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Welcome to the FreeNAS™ 8.x Documentation Project!
Are you using FreeNAS 0.7? You want the legacy Documentation instead of this page.
This is the wiki area for the collaborative editing of FreeNAS™ 8.x documentation. Beginning with version 8.0.1, a User Guide matching the released version is published in various formats. If you are interested in translating a released version of the documentation, send an email to the freenas-translations mailing list.
If you are running a version of FreeNAS™ 8.x that is earlier than FreeNAS™ 8.0.4-RELEASE-p2, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that you upgrade to 8.0.4-RELEASE-p2. In addition to fixing many bugs from previous 8.x versions, this release addresses critical Samba and OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
Published Versions (in reverse chronological order):
FreeNAS™ 8.0.4-RELEASE-p2 was released on May 7, 2012 in order to address several critical security vulnerabilities. All users running the 8.0.x series are advised to upgrade to this version. Use the 8.0.3 Users Guide plus the Release Notes for FreeNAS 8.0.4-RELEASE-p2 for documentation.
FreeNAS™ 8.0.4-RELEASE was released on February 29, 2012. This is a bug-fix release, meaning that you should use the 8.0.3 Users Guide plus the 8.0.4 Release Notes for documentation.
FreeNAS™ 8.0.3-RELEASE was released on January 3, 2012. The 8.0.3 Users Guide is available for download in the following formats:
FreeNAS™ 8.0.2-RELEASE was released on October 13, 2011. The 8.0.2 Users Guide is available for download in the following formats:
FreeNAS™ 8.0.1-RELEASE was released on September 30, 2011. The 8.0.1 Users Guide is available for download in the following formats:
Work in Progress: 8.2 User Guide
The rest of this wiki is the editing area for the upcoming 8.2 Users Guide. As of April, 2012 the 8.2 User Guide is considered to be a work in progress, meaning that it changes on a daily basis as new features are added to 8.2. Unless you are beta testing 8.2 or a FreeNAS™ nightly, you should not be referring to this portion of the wiki as the documentation you read will not match what you are seeing on your FreeNAS™ system. Refer to the published User Guide that matches your RELEASE version of FreeNAS™ instead.
We need your help to fill in the documentation gaps and to provide real-world usage examples to make sure that the 8.2 FreeNAS™ Users Guide is as useful as possible when it is published. This Guide grows into a useful resource when users (meaning you!) contribute to it. You don't have to write large sections in order to be a contributor. You also don't need to have a lot of time on your hands. You simply have to create a login account in order to assist with any of the following tasks:
- proofread existing pages and fix any typos, incorrect grammar, or unclearly worded sections.
- add to sections containing missing, outdated, or incomplete content.
- update any screenshots that are out of date.
- every page has a Discussion tab. You can use this if you would like to suggest further information that should appear in that section of the Handbook.
We are emailed whenever edits are made and will contact you for clarification if an edit is unclear. You can also be notified when specified pages are edited--simply click the "my preferences" or "my watchlist" links whenever you are logged into the wiki.
