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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 Video⁠Episode 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 UKChapters0:00 Welcome and housekeeping2:04 New Unraid product portal2:29 Local AI Uncast teaser3:33 RTX 5090 idle power and NVIDIA persistence mode5:58 Stirling PDF mention6:09 Community storage deep dive: XFS, ZFS, and Unraid arrays20:06 Huntarr security incident: your entire *arr stack was exposed24:38 Vibe coding, AI-assisted development, and code review29:17 NVIDIA driver 595.71 kills GPU fans32:14 Legacy NVIDIA cards on Unraid: use the production branch34:58 NVIDIA hiring Linux gaming engineers: Proton and Vulkan36:40 Steam survey: Windows 10 up, Windows 11 down, Linux on the rise45:24 Windows 12: subscription-based, modular, and AI-focused45:59 The rumour gets disputed live on air49:41 Battlestate Games fined for storing Russian user data outside Russia52:30 App-forced insurance rant56:10 Microsoft bans "microslop" on Discord58:02 Copilot summarises confidential emails users never sent1:00:19 Smart TV apps as an AI proxy botnet1:04:09 Western Digital out of stock, hard drive prices surging1:07:00 RAM prices: sell your DDR4 now if you have spare1:10:46 New EUV chip technology could increase yields 50% by 2030⁠Get 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 ShowUncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

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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 SurveyThe 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 ShiftsWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.

​ @SPXLabs is back to bring you all the main highlights for Unraid in January 2026 including:1. Unraid Internal Boot First Look2. 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.netWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast ShowUncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube

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 choiceRAM market chaos + counterfeit return headachesPlex transcoding comparison: P2000 vs iGPU vs Intel Arc + AV1 winsGitHub walking back a plan to charge for orchestrating self-hosted runnersA GPL enforcement case (Vizio) and what it could mean for compliance expectationsPrivacy creep: ACR TVs, GPS-locked streaming, and “smart” appliances collecting too muchPractical exits: self-hosting where it counts (Nextcloud, LibreOffice, etc.)Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

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 textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

🎄 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 textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

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 StoreRed Hat GitLab BreachMicrosoft OneDrive AI Face RecognitionCox Communications Supreme Court Case Australia Implements World's Strictest Social Media Age Ban F-Droid Faces Existential Threat from Google Developer Registration RequirementsOpenAI and Broadcom Announce 10 Gigawatt Custom AI Chip DealSpotify Partners with Record Labels for AI Music Tools Waymo Announces London Driverless Taxi Service for 2026 Samsung Galaxy Ring Battery Swelling IncidentLock Screen Advertisements Coming to Budget Smartphones Jamf Acquired by Francisco PartnersSend us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

Unraid 7.2.0 Stable is out now! We briefly walk you through the major upgrades like:fully responsive WebGUIbuilt‑in open APIRAIDZ expansionBroader filesystem support including ext2/3/4, NTFS, and exFATLinks mentioned:Full release blog: https://unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-2-0Tour video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frtauLMO3-cCyber 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-a5c0Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

Welcome to the September 2025 Unraid Digest! Stefano Partida walks through all the latest updates, including the release of Unraid 7.2 Release Candidate 1 7.2 is packed with new features, UI enhancements, and major under-the-hood improvements.🔹 Highlights this month:Unraid 7.2 RC1 now available — with a fully responsive web UIRAID-Z expansion — grow your ZFS pool one disk at a time without downtimeExpanded file system support (EXT, NTFS, exFAT)SSO + OIDC login with your Unraid.net accountVM improvements: virtual sound card emulation, multi-monitor supportNetworking upgrades: Docker IPv6 ULAs, Thunderbolt 4 auto-authorizationLinux USB Creator Tool now available!New Unraid API + community-driven bounty program for developers💡 Pro Tip: Always update your plugins (especially Unraid Connect & Nvidia drivers) before upgrading from Beta → RC to prevent conflicts.🎥 Bonus Content: Watch Ed & Stefano Unleashed — Live from Alabama! where the two reunite after two years to talk Unraid, homelabs, and what’s next.📰 Prefer reading? Check out the full September Unraid Digest Newsletter for a written recap.Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube