With over 600 applications, plugins and docker container to choose from, it can be daunting for a new user to know where to even begin. In this blog, we'll continue to 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 2 of 2.

If you missed part 1, check it out here.



Common and Popular Plugins to Install (Continued)

Unraid allows users to extend the functionality of the OS by creating enhancements through our Plugins system. Plugins allow community developers to add functionality not baked into the OS itself, and these works are maintained by the community:

IMPORTANT NOTE: While we thoroughly support all of our community developers and their efforts, any plugins you install are at your own risk. Bugs or issues with them should be reported to the respective community developer, not to Lime Technology.





unBALANCE

Community Developer: jbrodriguez

The unBALANCE plugin allows you to transfer files or folders between disks in your array and manage space in your Unraid array via two different operating modes:

Scatter: Transfer data out of a disk, into one or more disks

Gather: Consolidate data from a user share into a single disk

Some of the popular use cases for unBALANCE are:

- Empty a disk in order to change filesystems

- Move all seasons of a tv show onto a single disk

- Move a specific folder from a disk to another disk

- Split your movies/tv shows/games folder from a disk to other disks

To read up on the full functionality of unBALANCE or support jbrodriguez, see the support thread!





Handbrake

Community Developer: Djoss

HandBrake is a great tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs. Did we mention that it is free and open source? The GUI of the Handbrake application is accessed through a modern web browser (no installation or configuration needed on client side) or via any VNC client. Best of all, there’s a fully automated mode also available: drop files into a watch folder and let HandBrake process them without any user interaction. Check out the full support thread here and the Github documentation here.

For a more thorough step-by-step setup guide, be sure to check out SpaceInvaderOne’s video: