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Sorry, missed this other question. Yes, node folder and port increment. I typically give each node a 2 port jump. So node 1 is 4000, 2 is 4002, 3 is 4004, etc. Just in case.

Nice! What's your ETH address so I can donate? I appreciate all you're doing. Makes my life 10x easier.

Hey there nuhll. Storj Documentation is here: https://docs.storj.io/docs/storj-share-daemon-cli The steps I used to create additional nodes (bare w/ me, off the top of my head): Docker config: Container Name: Storj Host Directory: /mnt/user/storj Docker Directory: /storj | config is /storj/config.json Additional nodes: /storj/node2 /storj/node3 /storj/node4 The reason I have so many nodes is max storage for a node is I believe 8TB, so I have each node sharing 7TB. Step 1: Create node directories with docker exec so it has the docker perms on the folder (this matters later when you load the snapshot) command: docker exec containername mkdir /storj/nodeX Step 2: Create the next node command: docker exec containername storjshare create --storj yourERC20addresshere --storage /storj/node2 --size 7TB --outfile /storj/node2/config.json --rpcaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx(IP or hostname here) --rpcport 4004 --manualforwarding true --logdir /storj/node2 Run docker exec containername storjshare status to check if the node is running. If the node is not running run this command: docker exec containername storjshare start --config /storj/nodeX/config.json Step 3: Saving snapshot Once you have all the nodes running that you want, make sure you save the state by typing: docker exec containername storjshare save What this allows you to do is start all the nodes with one command after you reboot your unRAID server, or the container. command: docker exec containername storjshare load That load command loads the previously saved state of all nodes running. Hope this helps!

All good man! I appreciate the support and you building a sweet docker for us. I'll do my best to answer the question on multiple nodes to help you support this thang

Thanks Jcloud - I tried both of these and neither worked for some reason :\

How would I get this container to run storjshare load automatically after the container restarts? I have it running 4 nodes and when my appdata backup schedule hits, it stops the container and restarts it but it only loads the first node and not the other 3 unless I load the snapshot with "storjshare load". Full command is docker exec Storj storjshare load. Thanks!

Sure. On my QNAP you specify a disk (in my case an SSD) as a cache drive. From that point forward it's invisible to the user. It just works and functions exactly how you would expect a cache to work, a temporary spot for files that are accessed more frequently than others over a period of time. With unRAID it feels like the cache drive is more like an unassigned drive that you have mounted and the mover/scheduler stores files to and fro based on your settings (shared settings prefer/only/etc). It's not really automated based on usage. I could be wrong on all this, but that is my current understanding of how things work.

So I have an old QNAP 8 bay (TS-879U-RP) - the specs are a Core i3 w/ 16GB memory. I have it setup in a Raid 10 configuration with 4TB WD Reds and primarily used it for storage & VMware ESXi Datastore over NFS for VM's running on another server. I recently purchased a 24 bay Supermicro running dual Xeon E5-2690's with 100GB of memory. My array is setup of 8 6TB SAS 12gbps drives. So far in my experience it is EXTREMELY slow for VM's. Especially if I'm transferring files to the server at the same time I'm trying to run a VM. I run 10+ VM's pulling from my QNAP over an NFS share that run significantly better than this MUCH beefier box running unRAID. Is this normal? Is there anything I can do to improve this? I've looked into the cache drives and all that, but so far that's another issue I have is how unRAID uses cache drives. Doesn't seem to work at all like a QNAP uses it's cache drives. I planned on using this box for Plex, NZBGET, VM's, etc. But so far it feels like it can barely support file transfers + VM's so I'm wondering if I went with the wrong OS (unRAID). Any ideas you have I would greatly appreciate it. Would FreeNAS be better for what I'm trying to do?

So I recently purchased a server + drives from MrRackables (aka unixsurpluscom on eBay) and wanted to share my experience. I bought this 24 Bay SuperMicro, along with 8 6TB refurbished drives. I decided to purchase it based on this post and after I called the # on their website and asked a few questions. Not only was the guy super friendly but also helpful. After I completed the purchased I realized it came w/ 3 LSI cards, and I had just finished reading how they need to be flashed into IT mode. I don't like flashing cards and would prefer to avoid it. I sent them an email and they said they would take care of it for me, no problem. I'd also like to thank Living Legend for responding to my PM asking about his experience w/ the cards and the server he purchased. The server showed up 3 days ahead of schedule (most likely because they're in California and I'm in WA), on a Friday when it was scheduled to show up Monday. I'm sure most of you can relate, when you get a project like this showing up RIGHT before a weekend it's pretty exciting lol. Right out of the box everything worked flawless. I had unRAID up and running in a matter of minutes (had my USB prepped). Then came the 1.5 day wait for unRAID parity sync. The ONLY issue I had through the entire process was the server shipped with no rails as advertised. I sent another email, they had a few question to make sure I for sure didn't receive the rail, after I answered those they said they will ship them out. All email responses were VERY quick and painless. I am not affiliated with MrRackables in any way, nor was I compensated in any way to make this post. I just value customer service above all else, so much so I felt I owed it to them to post my pleasant experience here.

Awesome TY!

Thanks a bunch! Is it a pain to flash to IT Mode? I've been searching around on that already because I have another supermicro box that's giving me hell on an LSI 9341-8i. But I haven't found any clear guides yet to determine how painful it may be heh. Thanks again for the response!

I probably should have asked this BEFORE I purchased it, but oh well. I just purchased this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4U-24-Bay-Storage-Server-X9DRI-LN4F-2x-Xeon-E5-2690-V2-10-Core-3Ghz-48GB-RAIL/152920206189?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 Will I run into any issues using the LSI Logic HBA controllers? Or should everything on this box work well w/ unRAID?