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Owning an Unraid server gives you the ultimate control over your data and reduces your dependence on The Cloud. Join us to learn how to get the most out of your Unraid server, stay up to date on relevant news and topics, and get to know members of the Unraid community!

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  • August 17 · 41 min

    Unraid 8 Explained: New Distro, Docker Compose, Backups and more | Uncast (Part 2 of 2)

    Last time you met the CEO. This time, meet the man who started it all and the person building what comes next. In Part 2, Ed sits down with Unraid creator Tom and product director Eli. Tom walks through 20 years of Unraid — from a 2005 hobby project born out of a pile of cheap hard drives, to parity-protected storage, a web GUI built to hide Linux, and the arrival of plugins, Docker, VMs and ZFS. Then Eli lays out what's coming in Unraid 8. What's next: a move to a Fedora base (built on Universal Blue's uCore) for faster security updates and far better hardware support out of the box; native Docker Compose; a built-in backup solution — to the cloud, an S3 bucket, or another Unraid server, with snapshots and full restores; a plugin permission system so you can see exactly what each plugin can touch before you install it; and a cleaner, more consistent interface across the OS, your account, and Community Apps — all without taking anything away from the power users who go deep. Same idea that started it all: your hardware, your data, your choice. Here's to the next 20 years. — CHAPTERS — 0:00 – Welcome back: meet the founder (Part 2 of 2) 1:05 – 2005: the problem Tom set out to solve 2:24 – Parity & redundancy: the first Unraid array 4:41 – The web GUI, "Tower" & the birth of plugins 7:23 – 64-bit, VMs & Docker: the road to Unraid 6 9:37 – ZFS support & mirrored USB boot (Unraid 7) 11:49 – Why Unraid 8 moves to a Fedora base 13:29 – Immutable Linux & Universal Blue (uCore) 15:58 – Kernel flexibility & better hardware support 20:32 – One cohesive interface & own-your-data 22:38 – Built-in backups & native Docker Compose 26:20 – Plugins you can trust: the new permission system 29:35 – Community Apps, reimagined (ca.unraid.net) 31:23 – When can you try it? Beta, RC & getting involved 33:05 – Early days: building servers by hand 35:34 – From flash drives to digital downloads 37:17 – 20 years, still independent: Tom's reflection 39:00 – Closing remarks & how to get involved — LINKS — Watch Part 1 (meet CEO Tiffany Jones). Read Tiffany's letter (companion blog). Community Apps. Sign up for the Unraid 8 beta. Submit feature requests & bug reports. Work with us (Unraid jobs). What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • August 8 · 53 min

    No Investors. No Outside Board. Just Unraid — with CEO Tiffany Jones | Uncast (Part 1 of 2)

    You’ve used Unraid. Now meet the person running the company behind it. Ed Rawlings and Unraid CEO Tiffany Jones get into what the community actually wants to know — what the company stands for, what's coming to Unraid users soon, and what she'll protect no matter what. This isn't a product update. It's an honest look at the people, the culture, and the independence behind the OS you rely on. Tiffany talks about growing up around Unraid, the four careers that led her to the top job, and how she and her father Tom split the business and the product. She takes the hard questions head-on: the worry that Unraid could drift the way other beloved products have, why the company stays bootstrapped with no investors, what “you own your license” actually means, and where a leaner, more accessible Unraid is headed — without taking anything away from the power users who’ve been here for years. No VC. No private equity. No debt. A perpetual license you own outright. A team largely built from the community it serves. This is what’s behind the product. Want to join the Unraid beta tester list? Part 2 will have Unraid creator Tom Mortensen and Unraid Director of Product Eli Bosley reveal what’s next for the product itself. You won't want to miss this one. Subscribe so you don’t miss it! Links Submit feature requests & bug reports Work with us (Unraid jobs) MSP / OEM / technology partners Join the Unraid beta tester interest list Chapters 00:00 – Welcome back: meet Unraid’s CEO (Part 1 of 2) 00:44 – Seeing Unraid for the first time (Tom’s 2005 plasma TV) 02:58 – Film to CEO: the four careers that led here 07:38 – Does Tiffany run Unraid at home? 09:45 – The mission, and what “freedom” really means 12:28 – What Tom does now 15:23 – Battling against enshittification and aligning with users 17:18 – No investors, no debt: staying independent 23:50 – What the license change actually paid for 27:58 – Why Unraid stays a small, lean team 30:05 – Where your bug reports & feature requests go 32:10 – From community to staff: Larry’s story 34:05 – What makes the self-hosting community different 36:50 – Accessible ≠ dumbing it down 39:18 – What Unraid got wrong (and how they fixed it) 43:16 – Goals for the next era (team, UX, AI) 45:28 – Partnerships & the Signature Series (45HomeLab) 50:30 – How to get involved 52:36 – Coming in Part 2: Tom & Eli What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • July 8 · 1 hr 21 min

