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SPXLabs is back to bring you the Unraid April Digest: Topics in order: 1. Unraid 6.12.10 is now available with a nice collection of bug fixes and a security update. https://unraid.net/blog/6-12-10 2. Unraid 6.13.0-beta.2 is out for private beta participants with the public beta coming to the masses soon! 3. Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems appeared on the Uncast Show and delivered a ZFS masterclass for us all: https://unraid.net/blog/uncast-zfs-masterclass 4. Adam Morales, Unraid’s VP of Support, appeared on Ep 120 of the Self Hosted Podcast. https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/120/ 5. The Unraid team has a new Technical Program Manager. Say hey to Nick Bettencourt here. 6. LincPlus's LincStation N1 is now available on Amazon and comes preloaded with Unraid! A more thorough video on this unit is coming soon! https://www.amazon.com/LincStation-Storage-All-SSD-Attached-Personal/dp/B0CRKDHMNF?ref=unraid 7. Mealie: Your own Digital Cookbook on Unraid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF5gMFp1Pvs&t Stay Classy Unraiders! What will you build with Unraid? https://unraid.net Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: https://unraid.net/getting-started Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

In part 2, Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems gives us an absolute masterclass in ZFS, answers some audience questions, talks about some of his favorite open-source projects, and opines about the shift away from the cloud back to self hosting. Did you miss Part 1? Interested in learning more or keeping up with Tom Lawrence? https://lawrencesystems.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@lawrencesystems https://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTech https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesystems/ Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

In part 1, Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about how he got started in tech and on YouTube and gives us a clinic on network security and pfSense. Look for Part 2 coming very soon as Ed and Tom talk ZFS, answer some audience questions, talk about the future of open-source, and much, much more! If you enjoy the show, please do us a favor and rate/review us on your pod platform of choice! Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Hey Unraiders, Stefano Partida (@SPXLabs) is back to bring you everything that went down at Unraid HQ in March 2024: 1. We have a brand new shiny website! Be sure to check out the new Product page! https://unraid.net/ 2. Unraid OS 6.12.9 is now available with a nice collection of bug fixes and improvements. https://unraid.net/blog/6-12-9 3. New Unraid OS pricing is live. Thank you to all Unraid users, new and old, for their feedback and support as we implemented a more sustainable pricing structure. https://unraid.net/blog/new-pricing 4. The Unraid 6.13-beta1 has been released privately for testing and will be available publicly sometime this month! This new beta features Hybrid ZFS pools, an improved dashboard and improved navigation, VM Clone and Snapshot support, Intel Arc GPU support, an integrated file manager, and much, much more! 5. There are also some popular Unraid videos and forum threads that you can view in written form here: https://newsletter.unraid.net/p/unrai... Video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IappVGHnowY Thanks for listening! Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Stefano Partida, host of @SPXLabs, is here to bring you the Unraid February Digest! This month's digest includes: Unraid's upcoming pricing changeFor more on this, we recommend you watch/listen to our interview with Lime Technology's Co-CEO's all about the past and future of Unraid. Community Content mentioned: IBRACORPvideo on Unraid 6.12.8 @SpaceinvaderOneThe Easy Method to Setting up Cloudflare Tunnels@ChristopherFlanniganBuild Video https://newsletter.unraid.net/Youtube here Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

