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**Author:** [@Ashley-45Drives](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/Ashley-45Drives)\ **Replies:** 0
What software are you using? What software are you interested in learning more about? This is the place to talk about it. --- ## [Updating 45Homelab Unraid Plugin gave an error on HL4](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/updating-45homelab-unraid-plugin-gave-an-error-on-hl4/3946)
**Author:** [@urbanracer34](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/urbanracer34)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/updating-45homelab-unraid-plugin-gave-an-error-on-hl4/3946 "2026-10-16T05:39:47Z")
I am running the 45HomeLab Unraid Plugin on a HL4. It was working perfectly till today when I went to update it from 0.6.0 to 0.7.0. It spit out an error message (Screenshot below) The plugin is working fine, I just c… --- ## [Rocky Linux 10 Repository?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/rocky-linux-10-repository/3920)
**Author:** [@HishnGA](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/HishnGA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/rocky-linux-10-repository/3920 "2026-09-08T00:25:22Z")
Good evening everyone. I was wondering if there has been any discussion about repositories for Rocky Linux 10. I just rebuilt the first of my home servers from 9.x to 10.x which sent me looking for ZFS and File Share C… --- ## [HL15 without Cockpit](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-without-cockpit/3905)
**Author:** [@brainchill](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/brainchill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl15-without-cockpit/3905 "2026-08-16T05:28:29Z")
I’m moving in a different direction with my HL15 but I’m doing it in stages. I had previously been using Truenas on my local storage and decided that truthfully using it was a bit too tedious and also a little too much l… --- ## [Issues with HL8 fully built and burned in setup issues](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/issues-with-hl8-fully-built-and-burned-in-setup-issues/3580)
**Author:** [@CrazyManInCincy](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/CrazyManInCincy)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/issues-with-hl8-fully-built-and-burned-in-setup-issues/3580 "2026-02-25T12:30:33Z")
I received my HL8 fully built and burned in unit about a week ago. I was extremely impressed with the build, packaging and over all design. My excitement quickly turned into frustration once I plugged it in. I loaded my… --- ## [What are your thoughts on Jellyfin?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-jellyfin/3180)
**Author:** [@cjl95](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/cjl95)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-on-jellyfin/3180 "2026-02-20T04:21:11Z")
Calling all HomeLab enthusiasts. I wanted to ask you guys about your thoughts on Jellyfin; an open-source media management platform. Jellyfin is commonly referred to as an open-source alternative to media management pl… --- ## [Proxmox on HL15](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-on-hl15/786)
**Author:** [@Goose](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/Goose)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-on-hl15/786 "2026-02-14T20:29:04Z")
I bought a complete system and want to run proxmox. From reading I am assuming I want to start over, install Proxmox to the boot drive. Then if I want to run Houston UI I would install that in a VM. I can not install … --- ## [What Intel GPU can I put in an HL4 for Plex Transcoding?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/what-intel-gpu-can-i-put-in-an-hl4-for-plex-transcoding/3718)
**Author:** [@urbanracer34](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/urbanracer34)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/what-intel-gpu-can-i-put-in-an-hl4-for-plex-transcoding/3718 "2026-02-13T21:06:33Z")
So I have a bit of a predicament. I thought the HL4 (fully loaded) would be able to handle Plex transcoding just fine. I’m finding it SUCKS. It eats a enormous amount of CPU time. I have to set my quality level to 108… --- ## [New Cockpit ZFS Module](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/new-cockpit-zfs-module/2441)
**Author:** [@sinewaverx](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/sinewaverx)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/new-cockpit-zfs-module/2441 "2026-01-07T20:56:10Z")
Is anyone successfully using the new cockpit-zfs module? I enabled the testing repo and installed the new module. It’s unable to see my disks / pools etc. I have zero issues with the old module. I’m running Rocky 8.1… --- ## [How well does Plex Transcoding run on a HL4's CPU?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/how-well-does-plex-transcoding-run-on-a-hl4s-cpu/3688)
**Author:** [@urbanracer34](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/urbanracer34)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/how-well-does-plex-transcoding-run-on-a-hl4s-cpu/3688 "2025-12-21T19:30:02Z")
I have a HL4 with a AMD Ryzen 7 5700G 8 Core processor, and I was wondering how well it does with transcoding for Plex? --- ## [Ubuntu 24.04.3 support for cockpit applications](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-3-support-for-cockpit-applications/3686)
