Yes i got only text base on my server and it gave me ip address to got to in my browser on other computer. My thing was i didn't know how to used the text base on my sever to set it up. yes i have a monitor attached to my sever. Now can i use the brower on other computer to setup TrueNAS or do i got to use text base on my server to set it up? I want to use my sever just for home sever. Where i can put files on it and go to any computer in the house and grab a file from it. I been told few time to use ubuntu sever. I may put ubuntu sever on there and try cockpit on it. Thank you for the help.
TrueNAS via the GUI is going to be a lot easier to set up and manage then Ubuntu with Cockpit. I only mentioned Cockpit in case you needed an actual Server OS. But, it seems like your needs are more in keeping with what TrueNAS has to offer.
For TrueNAS...once you install it, you can do all the basic configuration via the GUI in a web browser from another computer. Once TrueNAS finishes booting, it will give you a screen like the one below that comes up on the monitor connected to the server.
Normally, for a basic setup, all you will need from this screen is the IP address from near the bottom. The other Console setup items are either advanced configuration that you won't need to get going or things you can do easier from the GUI:
The IP address that shows up for you will differ of course. Open a web browser on a different computer and in the URL bar, type in the numeric address from the screen connected to the server.
Most browsers won't require you to enter the http/https. Just the numbers should work. For example: 10.238.15.194. That will take you to a log in screen. The username will be "root" (no quotation marks) and the password will be whatever you set during install.
That will take you to a GUI screen that looks a lot like what
@elvisimprsntr posted above.
Consider following the configuration steps on the TrueNAS site. After you are logged in to the GUI, you can follow along here:
Logging In |
Once you are able to access the GUI, you normally won't need a monitor connected to the server any longer.
There's lots of configuration with any server/NAS to get it running smoothly, but this should at least get you into the GUI portion.