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So I have setup talescale, by following The Ultimate Guide to Tailscale on Unraid by SpaceInvaderOne, and as far as I can tell I have it working as expected and demonstrated in the video. The problem is that you need to install TailScale itself onto a device to be able to access the tailscale-net and your devices. For various reason I would really like a option that allows me to access services like say JellyFin or Netxcloud, not the server webUI, but the actual service itself, (in Jellyfin's case the ability to connect and stream), by simply using a normal url. I did some reading and aparently there is a function for this called "TaleScale Funnel", which dose exactly what I am asking for. The problem is I can't work out how to actuially do it. I can not find any tutorial on youtube that even mention this feature and all the other tutorials I found are way to advanced for me and I can not work out how to interpret these instructions and apply them to unraid. Also, the tailscale website seems to update often and none of the tutorials match the current tailscale UI, and I am finding it hard to really do anything. I would really apreciet it if someone could teach me how to setup Tailscale Funnel on my tailscale-net. A link to a youtube tutorial for it would be awesome, but really anything that is specifically designed for unraid. TL;DR : Q1: How exactly do I set up a Tailscale Funnel for unraid using the unraid tailscale plugin. So I can acess services like streaming from Jellyfin or using Nextcloud with out the need to install the tailscale app on the connecting device. Q2: is tailscale funnel even the thing to be using? Is there another way to do what I am trying to do using tailscale? (and not some sort of traditional reverse proxy) Thanks!

Anyone have any idea about this? Where audiobookshelf stores the temp files during transcoding?

Warning [serverName] - Docker image disk utilization of 81% Docker utilization of image file /mnt/user/system/docker/docker.img Hi there... I seem to have some issue where my docker, during use, fills up and I get these warning messages like the one above.... but then they go down a bit latter Notice [serverName] - Docker image disk utilization returned to normal level Docker utilization of image file /mnt/user/system/docker/docker.img I am sure it is some issue with temporary files, but I need to find a way to work out wich of the many dockers is doing this... TL:DR : Is there a way, maybe with logs, I can find out which docker is eating all the space in the docker.img with it's temporary files?

where are temporary files like transcoding files stored? I have set /metadata to a dir on my array and the /audiobooks is pointing to my array for the actual audiobook files. /config is mapped to my apopData... /mnt/user/appdata/audiobookshelf So where would the transocde files be placed... as I am pretty sure this is the issue I have... as I was running this for a while recently and I got this warning... [quote]Notice [serverName] - Docker image disk utilization of 87% Docker utilization of image file /mnt/user/system/docker/docker.img[/quote] After a while it returned to normal Docker image disk utilization returned to normal level. I assume when I stopped listening. What I would like to do is make sure that any persist ant files, are stored outside of the appData dir, and preferably any non-resistant files, like those used during transcode, to be stored in ram. TL;DR : What dir in the docker is used to store temperory transcode files?

having a little trouble with this getting the shares to work..... In the install setup I set the variable Path: /media: to want to share are.... say /mnt/user/Archive/stuff/.... if I go into the console of the docker and cd /media and then ls i see my files, as I would expect. But how do I set the actual share in the app? There is an option called Variable: SHARED_PATHS:.... but if I put /media in that area, then the app will not connect to the webUI, it just says it can not connect... if I put /mnt/user/Archive/stuff/ in the variable, then the docker boots fine, but there are "zero" files or folders found by the app. I check this by going to system/shares in the webUI, even if you hit rescan. I assume I am supported to use the relative docker path, as in /media.... but it is strange as when I do the docker will no longer load.... could this be as it is hashing a ton of files and the app is hung while doing this? Any help would be appreciative. EDIT : this seemed to resolve itself. I just left it running and tried a few hours later and it could connect. I think maybe it was that the application was lagging a ton during the hashing of the new archive or something. Anyway, seems to work now.

I think I got this working... nano /boot/config/go mount -o remout,size=#G /dev/shm seems to work fine. replace the # with the size you want for "max utilisation".

