NAS as Time Machine Backup: MacBook Quality of Life Upgrade

October 5, 2025 Lisa Park - Tech Editor Tech

Okay, here’s a⁣ breakdown of the instructions for setting‌ up a TrueNAS share for Time Machine, extracted from the provided text:

TrueNAS Configuration ⁢Steps:

  1. Enable SMB2/3 Protocol⁢ Extensions:

⁤ * Go to Services and select Config Service.
* Click on Advanced Settings.
* Toggle the ‌checkbox next to Enable Apple SMB2/3 Protocol Extensions. This is required for Time Machine compatibility.

  1. Create a Share:

*⁣ ⁢ Go to ​the Shares page.
* Click Add.
* Choose the‌ Dataset you created earlier ‍under the Path section.

  1. set Share Purpose:

​ ⁣ * Change the Purpose setting from Default Share to either:
​ * ⁣ Basic time machine share (recommended for a single Mac)
*⁢ Multi-user time machine (recommended for multiple Macs)

  1. Configure⁣ ACL Rules:

* ⁤ Set up ACL rules to grant access⁢ to the share for your desired SMB user.

  1. Restart SMB service:

⁤* Restart the SMB service to apply the changes.

Connecting Your Mac:

The text states that connecting a ⁢Mac to ‌the share is “pretty simple, really,” but doesn’t provide specific steps for that part. It includes an image of the Time Machine interface.