The World’s #1 Storage OS
FreeNAS is an operating system that can be installed on virtually any hardware platform to share data over a network. FreeNAS is the simplest way to create a centralized and easily accessible place for your data. Use FreeNAS with ZFS to protect, store, and back up all of your data. FreeNAS is used everywhere, for the home, small business, and the enterprise.

FreeNAS 11.3 requires a 64-bit CPU and a minimum of 8GB RAM.

Minimum Hardware Requirements:
These specifications are the bare minimum requirements to run a small FreeNAS system with baseline performance for 1-4 users.
- 64-bit processor
- One Operating System Drive (8GB minimum; USB Drive)
- 8 GB RAM (ECC recommended but not required) will support up to 8 hard drives and an additional 1 GB of RAM is suggested for each additional drive
- A SATA or SAS drive controller with any hardware RAID functionality disabled
- At least one direct-attached disk
- One physical network port