On this very special episode of the Uncast Show, we are joined by the Founder and CEO of Lime Technology, Tom Mortensen, and Co-CEO Tiffany Jones to talk about the origins of Unraid OS, the evolution of the product over the past 18+ years, and some upcoming changes to the company to better align the product and user's desires in Unraid 7 and beyond. Tom and Tiffany share their personal career journeys and take us down memory lane as Unraid incorporated VMs and Docker containerization, GPU passthrough (a decision that dramatically shifted the course of the company with Linus Tech Tips), made key hires to expand the team, and talk about some key projects and initiatives that got the company where it is today. The conversation shifts gears to the future and goes into the upcoming changes to Unraid's pricing model for new licenses and why this change is crucial and necessary for sustaining the company and improving the product for all in the years to come. For full details on the upcoming pricing change, please refer to our blog. Wrapping up the episode, we'll get a first look at Unraid 7 and explore some exciting future OS features and projects such as making the unRAID array optional, integrating and maintaining plugins into the OS, VM Snapshots and cloning, the "Hardware Database," the "My Friends Network," a new Unraid website, a public, open-source Unraid API and much, much more. Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Stefano Partida, host of @SPXLabs , is here to bring you the Unraid January Digest! This month's digest includes: -News about Unraid OS 6.12.7-rc1 -A new/improved Update OS tool: https://unraid.net/blog/new-update-os... -A long-form interview with the co-founder of @Nextcloud -@StorageReview's review of the AMD Ryzen 7 8700G in a 45Homelab HL15 case running Unraid. Check out the review and video for what they found. -Top Unraid community videos, forum threads and more. The written version can be seen at https://newsletter.unraid.net/ Thanks for listening! Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Step into the Nextcloud HQ in Berlin as we are joined by Jos Poortvliet, Co-founder and Director of Communications for Nextcloud, for a wide-ranging and revealing look into the open-source, decentralized ethos of Nextcloud. This in-person interview follows Jos's early days in tech and work at OwnCloud and sets the stage for a dive into Nextcloud's commitment to open-source, data sovereignty, and their broader mission to return data control to users as the company scales past 100 team members and thousands of customers. Throughout the interview, we covered the business model of Nextcloud, learned about some lesser-known features and use cases of the Nextcoud platform (Hub 7), and learned how they integrate AI into the product while still maintaining their core values around open-source, data security, and privacy. Ready to Set up Nextcloud? How to Set up Nextcloud on Unraid 2023 Set up guide by WunderTech Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Happy Holidays from all of us at Lime Technology! Stefano Partida, host of SPXLabs, brings you the Unraid December Digest. The video version of this can be seen on the Uncast Show Youtube channel. This month's highlights include: Unraid 6.12.6 Known IssuesNextcloudinvited Ed Rawlings of the Uncast ShowVideos mentioned: Spaceinvader One’s Unraid Christmas WishlistHardware Haven's New Home Server does almost EVERYTHINGWolfgangs Channel's Most Powerful DIY Unraid NAS buildRoberto Jorge Tech reviews the LincPlus N1Spaceinvader One's Complete Unraid Sleep/Wake GuideSupport the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Stefano from SPXLabs joins Ed at a pub in the UK for a cold pint and some tech talk about Redhat, PCIe lanes, CPU pricing vs. performance, and more! They also plan out an upcoming Unraid ZFS build. Part 2 will be video only and can be watched here on the Uncast Show youtube channel. Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Imagine transforming your understanding of Network Attached Storage (NAS) from a complex, jargon-filled mystery to an easy-to-grasp concept. Our special guest, Robbie Andrews from the YouTube channel NASCompares, is here to help us navigate this complex landscape. Robbie's knack for breaking down complex topics in an engaging, whimsical way permeates through this long-form conversation. From the intricacies of storage types and hard drives, we navigate towards the optimal configurations for a NAS, the integration of NVMEs in NAS systems, and then the conversation takes an intriguing turn towards the shadowy, dark world of ransomware attacks and the notorious Deadbolt ransomware attacks on QNAP. Wrapping up this enlightening chat, we pit Synology and QNAP against each other, debating the merits and drawbacks of both. So, gear up and join us for a deep dive into the exciting, sometimes daunting, yet always fascinating world of NAS with Robbie of NASCompares. Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Episode 18 of the Uncast Show is all about Unraid Connect: Lime Technology's newest offering that will take your Unraid server to the next level as your one-stop shop for server management, monitoring, and maintenance. Ed chats with three members of the Lime Technology team about Unraid Connect's current and future features, the company as a whole and much more! Show Timestamps: 00:15 - Intros for Larry Meaney, Eli Bosley, and Spencer Jones 03:36 - How did Larry and Eli get into software development? 06:48 - New Unraid Documentation website announcement 08:13 - What does Eli, Larry, and Spencer like to do outside of work? Mentioned: -https://bambulab.com/en/x1 -https://pikvm.org/ 15:30 - What is Unraid Connect? 17:00 - Managing your Unraid server from within the Connect UI 19:10 - Server Deep Linking 20:10 - All about certificate provisioning on Unraid 23:10 - Automated Flash Backup: How it works now and what features we're planning 24:10 - Unraid license management with Unraid Connect 26:08 - Unraid Connect language localization 27:05 - How to add a language to Connect: Open up a new issue in github 27:36 - Unraid OS localization: Unraid is supported in 18+ languages. 28:30 - Remote and Dynamic Remote Access with Unraid Connect 29:32 - Future plans for Unraid Connect 36:18 - Favorite movies, TV Shows, and/or books that everyone is enjoying 38:04 SPOILER ALERT- Skip ahead one minute to avoid a John Wick related spoiler 43:01 - Ed talks about camping! Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Plex Master Jason from ByteMyBits pops by to chat with Ed about AI, Plex, Emby, Unraid apps and plugins, and much more! Big thanks to Jason for spending the time with us answering user questions and getting to know the man behind ByteMyBits a little more. Show Timestamps: 01:00- Hellos and Intros 02:20 - Internet Speed Discussion: Upload Throttle Limits 03:35 - What Are You Watching, Jason? 05:00 - Unraid 6.12 release announcement 06:01 - New Unraid Dashboard Talk 07:05 - How big is Jason's Media Server, Loki? 8:15 - How Jason arranges his 168TB Btrfs DVR Files with Blue Iris, scripts, and ChatGPT 10:50 - CCTV drives: are they encrypted, and are there plans to switch filesystems to ZFS with Unraid 6.12? 