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June 2, 20264 min
Unraid May Recap: 7.3.0 Stable, Internal Boot & is Unraid Leaving Slackware?
Everything that happened with Unraid in May 2026 in 5 minutes. This month: Unraid 7.3.0 hits stable with Internal Boot, a wave of security releases keeps the team busy, the base OS future gets teased, we spotlight Open WebUI as App of the Month, and new sci-fi Unraid merch dropped!Unraid 7.3.0 is Stable: Internal Boot is here. Run Unraid from NVMe, SSD, or eMMC — no USB stick required. Also includes a new onboarding wizard, Docker MAC address fixes, QEMU/libvirt updates, and more.Unraid 7.3.1 also out: A focused maintenance update addressing a wave of CVEs alongside kernel, Docker, ZFS, and Slackware base package updates. Recommended for all 7.3 users.Unraid 7.2.7: Still on 7.2.x? This one's for you. Security updates, kernel upgrade, Docker fixes, and package refreshes across core components.OS Transition Teased: On Ed & Stefano Unleashed, it was hinted that Unraid may move away from Slackware. Debian? Fedora?App of the Month: Open WebUI: A self-hosted chat interface for running large language models on your own hardware. Pair it with Ollama and run Llama, Mistral, Gemma and more. No cloud, no subscription. Ed walks through the full setup.Merch of the Month: The "Disturbing Lack of Backups" laptop sleeve: a nod to a beloved space epic and a reminder of IT best practices. All merch is 20% off site-wide now Prefer to read? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly DigestWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.
Unraid 7.3.0 stable has landed with internal boot and TPM licensing, 7.2.7 keeps the older branch protected with backported fixes, and we drop a quiet tease about a possible change to what's running underneath the OS. From there it's a brutal month of wider security news including the YellowKey BitLocker situation, the Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer fight with Rossmann and @GamersNexus weighing in, the collapse of motherboard sales, DeepSeek V4 running locally, and the new wave of VPN-hostile legislation out of Utah and the EU.Episode Takeaways-Apprise lands as an official Unraid plugin, built in Go and developed with the upstream project-Unraid 7.2.7 backports security fixes across 11 core packages on the older branch-Unraid 7.3.0 stable brings internal boot, TPM-based licensing and Docker networking improvements-A forward-looking tease on the Linux distribution sitting under Unraid-Why you don't necessarily need to jump to the latest major release-Copy Fail, a 732-byte Python script that gets root on most Linux distros since 2017-The YellowKey BitLocker bypass that looks deliberate enough to be called a backdoor-A 93-minute Bitwarden CLI compromise that injected malicious GitHub Actions workflows-DAEMON Tools Lite installers backdoored across more than 100 countries-Microsoft Edge loading your full password vault into plaintext memory at startup-Motherboard sales collapse 25% as AI chips squeeze the enthusiast PC market-Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer, with Rossmann, GamersNexus and the SFC weighing in-Roku and TCL hit with a class action for bricking TVs through software updates-DeepSeek V4 lands on Hugging Face and the local-AI homelab crowd are running it-Utah's SB 73 and the EU briefing that calls VPN use "a loophole that needs closing"-A husky in Saskatchewan walks herself to doggy daycareChapters00:00 Welcome back, Ed moves house & Stefano's at the Red Hat Summit00:57 Apprise lands as an official Unraid plugin05:41 Unraid 7.2.7 security backports06:19 Unraid 7.3.0 stable, internal boot and TPM licensing07:10 Merch spring sale09:11 A tease about Unraid's base distribution switch14:05 Community talking point: do you have to be on the latest major release?18:30 Copy Fail kernel CVE19:15 Dirty Frag19:29 YellowKey, the BitLocker backdoor22:55 Bitwarden CLI supply chain compromise25:04 DAEMON Tools Lite trojanised installers34:43 Microsoft Edge stored passwords in plaintext memory37:51 Motherboard sales collapse 25%41:03 Bambu Lab versus OrcaSlicer, Rossmann and GamersNexus jump in46:26 Roku and TCL bricked-TV class action50:26 DeepSeek V4 lands on Hugging Face52:02 VPNs in the crosshairs, Utah SB 73 and the EU53:36 A husky walks herself to doggy daycare55:18 Sign-offWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: https://unraid.net/getting-startedThe hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!
