OpenZFSOnOSX

ZFS-OSX
ZFS-OSX brings OpenZFS features to MacZFS.

ZFS-OSX is a well-developed alpha that is ready for testing by people who are happy to use Terminal. It's designed for use with Mac OS X 10.6 – OS X 10.9 (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks).

To begin testing the most recent build
ZeroBSD | OS X with ZFS offers an approach to obtaining the most recent code, building from that code and installing the built software.

To test without building
Disk images are ocasionally added to http://lundman.net/ftp/osx.zfs/ – aim for the most recent .dmg file. The image will contain built software – binaries, kernel extensions (KEXTs) and so on – that may be used with or without installation.

These images are not designed to include the most recent fixes or enhancements. If in doubt, please ask in IRC:


 * irc://chat.freenode.net/#mac-zfs

The simplest approach
Expect a user-friendly package – for use with Apple's Installer.app – before the end of 2013.

Suggested focus areas for testers
A ZFS file system for your home directory
 * where ~ is the root of that file system.

A ZFS file system containing multiple home directories.