aerobrain Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Hey,  Totally new unRAID and even NAS user here so apologies if this is the first of many stupid questions 😉  Before I start building my actual server (either totally fresh or may re-use an old HP Microserver I acquired) I'd like to have a throw away play on an old laptop. I assume if I create a boot disk out of a random USB drive I have laying around and kick off my free trial for the laptop test, I will then be able to buy a better quality USB stick and essentially start from scratch when I come to build my actual server?!  I feel like the answer is almost certainly yes and it'll be fine, but just wanted to double check (and also gave me an excuse to get set up on the forum 🙂 )  Many thanks!  Lee Quote Link to comment
Solution itimpi Posted October 30, 2023 Solution Share Posted October 30, 2023 No problem doing what you mention, and in fact checking out Unraid satisfies your needs before you commit to buying it is always recommended. Quote Link to comment
aerobrain Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Perfect, ta! And thanks for the super quick response! Quote Link to comment
trurl Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Note that a laptop is not an ideal test setup for the NAS functionality Quote Link to comment
aerobrain Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Yeah, it'll really be a pure poke around to be honest, just to get a feel for the GUI and possibly set up a share. The share won't really get used other than to prove I can at least do that basic task easily enough 🙂  I've got the HP Microserver plus an old PC tower so the plan is to eventually build two servers (to allow backup, one is in an outbuilding so separated physically) although not sure yet if I'll build into the Microserver first or the old PC tower. It's all purely for tinkering and some basic additional storage for now, so more of a hobby than something mission critical. So I don't even really mind if ultimately after I've bought the first basic licence I find out it doesn;t do everything I want (in part because I couldn't tell you everything I want. But from what I've read I certainly think it covers the four main things I have in mind: Storage VM (Windows and Linux, again purely to play) Plex Server Time Machine backup for my Macbook So really as long as I get on OK with the GUI, that's enough for me to go ahead and buy the licence I think. Quote Link to comment
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