ISO file is approximately 400MB and depending on your internet connection speed may take minutes to an hour or so to download, don’t expect it to finish within seconds. As of FreeNAS 9.3 (9/2015) the freeNAS downloadable. You do not want to download a nightly build. *Note* You will need to browse toward the bottom of the FreeNAS download page to find the “Installing FreeNAS?” box, and to the right is a large “Download” button. ISO file, and you can do that from FreeNAS themselves. Don’t worry, if top of the line is your thing you can spend upwards of $100 on a SLC industrial flash drive if you want the highest grade USB stick out there!
These are micro flash drives and can read data at nearly 150MB/s and write around 40MB/s more than enough for an installation, and FreeNAS OS drive. For $9 you can get a Sandisk UltraFIT (CZ43 16gb) or for $14 you get the 32gb model. The 8gb model works for installation, although may be harder to find now (2015). I’ve had really good luck with Sandisk USB Flash Drives, and normally purchase them from amazon. As of FreeNAS 9.3 the minimum suggested boot device is 8gb. Some people install FreeNAS on a SATADOM or SATA hard drive. Software Required: Rufus ( Download Here) USB Memory: You need 1 USB stick to install FreeNAS from, and if you plan to install it on 2nd then you need a 2nd. This is not a complete FreeNAS install guide, but simply a 1st-step in the direction of getting FreeNAS onto your new DIY server. ISO file onto a USB drive creating a bootable FreeNAS USB install stick. FreeNAS guide on “burning” the FreeNAS installation.
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