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I likely would have felt the same way at first glance if the new pricing was the pricing in 2011 when I bought my first Unraid license. I have faithfully avoided and abandoned all software that has gone to a subscription model over the years; however, what Limetech is moving to is not subscription pricing, it is an annual maintenance fee. If you don't pay the fee, your software still works, your data is still intact, etc. Subscriptions do not work this way. You don't pay and your software quits working. After looking at other options, I very probably would have come back to Unraid for my NAS if the new pricing had always been the way it is moving to and "gambled" yearly on whether or not to pay the fee while I saw where Unraid was headed. It is still a great bargain for what it provides. I have followed this pattern with software that offers a perpetual license for a particular version but comes out every year with a "new and improved" version for which I have to pay an upgrade fee. I will often skip a couple of years and run older software until something new comes along that compels me to upgrade. It will be interesting to see how this plays out for Limetech but I understand and support what they have done with pricing. I am just grateful now to be grandfathered in with my three perpetual licenses. After March 27, that option will not exist for new users.

The official Plex docker is supported in Plex forums, not here. Binhex and Linuxserver versions of Plex docker are supported in these forums. They are all just different packaging of the same code with the same functionality; not a lot of differences really. You may still find some help here if someone is able to point you in the right direction or you may be referred to the Plex support forums.

I believe Limetech has stated you can use it whenever you wish. No time limit on activation.

Yes, you are fine. The license key is associated with the GUID of the flash drive to which it was registered. Since your new Pro key is registered with the new flash drive GUID, there are no issues in transferring over the config folder from the "backup" flash drive to the new one.

The config folder on the current USB flash drive contains all the information you need to retain your current configuration. Of course, you don't need the Plus.key file as that is your reserve plus key and the new Pro.key file will be on the new USB drive. Copy the entire config folder (minus the Plus.key) to your new Pro license USB flash drive.

Yeah, that was the biggest reason I set it up as an unassigned device. I formatted it as NTFS so I could just pull it out of the server and read it natively in Windows, if needed. I have a similar setup on my other two Unraid servers and the UD syslog is working fine so there is something specific that changed on the affected server. <custom> no longer shows as the syslog location on any of the three servers, but, two are working as expected and one is not.

Is this still possible? I have an unassigned flash disk called SYSLOG to which syslog was writing to a <custom> location. I changed the server_folder line in /boot/config/rsyslog.cfg to point to the UD location: server_folder="/mnt/disks/SYSLOG/" In rsyslog.conf, changed the $template remote variable to point to the UD location: $template remote,"/mnt/disks/SYSLOG//syslog-%FROMHOST-IP%.log" This quit working for me a couple days ago and reverted to an Unraid share. Making the above changes and restarting the syslog server just changes the above line back to reference the share. It appears <custom> no longer works. Has something changed? Perhaps it is related to a recent change in the Unassigned Devices plugin as that has been updated several times the past couple of weeks.

I believe this is the answer. Just limited to 12 attached devices.

Seems fair to me. I likely will never have a need to change my current two pro and one plus licenses, but, at least I know what the path is should I choose to go that way. Legacy users are protected and security updates within minor release will be available even to those with lapsed support. I think this addresses most concerns and everyone has enough information to decide where they go with Unraid. Change is often difficult, but, I feel this has been handled well and with more transparency than is often the case in these situations.

It is determined by a combination of settings which are set at the share level; allocation method, split level and disks to be included (or excluded) for share storage.

Interesting that GMail with the app password is no longer working for you. I continue to get Unraid notifications using a GMail account and app password. I have not changed anything at all since GMail started requiring the app password and nothing appears to have "expired." All I am saying is that your issue, whatever it is, does not appear to be a universal problem with GMail app passwords. I realize this does not help you solve the problem.

From the more information link in the Flash Backup section of Unraid Connect: Restoring a Flash Backup Log in to Unraid Connect. Select Details. Click Generate flash backup from the Flash backup tile. This will combine your OS configuration data with the OS release version you were running and put them both into a zip file that can be used with our flash creator tool to restore the backup to a new flash device. After the backup has been generated, you can click Download flash backup to obtain it. Use the Unraid USB Flash Creator to restore your backup to a new flash drive. Additional Steps Required Once you boot the OS, there are only a few things you will need to reconfigure: On the Settings > Management Access > Unraid.net page, click to activate your flash backup again. On the Users page, for each user (including root), you will need to reset your passwords. On the Settings > VPN Manager page, for each tunnel and peer select the key icon. Click "Generate Keypair" and "Generate Key", start each tunnel, then download the new client configuration to each associated client device. If your server does not have Internet access when you reboot then you will need to go to Apps > Previous Apps and reinstall your plugins once you have Internet access. The configuration files will be on your system ready to use once the application files have been installed.