May 25, 202624 min
Local AI on Unraid - The Stuff Nobody Tells You
Local AI on your Unraid server isn't just chatbots, it's image generation, music, voice cloning, photo recognition, automatic transcription, and so much more, all running on hardware you already own. But where do you even start? In this video I walk through the whole landscape of local AI for Unraid users. What it actually is, the two completely different types you can run, and what hardware you really need to get going. This isn't a setup guide. Think of it as your mental map of local AI, so when you do start installing things, you'll actually understand what you're doing and why.We cover generative vs predictive AI, the three reasons people run AI locally (privacy, cost, control), real working examples on my own server, and a full walkthrough of the hardware tiers from CPU to high-end GPU, including which card I'd actually recommend you buy first and why.Key Links🔗 Frigate (open source NVR with AI object detection).🔗 Frigate live demo.🔗 Speaches (Whisper + Kokoro container).🔗 Ollama.🔗 Open WebUI.🔗 ComfyUI.▶️ Related videos on the channel.🔗 A-Eye (local photo renaming with AI).🔗 Paperless AI (auto-tagging your documents).💬 Want me to make a follow-up video benchmarking all of those GPUs with proper AI benchmark software? Drop a comment below and let me know.Hardware RecsUSB Edge TPU ML Accelerator.NVIDIA RTX 3060 12GB.NVIDIA RTX 5070.⏱️ Timestamps0:00 - Cold open: what local AI can actually do2:13 - Welcome and what this video is (and isn't)2:20 - Everything you just saw was generated locally2:33 - What is local AI? Privacy, cost, control3:00 - Generative vs predictive AI explained3:25 - Frigate demo (predictive AI in action)5:02 - The Google Coral and edge AI5:22 - Quick tip: USB Coral vs PCIe Coral 5:50 - A-Eye: when predictive AI does need a GPU6:35 - Whisper + Kokoro in one container (Speaches)7:53 - Web UIs vs APIs: how local AI tools chain together8:18 - OpenClaw: my own voice assistant built on Signal9:50 - Ollama and Open WebUI for chatbots10:50 - ComfyUI for image generation11:34 - So what hardware do you actually need?12:00 - VRAM, RAM and RAM speed for AI14:02 - CPU tier15:08 - Integrated GPU tier16:07 - Dedicated GPUs: the lineup on the bench17:01 - Benchmark video CTA18:38 - Why the RTX 3060 12GB is the sweet spot20:22 - The other Nvidia cards (2060, 2080 Ti, 5070, 5090)22:06 - AMD and ROCm22:43 - Intel Arc Pro B-series for local AI23:30 - Edge AI recap24:15 - A little secret about this video...What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.Some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.