So /dev/smf is limited to 50% of the ram... and I've been told to do use it for some tasks like plex transcoding as unlike using /tmp the 50% ram limit ensures that your system will not run out of ram and crash. I have 64GB of ram though and use unraid for not much more than a media server, so it seems wasteful to only always have 32GB of ram free at all time. I thought maybe I could increase the % of /dev/smf to 75% by using the startup script things to add the command mount -o remount,size=75% tmpfs /dev/shm" to run at at first array start only. So will that command work? 1) Like if I go to settings/user in settings and make a new script and put "mount -o remount,size=75% tmpfs /dev/shm" and then set the timing to "at first array start only" 2) Is this a terrible idea? and if so is there another solution?

tried installing Navidrome docker, and it is asking for a user password, but admin/admin and other variants are not working... how do I log in for the 1st time... according to the Navidrome docs it should ask me to MAKE an admin account, but I have a login prompt?

I think I have Tailscale working.... like I followed spaceInvaders instructions... but while it "looks" like it is working.. I can not use the urls in any remote apps... like if I install jellyfin on my tv and enter the talescale url, that works on my pc with the tailscale app installed... it will not connect?

I'm looking to upgrade the functionality of my server but I am really confused about TailScale. I watched two sets of videos by Space Invader but like many of his videos they are so spesific, like "getting PieHole to run on tailscale" as a massive section of the video that I find them sometimes lacking in info that a noob like me is looking for. Basically my server is mainly a media server. I currently run plex, a few 'arr apps, sabnzb and a torrent app. I would like to add AudioBookShelf, AirSonix and NextCloud as well as start migrating my media from Plex to JellyFin. The thing is all these apps, unlike plex require me to religionise some way for the server to be contacted remotely. My understanding is Tailscale can do this relativity easily. I also really like the idea of being able to control my server, remotely.. and again, as I understand it, this is something tailscale is perfect for. What I'm confused about is how to integrate the 'arr, nzb and torrent components of the media system. We have some draconian laws in my country so using a thrid party VPN service to obfuscate my IP and "hide" my online activity, as much as I can, is not a choice, it is an absolute necessity. So I HAVE to have these dockers run though a VPN. I am currently using Gluten for this. 1) As far as I can tell, there is no way to make a "exit node" in Tailscale to use a VPN service, so all outgoing traffic form that node is protected. The TailScale Blog talks about it in this post.... Mullvad on Tailscale: Privately browse the web... but as far as I can tell it is only able to do with using that spesific brand, while Glutun can use pretty much any provider. I am pretty sure I make a Glutun Container and run the entirety of tailScale through it, all the exit nodes will be vpn protected, but it also means I can not have a exit point that dose not use the vpn. 2) The other option is to split my sever.. all my hosting app like JellyFin run through tailscale, but have the "leeching apps" disconnected from it, and all running through Glutun.... but if I setup that way, will I still be able to control those containers remotely, as in access say Radarr and add a new film or w/e. As I need to have the app running on tailscale to do this? Or is it that once i have the server itself on tailscale, and can acers the admin pannel of it, can I access the docker web interfaces that way? 3) Another option is to run two separate tailscales... one for the serving of media, and the other for the leeching and have that one running through gluten, but I am not even sure that it is possible to run two side by side tailscales as it is a system level plugin now and not a docker. Maybe I am just confused about how it all works... . : TL;DR : How can I use tailscale to access my sever and the various web interfaces of my dockers, as well as connect to dockers with 3rd party apps, like say Jellyfin on my TV to JellyFin Server on tailscale, but STILL be able to use a 3rd party VPN service to mask my internet usage of various apps like Torrents and other Downloaders? Thanks!

I found this post about vpn exit nodes on the tailscale blog, but as far as I can tell it will only work with a single vpn provider, while glutun can use pretty much any provider https://tailscale.com/blog/mullvad-integration

How do I make a TailScale Exit Node use a VPN, like Gluten VPN for example? Q : So I can setup any dockers to use this one exit node to the internet and all have the VPN on it? The only way I seem to know how to do it is setup Gluten VPN and then run all TailScale Traffic through it... but this will make all of tailscale, and all exit nodes use the VPN. Is there a way to have exit nodes on VPNs but also have things not on vpns?

thanks I will look into it, but isn't that for makeing the server act as if it is on a local network of a remote device? I would need it to have a domain name so I can use it on the apps you find on your TV and Phones and stuff, and my understanding is they need urls to connect to ?

