{"id":5403,"date":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/linux\/unraid-hardware-requirements\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T10:00:00","slug":"unraid-hardware-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/linux\/en\/unraid-hardware-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Unraid Hardware Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"4797\" data-bid=\"2\" data-placement=\"4798\">PGRpdiBpZD0ibmV0Z3VpZGVhLTI1NDU5MjgwMDIiIGNsYXNzPSJuZXRndWlkZWEtYmVmb3JlLWNvbnRlbnQgbmV0Z3VpZGVhLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjxkaXYgY2xhc3M9Im5ldGd1aWRlYS1hZGxhYmVsIj5BZHZlcnRpc2VtZW50czwvZGl2PjxzY3JpcHQgYXN5bmMgc3JjPSIvL3BhZ2VhZDIuZ29vZ2xlc3luZGljYXRpb24uY29tL3BhZ2VhZC9qcy9hZHNieWdvb2dsZS5qcz9jbGllbnQ9Y2EtcHViLTYyNTg1NTYyNTcyNDU5OTgiIGNyb3Nzb3JpZ2luPSJhbm9ueW1vdXMiPjwvc2NyaXB0PjxpbnMgY2xhc3M9ImFkc2J5Z29vZ2xlIiBzdHlsZT0iZGlzcGxheTpibG9jazsiIGRhdGEtYWQtY2xpZW50PSJjYS1wdWItNjI1ODU1NjI1NzI0NTk5OCIgCmRhdGEtYWQtc2xvdD0iMzQ5NDExNTM0MiIgCmRhdGEtYWQtZm9ybWF0PSJhdXRvIj48L2lucz4KPHNjcmlwdD4gCihhZHNieWdvb2dsZSA9IHdpbmRvdy5hZHNieWdvb2dsZSB8fCBbXSkucHVzaCh7fSk7IAo8L3NjcmlwdD4KPC9kaXY+<\/script>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unraid is a closed-source, Linux-based home server and NAS operating system. It offers a WebGUI and supports virtualization with Docker and virtual machines, making it very versatile. But what hardware requirements does Unraid have?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unraid itself is very frugal and runs on any 64-bit processor with 1 GHz or more and 2 GB or more of RAM. In addition, a USB stick with at least 1 GB of memory is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The hardware requirements for Unraid are given for three different categories: a pure storage server, an application server, and a VM host server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Storage and Protection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The minimum hardware requirements to install Unraid OS 6 for data storage usage are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A 64-bit capable processor, 1.0 GHz or better<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At least 2 GB of RAM<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linux hardware driver support for storage, Ethernet, and USB controllers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two hard disk drives to ensure data protection with a parity disk<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additional requirements apply when adding applications or virtual machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Server<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To run a wide gamut of applications, your system should consist of at least a quad-core CPU (2.4 GHz or faster) and 4-8 GB of RAM. As you load more applications, you\u2019ll need to add additional resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Creating Virtual Machines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To run VMs, you must have hardware-assisted virtualization (HVM) support on your processor and motherboard (Intel VT-x \/ AMD-V). To assign host-based PCI devices, like graphics and sound, to your VMs, your CPU and motherboard must also support IOMMU (Intel VT-d \/ AMD-Vi).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of the three types of VMs you can create using Unraid OS 6 has slightly different requirements for virtualization support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>VM Type<\/th><th>HVM<\/th><th>IOMMU<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Virtual Servers<\/strong><\/td><td>Required<\/td><td>Not Required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virtual Desktops<\/strong><\/td><td>Required<\/td><td>Not Required<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Hybrid VMs<\/strong><\/td><td>Required<\/td><td>Required<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What hardware requirements do I need for my Unraid server?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, it depends on what you want to do with the Unraid server. Nevertheless, here are some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Application<\/td><td>CPU (utilization of a Ryzen 5 2600 @ 3400 MHz, in percent)<\/td><td>RAM in GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Minecraft Server<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>4 \u2013 8 GB (8 GB recommended)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AdGuard Home<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>0.720 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nextcloud<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0.100 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>OnlyOffice<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>0.400 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Plex Media Server<\/td><td>10%<\/td><td>0.900 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Duplicati<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>0.300 GB<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UniFi Controller<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>2 GB<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use the Unraid server mostly for file storage and maybe one or two Docker containers like Nextcloud, a 2-core CPU with 8 GB RAM can be sufficient. 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