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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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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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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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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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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

1:00:50 - Listener question from Stefano about Home Automation videos and Unraid

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Stefano stops by the Uncast Show for a lively chat with Ed about ZFS, homelabs and gear, a listener Q&A, and much more!

Timestamps:

~:30 Intro and Hellos

~1:50: Good shows on and games currently playing

~3:30: Steamdeck talk

~4:30: Who is Stefano, and what is SPXLabs?

~6:30: Making homelab content: best practices 

~9:05: Current hardware and daily driver talk 

~11:15: Browser talk! 

Listener Question Time

~12:15: Question from orlando500 on Graphics Card recs for Windows VMs?

~14:35: Motherboard recs for Unraid servers?

1. ASRock Romed8-2T/BCM
2. MEG X570 GODLIKE

~16:45: Question about Unraid Multiple Array Pools timelines + talk about use cases

~19:30: Stefano's favorite containers and things to do with Unraid

~21:20: Browser/Security dangers and ways to keep safe

~23:15: Security best practices with browser containers and VPN usage

~27:30: Question about multiple UPS Support for Unraid

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~30:20: Question from Scott about Unraid ARM Support

~33:55: SPXLabs origin story! 

~34:30: Intel ARC GPU support for Unraid = wen?

~37:40: ZFS talk time 

~41:05: LuckyBackup using rsync; how does ZFS improve upon this process?

~43:05: ZFS protection against bitrot

~44:18: Stefano has a server closet now moonlighting as a dry sauna. How does he solve heat issues, and what's currently running in his server room?

~47:30: What's running in Ed's server closet?

~48:30: Why having a test server is a must

~49:55: Adblocking and vlans chat

~51:45: What's coming up at SPXLabs?

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Season 2 of the Uncast pod is back and better than ever, with new host Ed Rawlings, aka Spaceinvader One. 👾 

On this episode, Bob from RetroRGB joins the Uncast to talk about all things retro gaming, his discovery and use cases for Unraid, a deep dive into RetroNAS, and much more! 
Check out the show links below to connect with Bob or learn more about specific projects discussed.

Show Topics with ~Timestamps:

Intro from Ed, aka Spaceinvader One 👾

~1:20: Listener participation on the pod with speakpipe.com/uncast. Speakpipe will allow you to ask questions to Ed about Unraid, ask questions directly to guests, and more.

~2:50: Upcoming Guests

~3:30: Bob from RetroRGB joins to talks about Unraid vs. prebuilt NAS solutions, use cases, and RetroNAS VMs.

~6:30: Unraid on a laptop?

~9:30: Array Protection, data recovery, New Configs, new hardware and client swapping.

~11:50: Discovering Unraid, VMs, capture cards, user error.

~17:30: VMs, Thunderbolt passthrough issues, Thunderbolt controllers, Intel vs. AMD, motherboard hardware, and BIOS issues/tips.

~21:30: All about Bob and RetroRGB.

~23:00: Retro games on modern TVs and hardware and platforms.

~24:34: MiSTerFPGA Project

~27:15: RetroNAS

~30:30: RetroNAS security: Creating VLANs, best practices, and networking tips.

~37:15: Using Virtiofs with RetroNAS on Unraid, VMs vs. Docker, and streamlining the RetroNAS install process.

~43:13: Everdrive Console Cartridges and optical drive emulators.

~46:50: Realistic expectations and advice to new retro gaming enthusiasts.

~51:05: MiSTer setup how to's and retro gaming community demographics.

~55:45: Retro gaming, CRTs, emulation scaling, wheeled retro gaming setups, and how to test components and avoid hardware scams.

~1:05: Console switches, scalers, and other setup equipment. In the end, it all comes down to personal choice.

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Spaceinvader One interview on RetroRGB 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRfhSmwS3zs&t=3s

MiSTer FPGA Hardware

https://www.retrorgb.com/mister.html

RetroNAS info:

https://www.retrorgb.com/introducing-retronas.html

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Have a hard-to-shop-for tech-savvy friend?  Need a last-minute gift idea for them?  Great news!  You can now buy Unraid as a gift directly from our website!  Listen to the podcast for more details on how to do this or check out the new pricing page at https://unraid.net/pricing.

In addition on this episode, Jon goes into common pitfalls users can run into with Docker containers and how to avoid them.

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In episode 12, Jon covers the recent announcement by Facebook regarding "The Metaverse."  Is this really a good idea and is Facebook the right organization to launch it?  Could this be the beginning of an Orwellian future?

In addition, Jon also provides a public service announcement regarding Linux driver support of hardware and how some users with specific gear may need to hold back on updating the OS to the latest release.

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In today's episode of the Uncast, Jon goes over this week's announcements regarding Intel Alder Lake CPUs and their new performance vs. efficiency core architecture.  More specifically, we get into details about how this might affect virtualization setups especially those using GPU pass through.  In addition, Jon talks a bit about his new Pixel 6 Pro phone and closes out the episode highlighting a new video from our friends over at Ibracorp.

Ibracorp SWAG Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7FlsvhpVGE

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