Go ahead. Add a drive.
Unraid is an operating system for network-attached storage that lets you use what you have to build the server you want. Mix and match drives, securely store and share data, and manage VMs and Docker applications—all from a powerful, web-based interface.
Features of our powerful, easy-to-use operating system
NAS OS
Simplify your self-hosting set-up
Say goodbye to a closet full of mismatched drives—and hello to the most flexible operating system for network-attached storage you’ll ever use. Unraid OS lets you use what you have to build what you want.
Unraid is hardware agnostic. Mix and match hard drives of any size to build your server and grow your storage capacity. Swap your hardware at any time, or scale into a more complex server set-up.
Store your data in an Unraid array for ultimate flexibility
- Protect your array with optional parity drives for additional peace of mind.
- Control how your data is split between drives.
- Take advantage of cache pools to speed access to your array.
Get higher speeds with a drive pool
- Format single-drive pools, two-drive mirrors, or even more complex ZFS pools for significant fault tolerance and speed.
- Use a cache pool with SSDs to enable super-fast writes and take advantage of faster storage speeds for your VMs and applications.
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We make it easy to consolidate everything you need onto one system. No more buying different machines for different uses.
Docker Applications
Run applications and manage data on the same server
Unraid’s simple UI makes it easy to manage your entire stack of Docker applications. Add new applications from the hundreds of user-created templates in Community Apps, or use your own!
Thanks to Unraid’s Community Apps plugin, you can easily download and run your favorite applications as Docker containers.
Containers operate separately, and they can’t interact with one another unless you want them to. Restrict the data and resources your applications have access to for maximum security.
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Using Vaultwarden on Unraid for password management, you can entrust your most important passwords to a system that you own and control yourself.
Virtual Machines
Work and create even faster
Pass through a graphics card to enable gaming or video editing. Allow network-free file access for high-speed file transfers. The possibilities are endless.
Unraid runs as a virtualization host, leveraging a hypervisor to give you access to your virtual machines.
Other benefits of running VMs on Unraid
- Create a Windows VM and pass through a graphics card to enable gaming or video editing.
- Create any Linux VM you can imagine to run any application you want.
Mount shares into your VMs to allow network-free file access and high-speed file transfers.
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We make it easy to consolidate everything you need onto one system. No more buying different machines for different uses.
Unraid Connect
Manage your servers with ease
Enjoy the convenience and connectivity of the cloud using Unraid Connect—your one-stop shop for server management, monitoring, and maintenance.
Unraid Connect makes it even easier to use Unraid for server management. Easily connect, share, monitor, and access your Unraid Server with a suite of features.
Unraid Connect Features include
Community Apps
Download apps for everything
Community Apps is our most popular plugin for free apps and plugins created and vetted by users like you.
Run popular applications like AdGuard, Pi-hole, Home Assistant, and Plex right from your Unraid server. Explore all apps.
Don’t see what you need? Submit your own app and share it with the entire community!
Host your own private servers, load custom maps, and mods, and limit who can and cannot connect.
VPN Manager
Secure your network
WireGuard is a lightning-fast, ultra-secure VPN manager that’s quick to install and easy to run.
Our VPN Manager provides a streamlined interface for managing WireGuard, whether you’re hosting a tunnel for devices to access your server or connecting specific Docker containers to a commercial VPN service.
"WireGuard" and the "WireGuard" logo are registered trademarks of Jason A. Donenfeld.
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More than a Product
We’re a friendly community of tinkerers, content creators, data hoarders, privacy seekers, and boundary pushers. With countless guides, video tutorials, use cases, and communities in just about every social platform and language, you will always feel supported on your journey. We can’t wait to see what you build!
"Just passed the two year mark as an Unraid user. Fantastic product, but it's the community that makes it truly shine. Thank you all, both developers and fellow users." @devnul
The Possibilities are Endless
If you're a gamer who plays games like Counterstrike, Valheim, Rust, and many others, did you know you can run your own servers on Unraid?
Features used NAS OS Docker Applications Community Apps
What do you do if you accidentally delete a file or get infected with a virus or malware? Protect yourself by using Unraid as a backup target for your PCs.
Features used NAS OS Docker Applications Community Apps
Got questions? We’ve got answers.
Try before you buy
Not sure if Unraid is right for you? Take Unraid for a test drive for 30 days—no credit card required.