    The Container You Couldn't Live Without, Emby vs Jellyfin & Steam Headless | Ed & Stefano Unleashed

    Ed's heading to the 45Drives Creator Summit, the Unraid summer sale is live, and this month's community question is the one container you couldn't live without, plus the most underrated one nobody ever talks about. Then it gets wild: malware that hides from AI scanners by pretending to be a nuclear weapon, Sony quietly deleting 551 films people actually paid for, GTA 6 shipping as nothing but a code in a box, PlayStation finishing off physical discs, and Amazon locking the Fire Stick behind a new OS. On the security side: BitLocker weaponized as ransomware, the FortiBleed firewall credential leak, another npm supply chain attack, and an AUR malware flood hitting Arch users. Anthropic drops Claude Fable, Steam Machines are back as a downloadable OS, AMD silently removed Ryzen memory encryption, and ANPR cameras are now tracking your AirPods and your dog. Plus, YouTube's AI sweep is taking out real creators, and Ukraine's birds have started nesting in drone fibre spools. Episode Takeaways Unraid summer sale (ends 19 July) and the 45Drives Creator Summit The one container you couldn't live without, and the most underrated one Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 switched back on Malware faking nuclear-weapon text to slip past AI code scanners Sony deleting 551 purchased movies from PlayStation libraries GTA 6's "physical" edition is just a download code in a box PlayStation ending physical disc production in 2028 Amazon killing Fire Stick sideloading with the move to Vega OS BitLocker turned into a ransomware weapon using built-in tools FortiBleed exposes admin credentials for around 75,000 Fortinet firewalls RubyGems and npm add a cooldown to blunt supply chain attacks Arch's AUR flooded with 1,500+ malicious packages Steam Machine priced, and SteamOS now installable on any PC AMD quietly removing, then restoring, Ryzen memory encryption Flock cameras that fingerprint your Bluetooth, AirPods and even pet chips YouTube's AI cleanup catching genuine faceless creators Ukraine's birds building nests from discarded drone fibre-optic cable Chapters 00:00 Welcome, Unraid summer sale and the Creator Summit 05:27 The container you couldn't live without, and the most underrated 17:50 Anthropic's Fable 5 is back 20:56 Malware hides from AI scanners behind fake nuclear-weapon text 23:10 Sony deletes 551 purchased movies from PlayStation 29:20 GTA 6 is just a code in a box 35:15 PlayStation ends physical disc production in 2028 45:08 Steam Headless and the fixed-MAC container trick 48:30 Amazon kills Fire Stick sideloading with Vega OS 51:03 BitLocker turned into a ransomware weapon 54:43 FortiBleed: 75,000 Fortinet firewalls exposed 1:00:43 RubyGems and npm add a package cooldown 1:02:04 Arch's AUR flooded with malware 1:02:49 Steam Machine priced, and SteamOS goes downloadable 1:10:00 AMD pulls, then restores, Ryzen memory encryption 1:12:00 Flock cameras that track your Bluetooth, AirPods and dog 1:16:10 YouTube's AI cleanup hits real faceless creators 1:19:10 Light close: Ukraine's birds and drone fibre 1:20:23 Sign-off What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!

  • July 6 · 4 min

    June Digest 2026

    Welcome to the Unraid June Digest! We kick things off with the annual UNRAID SUMMER SALE — LIVE NOW through July 19 ⦿ 20% off Starter and Unleashed licenses ⦿ 30% off all upgrades to Unleashed ⦿ 50% off a second Starter or Unleashed license at checkout Shop the sale here WE'RE HIRING — two new remote roles open now ⦿ Head of Operations & Automation ⦿ Manager of Support and Services NEW COMMUNITY APPS PORTAL Community Apps has a new home outside the WebGUI where you can browse the full catalog, save apps for later, and check out the new Monthly Spotlight section. APP OF THE MONTH: Apprise100+ notification services (Slack, Discord, Telegram, Pushover, and more) as a native Unraid plugin. 🎬 MORE FROM THE COMMUNITY THIS MONTH The First Server Built for Unraid: X15 Review & Unboxing Your Homelab Is a Mess… Fix It Like This The SIMPLEST Guide to Set Up Jellyfin WITH Hardware Acceleration - Unraid The Homelab Reset Question, Claude SSH Access & Chrome Manifest V2 | Ed & Stefano Unleashed Unraid turns any collection of hard drives, SSDs, and NVMe storage into a single powerful server for storage, virtualization, and applications. Prefer these in your inbox? Read it here and subscribe What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less Join our Discord 📋 Forums 🛒 Merch #Unraid #Homelab #SelfHosted #NAS #CommunityApps

