He clicked . The disks spun up in a staggered sequence, like an orchestra tuning. First disk 1, then 2, then parity, then the cache SSD. The web GUI refreshed.
Inside: UNRAID-PLUS-XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX unraid activation code
Below it, in calm, green letters:
Keep your bits safe, Jon Elias read it three times. His hands shook as he clicked the attachment. He clicked