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A ZFS Masterclass with Tom Lawrence

The Uncast Show - April 26, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 ...

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Get to Know Tom Lawrence of Lawrence Systems: Part 1

The Uncast Show - April 15, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 futur...

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120: Can a VPS Replace a Homelab?

Self-Hosted - April 05, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate. Plus we sit down with Adam Morales from Unraid to get the inside scoop on recent changes and exciting upcoming features.

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Unraid March Digest

The Uncast Show - April 01, 2024 14:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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...

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119: Why So Many Llamas?

Self-Hosted - March 20, 2024 18:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models. Special Guest: Wes Payne.

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118: How Hard Could it Be?

Self-Hosted - March 08, 2024 11:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools. Special Guest: Jon Seager .

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The Case for Open Source Hypervisors with Special Guest Tom Lawrence

2GT Tech Chats - March 07, 2024 14:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
In the post-vmware world we live in today, many people are evaluating where to turn next for their virtualization needs. In this video, I sat down with  Tom Lawrence to discuss the viability of open-source hypervisors as an alternative to #vmware and other closed-source hypervisors available tod...

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Unraid February Digest

The Uncast Show - March 04, 2024 18:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 change For 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 Unr...

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117: Unraid as a Service

Self-Hosted - February 23, 2024 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more. Special Guest: Raid Owl.

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The Unraid Story: Lime Technology Co-CEO's Discuss the Past and Future of Unraid OS

The Uncast Show - February 19, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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...

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116: Making it all Connect

Self-Hosted - February 09, 2024 11:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service. Plus, why are we building our containers with Tailscale networking now, and the latest from the Home Assistant project?

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Life After VMware

2GT Tech Chats - February 05, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
Welcome to our first podcast of 2024! (yes, it's a little late...that's my fault.) Anyway, we're changing up the podcast a bit in terms of format. That's right! We're trying something a little different! We've added a short news section to the beginning of the pods, followed by our deep-dive top...

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Unraid January Digest

The Uncast Show - February 02, 2024 21:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 -@StorageRevie...

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Nextcloud: A Self-Hosting Alternative for All

The Uncast Show - January 26, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 Ow...

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115: A NAS in Every Home

Self-Hosted - January 26, 2024 11:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee. Special Guest: Brian Moses.

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114: Unintended Consequences

Self-Hosted - January 13, 2024 04:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.

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All things Unraid for December

The Uncast Show - January 02, 2024 16:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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 secti...

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113: State of the Homelabs 2023

Self-Hosted - December 29, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

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VMware by Broadcom

2GT Tech Chats - December 23, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
This month, Rich is doing the pod solo, Branden will be back next month! In this episode, Rich talks about the changes to VMware Broadcom has made, his thoughts and feelings on the switch from perpetual licensing to subscription, the potential end of Carbon Black, and VMware's EUC (End-user comp...

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VMware by Broadcom - Tech Chats

2GT Tech Chats - December 23, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
This month, Rich is doing the pod solo, Branden will be back next month! In this episode, Rich talks about the changes to VMware Broadcom has made, his thoughts and feelings on the switch from perpetual licensing to subscription, the potential end of Carbon Black, and VMware's EUC (End-user comp...

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112: Red Light, Green Light

Self-Hosted - December 15, 2023 11:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds. Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.

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111: pfSense Makes no Sense

Self-Hosted - December 01, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more. Special Guest: Wolfgang.

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Pub Chat and ZFS build planning with Stefano from SPXLabs

The Uncast Show - November 17, 2023 21:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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. Other W...

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110: Google Photos Replacement

Self-Hosted - November 17, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15. Special Guests: Alex Tran and Brent Gervais.

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A Day in the Life of: Senior Security Engineer

2GT Tech Chats - November 07, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
This episode is all about what it's like being a Senior Security Engineer for a living.  If you're interested in a career in #cybersecurity and want to know some of the inside scoop on what Rich does on a typical day, here's your chance! Also, if you enjoyed this particular episode, please let u...

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109: Alex’s Backups Disaster

Self-Hosted - November 03, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.

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108: Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think

Self-Hosted - October 20, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit. Plus, our recommended Nextcloud setup, converting dumb devices into smart ones with ESPHome, and more. Special Guests: Brent Gervais,...

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Taking your #Homelab to Production - Tech Chats

2GT Tech Chats - October 09, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
The genesis of this podcast came from a question posed by one of the members of our Discord server (you really should join it!) In this podcast, Rich and Branden talk about what it takes to elevate your #Homelab infrastructure to a production state!  Would you rather watch the video podcast? Fi...

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107: Laptop Dumpster Diving

Self-Hosted - October 06, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new. Plus, getting practical about your home media setup, bringing Spook into Home Assistant, and more. Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

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106: The Plex Situation Just got Worse

Self-Hosted - September 22, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 123 ratings
Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more.