  • June 18 · 1 hr 16 min

    The Homelab Reset Question, Claude SSH Access & Chrome Manifest V2 | Ed & Stefano Unleashed

    Unraid summer sale talk kicks things off before Ed and Stefano ask a simple but painful homelab question: if your main server died tomorrow, would you actually rebuild everything, or would you use it as a chance to clean house? From there, we get into backups, appdata cleanup, homelab creep, Docker Compose, low-power rebuilds, Anthropic Fable/Mythos restrictions, AI hype cycles, developers booby-trapping code against AI, SSD-based browser fingerprinting, another npm supply chain attack, Chrome Manifest V2, Brave, Pi-hole, Google AI search, SanDisk SSDs, internal boot, AI data centre memory pressure, and whether Claude should ever be allowed to SSH into your Unraid server. Episode Takeaways Upcoming Unraid summer sale and store discounts If your Unraid server died, what would you actually restore? Homelab creep, old appdata and why a rebuild can be useful Community Apps versus Docker Compose for rebuilding services Low-power servers, local AI and the price of new workstation GPUs Anthropic Fable/Mythos restrictions and what they might mean AI hype cycles, GPT-2 comparisons and model safety marketing Developers hiding instructions in code to block AI scrapers Why AI hallucinations can become self-reinforcing FROST, the browser attack that fingerprints activity through SSD timing Red Hat npm packages hit by a credential-stealing supply chain attack Chrome Manifest V2, uBlock Origin Lite, Brave and Pi-hole Google AI search opt-outs and the “-AI” search trick SanDisk SSDs, DRAM concerns, USB boot, internal boot and SATA DOMs Why letting Claude SSH into Unraid is probably a bad idea A United flight turns around after a Bluetooth device is named “bomb” Chapters 00:00 Welcome, Unraid summer sale and server disaster recovery 00:56 If your Unraid server died tomorrow 02:03 Pterodactyl, containers and what not to rebuild 06:08 Backups, homelab creep and appdata cleanup 10:01 Low-power rebuilds and RTX Pro Blackwell pricing 11:32 Anthropic Fable/Mythos restrictions 14:07 Anthropic IPO questions and AI regulation 18:04 AI hype cycles, GPT-2 comparisons and AI credit cards 22:13 Spark PCs, Mythos and local AI agent machines 23:44 Developers booby-trap code against AI 26:12 Ubuntu FIPS, missing knowledge and hallucination loops 29:07 FROST, SSD fingerprinting from the browser 32:57 Red Hat npm supply chain compromise 37:39 Chrome Manifest V2 and ad blocking 41:28 Firefox, Brave, Pi-hole and browser choices 45:27 Riverside, Chrome-only services and browser lock-in 49:15 Google AI search opt-outs and the “-AI” trick 54:04 SanDisk SSDs and DRAM concerns 56:55 Internal boot, USB boot and SATA DOMs 1:02:14 SRAM, DRAM and AI data centre memory pressure 1:06:06 Should Claude SSH into Unraid? 1:10:18 Recovering broken VM XML and GPU passthrough 1:11:04 United flight turns around over a Bluetooth device name 1:15:18 Sign-off What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!

  • June 2 · 4 min

    Unraid May Recap: 7.3.0 Stable, Internal Boot & is Unraid Leaving Slackware?

    Everything that happened with Unraid in May 2026 in 5 minutes. This month: Unraid 7.3.0 hits stable with Internal Boot, a wave of security releases keeps the team busy, the base OS future gets teased, we spotlight Open WebUI as App of the Month, and new sci-fi Unraid merch dropped! Unraid 7.3.0 is Stable: Internal Boot is here. Run Unraid from NVMe, SSD, or eMMC — no USB stick required. Also includes a new onboarding wizard, Docker MAC address fixes, QEMU/libvirt updates, and more. Unraid 7.3.1 also out: A focused maintenance update addressing a wave of CVEs alongside kernel, Docker, ZFS, and Slackware base package updates. Recommended for all 7.3 users. Unraid 7.2.7: Still on 7.2.x? This one's for you. Security updates, kernel upgrade, Docker fixes, and package refreshes across core components. OS Transition Teased: On Ed & Stefano Unleashed, it was hinted that Unraid may move away from Slackware. Debian? Fedora? App of the Month: Open WebUI: A self-hosted chat interface for running large language models on your own hardware. Pair it with Ollama and run Llama, Mistral, Gemma and more. No cloud, no subscription. Ed walks through the full setup. Merch of the Month: The "Disturbing Lack of Backups" laptop sleeve: a nod to a beloved space epic and a reminder of IT best practices. All merch is 20% off site-wide now Prefer to read? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly Digest What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • May 26 · 56 min

