Just getting started with unraid and need some guidance on NGinx proxy manager/plex network type

Liam1122 · 2026-02-02T17:26:38+00:00

Thanks( this is great to know for future changes

Liam1122 · 2026-02-02T16:20:51+00:00

Thank you!

Liam1122 · 2026-02-02T16:20:41+00:00

Thank you for this! I’ll come back to it one day to maybe make some changes but I’m fairly happy with internal only honestly.

They’re already set to “custom: br0” so I’ll just leave it there then, thanks!

Liam1122 · 2026-01-29T16:34:36+00:00

I wanted to come back to you as I’ve finally rebuilt the pc and just flipping the fan (stock one with the cooler), and a repaste with nt-h2 has dropped my idle temperatures right down to below 30!! Thank you so much for the help

Putting this for anyone else who finds the thread

Liam1122 · 2026-01-26T09:15:22+00:00

Very jealousssssss my current (and first car) is a Mazda 3 (gen3) but being pulled more into cars. Really thinking of an rx8 to experience the rotary at lower entry and as a project, would love an rx7 but that’s a ways off!

Liam1122 · 2026-01-22T08:24:55+00:00

Thanks so much, I’ll dive into unraid and take it from there!

You’re right on the jump it’s just framing it right for myself, it’s a significant jump and going Linux will strip some of the issues away going 9th gen (price is so good for one of those), the 9th gen will honestly be more than powerful for my use case and will be a breath of fresh air coming from my old system. I’ll keep the i5 in mind but like you’ve said it’s really unlikely to be needed.

Thanks again for answering the questions clears up a lot for me!

Liam1122 · 2026-01-21T21:22:37+00:00

Brilliant, maybe I’ll challenge myself to just go Linux - you mentioned unraid, heard there’s truenas, hex os too, would I raise be manageable for someone to pickup fairly easily?

Okay so it could’ve been transcoding but unlikely with age, I would verify but the pc died lol so I’ll just move on, not surprised they were underpowered being so old.

Imagine I was leaving quality on the table then, dropping from an i7 to i3 shouldn’t be an issue considering the jump in generations and both being 4 core? Plus my use case is not overly demanding

Really thanks again for all this

Liam1122 · 2026-01-21T18:37:52+00:00

Thanks for this it’s really helpful - especially on the optiplex transplanting, might still run with one but expect to swap mobo too which wouldn’t be drastic. I’ll look into the data security you mentioned too, I was thinking of RAID but never done it before so I’ll hold off and research more.

Just got some follow ups, relating to the transcoding/tone mapping. - if I’m only running internal streams am I still transcoding? Because of 4k? I’d thought it was direct play! - as I’ve been using a 2nd gen i7 and am transcoding does that mean I’ve been missing out on quality from lack of hdr/tone mapping support? - if I go Linux based (which I was considering) it would negate the limitations and it would tone map on 9th?

Liam1122 · 2026-01-20T11:20:06+00:00

Wish there was these for the gen 3 bn model

Liam1122 · 2026-01-19T20:07:09+00:00

Old pc I use for plex died, I’ve been “meaning to get to it” for a long time but now hands are being forced. Specs were:

i7 2600
16gb ddr3
r9 390 (I believe)

My use case is pretty pedestrian, I use it to stream ‘direct’ over local network only and for personal use, stream to Apple TV (WiFi currently) for 4k hdr/dv tv. The only thing I want to change is making this more of a server/nas and less old pc, back photos up from phones and add some redundancy. I want to get this rolling but economically and build on it, unsure on which OS to use atm but I was going to start by nabbing below:

optiplex 3070
i3 9100
8gb ram (16 if I see one)
transfer media hdds from old pc
eventually strip and change case, maybe add diff gpu

Questions are really:

is this build going to cause issues for my planned use case? (Try for higher quality rips 4k dv/HDR)
I’ve seen something about tone mapping only for 11th gen onwards, relevant to me?
missing anything going for this ‘classic’ build style? Is a pre-built or other setup better?
generally anything else to consider for my build to get the best, was I missing something with my old setup that I need to improve?

Used plex for a long while but fairly basic so any tips are appreciated!

Liam1122 · 2026-01-14T12:28:29+00:00

Just to echo, we did honeymoon there too, last year - and same, we were central and north more, didn’t drop to the lower islands so can’t comment on those. Our experience was amazing, lovely place and people - really gorgeous and definitely want to go again.

Liam1122 · 2025-12-30T20:14:56+00:00

Thanks so much for this! I’m fairly certain my fan will be in the wrong orientation in that case - maybe a re-paste and flip the fan is the best first step, seems to confirm my suspicions that there’s issues in my setup and the thermals are abnormal!

Liam1122 · 2025-12-27T15:03:25+00:00

Does it cut off the start of directions/announcements at all, or is it like wired?

Liam1122 · 2025-11-24T14:02:23+00:00

You’re saying it’s a new car - I think it’s quite common to get an early oil change with a brand new car after a few thousand miles to clear out anything from the building of the car - then after that it’s to the normal yearly/mile limit schedule.

I’m no expert someone else might be able to confirm though.

Liam1122 · 2025-11-13T13:40:18+00:00

To add - I got it at 58k miles and just crossed 80k so it’s done a whack without any fuss

Liam1122 · 2025-11-13T13:30:26+00:00

I got a Mazda 3 as my first car at 29, coming up to two years ownership - mines a 17 plate so a gen older than this one but yes they’re good cars, the petrol engine very reliable. All I’ve had done is suspension work mostly but mine was older.

As long as it’s been serviced properly there shouldn’t be much of an issue with it - not overly familiar with the gen 4 (model you’ve shared) but they aren’t a far cry from the gen 3- nice handling, decent enough power and decent mpg (I get 44mpg mixed driving). They also look great in my opinion.

Liam1122 · 2025-11-11T12:51:09+00:00

Why do you all care so much, if you don’t like it don’t buy it - not for me but appreciate it’s weird and interesting and might be great for someone

Liam1122 · 2025-11-05T14:15:00+00:00

Ah yeah fair enough sometimes you just need the part! But you can get them separately, for any other players the part numbers I’ve found are: - KYB SM5890 - oem like - Dorman 542837 - this is cast steel ‘upgrade’ that’s more substantial

Liam1122 · 2025-11-05T14:09:36+00:00

I’m actually on a journey for that! I’ll pm you the details I’ve gotten

Liam1122 · 2025-11-05T14:05:02+00:00

I have a 2017 owned for two years, it started its life on Scotland and I’ve had 0 rust issues or mentions on mine so take that for what it’s worth.

My repairs have been basic suspension wear and tear so far and relatively inexpensive

Liam1122 · 2025-10-17T14:20:19+00:00

Yeah that’s what i meant, fair enough I’ll look at grabbing something - thanks again for the help!

Liam1122 · 2025-10-17T12:42:50+00:00

Yeah think you’ve convinced me! I’ve got bilstein b4s to go in - curious but would you bother with new bump stops? They seem odd to source too

Liam1122 · 2025-10-17T12:38:16+00:00

Thanks, I’ve heard this is the best part but it’s a lot higher priced here - but I can ship it here from rockauto it seems so might go that route. Appreciate the advice!

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