UnraidReviews of unraid.net

The Unraid OS is absolutely perfect for those who want to get into the home server business. It is easy enough for the newby and robust enough for the expert.

When I decided to really start my homelab journey in spring 2025 — not counting the ten years before that with first a Synology NAS and later a QNAP — I didn't have much experience with Docker containers or hosting essential services myself. Unraid was one of the platforms I discovered shortly before my new NAS arrived, and it immediately appealed to me. Even the website made a good first impression: clear, well structured, and easy to understand. I also really liked the idea of buying a lifetime license instead of adding yet another subscription to the list. What I probably appreciate most today, though, is the community. The support is great, there is an enormous amount of useful information on YouTube and in the forums, and there is a very friendly atmosphere around Unraid. If you run into a problem, chances are somebody has already solved it — and people are genuinely willing to help each other. I also really like the story behind Unraid. It started as a solution to a very practical personal problem: how to combine a collection of existing hard drives into one useful array. Even today, Unraid still feels much more like a product created by people who actually use and care about it than something designed by a huge anonymous corporation. With everything I have learned since spring 2025, would I perhaps consider something like Proxmox if I were starting from scratch today? Maybe. Or maybe I would still choose Unraid. What I do know is that I feel very much at home with Unraid. It gave me an approachable way into self-hosting, Docker and homelabbing, while still leaving me plenty of room to learn, experiment and expand. And whenever something goes wrong, there is a community around it where people help each other. For me, that counts for a lot.

I've been using UnRAID for more than 14 years now. Its been fast, 100% reliable - and with the use of a Parity Drive - has enabled me to update/replace drives over time without losing data. I recently built a new server and was *very* pleasantly surprised at the cost to upgrade my ancient v5 UnRAID OS to the latest v7+. In short: this is a professional, well-supported OS that you *purchase* - its not 'software-as-a-service' or crippleware that requires a subscription to function properly. 100% recommend if you're looking for a reliable and lightweight File Server OS.

Ive tried various free nas software and they weren't very good or very difficult to use. I've used synology and qnap prebuilt nas machines which were great but not very powerful but expensive. Unraid has been brilliant and I will never use anything else again. Its alot cheaper to build your own nas an pay the lifetime license for unraid. Its very simple to use, reliable and full of great features. Ive alot of experience with nas's and using raid with custom built hardware is the only way to go in my opinion. The only downside is I wish i moved to it years ago.

This company is run by a group of people that behave as if they've done you a favor by releasing this product. I'm actually banned from their forum for refusing to stay quiet about some earlier issues, and will never return. So this evening I actually documented an issue with one of the applications in their "App Store" having incorrect documentation. No, that's not an opinion. It's actually a simple matter where the default username and password are incorrect. I posted it in their Reddit sub, and they simply deleted it saying it's not related to Unraid. So I posted the following, and they deleted it again. Unlike them I DO have integrity so I keep my promises. ************************************ The default u/p is documented as admin/pbspbs. but does not work. But y'know, if I were to use another platform it probably wouldn't be an issue. But it IS an UNRAID issue, because I used the UNRAID STORE to install it. So yes, it is very much an Unraid issue, because I bought this thing for many reasons INCLUDING the little app store it has that is supposed to simplify installs. But if that's not what it's meant to do, sure, I can copy and paste a thousand negative one star reviews just about everywhere telling folks how yes, some things work, but whenever you have an issue with anything that's part of their system and raise it in an open forum the folks behind it seem to get a little upset and delete posts calling them "unrelated" when they most certainly are. Because if I installed a docker to any generic docker host THAT documentation is correct. But here we are, them saying it's unrelated, but the Unraid specific docker remains in there store with the wrong username and password, even though they control the store. Post copied and saved to a text doc should I need to reference it in a review later. **************************** ....and here we are.

We have been using Lime Technologies for years. In the beginning they were innovative and customer oriented. Not any more. Due to GDPR we had to follow their recommendations. We have installed the program on our own server. Now, when change our laptops or employ new people the refuse to give us a new user and new password. Last try took us 5 months and we even realised that their own employees destroyed our program. Luckily we had a back up and now it works. However, still no service and no willingness to assist with training. Never ever again

in no way easy to understand! Bitcoin is easier to understand and the complete product is full of bugs. It get's every minute more worse. Everything was working and a second later everything is destroyed. Never buy something here! I paid 60 Euro for a peace of shit.

I have been using Unraid for some time and have always appreciated the software's flexibility and community support. However, the recent change to a subscription-based licensing model is extremely disappointing. The new pricing structure feels overly aggressive and does not align with the value I perceive from the software. What made Unraid stand out was its foundation as open-source software and the significant contributions from the community. The community has built and maintained a vast ecosystem of plugins and containers, which are essential to the platform's success. Without this community effort, Unraid would be just another NAS solution. The decision to shift to a subscription model not only feels unfair but also shows a lack of appreciation for the community's contributions. For many users, including myself, the cost is now prohibitive, and it feels like the company is prioritizing profit over user satisfaction and community engagement. I urge Unraid to reconsider this pricing model and find a more balanced approach that respects the community's efforts and keeps the software accessible to all users. Until then, I will be exploring other free and open-source alternatives like Proxmox VE or TrueNAS CORE.