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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?
ASRock Romed8-2T/BCMMEG 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.


Show Links:
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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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