# Boot over nfs

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [April 16, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897 "2013-04-16T11:05:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![CptanPanic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cptanpanic/32/92958_2.png) [@CptanPanic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CptanPanic)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/1 "2013-04-16T11:05:35Z")

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I tried to use my rasplex today and it seems that my sdcard is either corrupted or dead. I like my raspbmc setup as it boots over NFS and never needs to access card except for boot loader. I see that openelec does have some support for this, though update may break things. Had anyone tried for rasplex?

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**Author:** ![LongChair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/longchair/32/5083_2.png) [@LongChair](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LongChair)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/2 "2013-04-16T14:11:04Z")

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Given how xbmc / plex work, aside the fact that it might work, it would probably give not so good performance.

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**Author:** ![CptanPanic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cptanpanic/32/92958_2.png) [@CptanPanic](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CptanPanic)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/3 "2013-04-17T19:29:03Z")

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Because of the amount of caching? Well how about USB? I read that is in the pipeline.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

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**Author:** ![LongChair](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/longchair/32/5083_2.png) [@LongChair](https://forums.plex.tv/u/LongChair)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/4 "2013-04-18T07:45:57Z")

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Just because NFS file access / transfer rates over NFS will probably slow file access compared to SD card, thus will impact global performance.

When copying a file over to Rpi with scp, i get a transfer rate of about 5 Megs /s, where class 10 SD card will give about 15-20 megs.

Regarding USB installer, it's in the pipe, we dont have en ETA for this though.

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**Author:** ![f00b4r](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/f00b4r/32/768_2.png) [@f00b4r](https://forums.plex.tv/u/f00b4r)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/5 "2013-04-18T14:49:24Z")

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Even with the USB install you will still need a SD card but it should stop it becoming corrupted (this is a hardware limitation of the PI).

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/boot-over-nfs/32897/6 "2019-12-20T23:14:02Z")

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