Unraid setup iso#

Even if I decided to go with WHS for data protection, its mirroring technology meant that I would need twice the disk space for a given ISO or mkv. If I wanted data protection in WHS, I would have to go with the older version of WHS. The problems with WHS mostly involved cost and the decision to abandon data duplication on the recent version. My first thought was WHS, but my principle goal was achieving the biggest bang for buck. I kept my focus on the cheapest way to store everything in a central location with some amount of data protection. With unRAID, I have the freedom to try things like NFS for XBMC on Linux that were difficult on WHS.ДЄ вЂњHere Be DragonsвЂќ warning is in order because the subtle differences among storage technologies are argued ad nauseam among people (usually IT professionals) with strong opinions. I also use MyMovies as the metadata aggregator for my Dune Smart H1. After I installed and configured unRAID with MyMovies, I now run MyMovies on my main ripping workstation and my HTPC is a client for this metadata server. The final reason for building a storage solution came with the purchase of a Dune Smart streamer and MyMovies software.ДЄ single metadata aggregator and a single storage server were somewhat of a holy grail for me. I had no data protection in the event that a hard drive failed and the thought of re-ripping and correcting metadata was daunting.

Unraid setup movie#

This worked well until there was a proliferation of shares (Movies1,2,3,4) and I could no longer work in Photoshop while a movie was being served from my workstation. I played them over a wired network to an HTPC running Windows Media Center. IN THE BEGINNING, it was easy enough to shove hard drives into my beefy Windows workstation and create simple shares for movies. Basically, I appealed to the hoary old chestnut: Honey, all of this stuff from Newegg is actually going to save us money. I was also eager to cut the cord on our expensive cable providers and more storage was the key. However, once the price of a 2TB consumer hard drive fell below $100, it became feasible to use an existing workstation as a storage server for my entire library of ISOs. Unfortunately, the price of storing and streaming our entire DVD collection was still too expensive a few years ago. An ISO backup of a new DVD for the kids was more an economic decision than one of convenience or media distribution. Between a DVD player in the minivan and a hardwood floor under the family DVD player, the typical lifespan of a Blues Clues DVD was less than a month. I like to tell my wife that my reasons for ripping our DVDs were practical. This allows for performance gains and cost savings while having a complete backup of your media on a separate system.

Unraid setup Pc#

WHS and unRAID can also work in concert вЂ“ many people use an old PC and unRAID as a backup for their WHS. But simple ainвЂ™t easy and the tradeoffs might convince you that the new WHS is a better option. My home theater evolved in a piecemeal fashion and I found unRAID to be a simple and a low cost storage solution to my fragmented and burgeoning media collection. This guide is something like вЂњI wish I had known this before I started.вЂќ

Unraid setup install#

It attempts to explain the tradeoffs and install details of the popular storage alternative to Windows Home Server (WHS). Thank you! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.This is part one of a three part series of articles serving as a review and basic install walk-through for the storage server unRAID. Please note, the product links above could be affiliate links, using them could earn digiblurDIY a small commission of purchases potentially helping with future video projects.

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Wrapping up the unRaid build with Home Assistant VM.