The Uncast Show

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!Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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/6-12-93. 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-pricing4. 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=IappVGHnowYThanks for listening!Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

Stefano Partida, host of @SPXLabs, is here to bring you the Unraid February Digest!This month's digest includes: Info about 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.The Unraid 6.13-Beta1 is currently out privately for testing by Unraid plugin devs so be on the lookout for wider testing sooon.Community Content mentioned:IBRACORP's latest video on Unraid 6.12.8  @SpaceinvaderOne's latest video on The Easy Method to Setting up Cloudflare Tunnels:@ChristopherFlannigan's Fractal Meshify 2 Build Video The written version of this monthly digest can be read at https://newsletter.unraid.net/ and the video version can be viewed on Youtube here.Thanks for listening!Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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. Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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!Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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 Unraid2023 Set up guide by WunderTechSend us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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 is out, and we’ve added to our Known Issues section to help users have the most seamless update experience possible.The Nextcloud team invited Ed Rawlings of the Uncast Show to their HQ in Berlin to tape an episode and check out Nextcloud Hub 7. The episode should air in January.2 of the LimeTech team will be at this year’s CES. If you are going and run into them, say hey!Other exciting things coming soon™️:  the Unraid 6.13 open beta and a shiny new website is coming with easier-to-find info and homelab inspiration!Videos 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 GuideSend us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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.Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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.Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The 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 announcement08:13 - 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 UI19:10 - Server Deep Linking 20:10 - All about certificate provisioning on Unraid23:10 - 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 localization27:05 - 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 Connect29:32 - Future plans for Unraid Connect36:18 - Favorite movies, TV Shows, and/or books that everyone is enjoying38:04 SPOILER ALERT- Skip ahead one minute to avoid a John Wick related spoiler43:01 - Ed talks about camping!Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube