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Quotenfrau

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Mar 6, 2011
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Hi

I don't want any user data on macOS (everything should be on TrueNAS device). Is “stateless” macOS possible?

I use the following apps:

Bash:
# Bitcoin thin client
cask "electrum"
# Monero desktop wallet
cask "feather"
# Terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration
cask "ghostty"
# Note taking and to-do application with synchronisation capabilities
cask "joplin"
# Password manager app
cask "keepassxc"
# Wallet desktop application to maintain multiple cryptocurrencies
cask "ledger-live"
# Clipboard manager
cask "maccy"
# Untraceable cryptocurrency wallet
cask "monero-wallet"
# Web browser focused on privacy and on minimizing tracking and fingerprinting
cask "mullvad-browser"
# Free and open-source RSS reader
cask "netnewswire"
# Web browser
cask "opera@beta"
# G-code generator for 3D printers
cask "orcaslicer"
# Utility to uninstall apps and remove leftover files from old/uninstalled apps
cask "pearcleaner"
# Client for Proton Mail and Proton Calendar
cask "proton-mail"
# Archive manager for data compression and backups
cask "rar"
# Instant messaging application focusing on security
cask "signal"
# Bitcoin wallet application
cask "sparrow"
# Media player based on MPlayer and mplayer2
cask "stolendata-mpv"
# Customizable email client
cask "thunderbird"
# Open-source BitTorrent client
cask "transmission"
# Companion app for the Trezor hardware wallet
cask "trezor-suite"
mas "Infuse", id: 1136220934

I want to have all user data (not configs) on the TrueNAS device. Is that even possible? Can someone tell me what I have to pay attention to?
 
Sounds like you want your User home directory to be located on network share.
Only practical reason for this is to be able to have User home directory available when logging into multiple Macs.
 
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