May 4, 20266 min
Unraid April 2026: X15 Server, 7.3 RC, SMB Plugin + More
Everything that happened with Unraid in April 2026 in 6 minutes.This month: the X15 server is here, Unraid 7.3.0 hits RC, 7.2.5 lands for stable users, we spotlight the Custom SMB Shares plugin, and much more!X15 by 45HomeLab x Unraid: 15 bays, built from the ground up by both teams. Order yours: Specs:-Intel i7-14700 — 20 cores, 28 threads, integrated GPU handles hardware-accelerated transcoding with no discrete card needed-Gigabyte MW34-SP0 workstation board — Intel W680 chipset with ECC memory support, ASPEED AST2600 BMC for full IPMI remote management, 4x PCIe Gen4 M.2, 8x SATA, dual PCIe Gen5 slots for future GPU expansion-Arctic P12 Pro fans — quiet enough for home or office, enough airflow for full load-Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini CPU cooler — full speed under load, no thermal throttling-Intel x550-T2 dual 10GbE NIC — fast file transfers over standard Cat6, plus dual onboard 2.5GbE and dedicated IPMI port-LSI 9400 HBA — 12Gb/s SAS, one of the most trusted storage controllers in the Unraid community-Corsair RM1000x — 1000W, 80+ Gold, fully modular, headroom for a GPU or additional hardware-16GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM — catches and corrects single-bit errors before they become data corruption-1TB Kingston NV3 NVMe boot drive — dedicated solid-state boot, no SD card or USB stick-Lifetime Unraid license included — $249 value!Order yours.Unraid 7.3.0-rc.1 is live with Internal Boot (NVMe, SSD, eMMC), a new onboarding wizard, ZFS/VM/storage improvements, and more. Stable is close.🔒 Unraid 7.2.5 is out now with security and bug fixes covering a myriad of CVEs and quality-of-life improvements. All users should update:.App of the Month: Custom SMB Shares offers granular per-share SMB config, subfolder sharing, custom names, special characters, share cloning, and per-user permissions. Full setup video.🌐 Cloudflare Tunnels vs NGINXPrefer to read this? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly DigestWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.
April 17, 2026Episode 41 hr 14 min
Unraid 7.3 NVMe Boot, 1st Official Server, + Supreme Court Saves the Internet | Ed&Stefano Unleashed
In the April episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we're talking the Unraid 7.3 beta with internal NVMe boot, a huge 45 HomeLab partnership for the first official Unraid server, backup strategies and why most of us are doing them wrong, a Supreme Court ruling that could have broken the internet, compromised routers and supply chain security scares, Intel's new 32GB Arc GPUs for under $1,000, smart TVs shoving ads into HDMI switching, Meta's AI agent going rogue, and a Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft with his mind.We kick things off with Unraid 7.3 Beta, which finally lets you boot from NVMe or SSD instead of a USB flash drive, plus dedicated boot pool support and TPM 2.0-based license keys. Then the big announcement: a partnership with 45 HomeLab to create the first ever official Unraid server, purpose-built for media streaming, ZFS, VMs, and local AI, shipping with a lifetime license and ECC RAM this spring. The community chat dives deep into backup strategies, why parity is not a backup, the 3-2-1 rule, and why you should test your backups before you actually need them. Ed reveals he runs no parity on his main server, instead doing nightly rsync delta backups to a second parity-protected box.Episode Takeaways◦ Unraid 7.3 Beta brings internal NVMe/SSD boot, dedicated boot pools, and TPM 2.0 license keys. Enable TPM2, not Secure Boot◦ Official Unraid server with 45 HomeLab coming this spring. Lifetime license, ECC RAM, pre-orders soon◦ Parity is not a backup. Use the 3-2-1 rule and don't forget Docker volumes and AppData◦ Supreme Court ruled 9-0 in Cox v Sony: ISPs are not copyright gatekeepers◦ FBI reports 369,000 compromised routers since 2020. ASUS routers hit by Cadnap malware. LiteLLM also compromised◦ Intel Arc B70 (32GB) coming under $1,000. B65 also 32GB at around $700. Great for local AI◦ Chuwei caught reprogramming BIOS to make older Ryzen CPUs report as newer chips. Full recall underway◦ Hisense showing non-skippable ads when switching HDMI inputs. Vizio now requires a Walmart account◦ Meta AI agent posted wrong info on an internal forum without permission and exposed confidential data◦ NVIDIA DLSS 5 demo needed two 5090s. Community calling it an Instagram filter for games◦ Cloudflare CEO says bot traffic will exceed human traffic by 2027◦ Neuralink patient playing World of Warcraft entirely by thoughtChapters0:00 Welcome and housekeeping1:17 Unraid 7.3 Beta: internal NVMe boot and TPM 2.0 keys3:53 45 HomeLab partnership: the first official Unraid server6:18 Uncast updates: AI photo tool and Ollama for Intel GPUs9:21 Community chat: backup strategies and the 3-2-1 rule28:52 Supreme Court rules 9-0 in Cox v Sony31:04 FBI compromised routers and LiteLLM security breach34:41 Stefano's conspiracy: government backdoors in routers39:03 Intel Arc B70 and B65: 32GB GPUs under $1,00042:54 Chuwei caught faking laptop CPUs47:06 Hisense HDMI ads and Vizio's Walmart account requirement54:31 Meta AI agent goes rogue internally56:58 Microsoft forces OneDrive on ClipChamp1:03:08 Dead internet theory and AI content flooding YouTube1:05:25 NVIDIA DLSS 5 roasted by the community1:09:52 French Navy officer leaks carrier location via Strava1:11:00 Neuralink patient plays WoW by thought1:12:13 Closing thoughts and happy EasterWhat will you build with Unraid?Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc.This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!
