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OMG, I do not think UNRAID could get any better for me! I have been a computer enthusiast for about 40 years. I discovered UNRAID after struggling mightily with TrueNAS Core. It would simply keep breaking on me as I tried to put up a Plex ecosystem (the arrs, Subnzbd and Plex) using the "jails". Hundreds of hours wasted and a ton of frustration. As a newbie I got UNRAID up and running this ecosystem with virtually no sweat. With the SMB shares, I am also backing up important files. I am just so happy I paid the one-time (now grandfathered) price for UNRAID Pro. The constant and thoughtful maintenance of the platform and the community is just awesome. UNRAID is just so deep it should keep me interested and learning for a very long time. Which brings me to my question: What would you suggest I study to learn more about UNRAID in the above context (Plex ecosystem and backups) ? Should I continue poking around YouTube for the stuff put out by such great teachers as SpaceInvaderOne? Or is there a book or otherwise formalized material out there that I should be getting?

First, please let me say that UNRAID is awesome! I put up a Plex ecosystem of dockers and it seems to be running great. I put up a Windows 10 VM and I really liked how quick it was in my system. I have recently read that support for Windows 10 is going away in the Fall of 2025. No more security updates. I decided to try and upgrade my Windows 10 VM to Windows 11. I changed the BIOS settings (secure boot and TPM) in the server. I also changed the BIOS setting in the Windows 10 VM to OVMF TPM. PC Health Check said I was eligible for an upgrade to Windows 11; however, when I went into Windows Update it said I was NOT eligible. The only thing I did at that point was to download Windows 11 Installation Assistant and ran it. It took the better part of an hour but it installed Windows 11 perfectly. It seems to running as fast as Windows 10. I had seen other instructions requiring installing a new VM and copying the vdisk.img. I did not quite understand the process; so, I just did the above and it seems to be working great. Just wanted to give back to this wonderful community with my experience.

PeterHS: You are the man! Thank you much. I can tell you that driver.conf does NOT work whiles drivers.conf DOES work. Warm regards for your wondeful help that after hourse of playing go the temp sensors to work.

Holy Crap this forum is awesome! I must have beaten my head against getting email notifications to work in Unraid and Sabnzbd for many hours. So thankful for smart and kind persons who share there expertise!!

Many thanks for this help. If I understand transcoding (and I may not), I may not need it since essentially all of my Plex media files are mkv. The reasons I might prefer Windows VM to a Docker is that I am very familiar with the apps in the Plex ecosystem in Windows format and much less so in Linux. I will almost certainly at least start in the Dockers and try and learn something. Thanks again, the support here is just magnificent!

Well, the AMD CPU (Ryzen 7 5700G) and mobo (GigaBye X570S elite) are already installed. I have been following Spaceinvader One's instructions on YouTube for setting up UNRAID with specific BIOS settings needed for that platform. Are there any other items/issues than those he highlights for AMD that I need to consider? I am looking to put up a Plex Server with Sonarr, Radarr and Sabnzbd. I appreciate any advice on potential pitfalls. Looks like I could do it in either one of two ways: Dockers or as a Windows 10 VM with these apps. Again, any reaction or advice on this is most appreciated.

Many thanks for all who responded to this. I should have been more patient. When I did not hear back for a few days, I decided to do a rebuild with a more modern Mobo, CPU, dramatically enhanced amount and quality of RAM, plus 2- 2TB m.2 drives and 2- 1TB SSD added to the new system. The old Mobo, CPU, RAM, cooler, graphics card, NIC and power supply going to my granddaughters for their first PC build. Truth be told, it appears that I was clearly, if somewhat unconsciously, just looking for an excuse to do this upgrade. I apologize for not waiting longer to work on the excellent solutions provided. These wonderful responses tell me that the Unraid community is very helpful and caring about and within its members. I will endeavor to be a positive actor in that community, my inherent impulsiveness notwithstanding. Warm Regards, Mike

My system: Full tower case GigaByte GA-X58A-UD3R Mobo circa 2008. I7 CPU from the same era 24GB of DDR3 RAM 6 - 2TB WD Red NAS drives, 2 - 3TB WD spinners, 2 - 1TB evo879 ssds No matter how I configure the BIOS it will not boot the Unraid flash drive. I get the message that the system only supports HHD and CDROM. I think I am screwed with this old system but wanted to get the final word from you good people before I invest half a grand into a update, So even if I have to upgrade, I am still determined to at least try Unraid. Any suggestions on an updated AM4 Mobo and what AMD CPU might work for a PlexNAS/media center would be most appreciated. If I have to update, I would really like to have a mobo with 2 m.2 slots for NVMe drives. I will probably put 64 GB of DDR4 into it. Thanks for any advice you can provide. Warm Regards, Mike