Roon isn't stable and they edit their forum to hide it

>> I've built maybe 10 different Roon servers/cores, possibly more.  Some Windows 10/11, some Ubuntu. <<

Understood. I've seen at least one post by a user who found many problems went away when they used ROCK on a Roon-approved NUC, instead of running under a general-purpose operating system. Obviously, there's no guarantee, and the only way to find out would be to try it, at some expense.

I have no significant technical complaints after four years of heavy use. My core is a Roon Nucleus. I have to reboot my core maybe twice a year. Loading up new zones is slower for me now when I open the app, which is a slight annoyance, but I do have a lot of zones.

The one time I had a serious problem, I received good direct support after posting my data in the Roon forum.

Overall it's a great product and I frequently marvel at the fact I can have such great technology at my fingertips.

Fact is Roon by its nature is a somewhat complex beast for the average person to get a handle on.  Definitely not plug  n' play.  That adds to teh # of issues or difficulties that people report.  Some may be Roons fault but others just chalk up to inexperience with the product or learning curve.  

I work with complex computer systems for a living so I have some experience in this area.  

Most things worthwhile are not necessarily easy.   Audiophiles know that.   That includes Roon.   

It's not hard to get started but there is so much that can be done it can become quite complex as you do more. 

I would expect to see a certain amount of user angst, especially from those who are less technical or not really up on modern technology.

Live and learn!  Roon is worth it.  The more you learn the more benefits reaped. 

I’m a Roon lifer.  I joined about 4 years ago.  I’ve had my share of problems but they have all been about Windows, not about Roon. My only disappointment with Roon is their support model.  It depends on helpful users.  I don’t know what motivates the wonderful folks who make themselves available to help users resolve their problems, but I am grateful to them.  I wish there was phone support like Apple provides, but I expect the cost would be prohibitive!

I've been a lifer with Roon since the beginning.  No problems with 12K+ albums with the core on a QNAP NAS, but Roon ARC freezing on an iphone has been a wreck and not worth endless deletion and reload of the phone app to restore operation.  I'm back to youtube on the phone.