    Unraid 7.3.0 + BitLocker Backdoor & DeepSeek V4 Runs Locally | Ed & Stefano Unleashed

    Unraid 7.3.0 stable has landed with internal boot and TPM licensing, 7.2.7 keeps the older branch protected with backported fixes, and we drop a quiet tease about a possible change to what's running underneath the OS. From there it's a brutal month of wider security news including the YellowKey BitLocker situation, the Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer fight with Rossmann and ‪@GamersNexus‬ weighing in, the collapse of motherboard sales, DeepSeek V4 running locally, and the new wave of VPN-hostile legislation out of Utah and the EU. Episode Takeaways -Apprise lands as an official Unraid plugin, built in Go and developed with the upstream project -Unraid 7.2.7 backports security fixes across 11 core packages on the older branch -Unraid 7.3.0 stable brings internal boot, TPM-based licensing and Docker networking improvements -A forward-looking tease on the Linux distribution sitting under Unraid -Why you don't necessarily need to jump to the latest major release -Copy Fail, a 732-byte Python script that gets root on most Linux distros since 2017 -The YellowKey BitLocker bypass that looks deliberate enough to be called a backdoor -A 93-minute Bitwarden CLI compromise that injected malicious GitHub Actions workflows -DAEMON Tools Lite installers backdoored across more than 100 countries -Microsoft Edge loading your full password vault into plaintext memory at startup -Motherboard sales collapse 25% as AI chips squeeze the enthusiast PC market -Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer, with Rossmann, GamersNexus and the SFC weighing in -Roku and TCL hit with a class action for bricking TVs through software updates -DeepSeek V4 lands on Hugging Face and the local -AI homelab crowd are running it -Utah's SB 73 and the EU briefing that calls VPN use "a loophole that needs closing" -A husky in Saskatchewan walks herself to doggy daycare Chapters 00:00 Welcome back, Ed moves house & Stefano's at the Red Hat Summit 00:57 Apprise lands as an official Unraid plugin 05:41 Unraid 7.2.7 security backports 06:19 Unraid 7.3.0 stable, internal boot and TPM licensing 07:10 Merch spring sale 09:11 A tease about Unraid's base distribution switch 14:05 Community talking point: do you have to be on the latest major release? 18:30 Copy Fail kernel CVE 19:15 Dirty Frag 19:29 YellowKey, the BitLocker backdoor 22:55 Bitwarden CLI supply chain compromise 25:04 DAEMON Tools Lite trojanised installers 34:43 Microsoft Edge stored passwords in plaintext memory 37:51 Motherboard sales collapse 25% 41:03 Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer, Rossmann and GamersNexus jump in 46:26 Roku and TCL bricked-TV class action 50:26 DeepSeek V4 lands on Hugging Face 52:02 VPNs in the crosshairs, Utah SB 73 and the EU 53:36 A husky walks herself to doggy daycare 55:18 Sign-off What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: https://unraid.net/getting-started The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!

  • May 25 · 24 min

    Local AI on Unraid - The Stuff Nobody Tells You

    Local AI on your Unraid server isn't just chatbots, it's image generation, music, voice cloning, photo recognition, automatic transcription, and so much more, all running on hardware you already own. But where do you even start? In this video I walk through the whole landscape of local AI for Unraid users. What it actually is, the two completely different types you can run, and what hardware you really need to get going. This isn't a setup guide. Think of it as your mental map of local AI, so when you do start installing things, you'll actually understand what you're doing and why. We cover generative vs predictive AI, the three reasons people run AI locally (privacy, cost, control), real working examples on my own server, and a full walkthrough of the hardware tiers from CPU to high-end GPU, including which card I'd actually recommend you buy first and why. Key Links 🔗 Frigate (open source NVR with AI object detection). 🔗 Frigate live demo. 🔗 Speaches (Whisper + Kokoro container). 🔗 Ollama. 🔗 Open WebUI. 🔗 ComfyUI. ▶️ Related videos on the channel. 🔗 A-Eye (local photo renaming with AI). 🔗 Paperless AI (auto-tagging your documents). 💬 Want me to make a follow-up video benchmarking all of those GPUs with proper AI benchmark software? Drop a comment below and let me know. Hardware Recs USB Edge TPU ML Accelerator. NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB.NVIDIA RTX 5070. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 - Cold open: what local AI can actually do 2:13 - Welcome and what this video is (and isn't) 2:20 - Everything you just saw was generated locally 2:33 - What is local AI? Privacy, cost, control 3:00 - Generative vs predictive AI explained 3:25 - Frigate demo (predictive AI in action) 5:02 - The Google Coral and edge AI 5:22 - Quick tip: USB Coral vs PCIe Coral 5:50 - A-Eye: when predictive AI does need a GPU 6:35 - Whisper + Kokoro in one container (Speaches) 7:53 - Web UIs vs APIs: how local AI tools chain together 8:18 - OpenClaw: my own voice assistant built on Signal 9:50 - Ollama and Open WebUI for chatbots 10:50 - ComfyUI for image generation 11:34 - So what hardware do you actually need? 12:00 - VRAM, RAM and RAM speed for AI 14:02 - CPU tier 15:08 - Integrated GPU tier 16:07 - Dedicated GPUs: the lineup on the bench 17:01 - Benchmark video CTA 18:38 - Why the RTX 3060 12GB is the sweet spot 20:22 - The other Nvidia cards (2060, 2080 Ti, 5070, 5090) 22:06 - AMD and ROCm 22:43 - Intel Arc Pro B-series for local AI 23:30 - Edge AI recap 24:15 - A little secret about this video... What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

