Unraid can store digital media like videos, photos, music, and movies. In the Unraid device, you can build an array of hard drives. You can share the data from those drives across the local network. Unraid keeps all the data on the drives securely. In the Unraid system, you have control over your storage. I am having some issues deleting a share, it keeps telling me that i need permission from SERVER obody to delete some files off of it. I have the share set to public so i shouldn't need any credentials to delete anything i thought. Not to sure how to go about correcting this as this is my first time using unraid. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

1. Unraid File Explorer
2. Unraid Midnight Commander
3. Unraid Clear Disk
4. Unraid Remove Disk

Install

1. Head to Community Applications. Search for and install SteamCacheBundle.
2. Next set a fixed IP address. Enter this in the box marked, Fixed IP address. Make sure it’s not an IP already in use on your network.
3. Now enter the same IP address for the LANCACHE_IP variable
4. Make sure the Data and Logs directories are set to your liking. The Data directory is where all the cache data will be stored.
5. Now change the CACHE_MEM_SIZE, CACHE_DISK_SIZE and CACHE_MAX_AGE if you wish. The are fairly self explanatory and can be left at default if you want. If your running low on free RAM, consider lowering CACHE_MEM_SIZE. The container wont start if you don’t have enough free RAM at start.
6. The ports must be left as they are. Don’t change these!
7. UPSTREAM_DNS is the IP of the DNS server that will be user for queries that are not handled but Steamcache. Currently it is set to Cloudfare’s DNS server.
8. USE_GENERIC_CACHE must be left set to “true” No touchy!
9. The rest of the values can be set to “true” to disable the caching of that specific service if you so wish. If you want to cache everything, then leave them all blank.
10. Once the settings are all in order, hit Apply

Testing

Now to test the DNS server within Steamcache. Run the following command on your gaming machine, replacing X.X.X.X with the IP you gave SteamCacheBundle to check the DNS server is working. It should return the same IP.

Unraid File Explorer

Terminal (Mac/Linux):
dig @X.X.X.X +short steamcache.cs.steampowered.com

Power Shell (Windows):
Resolve-DnsName steamcache.cs.steampowered.com -server X.X.X.X

Provided this returns the correct IP, update the DNS settings on your gaming machine, to point to the IP you gave SteamCacheBundle. I recommend only setting one DNS server as depending on the OS settings it may choose a DNS server at random.

Windows Instructions
Mac Instructions

You will no longer be able to access the internet on your gaming machine if your unRAID server is off as your machine will be unable to resolve hostnames.

Start a small game downloading in any of the supported game clients you use. (Steam, Origin, UPlay)

Run the following command in an SSH session to your unRAID server

docker exec -it SteamCacheBundle tail -f /data/logs/access.log

This should return lots of text with the word “Miss” towards the end of the line. This means it is getting the download from Steam servers, not the cache. Leave the SSH session open.

Wait for the download to finish

Uninstall the game then reinstall it

The SSH session should now display the same text but with “Hit” at the end instead of “Miss”. This means it’s downloading the game from the cache. Your download speed should also be much faster.

At this point your all done! Files in the cache will last for as long as you set CACHE_MAX_AGE to and the cache overall wont exceed this size specified in CACHE_DISK_SIZE.

Source https://squishedmooo.com/the-new-and-easier-all-in-one-steamcache/

Setting a Root Password, USB Flash Backups and Some Common and Popular Apps, Plugins and Docker Containers

In our second installment of the New Users Blog Series, we’ll start off by briefly discussing how to secure your Unraid server by setting a root password. Next, we’ll explain how to back up your Unraid OS USB flash device and why this is very important. On top of this, we’re giving a brief rundown of some must have applications, plug-ins and docker containers for your Unraid server. With over 600 (and counting) to choose from, it can be daunting for a new user to know where to even begin. In this blog, we’ll go through some popular ones that will help you unlock the full potential of your new Unraid rig. This list of apps, docker containers, and plugins is not meant to be the end all be all by and means but is rather a snapshot of a variety of popular options available for new users to get them started on their own particular use case. This blog is part 1 in a 2 part series.

Root Password

Unraid Midnight Commander

One of the first things you should do once you get your Unraid server up and running is to set a root password. This will limit other users from accessing files or folders you don’t want them to. To set your password:

1. go to the Unraid webgui and navigate to Users.
2. Select “root” and type in your preferred password in the fields.
3. Click apply/done.

Unraid Clear Disk

If you happen to forget this password, the steps to reset it can be found here.

USB Flash Backups

Another key best practice that we always recommend for users is to backup your USB flash device that runs Unraid. Once your array is configured, a backup of your USB located off of your Unraid array is essential in order to avoid long server down times in the unfortunate event of a USB flash device failure. The easiest way to do so is to go via the Unraid webGUI.

Unraid Remove Disk

Go to: Main and under Boot Device, click Flash. From here, use the Flash Backup button to create a single zip file of the current contents of the flash device and store it locally on your computer or in another place you keep file backups (off of your Unraid array!).