20260313 DVR

[emg60060]

Hello. I just noticed the new version available for all OSs except BSD. I get a 404 page. Will it get an update? Please?

[nickk]

We had to rebuild part of our build system and it wasn't clear if anyone was still using the FreeBSD build.

What version of FreeBSD are you running?

[emg60060]

Thanks Nick. I'm still running TrueNAS Core (TrueNAS-13.3-U1.2). At some point, I may use native FreeBSD, currently 15.

[nickk]

TrueNAS was the original driving force behind FreeBSD support (plus it is fun porting to a new OS).

Now that TrueNAS has moved to Linux it is supported by our Linux builds.

We are open to reinstating FreeBSD support for native FreeBSD users if we get enough interest.

[emg60060]

Thanks for following up. I hope I'm not the only one.

[boston_digital]

I'm still using the FreebSD version. Please post a FreeBSD version as soon as you can!!!

[boston_digital]

Is there any progress on the BSD version?

[boston_digital]

is there going to be a freeBSD update?

[boston_digital]

is there some way to get updates that work with TrueNAS - FreeBSD. Thannks

[nickk]

I am not sure if there is going to be a FreeBSD release. The driving reason for support was TrueNAS and TrueNAS switched to Linux a few years ago.

[Señor Bob]

I am not sure if there is going to be a FreeBSD release. The driving reason for support was TrueNAS and TrueNAS switched to Linux a few years ago.

It's been a long time since I did anything with any of the BSD flavors. But I seem to recall that some (all?) of them had a Linux compatibility option. As in binary compatibility.

From what I've seen of the Linux "recording engine", it's statically linked (no dependencies on shared libraries). I've been able to take advantage of this to run the ARM version under Alpine Linux, which does not use glibc but musl libc instead.

If FreeBSD has the Linux compatibility option, and if TrueNAS hasn't removed that, it seems like it could be possible to run a Linux recording engine there.