  • May 4 · 6 min

    Unraid April 2026: X15 Server, 7.3 RC, SMB Plugin + More

    Everything that happened with Unraid in April 2026 in 6 minutes. This month: the X15 server is here, Unraid 7.3.0 hits RC, 7.2.5 lands for stable users, we spotlight the Custom SMB Shares plugin, and much more! X15 by 45HomeLab x Unraid: 15 bays, built from the ground up by both teams. Order yours: Specs: -Intel i7-14700 — 20 cores, 28 threads, integrated GPU handles hardware-accelerated transcoding with no discrete card needed -Gigabyte MW34-SP0 workstation board — Intel W680 chipset with ECC memory support, ASPEED AST2600 BMC for full IPMI remote management, 4x PCIe Gen4 M.2, 8x SATA, dual PCIe Gen5 slots for future GPU expansion -Arctic P12 Pro fans — quiet enough for home or office, enough airflow for full load -Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini CPU cooler — full speed under load, no thermal throttling -Intel x550-T2 dual 10GbE NIC — fast file transfers over standard Cat6, plus dual onboard 2.5GbE and dedicated IPMI port -LSI 9400 HBA — 12Gb/s SAS, one of the most trusted storage controllers in the Unraid community -Corsair RM1000x — 1000W, 80+ Gold, fully modular, headroom for a GPU or additional hardware -16GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM — catches and corrects single-bit errors before they become data corruption -1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe boot drive — dedicated solid-state boot, no SD card or USB stick -Lifetime Unraid license included — $249 value! Order yours. Unraid 7.3.0-rc.1 is live with Internal Boot (NVMe, SSD, eMMC), a new onboarding wizard, ZFS/VM/storage improvements, and more. Stable is close. 🔒 Unraid 7.2.5 is out now with security and bug fixes covering a myriad of CVEs and quality-of-life improvements. All users should update:. App of the Month: Custom SMB Shares offers granular per-share SMB config, subfolder sharing, custom names, special characters, share cloning, and per-user permissions. Full setup video. 🌐 Cloudflare Tunnels vs NGINX Prefer to read this? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly Digest What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • #4
    April 17 · 1 hr 14 min

    Unraid 7.3 NVMe Boot, 1st Official Server, + Supreme Court Saves the Internet | Ed&Stefano Unleashed

