Applications Screen

Reference guide for the TrueNAS Connect Applications screen interface elements and functionality.
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The TrueNAS Connect Applications screen provides centralized management and monitoring for applications, containers, and virtual machines running on connected TrueNAS systems.

Header Controls

The header section contains navigation functionality and displays screen identification.

Back to Dashboard

The arrow_back_iosbutton in the upper-left area of the screen returns to the main TrueNAS Connect dashboard.

Apps Section

Apps displays and manages installed applications on the TrueNAS system.

Apps Table

Expandable table component displaying all installed applications with the following columns:

  • Name: Application name and identifier
  • Status: Current operational state of the application
  • CPU: Processor utilization percentage
  • RAM: Memory consumption in MB or GB
  • Block I/O: Storage input/output activity metrics
  • Network: Network traffic statistics for the application

The expand button keyboard_arrow_down in each table row reveals detailed application information and management options.

Empty State

When no applications are installed, the table displays the No apps found! message.

Expanded App Details

When an application row is expanded, the App Details section displays comprehensive information and management controls for the selected application.

Application Actions

Action buttons provide direct control of applications:

  • Start play_arrow starts a stopped application (disabled when already running)
  • Stop stop_circle stops a running application
  • Restart restart_alt restarts the application with current configuration
  • Open open_in_new opens the application’s web interface in a new tab

Resources Section

Resources displays real-time performance metrics for the application:

  • CPU: Current processor utilization percentage (0%)
  • RAM Usage: Memory consumption in MiB or GiB (159.44 MiB)
  • Block IO: Storage input/output activity in bytes (0.10 B - 0.10 B)
  • Network: Network traffic statistics showing inbound and outbound data (198.00 B - 198.00 B)

App Info Section

App Info displays application metadata and version information:

  • Version: Chart version number (1.0.7)
  • App Version: Application container version (v1.53.1-noble)
  • Train: Application catalog source (community)

Collapse Row Button

The keyboard_arrow_up button collapses the expanded row to return to the summary table view.

Containers Section

Containers displays and manages Docker containers running on the system.

Containers Table

Expandable table component displaying all containers with the following columns:

  • Name: Container name and identifier
  • Status: Current operational state (running, stopped, etc.)

The expand button keyboard_arrow_down in each table row reveals detailed container information and management controls.

Empty State

When no containers are found, the table displays the No containers found! message.

Expanded Container Details

When a container row is expanded, the Container Details section displays comprehensive information and management controls for the selected container.

Container Actions

Action buttons provide direct control of containers:

  • Start play_arrow starts a stopped container (disabled when already running)
  • Stop stop_circle stops a running container
  • Restart restart_alt restarts the container with current configuration

Container Info Section

Container Info displays container metadata and configuration details:

  • Status: Current operational state (RUNNING, ERROR)
  • Autostart: Indicates whether the container starts automatically (Yes)
  • Base Image: Operating system image and version (Almalinux 8 amd64 (20250626_23:08))
  • CPU: Allocated CPU cores or utilization
  • Memory: Memory allocation or usage (0.10 B)

Collapse Row Button

The keyboard_arrow_up button collapses the expanded row to return to the summary table view.

Virtual Machines Section

Virtual Machines displays and manages virtual machines configured on the system.

Virtual Machines Table

Expandable table component displaying all virtual machines with the following columns:

  • Name: Virtual machine name and identifier
  • Status: Current operational state (running, stopped, etc.)

The expand button keyboard_arrow_down in each table row reveals detailed VM information and management options.

Empty State

When no virtual machines are configured, the table displays the No vms found! message.

Expanded Virtual Machine Details

When a virtual machine row is expanded, the VM Details section displays comprehensive information and management controls for the selected virtual machine.

Virtual Machine Actions

Action buttons provide direct control of virtual machines:

  • Start play_arrow starts a stopped virtual machine
  • Stop stop_circle stops a running virtual machine
  • Restart restart_alt restarts the virtual machine with current configuration

Virtual Machine Info Section

Container Info (note: VMs use the same component as containers) displays virtual machine metadata and configuration details:

  • Status: Current operational state (RUNNING, ERROR)
  • Autostart: Indicates whether the VM starts automatically (Yes)
  • Base Image: Operating system image and version (Alpine 3.19 amd64 (20250626_13:00))
  • CPU: Allocated CPU cores (5)
  • Memory: Memory allocation (32.00 MiB)

Collapse Row Button

The keyboard_arrow_up button collapses the expanded row to return to the summary table view.