How exactly can I make my server contactable remotely? I'm a fairly non-techi guy and have been using unraid for a while now in a "noob-ish" way, and would like to level up the server with the addition of some more media server things, namely AirSonic for music and AudioBookshelf for audiobooks, also I want to start migrating my movies to jellyfin and detach myself from plex. The thing is I have no idea how to do this. These apps, unlike plex, need to have the sever discoverable and reachable somehow. I know I need a DNS name or something, but I am paranoid about setting something up and it being extremely unsafe. There are guides around the place, like spaceInvaders uTube chan, but the videos that talk about this are super old. Q: How would one go about this in the modern Unraid way? VPN tunnels (whatever that is), registered dns name? ... what and how do I make the server discovrable from outside so I can use apps like AudioBookshelf to server media or nextcloud or whatever? Q: How can I make is "relatively" safe? Q: Dose anyone know any good, uptodate, youtube tutorials I can look at? thanks!

I currently have 3 16TB drives, with 1 of them a Parity drive. I want to upgrade and add more drives, but as far as I know I can only have in 5 sata drives installed without using a special controller. So for my initial hdrive expansion I am looking to add 2 new drives. When I add those drives, will I need to add another or a larger Parity drive. To be honest I have never had a file data issue so far and honestly once it was setup kinda forgot about it. 1) Like if I add 2 new 16TB drives, would I then have 4 data drives, or would 1 have to be a 2nd Parity drive? P = 16TB ......D1 = 16TB ......D2 = 16TB ......D3 = 16TB ......D4 = 16TB 2) If I bought 2 new 30 TB drives, could I make 1 a piarity drive, use the old 16 pararity drive as a data drive and end up with 4 data drives? P = 30TB ......D1 = 16TB ......D2 = 16TB ......D3 = 16TB (old piarity drive) ......D4 = 30TB or can I go... P = 16TB ......D1 = 16TB ......D2 = 16TB ......D3 = 30TB ......D4 = 30TB or do I need a 2nd parity Drive? TL;DR Basically I do not really know how the piarity drive works... I can add 2 new drives, either 16 or 30TB.... how can I maxise the data storage as well as have a piarity setup to help iof there is data errors?

hmmm got help on discord... I just disabled telnet acess in the settings > management access and it started to work again. thanks to mowmdown and jcofer555

I've been using an app called MobaXTerm to log into my server across my wifi network as a way to access the filesystem easily. Basically I log in and then just run midnight commander... but recently, without changing anything in moba, I get connection refused. I used to use the default values... so the IP of my server on the network... port 22, user root and then the password. Has anything changed to stop ssh connections to the server? If so (or not) how can I get ssh working again?

yeah i read that but do not understand it... is there a utility that I can run that dose it?

My plex server database has corrupted and now I need to basically delete it and reinstall the entire thing. This is a huge pain as I do a lot of custom poster art and even renaming of things, and as plex dose not support external NFOs it means redoing the server will mean having to redo all that organizational work. Unfortunately that is where I think I am now. What I would like to do is have a way to automatically backup my plex database so I have a working version that I can simply restore and then rescan any changes since the last backup. If I can somehow set a regular backup of the plex database, or any other solution that results in the same thing, backing up the entire docker image, or the apps dir or something. Is there any ways that I can setup a backup of either the plex database, the entire docker image file, or the apps dirs so I have something to go back to? thanks!

Plex Database Corruption (database disk image is malformed)... Any database repair solutions? I know there is a popular dbrepair tool, but I do not know how to use it on the docker? dbRepair @ Githib Also, is there any automation tools I can use to periodically backup my plex database?

thanks!

Hi there... I use a VPN to access the internet. I have been using BinHex dockers and running the vpn versions of them that can use openVPN files provided by my vpn service. I then use the proxy fields in the other docks to use binhex. The problem is that some dockers can not use the proxy, and my VPN service only allows "x" amount of vpn logins at a time. I can not have the VPN setup individually on each docker. I was wondering what other solutions might be around for this on UNRAID. A SINGLE docker connected to my vpn that all other dockers can use for their access to the internet. Thanks!

this seems to have resolved itself... not sure what happened.. i just removed it and reinstalled it and used all the same settings and now it works...

has something happened to this docker? It suddenly is timing out whenever I try to acess it from my local network? I run radarr and sonarr though it as a proxy and they can not connect to it either? I am not really a tech guy... how can I troubleshoot thing and get it working again?

thanks do much... I'll look into this, but I actually ened up using "docker-diag-tools" ... but I will defiantly look int this as well. Thanks!