{
  "id": 16781842,
  "title": "I tried running Proxmox VMs and LXCs straight off my TrueNAS pool, and they worked better than I expected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/i-tried-running-proxmox-vms-and-lxcs-straight-off-my-truenas-pool-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T18:30:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "XDA Developers",
    "slug": "xda-developers",
    "url": "https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-running-proxmox-vms-and-lxcs-straight-off-my-truenas-pool-and-they-worked-better-than-i-expected/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "I recently discovered the TrueNAS-Proxmox plugin, which allows me to use iSCSI and NVMe-over-TCP shares to house VM disks and LXC volumes on my storage server. Initially, I encountered some issues with snapshots, automatic volume management, and disk resizing on raw iSCSI pools. However, the plugin eliminates these problems when connecting iSCSI pools to Proxmox. I configured the plugin on my TrueNAS rig by creating an iSCSI dataset called proxmox within the proxmox-iscsi dataset as the Target. I left most settings at their default values and created an API key for the connection. After installing the plugin on my Proxmox node, I successfully stored virtual machines, containers, and their snapshots on the iSCSI-backed dataset. While the plugin performs well with an NVMe drive and 10GbE connection, the average tinkerer may not need to invest in such hardware for this setup.",
  "summary": "Storing PVE virtual guests on TrueNAS became a whole lot easier thanks to a neat plugin",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}