​ @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!  

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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.)

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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!

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🎄 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

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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

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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
  
  
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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 UI
• RAID-Z expansion — grow your ZFS pool one disk at a time without downtime
• Expanded file system support (EXT, NTFS, exFAT)
• SSO + OIDC login with your Unraid.net account
• VM improvements: virtual sound card emulation, multi-monitor support
• Networking upgrades: Docker IPv6 ULAs, Thunderbolt 4 auto-authorization
• Linux 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.

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The Unraid Content  Creator OGs unite in a a long-overdue chat about Unraid, content creation, real-world homelab security, rack tours, future video collabs, and more.

Ramy shares how a personal need led him to Unraid and Docker, why the community pulled him back to YouTube, and what’s on deck for Ibracorp. We compare media server stacks (Plex vs Jellyfin vs Emby), talk reverse proxies vs. VPN-only access, walk through Ramy’s rack and Ed’s upcoming encrypted-array auto-unlock plugin, and swap practical security tips for Unraiders.

We also announce upcoming Spaceinvader One × Ibracorp collabs—drop your ideas in the comments so we make the videos you want!

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August and September were massive months for Unraid! 

We celebrated our 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash with milestone events, community content, and big product updates. Here’s what went down:

🎉 20th Anniversary Highlights

• Our first-ever live 20th Anniversary event
• A special anniversary video from Spaceinvader One (Ed)
• The launch of the brand-new Unraid Merch Store

🖥️ Product Updates: Unraid OS 7.2 Betas

Unraid OS 7.2.0-beta.2 and beta.3 introduced some of the biggest updates yet:

• A responsive WebGUI for mobile and multi-screen setups
• A built-in Unraid API for automation and integrations
• ZFS RAIDZ pool expansion, letting you grow one disk at a time
• New filesystem support for Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, NTFS, and exFAT
• Single sign-on login with Google, Microsoft, and more

🎥 Community Content

Unraid creators also kept the momentum going:

• IBRACORP returned with Unraid Zero to Hero, a new server tour, and other tutorials
• Spaceinvader One and others shared guides on setup, backups, and advanced tips

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Ed and Stefano are back with a packed episode that covers everything from Unraid’s latest release to the unpredictable frontier of AI.

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The show kicks off with Unraid news: the 7.2 public beta introduces RAIDZ expansion, a fully responsive web GUI, and new file system support (ext2/3/4, NTFS, exFAT). They also spotlight the brand-new API Feature Bounty Program, designed to let the community build features and claim rewards. Along the way, Stefano shares how his sick week and late candles almost derailed him, while Ed recounts his PFsense router failure and recovery.

The discussion then widens: compatibility issues with BitLocker-encrypted drives, the mystery of Phison SSD BSOD errors, and Linus Torvalds’ sharp rebuke of a Google engineer’s RISC-V patch. From there it’s on to the AI Wild West—ChatGPT5 vs Grok vs Gemini, the risks of bad prompts, the promise of AI-powered image editing, and the unsettling questions of AI hallucinations and sentience.

Rounding things out, the duo covers security breaches, counterfeit storage scams, and why consumers still struggle with delivery services. They highlight privacy-first self-hosted tools like Stirling PDF and Paperless-ngx, revisit the resurgence of piracy fueled by streaming costs, and debate the future of broadband: Starlink’s reach vs. fiber’s reliability.

• Unraid celebrated its 20th anniversary with discounts and a new Feature Bounty Program.
• Unraid 7.2 adds RAIDZ expansion, a mobile-friendly GUI, and Windows/NAS file system support.
• BitLocker drives must be decrypted before adding to Unraid.
• Phison SSD firmware issues are causing BSODs and drive dropouts.
• Linus Torvalds sharply criticized a Google engineer’s RISC-V patch.
• ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini compared for performance and image editing capabilities.
• AI hallucinations and poor prompts can create dangerous outcomes.
• Apple’s ecosystem integrates smoothly but locks in users.
• Security breaches and counterfeit drives reveal consumer risks.
• Delivery services continue to frustrate despite progress.
• Self-hosting apps like Stirling PDF and Paperless-ngx enhance privacy and control.
• Piracy resurges as streaming costs climb.
• Broadband’s future is being contested between Starlink and fiber.

00:00 – Cold open & PFsense disaster recovery
 02:27 – Unraid turns 20
 02:57 – New Unraid API Feature Bounty Program
 04:08 – How bounties work: browse, claim, build, and get rewarded
 06:04 – Unraid 7.2 highlights: RAIDZ expansion, mobile GUI, NTFS/exFAT import
 09:39 – Adding existing disks & parity rebuilds
 11:34 – BitLocker drives and Unraid compatibility
 13:02 – Phison SSD BSOD saga explained
 17:55 – Linus Torvalds vs Google engineer
 22:04 – AI roundup: ChatGPT5, Grok, Gemini “Nano Banana”
 29:08 – Apple vs Windows ecosystems
 34:54 – Macs at work and ecosystem lock-in
 40:45 – Android ↔ Mac file transfers and KDE Connect
 46:16 – Google AI overviews gone wrong
 48:09 – YouTube “complaints”
 49:33 – AI missteps: bromism, bad prompts, vending machine hallucinations
 58:40 – Security updates: Exchange zero-day, Salesforce breach
 01:00:11 – Fake/refurb drives, Chia fallout, Amazon risks
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