**Author:** [@dead](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/dead)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-3-support-for-cockpit-applications/3686 "2025-12-21T00:47:30Z")
Hello Community, I am using cockpit to manage my local ubuntu server: Description: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Release: 24.04 Codename: noble And was trying to extened my control through cockpit’s extended ap… --- ## [Proxmox, EPYC, and Windows 11 VM](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-epyc-and-windows-11-vm/3683)
**Author:** [@r.schroeder](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/r.schroeder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-epyc-and-windows-11-vm/3683 "2025-12-15T17:18:56Z")
Hi all, I think I’m running into some issues with Windows 11 as a VM on Proxmox on my Epyc hardware (HL15 2.0, RomeD8-2T board) that seems to be CPU related. It shows up in 1) General VM performance, and 2) VM-to-VM netw… --- ## [AOC-SLG3-2M2 - What settings to do I need to change in BIOS? (only 1 NVMe showing up)](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/aoc-slg3-2m2-what-settings-to-do-i-need-to-change-in-bios-only-1-nvme-showing-up/804)
**Author:** [@manthan](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/manthan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/aoc-slg3-2m2-what-settings-to-do-i-need-to-change-in-bios-only-1-nvme-showing-up/804 "2025-11-10T18:38:15Z")
The AOC-SLG3-2M2 riser card has 2x 2TB NVMe drives installed on it, but I’m only seeing 1 drive (2TB) in Houston/OS. I found the manual for the card but not sure what I should be looking for under 3-3 (additional setting… --- ## [New install of TrueNAS on Hl15](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/new-install-of-truenas-on-hl15/3567)
**Author:** [@phos](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/phos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/new-install-of-truenas-on-hl15/3567 "2025-10-02T18:44:13Z")
I plan on installing TrueNAS on the HL15 when it is delivered. As I understand the process, I will need to boot the TrueNAS installer from an USB stick and write TrueNAS to the boot NVME disk. Is this procedure correct? … --- ## [Ceph help with 3 host Erasure coded 4+2 pool](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ceph-help-with-3-host-erasure-coded-4-2-pool/3531)
**Author:** [@c-fanta](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/c-fanta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ceph-help-with-3-host-erasure-coded-4-2-pool/3531 "2025-08-26T22:46:31Z")
I thought I’d try to post here as I think I saw some info about this on a 45 drives post or youtube. I can’t recall. Do we have any Ceph experts? I’m not sure what is relevant so if you need more info let me know. Or mo… --- ## [Proxmox and Houston UI install, custom build](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-and-houston-ui-install-custom-build/3513)
**Author:** [@DigitalGarden](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/DigitalGarden)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2025, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/proxmox-and-houston-ui-install-custom-build/3513 "2025-08-12T15:42:43Z")
I’m trying to follow some of the information (couldn’t really find complete and current “instructions”) here about getting the Houston UI running on Proxmox. It’s a custom build in an HL15 chassis, not the OEM full build… --- ## [ZFS not showing in 45Drives ZFS after creating it](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/zfs-not-showing-in-45drives-zfs-after-creating-it/3472)
**Author:** [@Bonnifur](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/Bonnifur)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/zfs-not-showing-in-45drives-zfs-after-creating-it/3472 "2025-08-08T19:08:22Z")
Just finally got my HL15 setup and after I created my ZFS Pool it pops up with success! When I clicked the refresh it doesn’t show anything. However if I goto the Overview or 45Drives Disks it shows that the ZFS … --- ## [Rsync Task Issue with TrueNAS](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/rsync-task-issue-with-truenas/3460)
**Author:** [@russ13gifford](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/russ13gifford)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2025, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/rsync-task-issue-with-truenas/3460 "2025-07-29T13:06:24Z")
I have a HL15 running Rocky 8 and Houston Cockpit. I am trying to set up a number of rsync tasks that will copy data (photos) from a TrueNAS server that is the main storage host for my pictures (and hosts NFS shares that… --- ## [Troubleshooting TrueNAS Core Drive Issues](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/troubleshooting-truenas-core-drive-issues/1384)
**Author:** [@Friction](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/Friction)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/troubleshooting-truenas-core-drive-issues/1384 "2025-06-24T12:21:09Z")
Hello! I recieved my fully built and burned-in HL-15 with the Supermicro X11SPH-NCTPF motherboard and stock components (Xeon Bronze 3204, 16BG of memory) about two months ago, and have enjoyed the experience for the mos… --- ## [45Drives Tools: dalias - Error Duplicate Device Path Found Ignoring](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/45drives-tools-dalias-error-duplicate-device-path-found-ignoring/873)