April 6, 2026Episode 35 min
Unraid March Digest 2026
In this month's digest, Stefano walks through everything that shipped in March, including the @45HomeLabUnraid Signature Series announcement, Unraid 7.3 Beta updates, and what nearly 3,000 of you told us in the 2026 customer survey.Links mentioned in this video:45HomeLab +Unraid Signature SeriesUnraid 7.3.0 Beta7.3.0-beta.2 Release Notes2026 Customer Survey ResultsPrefer written? Subscribe to the Unraid Monthly Digest for about one email a month on all things Unraid.What will you build with Unraid?Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.
In the March episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we're talking Unraid storage layouts done right, the Huntarr security disaster, vibe coding and whether AI-generated code can be trusted, NVIDIA's latest driver chaos, the Windows 12 subscription rumour, smart TVs secretly turning your home into a botnet, and the ongoing hardware shortage hitting RAM and hard drives alike. We kick things off with the new Unraid product portal, teases an upcoming local AI Uncast video, and reveals his new RTX 5090, which idles at just 7 watts. The community storage deep dive covers when to use XFS vs ZFS, why you should never format array drives as individual ZFS pools, and the one trap that can silently wipe data when adding an old drive. Then the Huntarr security incident gets a full breakdown, including how a simple curl command exposed every API key in your entire *arr stack, and how to use AI agents to audit open source code before running it on your server.New Stirling PDF VideoEpisode Takeaways◦ Unraid product portal live at product.unraid.net for bugs and feature requests◦ RTX 5090 idles at 7W. Enable NVIDIA persistence mode to drop from P0 to P8◦ XFS for your array, ZFS for irreplaceable data. Never format array drives as individual ZFS pools◦ Huntarr stored all *arr API keys unencrypted. Regenerate everything if you ran it◦ NVIDIA driver 595.71 stops fans spinning. P2000/P4000 users need the production v580 branch◦ Steam survey: Windows 11 down 10%, Windows 10 up. Linux gaming is coming◦ Windows 12 rumoured to be subscription-based and AI-focused (disputed live on air)◦ Microsoft banned "microslop" on their Discord, then shut the whole server down◦ Smart TV apps silently enrolling your home IP in AI proxy networks◦ Hard drives and RAM both surging in price. DDR4 128GB kits fetching £500+ in the UKChapters0:00 Welcome and housekeeping2:04 New Unraid product portal2:29 Local AI Uncast teaser3:33 RTX 5090 idle power and NVIDIA persistence mode5:58 Stirling PDF mention6:09 Community storage deep dive: XFS, ZFS, and Unraid arrays20:06 Huntarr security incident: your entire *arr stack was exposed24:38 Vibe coding, AI-assisted development, and code review29:17 NVIDIA driver 595.71 kills GPU fans32:14 Legacy NVIDIA cards on Unraid: use the production branch34:58 NVIDIA hiring Linux gaming engineers: Proton and Vulkan36:40 Steam survey: Windows 10 up, Windows 11 down, Linux on the rise45:24 Windows 12: subscription-based, modular, and AI-focused45:59 The rumour gets disputed live on air49:41 Battlestate Games fined for storing Russian user data outside Russia52:30 App-forced insurance rant56:10 Microsoft bans "microslop" on Discord58:02 Copilot summarises confidential emails users never sent1:00:19 Smart TV apps as an AI proxy botnet1:04:09 Western Digital out of stock, hard drive prices surging1:07:00 RAM prices: sell your DDR4 now if you have spare1:10:46 New EUV chip technology could increase yields 50% by 2030Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less. The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast ShowUncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube
March 2, 2026Episode 24 min
Unraid February Digest 2026
Hear all about what went down with Unraid in February 2026!Prefer to read this? Subscribe for one concise email per month!What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.
