XigmaNAS Tutorial Introduction The original FreeNAS Project was on SourceForge before it got taken over by ixSystems selling their TrueNAS range based on it. FreeNAS v0.7 Open Source was forked as NAS4Free and due to copyright issues, it is now named XigmaNAS. Build, Configure and Maintain a XigmaNAS Network Attached Storage appliance XigmaNAS v12.1.0.4 Build 7664 dated 2020-07-15 Video of installation in a KVM - 3.7 MB, 3:39 mins Video of XigmaNAS First Boot - 3.2 MB, 3:41 mins Enabling root login by SSH into XigmaNAS - GUI settings - this will avoid errors like no supported authentication methods available when logging in by PuTTY or WinSCP (Portable) Virtualisation KVM Install Hardware for installation in a KVM Hardware after installation KVM Options Defaults Default IP Address: 192.168.1.250 Default Access Credentials (Mode: username / password): CLI/SSH: root / xigmanas Web: admin / xigmanas Preferred Hardware Use Gigabit Intel LAN NIC model based on XigmaNAS version (date of release and kernel support for native drivers) Atleast 4 GB RAM advised for 64 bit installs Embedded installs on USB advised for general use 2/4 GB USB drives for old systems (< 2010) on embedded 32 bit installs Atleast 8 GB USB Drives for modern systems on 64 bit installs Choice of Hard Disks with 4K sectors (not surveillance HDDs) Tested Hardware Mainboards ASUS PRIME B365M-C - Intel® I219V LAN Notes During install from USB 3 socket, graceful degrade to USB 2 occurs if the device is not USB 3 compliant. During usage of the embedded USB device, no such degrade occurs and the device must be plugged into it's appropriate socket. When remotely accessing the XigmaNAS using SSH, only a bare shell command prompt for CLI usage is available. To get to the console menu, execute the following command: sh /etc/rc.initial To come out of the menu and exit the SSH session, drop to the shell (choice 6) and type exit Hard Disks References Official Documentation Download Alternate Download Tunnelling for Remote SSH .