    In the April episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we're talking the Unraid 7.3 beta with internal NVMe boot, a huge 45 HomeLab partnership for the first official Unraid server, backup strategies and why most of us are doing them wrong, a Supreme Court ruling that could have broken the internet, compromised routers and supply chain security scares, Intel's new 32GB Arc GPUs for under $1,000, smart TVs shoving ads into HDMI switching, Meta's AI agent going rogue, and a Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft with his mind.We kick things off with Unraid 7.3 Beta, which finally lets you boot from NVMe or SSD instead of a USB flash drive, plus dedicated boot pool support and TPM 2.0-based license keys. Then the big announcement: a partnership with 45 HomeLab to create the first ever official Unraid server, purpose-built for media streaming, ZFS, VMs, and local AI, shipping with a lifetime license and ECC RAM this spring. The community chat dives deep into backup strategies, why parity is not a backup, the 3-2-1 rule, and why you should test your backups before you actually need them. Ed reveals he runs no parity on his main server, instead doing nightly rsync delta backups to a second parity-protected box. Episode Takeaways ◦ Unraid 7.3 Beta brings internal NVMe/SSD boot, dedicated boot pools, and TPM 2.0 license keys. Enable TPM2, not Secure Boot ◦ Official Unraid server with 45 HomeLab coming this spring. Lifetime license, ECC RAM, pre-orders soon ◦ Parity is not a backup. Use the 3-2-1 rule and don't forget Docker volumes and AppData ◦ Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in Cox v Sony: ISPs are not copyright gatekeepers ◦ FBI reports 369,000 compromised routers since 2020. ASUS routers hit by Cadnap malware. LiteLLM also compromised ◦ Intel Arc B70 (32GB) coming under $1,000. B65 also 32GB at around $700. Great for local AI ◦ Chuwei caught reprogramming BIOS to make older Ryzen CPUs report as newer chips. Full recall underway ◦ Hisense showing non-skippable ads when switching HDMI inputs. Vizio now requires a Walmart account ◦ Meta AI agent posted wrong info on an internal forum without permission and exposed confidential data ◦ NVIDIA DLSS 5 demo needed two 5090s. Community calling it an Instagram filter for games ◦ Cloudflare CEO says bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027 ◦ Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft entirely by thought Chapters 0:00 Welcome and housekeeping 1:17 Unraid 7.3 Beta: internal NVMe boot and TPM 2.0 keys 3:53 45 HomeLab partnership: the first official Unraid server 6:18 Uncast updates: AI photo tool and Ollama for Intel GPUs 9:21 Community chat: backup strategies and the 3-2-1 rule 28:52 Supreme Court rules 9-0 in Cox v Sony 31:04 FBI compromised routers and LiteLLM security breach 34:41 Stefano's conspiracy: government backdoors in routers 39:03 Intel Arc B70 and B65: 32GB GPUs under $1,000 42:54 Chuwei caught faking laptop CPUs 47:06 Hisense HDMI ads and Vizio's Walmart account requirement 54:31 Meta AI agent goes rogue internally 56:58 Microsoft forces OneDrive on ClipChamp 1:03:08 Dead internet theory and AI content flooding YouTube 1:05:25 NVIDIA DLSS 5 roasted by the community 1:09:52 French Navy officer leaks carrier location via Strava 1:11:00 Neuralink patient plays WoW by thought 1:12:13 Closing thoughts and happy Easter What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!

  • #3
    April 6 · 5 min

    Unraid March Digest 2026

    In this month's digest, Stefano walks through everything that shipped in March, including the ‪@45HomeLab‬ Unraid Signature Series announcement, Unraid 7.3 Beta updates, and what nearly 3,000 of you told us in the 2026 customer survey. Links mentioned in this video: 45HomeLab +Unraid Signature Series Unraid 7.3.0 Beta 7.3.0-beta.2 Release Notes 2026 Customer Survey Results Prefer written? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly Digest for about one email a month on all things Unraid. What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • S2 · E3
    March 12 · 1 hr 17 min

    RTX 5090 Power tips, Unraid Storage Done Right, + Huntarr Security Disaster | Ed&Stefano Unleashed

    In the March episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we're talking Unraid storage layouts done right, the Huntarr security disaster, vibe coding and whether AI-generated code can be trusted, NVIDIA's latest driver chaos, the Windows 12 subscription rumour, smart TVs secretly turning your home into a botnet, and the ongoing hardware shortage hitting RAM and hard drives alike. We kick things off with the new Unraid product portal, teases an upcoming local AI Uncast video, and reveals his new RTX 5090, which idles at just 7 watts. The community storage deep dive covers when to use XFS vs ZFS, why you should never format array drives as individual ZFS pools, and the one trap that can silently wipe data when adding an old drive. Then the Huntarr security incident gets a full breakdown, including how a simple curl command exposed every API key in your entire *arr stack, and how to use AI agents to audit open source code before running it on your server. ⁠New Stirling PDF Video⁠ Episode Takeaways ◦ Unraid product portal live at product.unraid.net for bugs and feature requests ◦ RTX 5090 idles at 7W. Enable NVIDIA persistence mode to drop from P0 to P8 ◦ XFS for your array, ZFS for irreplaceable data. Never format array drives as individual ZFS pools ◦ Huntarr stored all *arr API keys unencrypted. Regenerate everything if you ran it ◦ NVIDIA driver 595.71 stops fans spinning. P2000/P4000 users need the production v580 branch ◦ Steam survey: Windows 11 down 10%, Windows 10 up. Linux gaming is coming ◦ Windows 12 rumoured to be subscription-based and AI-focused (disputed live on air) ◦ Microsoft banned "microslop" on their Discord, then shut the whole server down ◦ Smart TV apps silently enrolling your home IP in AI proxy networks ◦ Hard drives and RAM both surging in price. DDR4 128GB kits fetching £500+ in the UK Chapters 0:00 Welcome and housekeeping 2:04 New Unraid product portal 2:29 Local AI Uncast teaser 3:33 RTX 5090 idle power and NVIDIA persistence mode 5:58 Stirling PDF mention 6:09 Community storage deep dive: XFS, ZFS, and Unraid arrays 20:06 Huntarr security incident: your entire *arr stack was exposed 24:38 Vibe coding, AI-assisted development, and code review 29:17 NVIDIA driver 595.71 kills GPU fans 32:14 Legacy NVIDIA cards on Unraid: use the production branch 34:58 NVIDIA hiring Linux gaming engineers: Proton and Vulkan 36:40 Steam survey: Windows 10 up, Windows 11 down, Linux on the rise 45:24 Windows 12: subscription-based, modular, and AI-focused 45:59 The rumour gets disputed live on air 49:41 Battlestate Games fined for storing Russian user data outside Russia 52:30 App-forced insurance rant 56:10 Microsoft bans "microslop" on Discord 58:02 Copilot summarises confidential emails users never sent 1:00:19 Smart TV apps as an AI proxy botnet 1:04:09 Western Digital out of stock, hard drive prices surging 1:07:00 RAM prices: sell your DDR4 now if you have spare 1:10:46 New EUV chip technology could increase yields 50% by 2030 ⁠Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.⁠ The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show! Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

