# Installing TrueNAS

## Installing TrueNAS  


Lots of writing :(

## Networking

Assuming you have [created the inter-VM bridge network `vmbr1`](https://wiki.joris.me/books/titan-proxmox-truenas-scale-node/page/preparing-proxmox-for-truenas "Preparing Proxmox for TrueNAS"), we can now connect it to TrueNAS.

#### Connect TrueNAS to the newly created bridge

<p class="callout info">This step **requires** that you have installed TrueNAS Scale in a VM.</p>

1. Select your TrueNAS VM
2. Go to Hardware
3. Click **Add**
4. Select **Network Device:**  
    [![image.png](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/5AGIvJUjSzOgmBTC-image.png)](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/5AGIvJUjSzOgmBTC-image.png)
5. Select the newly created `vmbr1` and click **Add**:  
    [![image.png](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/FxLnubTUakIreegR-image.png)](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/FxLnubTUakIreegR-image.png)

#### Viewing TrueNAS network configuration

1. Open the TrueNAS web UI using whatever IP address TrueNAS is reachable at.
2. Navigate to **Networking**. It should look roughly like this:[![image.png](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/ihctIhdWHrPVtFLj-image.png)](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/ihctIhdWHrPVtFLj-image.png)

Primarily, you will now see **two** interfaces. Most likely, **only one** of them will have an IP address assigned already. This is the *WAN*, or the "where TrueNAS gets internet" interface.

The second interface however will probably not have any IP address. This is the `vmbr1` inter-VM bridge network we created.

#### Configuring the bridge interface

<p class="callout danger">Make **absolutely** **sure** you do **not** modify the primary network interface, as doing so may make the machine unreachable via network.</p>

Configure the inter-VM bridge to **not** use DHCP, and instead manually assign the IP `192.168.255.20`:

[![image.png](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/scaled-1680-/XOCcbY5YlkT6jhPA-image.png)](https://wiki.joris.me/uploads/images/gallery/2024-06/XOCcbY5YlkT6jhPA-image.png)

Save the settings, click \[Test Configuration\] and then \[Save Configuration\].

### Summary

- We installed TrueNAS Scale in a VM;
- We connected TrueNAS to our dedicated network bridge `vmbr1` that will let Proxmox access TrueNAS directly.

<p class="callout success">Good work!</p>