UNRAID Setup Guide. PLUS! Intro to Docker Apps and VM's!

In this video I'll show you how to download Unraid, create an Unraid Boot USB, Test your system memory and Disks, launch Unraid, access your Unraid server from a remote device, setup the Unraid NAS array and pool, Create shares, add users to the server, access and map the network shares from both a Windows PC and Mac. And Bonus, I'll demonstrate the installation of a docker app and spinning up a Windows Virtual Machine.

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro / Agenda
1:15 - Why UNRAID?
1:50 - Download UNRAID and Create USB
3:00 - BIOS Settings
4:00 - Memory Test
4:30 - Start Unraid Server
4:52 - Access Unraid Server Remotely
5:04 - Unraid Initial Setup & Disk Test
6:36 - Create Array and Pool
9:14 - Create A Share
9:48 - Create a User & Give Access to Share
10:42 - Map Shares to Other Computers (Win, Mac)
12:25 - Bonus 1 - Installing a Docker App.
14:09 - Bonus 2 - Installing a Virtual Machine
15:47 - More Capabilities!
17:26 - Call To Action.

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[thebluehotel]

Perfect blend of length, technicality, and none of the annoying Youtuberisms I normally see in tech channels. This is one of the best 'ads' for UnRAID.

[guffels]

As an actual monkey pressing keys on the keyboard, this video not only sold me on unRaid but also gave me all the setup information I needed. You are appreciated.

[Tubularjake]

I plan on watching this video periodically 8 more times to soak up the 80% of information that went way over my head. Ty for the video.

[djmboss]

I really appreciate that you outlined the entire video at the start so we knew what to expect, and that the whole video was very concise. This was incredibly helpful!

[tihend]

We need more Unraid tutorial videos like this that are easy to follow and VERY informative. Many newbies are out here looking at Unraid but are trying to figure out where to begin.

[tremolo_painter]

As a total beginner, this is fantastic. It is well paced and encouraging. My friend sent me here when I mentioned setting up external file shares.
I will be watching this many times!

[TheStaniG]

As someone whos coming in blind to home servers and unraid, Im EXTREMELY THANKFUL for this easy to follow step by step guide with lots of screengrabs. Subbed.

[Youbadouba]

Only the intro intself got me liking the video and subscribing to the channel with no hesitation! I wish all videos on youtube did a 30-second overview like you did there before the actual 15mins+ footage. Great work! thank you for your content

[Sariden]

I just finished converting my old Windows Server 2016 build to an Unraid server and this video was extremely helpful to let me see in advance what was going to happen when I wanted to go through the setup process. Thanks for breaking this down and making it easy to follow along with!

[gordon]

For someone getting their first home server planned out, this video was perfect. Thank you!

[philiptoro]

Would love to see a tutorial about PLEX and nvidia gpu passthrough. Also, I believe there is a way to run pihole on unraid to block all ads coming into the network!

[majinshinsa]

Not only did I test this over the summer messing around with a loaner computer, I am finishing up my actual server now and that makes me glad to have seen this video twice now

[ACECGL]

Not only was this a great guide, you also gave some solid recommendations for projects I had in mind + a few new ideas. Thank you!!!

[yungterry]

Simply the best tutorial for those don't know what is NAS deloyment. Thank you so much.

[csjgh]

Wow - this is one of the most helpful Youtube videos I have ever watched. Thanks.

[amartins]

Great video. Good flow, plenty of info and screengrabs etc. Would love to see a fully fleshed out server with multiple docker apps working together with each other like Plex, Sonarr, Radarr, Qbitorrent bound to a specific network card on a VPN.

[andygonzalez]

this was an excellent video. One thing you touched on that NOBODY else has at least for me. Being new to Unraid I couldn't figure out how subfolders appeared in an unraid share. I though I would have to recreate all the subfolders in each movie as a share. When you used the networking feature to create subfolders inside the network share I understood how to do that. I look forward to your plex install and config tutorial.

[WebVid]

I'm just about to install/setup my first UNRAID. Your video will be my primary reference. Thank you VERY much.

[XenoX]

In the middle of upgrading my drives and starting over from my last unraid config and this really helped me find the larger errors hurting my system (Namely the memtest found one of the sticks was dying and I had XMP on). Super helpful!

[Zedman]

Perfect, explained it to me like i was a 5 year old. You sir are my hero,