
The Uncast Show
Owning an Unraid server gives you the ultimate control over your data and reduces your dependence on The Cloud. Join host Ed Rawlings to learn how to get the most out of your Unraid server, stay up to date on relevant news and topics, and get to know members of the Unraid community!
Latest episodes

May 3, 2024 • 4min
Unraid April Digest
SPXLabs is back to bring you the Unraid April Digest:Topics in order:1. Unraid 6.12.10 is now available with a nice collection of bug fixes and a security update. https://unraid.net/blog/6-12-102. Unraid 6.13.0-beta.2 is out for private beta participants with the public beta coming to the masses soon!3. Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems appeared on the Uncast Show and delivered a ZFS masterclass for us all: https://unraid.net/blog/uncast-zfs-masterclass4. Adam Morales, Unraid’s VP of Support, appeared on Ep 120 of the Self Hosted Podcast. https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/120/5. The Unraid team has a new Technical Program Manager. Say hey to Nick Bettencourt here.6. LincPlus's LincStation N1 is now available on Amazon and comes preloaded with Unraid! A more thorough video on this unit is coming soon!https://www.amazon.com/LincStation-Storage-All-SSD-Attached-Personal/dp/B0CRKDHMNF?ref=unraid7. Mealie: Your own Digital Cookbook on Unraid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF5gMFp1Pvs&tStay Classy Unraiders!What will you build with Unraid?https://unraid.netGet Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less:https://unraid.net/getting-startedSend us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

Apr 26, 2024 • 1h 18min
A ZFS Masterclass with Tom Lawrence
In part 2, Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems gives us an absolute masterclass in ZFS, answers some audience questions, talks about some of his favorite open-source projects, and opines about the shift away from the cloud back to self hosting.Did you miss Part 1?Interested in learning more or keeping up with Tom Lawrence?https://lawrencesystems.com/https://www.youtube.com/@lawrencesystemshttps://twitter.com/TomLawrenceTechhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrencesystems/Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube

Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 3min
Get to Know Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems: Part 1
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

Apr 1, 2024 • 5min
Unraid March Digest
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

Mar 4, 2024 • 3min
Unraid February Digest
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

Feb 19, 2024 • 1h 24min
The Unraid Story: Lime Technology Co-CEO's Discuss the Past and Future of Unraid OS
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

Feb 2, 2024 • 3min
Unraid January Digest
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

Jan 26, 2024 • 1h 28min
Nextcloud: A Self-Hosting Alternative for All
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

Jan 2, 2024 • 2min
All things Unraid for December
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

Nov 17, 2023 • 18min
Pub Chat and ZFS build planning with Stefano from SPXLabs
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
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