How to Install and Set Up an unRAID NAS Server (with SMB, Tailscale VPN, and Plex) Go to unraid.net/download and download the USB creator app for your Windows or Mac computer. Connect the USB drive or data drives or M.2 drives that you want to use for the unRAID OS to boot f...
For example, you can install a music server like Plex, a UPnP server like Twonky or the venerable old favourite Logitech Media Server for streaming music to Squeezeboxes and the rest.What about managing your music library? It turns out it’s pretty simple to install bliss in unRAID...
To install the Unraid OS, you must install it on a USB flash drive with a unique GUID. A Globally Unique Identifier. Unraid uses the flash drive’s GUID to link it to the license that you get. Premium flash drives from brands like Samsung, for example, will have a Globally Unique Iden...
Plex is either praised or criticized for its centralized login system that requires the platform to "call home" to Plex servers and handle user logins. On one hand, this means that your media streaming service is never fully local. It will utilize Plex's servers for various tasks, incl...
Step 2: Download Plex media server Go tohttps://plex.tv/downloads, choose the installed either for PC or for your NAS. The NAS support is limited to the following brands (not all models of these brands): Synology, Netgear, QNAP, unRAID, Drobo and ASUSTOR. ...
How to Install Proxmox on a QNAP NAS Drive – Step By Step Guide If you have been looking into server-based virtualization or high-efficiency container deployment, then there is every chance that you are well aware of Promox, the open-source alternative to enterprise/premium VM platforms such...
I already have a great Plex Media Server that runs perfectly on its own for anyone I issue access to. The idea of having voice control over all the IOT device’s we all want, without sharing marketing stats with the companies who enable that level of performance, is very appealing to a...
UnRAID is an excellent option for a NAS that's easy to use, but it's a paid operating system that has some limitations like the number of drives in a system. The limit is 30, so it's not an issue for most people, but the fact you'll pay for this operating system is probably no...
Hey guys! I just recently picked up an R720 server from craigslist for 350 bucks to use as a NAS with Freenas. Everything seems to be great with it, dual e5-2640s, 32 gigs of ram, the works, however the one thing I am confused about is connecting the dri