Charizard

Thanks. I feel like an idiot since the manual option was right there in front of me this whole time..

hey, is there a way to manually start the appdata backup plugin? I haven't had a backup made since 2/27/24 and i have it set to run weekly.

I recently upgraded the main components in my unraid box and the fans in my system, Corsair ML120s, keeps ramping up and down every 5 seconds or so. I've downloaded the auto fan add on but the options are blanks when I click on any of the drop down option. I do not have any Corsair fan/led controllers and all these fans (x6) are plugged into their own dedicated fan header (x6) on the motherboard. Any suggestions will greatly be appreciated 🙂

I recently migrated my data over to a single disk array and I would like to add a parity drive along with 2 lower capacity drives in the array for additional space while the parity build, is it possible?

This makes so much sense now. I was scrolling through Reddit the other day and someone recommended to install it to the ram but dude never went into any details about it. What would happen if my usb drive were to suddenly die? Can you link me to a video that shows how to set up cache drives for services and how to set up another cache drive for increased write speeds? I never knew they were multiple use cases for cache drives besides storing meta data and preventing unnecessary disk spin ups.

Can I get away with a 16gb flash drive for the os? The drives listed are what I currently have on hand right now. I don't mind giving up 10 tb if it means I get some redundancy. I will eventually replace all the 2TB and 4TB drives with 8TB or larger drives when I see some reasonable priced drives (the Canadian used market sucks when it comes to hard drives and server grade components).

I'm looking to build my first NAS and I would like some input with my hardware decisions and some answers for the things I would like to do. Hardware: Core i5 7500T (plan on picking this up this weekend) Asus z270-p 16gb ddr4 2400mhz GTX 1060 3gb gpu Flashed LSI 9207-8i 1 x 60gb ssd os drive 1 x 14tb parity drive 3 x 4tb drives 2 x 2tb drives Cooler Master HAF-X case I primarily plan on using the system as a file server and a Plex server running sonarr, radarr, prowlarr, overseer, bazarr, tdarr, Plex meta manager, qbittorrent, wireguard, and a dashboard UI I see some YouTubers using for quick access and the clean look. I will probably add some more services as time goes on but this is what I plan on running day 1 when I build my machine. I will be following A LOT of YouTube tutorials settings things up. Now that I've listed my part selection and my use cases, I'll start with my questions now. What would be the best way to back up 13tb of data and redownload it once I build my raid z1 array? Do I have to format my drives in windows before building my array or will unraid do that for me? Will a 1tb cache ssd be enough for my use case and can i install it a later date? Is there any way I can use unraid to store and stream dlc files for games like clone hero and beat saber? When I decide to 10gbe, will upgrading my machine be as simple as a plug and play or will I have to go into my service/plug in settings and update my networking settings manually?