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    March 2 · 4 min

    Unraid February Digest 2026

    Hear all about what went down with Unraid in February 2026! Prefer to read this? Subscribe for one concise email per month! What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • February 13 · 1 hr 41 min

    Local AI, Streaming Wars, and the OpenClaw | Ed & Stefano Unleashed

    In the February episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we cover a wide-ranging set of topics shaping the future of self-hosting, open source, and consumer technology. From new Unraid features and internal boot teasers to the rise of local AI workloads, this episode blends practical homelab insights with big-picture tech trends. Follow the channel on Spotify: Now with dual audio/video feeds! Ed and Stefano break down the ongoing Jellyfin vs Plex debate, explore how RAM shortages and GPU demand are impacting everything from AI to gaming, and take a close look at OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant pushing local, privacy-first automation forward. Take the Unraid Customer Survey The conversation expands into the broader tech landscape — including data centers and their impact on local communities, advances in storage technology, the shift from VR headsets to smart glasses, and more! Episode Takeaways• Why VRAM matters more than GPU speed for local AI workloads• The 3090 as a sweet spot GPU for running LLMs at home• Jellyfin vs Plex: Samsung Tizen support and Plex's new paywall• OpenClaw: what it is, how to set it up, and the security risks• RAM shortages are real, data centers will consume 70% of memory chips in 2026• 40TB hard drives are coming, but they're SMR, here's why that matters• CMR vs SMR: what every Unraid user needs to know before buying drives• Internal boot teaser: booting Unraid from SSDs and hard drives is coming• Paperless NGX: the self hosted document manager you've been waiting for• Smart glasses vs VR: cool tech or just a gimmick?• Meta Pixels, privacy laws, and OpenAI's HIPAA workaround• France ditches Teams and Zoom for sovereign platforms• Cloudflare vs Italy: when piracy laws break the internet• MTV is officially goneChapters00:00 Housekeeping! Uncast Show on Audio+Video Spotify Feeds02:01 Unraid Customer Survey + Internal Boot Teaser07:02 Paperless NGX and Document Management11:43 Jellyfin vs Plex: The Streaming Wars17:08 The Rise of Local AI and GPU Workloads32:34 OpenClaw: The Future of AI Assistants?47:11 The Impact of RAM Shortages on Technology and Gaming54:01 Data Centers and Community Impact59:18 Western Digital 40TB Drives and SMR vs CMR Explained1:07:05 Smart Glasses: Cool or Just a Gimmick?1:10:19 Why VR Still Isn't There Yet1:13:07 Meta Pixels and the 1988 Privacy Law1:17:06 OpenAI's ChatGPT Health and HIPAA Concerns1:18:07 Social Media Bans and the Impact on Kids1:22:25 France Goes Sovereign: Ditching Teams & Zoom1:22:54 The UK Digital ID Backtrack1:23:31 Notepad++ Hacked by State Sponsored Attackers1:25:10 Bazzite Is Dead, Nobara and Linux Gaming1:28:55 LG Wants You to Rent Your TV1:31:48 Cloudflare vs Italy: Piracy Laws Gone Wrong1:34:00 The Splintering of the Internet1:37:01 Kids Can't Read Clocks After Phone Bans1:39:02 The End of MTV and Cultural Shifts What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

  • February 5 · 4 min

    All things Unraid for January 2026

    ​ @SPXLabs is back to bring you all the main highlights for Unraid in January 2026 including: 1. Unraid Internal Boot First Look 2. The 2026 Unraid Customer Survey is here! Let us know your feedback in 5-10 minutes and score 20% off Unraid Merch for your troubles! 3. Apprise-Go is Live! Learn More here. 4. January App of the Month= Paperless NGX! Prefer written company/product updates? newsletter.unraid.net What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

