Getting Started with unRAID
From unRAID
This is a user contributed effort.
- Initial research, selecting hardware
- What is unRAID? Read the Overview and Technology and Uses
- General Questions about unRAID - is unRAID right for you?
- UnRAID Wiki - many resources and links
- Hardware Compatibility - important resource for finding a motherboard and all other hardware components
- "Pimp Your Rig" - user builds - lots of pictures!
- Lime Technology store - find pre-built systems at very reasonable prices
- "Buy, Sell, Trade" - unRAID forum board for buying and selling systems and parts; stickies include sellers of pre-built unRAID systems
- The unRAID boot flash and its GUID
- Fans and Air Flow - proper cooling is very important
- Newbie's Corner - links for new users
- Browse the forums for many more threads about new builds
- Build or Buy - the pros and cons of building your own unRAID server; personal satisfaction and control vs. pre-assembled AND tested AND a warranty
- Try out unRAID before building a server - You don't need to build a separate server just to 'get the feel' of unRAID. You can run it in a pre-configured VM right from your everyday computer.
- Building
- Designing an unRAID server - general issues to consider when choosing hardware components
- Building an unRAID Server - a user describes how he got started, an excellent example
- New build Recommendations - good tips for designing very large arrays
- An example build thread - with Russell's great build instructions in the 4th post
- A step by step guide - from finishing the build, to preparing the flash and drives, to testing the completed server
- UnRAID Me sample build - tried and tested sample build (note: this vendor may be out of business, link does not work)
- First boot
- unRAID Server Software - preparing the flash drive
- USB Flash Drive Preparation - more thorough, may be needed if problems preparing the flash drive
- Introduction to the linux shell - a basic telnet orientation for users new to linux
- Configuration Tutorial - Configuration walkthrough
- Troubleshooting - any time there are problems, start here
- Now that it works
- UnRAID Manual - the original and official one, but out-of-date; configure User Shares, security, network settings, etc
- Un-Official UnRAID Manual - a work in progress - completely un-official but updated and enhanced by unRAID users
- Improving unRAID Performance - tips for improving speed and operational performance
- UnMENU - a highly recommended UnRAID Add On
- UnRAID Add Ons - more add ons and useful scripts
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting - problems? start with this page
- Capturing your syslog - this is usually the first step to understanding and fixing problems
- Viewing the System Log - syslogs are not easy to read, but take a peek anyway
- Obtaining a SMART report - specifically for troubleshooting hard drives
- FAQ - you got questions, we got answers
- unRAID Forums - please register and join us
- How-To's - a slowly growing list of helpful articles
- Good Reading, Highly Recommended Resources
- Unofficial Documentation - all of the user created documentation
- Best of the Forums - great index to the most interesting forum discussions
- UnRAID Topical Index - a subject index to forum discussions about specific topics, especially other applications and products
