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Also known as OpenZFS Project

OpenZFS is an open-source implementation of the ZFS file system and volume manager initially developed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris operating system, and is now maintained by the OpenZFS Project. Similar to the original ZFS, the implementation supports features like data compression, data deduplication, copy-on-write clones, snapshots, RAID-Z, and virtual devices that can create filesystems that span multiple disks.

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OpenZFS is an advanced file system and volume manager which was originally developed for Solaris and is now maintained by the OpenZFS community. This repository contains the code for running OpenZFS on Linux and FreeBSD. Full documentation for installing OpenZFS on your favorite operating system can be found at the Getting Started Page. Given the wide variety of Linux environments, we prioritize development and testing on stable, supported kernels and distributions. All longterm kernels from kernel.org are supported. stable kernels are usually supported in the next OpenZFS release. All RHEL (and compatible systems: AlmaLinux OS, Rocky Linux, etc) on the full or maintenance support tracks are supported.

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Official website
openzfs.org
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Commons category
OpenZFS
inception
2013-09-17
source code repository URL
github.com/openzfs/zfs
software version identifier
2.3.6
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Contents
  • History
  • Ports
  • Apple and OS X
  • Implementations
  • OpenSolaris
  • OpenIndiana
  • macOS
  • BSD
  • DragonFlyBSD
  • NetBSD
  • FreeBSD
  • MidnightBSD
  • TrueOS (formerly PC-BSD)
  • TrueNAS Core, (formerly FreeNAS)
  • pfSense
  • OPNsense
  • XigmaNAS
  • Debian GNU/kFreeBSD
  • Linux
  • ZFS on FUSE
  • Native ZFS on Linux
  • KQ InfoTech
  • Source code distribution
  • Ubuntu integration
  • TrueNAS (formerly TrueNAS Scale)
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Version history
  • Pool versions and feature flags
  • OpenZFS 2.0
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

OpenZFS is an open-source implementation of the ZFS file system and volume manager initially developed by Sun Microsystems for the Solaris operating system, and is now maintained by the OpenZFS Project. Similar to the original ZFS, the implementation supports features like data compression, data deduplication, copy-on-write clones, snapshots, RAID-Z, and virtual devices that can create filesystems that span multiple disks.

One of the main capabilities of OpenZFS is self-healing. The file system can detect and correct errors while in use, without the need for a dedicated file system checker. This feature makes it suitable for mission-critical applications that require high availability.

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