12:40 - ZFS in the Unraid Main Array - Compression, encryption of data sets, and ZFS Send 15:00 - Deleting Data by Mistake 16:45 - Snapshots 17:45 - Initial thoughts on ChatGPT, Bard, and AI 21:05 - Chat GPT Banned in Italy 22:40 - Could AI Steal from Businesses and Companies? 25:55 - Plex Questions: Transcoding, Bottlenecks, and how to diagnose and remove bottlenecks 29:10 - H265: Does Jason Like It? 30:55 - i5 13600k and 13900k talk 32:10 - How to optimize server power usage (watch out for old power supplies) 35:00 - Home Assistant uses and setup (Docker vs. VM) 37:45 - User Question: Has Jason ever regretted showing tech mishaps? 40:18 - Audio Question from Nathan: What is Jason's favorite Unraid app outside of Plex? 41:50 - Question from bigbigspoon: Show us your Dockers running! 45:01 - Thoughts on Emby vs. Plex 47:15 - Plex's UI, market positioning and business decisions 49:50 - Media Clients 52:23 - User Question for Ed: What is your favorite ByteMyBits video? 56:46 - Last User Question from furry67: What is the recommended server for config for VMs and Containers? 59:30 - Performance and Efficiency Cores 1:04:10 - Keeping the i9 CPU Cores cool, Delid, and Lapping CPUs discussion Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Get to know Andrew Zawadzki, aka Squid, an Unraid legend responsible for the Community Applications, Fix Common Problems, and User Scripts plugins, among many others. On this episode, Join Ed and Andrew as they discuss Unraid 6.12-rc2, ZFS pros and cons, answer listener questions, and more! ⏱️ Discussion Timestamps 0:45 -Intros and getting to know Andrew 2:30 - Origin of the Squid moniker 3:50 - What Ed and Squid are watching 4:40 - First computers and interest in technology 6:30 - First forays into Linux and Unraid 9:35 - Andrew's first Unraid build, current rig, and total array size 13:20 - Cheers for beer in official Unraid beer glasses 🍻 14:30 - The origin story of Community Applications, future CA plans, and details about Dockerhub 20:15 - Discussing Andrew's other Unraid Plugins: Fix Common Problems, Appdata backup, User Scripts, and how they stack up against the most popular Unraid downloads 24:05 - User Scripts feature request by Ed 26:02 - Listener Question from Daedalus about why or why not plugins are shipped natively with the OS 29:25 - Unraid 6.12.0-rc2 and ZFS: Pros & Cons, use cases, and what Unraiders need to know 32:05 - PSA regarding backups! 33:30 - ZFS Send, compression, and other ZFS features and possibilities 38:58 - Some downsides of using ZFS 41:30 - Unraid Array Parity vs. ZFS pools; differences in data loss and other risks to consider 44:50 - New Customizable Dashboard in Unraid 6.12; Ed's Christmas wish came true! 45:30 - PSA on some plugins that are now incompatible with Unraid 6.12 47:10 - Listener question from Matt asking about booting from USB2 vs. USB3 flash drives 51:30 - Listener question from dansushi about Gaming on VMs 55:52 - Listener question from Mr. Traxson on managing multiple Unraid servers and clustering 1:00:50 - Listener question from Stefano about Home Automation videos and Unraid Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Stefano stops by the Uncast Show for a lively chat with Ed about ZFS, homelabs and gear, a listener Q&A, and much more! Timestamps: ~:30 Intro and Hellos ~1:50: Good shows on and games currently playing ~3:30: Steamdeck talk ~4:30: Who is Stefano, and what is SPXLabs? ~6:30: Making homelab content: best practices ~9:05: Current hardware and daily driver talk ~11:15: Browser talk! Listener Question Time ~12:15: Question from orlando500 on Graphics Card recs for Windows VMs? ~14:35: Motherboard recs for Unraid servers? ASRock Romed8-2T/BCMMEG X570 GODLIKE~16:45: Question about Unraid Multiple Array Pools timelines + talk about use cases ~19:30: Stefano's favorite containers and things to do with Unraid ~21:20: Browser/Security dangers and ways to keep safe ~23:15: Security best practices with browser containers and VPN usage ~27:30: Question about multiple UPS Support for Unraid Want to send in an audio message for an upcoming show? https://www.speakpipe.com/uncast ~30:20: Question from Scott about Unraid ARM Support ~33:55: SPXLabs origin story! ~34:30: Intel ARC GPU support for Unraid = wen? ~37:40: ZFS talk time ~41:05: LuckyBackup using rsync; how does ZFS improve upon this process? ~43:05: ZFS protection against bitrot ~44:18: Stefano has a server closet now moonlighting as a dry sauna. How does he solve heat issues, and what's currently running in his server room? ~47:30: What's running in Ed's server closet? ~48:30: Why having a test server is a must ~49:55: Adblocking and vlans chat ~51:45: What's coming up at SPXLabs? Show Links Connect, follow, and subscribe to SPXLabs: Youtube Website OnlyFans Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Season 2 of the Uncast pod is back and better than ever, with new host Ed Rawlings, aka Spaceinvader One. 👾 On this episode, Bob from RetroRGB joins the Uncast to talk about all things retro gaming, his discovery and use cases for Unraid, a deep dive into RetroNAS, and much more! Check out the show links below to connect with Bob or learn more about specific projects discussed. Show Topics with ~Timestamps: Intro from Ed, aka Spaceinvader One 👾 ~1:20: Listener participation on the pod with speakpipe.com/uncast. Speakpipe will allow you to ask questions to Ed about Unraid, ask questions directly to guests, and more. ~2:50: Upcoming Guests ~3:30: Bob from RetroRGB joins to talks about Unraid vs. prebuilt NAS solutions, use cases, and RetroNAS VMs. ~6:30: Unraid on a laptop? ~9:30: Array Protection, data recovery, New Configs, new hardware and client swapping. ~11:50: Discovering Unraid, VMs, capture cards, user error. ~17:30: VMs, Thunderbolt passthrough issues, Thunderbolt controllers, Intel vs. AMD, motherboard hardware, and BIOS issues/tips. ~21:30: All about Bob and RetroRGB. ~23:00: Retro games on modern TVs and hardware and platforms. ~24:34: MiSTerFPGA Project ~27:15: RetroNAS ~30:30: RetroNAS security: Creating VLANs, best practices, and networking tips. ~37:15: Using Virtiofs with RetroNAS on Unraid, VMs vs. Docker, and streamlining the RetroNAS install process. ~43:13: Everdrive Console Cartridges and optical drive emulators. ~46:50: Realistic expectations and advice to new retro gaming enthusiasts. ~51:05: MiSTer setup how to's and retro gaming community demographics. ~55:45: Retro gaming, CRTs, emulation scaling, wheeled retro gaming setups, and how to test components and avoid hardware scams. ~1:05: Console switches, scalers, and other setup equipment. In the end, it all comes down to personal choice. Show Links: Connect and support Bob: https://retrorgb.link/bob Send in your Uncast questions, comments, and good vibes: https://www.speakpipe.com/uncast Spaceinvader One interview on RetroRGB https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfhSmwS3zs&t=3s MiSTer FPGA Hardware https://www.retrorgb.com/mister.html RetroNAS info: https://www.retrorgb.com/introducing-retronas.html Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

