!!! info "Community Contributed"
    This guide was contributed by the community and is neither officially supported, nor updated or tested.

[Unraid](https://unraid.net/) is an operating system that allows you to easily install and setup applications.

Thanks to [CorneliousJD](https://github.com/CorneliousJD) this application can easily be installed using unraid.
Please view [Issue #184](https://github.com/vabene1111/recipes/issues/184) for further details.
There is [also a discussion thread](https://forums.unraid.net/topic/98179-support-recipes-corneliousjd-repo/) on the 
unraid forum where he gives additional information.

## Installation

Recipes for unRAID is avialble via Community Applications.
You will first need to install Community Applications (CA) by following the directions here:
https://forums.unraid.net/topic/38582-plug-in-community-applications/

After that, you can go to the "Apps" tab in unRAID and search for Recipes and locate the Recipes container and install it. 
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/724777/111038251-faa0cb00-83f5-11eb-9807-37815de8d795.png)

The default settings should by fine for most users, just be sure to enter a secret key that is randomly generated.
Then chooose apply.

![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/724777/97094856-f3377b80-1626-11eb-98d5-e4b871a420f0.png)

After the container installs, click on the Recipes icon and click the WebUI button to launch the web user interface.
Set the container to auto-start if you wish. 
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/724777/111038276-16a46c80-83f6-11eb-866b-b3bc9a2efb87.png)
