unraid plex media server docker installation

Buy storage in bulk now and it will pay off in performance. Now if this server being used for iSCSI targets NFS shares or where speed is a necessity I would use FreeNas. I would highly recommend an SSD for a cache though. With unRaid you can just add any type of drive to the array without any hassle. You can pass through mount points just like you do in FreeNas. If you utilize dockers on unRaid you can schedule when to automatically update the applications you run and they just work. Once these changes are made though you can search through a ton of customized docker containers for built for unRaid plus search from Docker Hub itself. I would recommend watching SpaceInvaderOne’s videos on building an unRaid server. I will admit there is a good bit of changes you would have to make from the default out of the box set up to get it running at it’s’ full potential. The reason why I like unRaid better for Plex though is the ease of use. One running unRaid and the other running FreeNas. I have 2 servers with very similar specifications. There are benefits to running the FreeNas OS but I don’t think you will see those benefits help you that much if you mainly plan to use this server for Plex. It is very similar to FreeNas as far as what it can accomplish although completely different as far as how they work behind the scenes. If you are looking for a OS to run Plex and few other random light weight applications with Plex (torrents / jackett / sonarr / radarr), I would argue that unRaid has this down pat.

You can add the same amount of drives (in your case two of the same size or larger drives) to the zpool again and again.

Unraid plex media server docker installation