February 13, 20261 hr 41 min
Local AI, Streaming Wars, and the OpenClaw | Ed & Stefano Unleashed
In the February episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we cover a wide-ranging set of topics shaping the future of self-hosting, open source, and consumer technology. From new Unraid features and internal boot teasers to the rise of local AI workloads, this episode blends practical homelab insights with big-picture tech trends.Follow the channel on Spotify: Now with dual audio/video feeds! Ed and Stefano break down the ongoing Jellyfin vs Plex debate, explore how RAM shortages and GPU demand are impacting everything from AI to gaming, and take a close look at OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant pushing local, privacy-first automation forward.Take the Unraid Customer SurveyThe conversation expands into the broader tech landscape — including data centers and their impact on local communities, advances in storage technology, the shift from VR headsets to smart glasses, and more!Episode Takeaways• Why VRAM matters more than GPU speed for local AI workloads• The 3090 as a sweet spot GPU for running LLMs at home• Jellyfin vs Plex: Samsung Tizen support and Plex's new paywall• OpenClaw: what it is, how to set it up, and the security risks• RAM shortages are real, data centers will consume 70% of memory chips in 2026• 40TB hard drives are coming, but they're SMR, here's why that matters• CMR vs SMR: what every Unraid user needs to know before buying drives• Internal boot teaser: booting Unraid from SSDs and hard drives is coming• Paperless NGX: the self hosted document manager you've been waiting for• Smart glasses vs VR: cool tech or just a gimmick?• Meta Pixels, privacy laws, and OpenAI's HIPAA workaround• France ditches Teams and Zoom for sovereign platforms• Cloudflare vs Italy: when piracy laws break the internet• MTV is officially goneChapters00:00 Housekeeping! Uncast Show on Audio+Video Spotify Feeds02:01 Unraid Customer Survey + Internal Boot Teaser07:02 Paperless NGX and Document Management11:43 Jellyfin vs Plex: The Streaming Wars17:08 The Rise of Local AI and GPU Workloads32:34 OpenClaw: The Future of AI Assistants?47:11 The Impact of RAM Shortages on Technology and Gaming54:01 Data Centers and Community Impact59:18 Western Digital 40TB Drives and SMR vs CMR Explained1:07:05 Smart Glasses: Cool or Just a Gimmick?1:10:19 Why VR Still Isn't There Yet1:13:07 Meta Pixels and the 1988 Privacy Law1:17:06 OpenAI's ChatGPT Health and HIPAA Concerns1:18:07 Social Media Bans and the Impact on Kids1:22:25 France Goes Sovereign: Ditching Teams & Zoom1:22:54 The UK Digital ID Backtrack1:23:31 Notepad++ Hacked by State Sponsored Attackers1:25:10 Bazzite Is Dead, Nobara and Linux Gaming1:28:55 LG Wants You to Rent Your TV1:31:48 Cloudflare vs Italy: Piracy Laws Gone Wrong1:34:00 The Splintering of the Internet1:37:01 Kids Can't Read Clocks After Phone Bans1:39:02 The End of MTV and Cultural ShiftsWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.
February 5, 20264 min
All things Unraid for January 2026
@SPXLabs is back to bring you all the main highlights for Unraid in January 2026 including:1. Unraid Internal Boot First Look2. 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! Prefer written company/product updates?newsletter.unraid.netWhat will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less.Send us a textOther Ways to Connect with the Uncast ShowUncast Show WebsiteThe Uncast Show on Youtube
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