They probably have blank variables, which, up until version 6.12.8 of Unraid, was not a problem. This happened to me as well. A docker container disappeared and could not be added again even through Previous Apps. You likely need to install the Docker Patch 6.12.8 plugin which will fix this and let docker containers with blank variables be installed. You can then decide if you need to fill in these variables. This, of course, assumes you are running version 6.12.8 of Unraid.

First generation Ryzen was particularly susceptible to freezing/crashing in Linux because of the issues addressed in the link provided above by JonathanM.

I don't know what 5G service you are planning to use in your home, but, the T-Mobile 5G gateway, for example, has an Ethernet port to which a switch or router can be connected. A lot of third-party routers have 4-port switches built in. In either case, it should be possible to connect your Unraid server to an Ethernet port if you go with a 5G Internet service that has a gateway with an Ethernet port.

I think this is an important point in all this discussion. Limetech did not have all the details of the new pricing and license structure set in stone before they felt the need to announce early because of all the hand wringing sparked by a Reddit thread. Some of the details, as indicated by Tom, are still being discussed. Not knowing what new license and upgrade pricing will look like, I opted to go with the "sure thing" on one of my Plus licenses and upgraded it to Pro at current pricing. I still have one Plus license left (and two Pro), which I will likely never need to upgrade as it is a small special-purpose server currently using only 5 of the 12 devices the license allows.

Tom hinted in the Uncast video interview that the USB flash drive licensing scheme "might be expanded in the future." What that means is as of yet unclear. I have been using the same USB flash drive on one of my servers for over 10 years so I would not call that unreliable. Having the license and configuration tied to an easily portable USB drive has made it possible to change hardware (MB, CPU, RAM, etc.) on my servers 5+ times using the same license and configuration with the same array/pool drives. For me (and this is my opinion only), I like the USB flash drive as the repository for the license, configuration and OS file which load into RAM. Having those on an SSD/NVMe drive makes that far less portable or more to deal with when making hardware changes.

They are good USB drives. I have been using one for almost a year now on the recommendation of @jtech007 It worked when a lot of USB drives (even name brand ones) I had on hand would not work with Unraid. It has been through weekly server reboots as it is used on my backup server which automatically backs up my main server once a week and then is automatically powered off until the next backup.

I think @Oneway is asking if license upgrades (basic to plus/pro, plus to pro) will be at current pricing in the future or if there will be a new pricing model for these upgrades. I do not believe he/she is asking about updates to Unraid itself (minor or major versions).

But, but... IT'S TIME TO PANIC!!!! Seriously, I don't understand why some are so up in arms, but, I guess they have their reasons. Change (any change) seems to be hard for many. Personally, I am fine with the licensing changes as they don't impact me according to Limetech statements regarding existing Pro and Plus licenses.

Only time will tell but Limetech has earned the benefit of my trust unless something happens to change that. Today's announcement alone has not changed anything for me other than prompting me to upgrade one of my Plus licenses to Pro. 😀 Of course, you are welcome to draw your own conclusions and act accordingly.

Is there a "Fast Boot" option? That often causes Unraid boot issues.

Did you miss this statement? Seems to me that nothing changes for legacy users unless they want to make the change in license. The subscription licenses are for new users going forward who want a basic/starter or unlimited version and the subscription after a year is optional. There will still be a Pro/lifetime license. Sure, some things still need to be worked out, including pricing but there is really not much in this announcement about which to be upset.

Just upgraded one of my Plus licenses to Pro. Still had three devices to go and no room in current chassis to put them but, it is for a server that backs up my Main Unraid server which has a Pro license. I upgraded for the following reasons: best to keep the two licenses in sync wanted to support Limetech's future needs/plans if even in a small way (paid for less than one hour of a dev's time) did not want to worry about the future of the Plus license (still have one) as it has been stated Pro will continue LImetech is worth supporting even if I don't think I will ever need one of the new subscription licenses.

Thank you. I own two Plus keys and one Pro key. The new Starter and Unleashed keys make some sense although I don't currently anticipate a need for either one. The update subscription and option to freeze at a prior version certainly lets the user have full control over which path to take. I think almost everyone can appreciate that.