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The Unraid Story: Lime Technology Co-CEO's Discuss the Past and Future of Unraid OS Feb 19, 2024

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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.

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Unraid January Digest Feb 02, 2024

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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!

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Nextcloud: A Self-Hosting Alternative for All Jan 26, 2024

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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

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All things Unraid for December Jan 02, 2024

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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!

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Pub Chat and ZFS build planning with Stefano from SPXLabs Nov 17, 2023

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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.

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A Journey Through the NAS Landscape with Robbie Andrews from NASCompares Jul 24, 2023

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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.

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All About Unraid Connect with 3 members of the Lime Tech Staff Jun 20, 2023

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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!

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Jason from ByteMyBits May 03, 2023

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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

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Andrew Zawadzki - Creator of Community Applications Mar 26, 2023

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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