Have a hard-to-shop-for tech-savvy friend? Need a last-minute gift idea for them? Great news! You can now buy Unraid as a gift directly from our website! Listen to the podcast for more details on how to do this or check out the new pricing page at https://unraid.net/pricing. In addition on this episode, Jon goes into common pitfalls users can run into with Docker containers and how to avoid them. Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

In episode 12, Jon covers the recent announcement by Facebook regarding "The Metaverse." Is this really a good idea and is Facebook the right organization to launch it? Could this be the beginning of an Orwellian future? In addition, Jon also provides a public service announcement regarding Linux driver support of hardware and how some users with specific gear may need to hold back on updating the OS to the latest release. Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

In today's episode of the Uncast, Jon goes over this week's announcements regarding Intel Alder Lake CPUs and their new performance vs. efficiency core architecture. More specifically, we get into details about how this might affect virtualization setups especially those using GPU pass through. In addition, Jon talks a bit about his new Pixel 6 Pro phone and closes out the episode highlighting a new video from our friends over at Ibracorp. Ibracorp SWAG Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7FlsvhpVGE Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

In this episode, hear an update on Windows 11 support for VMs on Unraid, the process for updating, and potential pitfalls. In addition, Jon goes deep on VM gaming and how anti-cheat developers are wrongfully targeting VM users for bans. Links: Expanding a vdiskExpanding Windows VM vdisk partitionsConverting from seabios to OVMF Support the Show. Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube