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CCBoot vs Truenas

2026-01-18
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The following explains the pros and cons of the CCBoot diskless system compared to the TrueNAS storage management system.


Update Task

CCBoot (Diskless Management)

TrueNAS (Storage + Manual Client Management)

Core Principle

Update once, deploy everywhere. 
You manage a single "Super" master image.

Update everywhere, repeatedly. You manage each client PC individually
or via complex scripts.

Windows Update

Install updates on the master image.
All clients inherit them on the next boot.

Must be run on each client PC,
consuming individual bandwidth and admin time.

GPU Driver Update

Update driver in the master image. Deploy.
All PCs are updated simultaneously.

Requires running installer or script on every single PC,
or using third-party network deployment tools.

Anti-Cheat (Vanguard)

Update within the master image.
Done for the entire fleet.

Must be updated on each client,
often requiring a reboot per machine.

Game Clients (Faceit)

Update the launcher in the master game image.
Sync to all systems.

Need to be updated on a reference PC and then copied,
or updated individually on each station.

Daily Admin Burden

Very Low. 
Major updates are batched into a single image
update session.

Very High. Admins must physically or remotely touch many PCs
for routine updates,or maintain
an automated scripting infrastructure.

Consistency & Errors

Guaranteed consistency.
All machines have exactly the same
OS/driver state.

Prone to drift. Machines can fall out of sync, causing
"weird bugs on only some PCs."

With TrueNAS:

  1. You still have 75 individual Windows installations on 75 local SSDs.
  2. Every update must be applied to each of them.
  3. This turns a 15-minute task (updating one master image) into a day-long logistical nightmare (updating 75 machines).

With CCBoot:

  1. You have one master Windows installation (your image).
  2. You update it, test it, and deploy.
  3. All 75 PCs are perfectly updated on their next reboot.

"The true cost of a gaming center system isn't just the hardware.It's the hundreds of admin hours per year spent on repetitive maintenance.
TrueNAS is a storage box that doesn't manage your Windows clients.
CCBoot is a full client management platform.
While others are spending their nights running Windows Update on dozens of PCs individually, our admins update once and are done. That's time saved for customer service, events, and growing the business not fighting with driver installers on Station #47."

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