# I Turned My Proxmox Server Into a NAS Without Installing TrueNAS

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Author: Brandon Lee

Published: 2026-09-10T12:46:18Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Virtualization Howto](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/virtualization-howto.md>)

Topics: [Proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/proxmox.md>), [Homelab](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/homelab.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtualization.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hosting.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>)

Tags: [ceph](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ceph.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [home-lab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/home-lab.md>), [home-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/home-server.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [proxmox](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proxmox.md>), [self-hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosted.md>), [self-hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-hosting.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [storage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/storage.md>), [virtualization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtualization.md>)

## AI overview

The article presents ANAS, a project that adds native storage-management panels to the existing Proxmox VE web interface. It aims to let Proxmox manage storage using the underlying Debian/Linux capabilities without installing TrueNAS or introducing a separate management interface.

## Source excerpt

Proxmox is really good with all types of storage and I have used it as a dedicated NAS appliance many times. I have used dedicated NAS devices. I have also... The post I Turned My Proxmox Server Into a NAS Without Installing TrueNAS appeared first on Virtualization Howto.