**Author:** [@Krushal](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/Krushal)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/45drives-tools-dalias-error-duplicate-device-path-found-ignoring/873 "2024-01-15T20:14:23Z")
Has anyone tried installing Cockpit and 45Drives repo on Debian? I’m trying to get dalias to run so I can use the disk aliasing and the “45Drives Disks” section on Cockpit; however, I’m getting and error when running “su… --- ## [Ways to learn Linux and overall sysadmin?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ways-to-learn-linux-and-overall-sysadmin/3363)
**Author:** [@dirmaneo](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/dirmaneo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ways-to-learn-linux-and-overall-sysadmin/3363 "2025-06-13T01:42:24Z")
Hello everyone, I am totally new to homelabbing, though I have some experience with servers. I want to get into DevOps and SysAdmin, and my friend who is senior in these fields told me to start with my own lab at home. I… --- ## [Ubuntu upgrade HL-15](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ubuntu-upgrade-hl-15/3326)
**Author:** [@herc5854](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/herc5854)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ubuntu-upgrade-hl-15/3326 "2025-05-27T19:52:31Z")
If I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and I run do-release-upgrade will it mess up my server? --- ## [HL8 did a update over the weekend and hangs at boot](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl8-did-a-update-over-the-weekend-and-hangs-at-boot/3173)
**Author:** [@hunter32](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/hunter32)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/hl8-did-a-update-over-the-weekend-and-hangs-at-boot/3173 "2025-05-21T15:10:59Z")
Looks like my NAS did a update over the weekend and now is hanging on boot --- ## [Disks id mismatch](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/disks-id-mismatch/1555)
**Author:** [@igor14051](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/igor14051)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/disks-id-mismatch/1555 "2025-05-17T17:16:23Z")
The disks in the screen shot and the photo do not match. Any suggestions on what might be wrong? --- ## [Next Spotlight: Digital Asset Management](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/next-spotlight-digital-asset-management/2450)
**Author:** [@CJL24](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/CJL24)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/next-spotlight-digital-asset-management/2450 "2025-05-10T04:56:51Z")
Digital Asset Management I’ve previously covered Nextcloud in-depth and have showcased many of its core features. Going forward, I’ll be showcasing a wide variety of interesting tools and ideas that can be implemented e… --- ## [FileSharing UI: fruit:zero\_file\_id = yes is problematic](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/filesharing-ui-fruit-zero-file-id-yes-is-problematic/3266)
**Author:** [@OstensibleCrustacean](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/OstensibleCrustacean)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/filesharing-ui-fruit-zero-file-id-yes-is-problematic/3266 "2025-05-03T01:21:47Z")
The button “Optimize all shares for MacOS” on SMB page of File Sharing UI pre-configures advanced settings, including overwriting the following parameter fruit:zero\_file\_id = yes This does not work properly with a n… --- ## [Cloud Sync not working](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/cloud-sync-not-working/3248)
**Author:** [@herc5854](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/herc5854)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/cloud-sync-not-working/3248 "2025-04-28T20:43:17Z")
Has anyone been able to get cloud sync to work. I have added in my credentials for dropbox and storj, it saves ok but then existing remotes or managed remotes are still grayed out and I am unable to pick anything. I am j… --- ## [EC42 on 4 nodes with node failure domain](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ec42-on-4-nodes-with-node-failure-domain/3210)
**Author:** [@TechFly](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/TechFly)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2025, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/ec42-on-4-nodes-with-node-failure-domain/3210 "2025-04-24T19:07:31Z")
I have read a bit on Erasure Coding, and many say you cannot or should not build an EC 4\_2 pool with Node failure domain if you only have 4 hosts. I am building a ceph cluster to test out some things (specifically a pro… --- ## [Houston on FreeBSD?](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/houston-on-freebsd/3117)
**Author:** [@acharles](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/acharles)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/houston-on-freebsd/3117 "2025-04-02T13:57:35Z")
I was wondering if anyone had tried to get Houston working on FreeBSD, sort of like TrueNAS Core, being FreeBSD/ZFS but with Houston for the web interface? --- ## [XRDP clients for MacOS -- Jump Desktop](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/xrdp-clients-for-macos-jump-desktop/3193)
**Author:** [@DismalWizard](https://forum.45homelab.com/u/DismalWizard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.45homelab.com/t/xrdp-clients-for-macos-jump-desktop/3193 "2025-04-02T13:51:18Z")
My HL4 is in the lounge next to the turntable and headless. Cockpit is good for general administration but the several backup tools (DejaDup and TimeShift) are mostly graphical, particularly for grubbing through save se… [Next page](https://forum.45homelab.com/c/software-applications/6.md?page=1)