed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46042285)) "Switch to Linux (SCALE and OpenWRT) and I can max out 9 Gbps." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47408432))
- Easy app deployment with Docker (3 comments): "it's been really good, they backup each other and also run several services i use thanks to Docker" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496894)) "TrueNAS scale for file backup that also runs Frigate for POE cam mgmt (similarly sandboxed)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46939700)) "what's amazing is the ease with which I can deploy new apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46098685))
- Backups and simple file sharing (3 comments): "it's been really good, they backup each other and also run several services i use thanks to Docker" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496894)) "TrueNAS scale for file backup that also runs Frigate for POE cam mgmt (similarly sandboxed)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46939700)) "just via one checkbox on a SMB share config, for years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50150248))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [TrueNAS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/truenas.md): 48 recommend
- [Unraid](https://hackerapproved.com/p/unraid.md): 20 recommend
- [OpenMediaVault](https://hackerapproved.com/p/openmediavault.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "TrueNAS SCALE", https://hackerapproved.com/p/truenas-scale/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).