The ZFS Special Device can store metadata (where files are, allocation tables, etc) which already improve performances greatly AND, optionally, small files up to a user-defined size on this special ...

How To Configure an Encrypted ZFS Pool with DigitalOcean Block Storage on FreeBSD ZFS is a file system and volume manager that supports high storage capacities, supports compression, and can prevent ...

If you're new to the ZFS hype train, you might wonder why a new filesystem option in an OS installer is a big deal. So here's a quick explanation: ZFS is a copy-on-write filesystem, which can take ...

As we all enter month three of the COVID-19 pandemic and look for new projects to keep us engaged (read: sane), can we interest you in learning the fundamentals of computer storage? Quietly this ...

Building a home server can seem like a daunting task, but with the right tools and approach, you can create a powerful, scalable system tailored to your specific needs. This guide provides a ...

File systems guard all the data in your computer, but most are based on 20-30 year old architectures that put your data at risk with every I/O. The open source ZFS from Sun Oracle claims high data ...

The latest version of OpenZFS offers RAID expansion, plus faster data deduplication donated by iXsystems. The code will be available very soon in the beta of TrueNAS SCALE 25.04. OpenZFS release 2.3.0 ...

I hate to say it, but it looks like any dreams we had of using Ubuntu on ZFS are squarely that: dreams. In 2019 Canonical was upbeat about their support for contentious file system, making waves with ...