  • January 7 · 1 hr 31 min

    Ed & Stefano Unleashed: A Year Of Unraid Upgrades, Open-Source Wins, Rising RAM Prices, And The Steam Machine Rumors

    We kick off 2026 by revisiting the biggest Unraid 7 changes (native ZFS, optional Unraid array, UI refresh, built-in file manager, official API) and what actually matters in daily homelab use: foreign ZFS imports, VM snapshots, GPU acceleration, and where containers still win on efficiency as RAM prices climb. We also cover: HDMI 2.1 on Linux (what’s blocking it) + why DisplayPort may be the practical choice RAM market chaos + counterfeit return headaches Plex transcoding comparison: P2000 vs iGPU vs Intel Arc + AV1 wins GitHub walking back a plan to charge for orchestrating self-hosted runners A GPL enforcement case (Vizio) and what it could mean for compliance expectations Privacy creep: ACR TVs, GPS-locked streaming, and “smart” appliances collecting too much Practical exits: self-hosting where it counts (Nextcloud, LibreOffice, etc.) Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

  • January 5 · 3 min

    Unraid December Digest

    In the final Unraid digest of 2025, ‪@SPXLabs‬ brings you everything that went down with Unraid in December 2025 and gives a peek at what's coming for Unraid in 2026! Also, don't miss the Unraid Year in Review for more details on what changed for Unraid and what's coming in the new year! Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

  • Dec 8, 2025 · 2 min

    Unraid November Digest

    🎄 Holiday Deal Alert All Unraid merch is 15% off through December—perfect time to gear up or grab something for the Unraider in your life. 🆕 Unraid OS 7.2.1 Released The latest update to Unraid 7.2.1 is live and packed with fixes, refinements, and performance improvements. Check out what's new: https://unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-2-1 ✨ Brand-New Unraid Account + Checkout Experience We’ve fully rebuilt the Unraid account app and checkout flow to make license management, purchases, and account settings smoother than ever. Learn more here: https://unraid.net/blog/new-unraid-account 📬 Prefer a Monthly Email? Stay in the loop with the Unraid Newsletter—a monthly roundup of product updates, news, and community highlights. Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

  • Nov 10, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min

    Ed & Stefano Unleashed: ISPs to Become Copyright Police? Google’s War on F-Droid, Red Hat Breach

    Ed and Stefano are live to discuss the alarming Cox Supreme Court case that could turn ISPs into copyright police, a massive Red Hat breach, and why Google's new developer rules threaten F-Droid and software freedom. The episode kicks off with major security and privacy concerns, including the massive Red Hat GitLab breach that exposed data from 800 organisations, and Microsoft's strange new AI face recognition limits in OneDrive. Ed and Stefano also dive deep into the Cox Communications Supreme Court case, expressing serious concern that it could force ISPs to become copyright police and threaten the future of VPNs. They also cover Google's new developer verification rules, which pose an existential threat to open-source app stores like F-Droid. Ed also shares a personal discovery about a long-standing issue he's had with Docker container networking and Nginx, explaining why case sensitivity can cause unexpected problems for self-hosters. On the hardware and industry front, the hosts discuss the worrying trend of lock screen ads on budget smartphones, a scary incident with a swelling Samsung Galaxy Ring battery, and the massive 10-gigawatt AI chip deal between OpenAI and Broadcom that highlights the huge power demands of modern AI. LINKS Discussed: Unraid Merch Store Red Hat GitLab Breach Microsoft OneDrive AI Face Recognition Cox Communications Supreme Court Case Australia Implements World's Strictest Social Media Age Ban F-Droid Faces Existential Threat from Google Developer Registration Requirements OpenAI and Broadcom Announce 10 Gigawatt Custom AI Chip Deal Spotify Partners with Record Labels for AI Music Tools Waymo Announces London Driverless Taxi Service for 2026 Samsung Galaxy Ring Battery Swelling Incident Lock Screen Advertisements Coming to Budget Smartphones Jamf Acquired by Francisco Partners Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

  • Nov 3, 2025 · 6 min

    Unraid 7.2 At A Glance + Cyber Weekend Sale Coming Soon!

    Unraid 7.2.0 Stable is out now! We briefly walk you through the major upgrades like: fully responsive WebGUI built‑in open API RAIDZ expansion Broader filesystem support including ext2/3/4, NTFS, and exFAT Links mentioned: Full release blog: https://unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-2-0 Tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtauLMO3-c Cyber Weekend Sale starting Nov 28 – subscribe: https://newsletter.unraid.net/ Prefer reading? Check out our October newsletter: https://newsletter.unraid.net/p/unraid-october-digest-a5c0 Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

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