The Uncast ShowCurious about how to get started with Home Automation? This episode of the @uncastshow promises to teach you with expert insights from Joshua Kelleway, the founder and lead system integration consultant at IAM Systems in Australia. Whether you're starting out with small home projects or working on professional setups, Josh’s journey and expertise will guide you through the nuances of home automation.
Joshua shares his top recommendations for hardware and home lab servers, explaining why Unraid stands out with its user-friendly interface, ease of training, and efficient deployment and recovery capabilities, making it a reliable choice for their IAMHOME server product. https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/
For the DIY smart home enthusiasts, get the latest on current home automation trends and general advice on brands and hardware to avoid. Joshua also provides practical advice on starting with Home Assistant and using Zigbee-based devices for retrofitting lighting systems. Also, we compare various home automation technologies and examine the best practices for smart camera placements and climate control systems. Security-conscious listeners will appreciate our deep dive into the benefits of PoE cameras over Wi-Fi cameras, and how advanced geolocation-based automation can make managing your home a breeze from anywhere. Tune in for an info-packed hour filled with expert recommendations and innovative solutions for your smart home needs.
Chapters: 01:13: Quick Fire Questions to get to know Joshua 03:30: What inspired Joshua to start up IAMSystems 04:25: Initial deployments of Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi's 06:37: IAMHome product offering on Unraid https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/ 08:09: Home Assistant, Home Bridge and Scrypted 14:05: Initial OS requirements and selection criteria for IAMHOME 18:00 Benefits of Booting Unraid from a USB 21:06 Excitement around new features in Unraid 7 22:32 Unraid features wishlist for IAMSystems 24:12 IAMSystem's autonomous backups, testing and monitoring at scale 27:45 Featured IAMSystems Projects https://iamsystems.com.au/projects/ 34:27 Future plans for IAMSystems 37:00 Top trends in Home Automation 39:20 Advice for DIYers doing Home Automation 48:30 Cameras and NVR advice 52:15 Thermostats and climate control 53:10 Products and categories to avoid in Home Automation 59:27 The most underrated Home Automation devices and technologies 1:02:29 Common pitfalls and mistakes setting up Smart Homes 1:04:29 New technologies in IoT/Home Automation to look forward to
Learn more about IAMSystems and the IAMHOME home servers powered by Unraid: https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/
*Interested in a fully set up IAMHOME server?* https://iamsystems.com.au/contact/
Unlocking Home Automation with Joshua Kelleway of IAM SystemsThe Uncast Show2024-09-10 | Curious about how to get started with Home Automation? This episode of the @uncastshow promises to teach you with expert insights from Joshua Kelleway, the founder and lead system integration consultant at IAM Systems in Australia. Whether you're starting out with small home projects or working on professional setups, Josh’s journey and expertise will guide you through the nuances of home automation.
Joshua shares his top recommendations for hardware and home lab servers, explaining why Unraid stands out with its user-friendly interface, ease of training, and efficient deployment and recovery capabilities, making it a reliable choice for their IAMHOME server product. https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/
For the DIY smart home enthusiasts, get the latest on current home automation trends and general advice on brands and hardware to avoid. Joshua also provides practical advice on starting with Home Assistant and using Zigbee-based devices for retrofitting lighting systems. Also, we compare various home automation technologies and examine the best practices for smart camera placements and climate control systems. Security-conscious listeners will appreciate our deep dive into the benefits of PoE cameras over Wi-Fi cameras, and how advanced geolocation-based automation can make managing your home a breeze from anywhere. Tune in for an info-packed hour filled with expert recommendations and innovative solutions for your smart home needs.
Chapters: 01:13: Quick Fire Questions to get to know Joshua 03:30: What inspired Joshua to start up IAMSystems 04:25: Initial deployments of Home Assistant on Raspberry Pi's 06:37: IAMHome product offering on Unraid https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/ 08:09: Home Assistant, Home Bridge and Scrypted 14:05: Initial OS requirements and selection criteria for IAMHOME 18:00 Benefits of Booting Unraid from a USB 21:06 Excitement around new features in Unraid 7 22:32 Unraid features wishlist for IAMSystems 24:12 IAMSystem's autonomous backups, testing and monitoring at scale 27:45 Featured IAMSystems Projects https://iamsystems.com.au/projects/ 34:27 Future plans for IAMSystems 37:00 Top trends in Home Automation 39:20 Advice for DIYers doing Home Automation 48:30 Cameras and NVR advice 52:15 Thermostats and climate control 53:10 Products and categories to avoid in Home Automation 59:27 The most underrated Home Automation devices and technologies 1:02:29 Common pitfalls and mistakes setting up Smart Homes 1:04:29 New technologies in IoT/Home Automation to look forward to
Learn more about IAMSystems and the IAMHOME home servers powered by Unraid: https://iamsystems.com.au/iamhome/
*Interested in a fully set up IAMHOME server?* https://iamsystems.com.au/contact/
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid September Digest 2024The Uncast Show2024-10-03 | @SPXLabs is back at his trusty workbench to bring you the Unraid September Digest:
2. The Unraid team attended an off-site in London to meet some long-time Unraid contributors IRL and plan for the future of Unraid such as: -A public Unraid API -A responsive webgui (currently being worked on!) -A shiny new Unraid Account web app to make managing your licenses a breeze (currently being worked on!) -Additional notifications for ZFS pools such as pool scrubs and degraded pools -Enhancements to hard drive SMART monitoring options -An integrated backup solution -Solutions for offering alternatives to booting from a USB …and a whole lot more! unraid.net/blog/unraids-london-adventure
3. Joshua Kelleway of IAMSystems gave a great overview on how his business leverages Unraid for professional home automation projects across Australia. youtube.com/watch?v=n2pVvBXWYMQ
4. Stefano Partida walks you through a new all-flash storage setup on the Lincstation N1, setting up ZFS pools on the Unraid 7 beta and shows how to pass through the LincStation's onboard iGPU to a Handbrake container. Check it out here: youtube.com/watch?v=z3oLhXEts-4
5. The Unraid site has a new Partners page showcasing some of our top content creators, OEMs, and businesses that run Unraid on prod! unraid.net/community/partners
*6. Be on the lookout for Unraid 7.0.0-beta.3 in the coming days!*
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedTailscale MagicThe Uncast Show2024-10-01 | In this exciting new episode of the Uncast Show, we welcome Alex Kretzschmar aka @ktzsystems, Head of Developer Relations at Tailscale and co-host of the Self-hosted podcast to talk about the magic that is Tailscale. They discussed using Tailscale on Unraid and announced an exciting new partnership and integration between the two products. Later, they delve into other technical topics like NAT traversal, remote access, ts.net certs, Tailscale Serve vs. Funnel, and much, much more. Lastly, the conversation wouldn't be complete without delving into self-hosting best practices, discussing the advantages of containerization over virtual machines, and discussing emerging trends in the self-hosting space while finding a balance between self-hosted and commercial products.
*Where to find Alex Kretzschmar* alex.ktz.me https://selfhosted.show/
*Timestamps:* 1:15: Intros 02:15: When Ed first started using Tailscale at C-Base c-base.org 03:34 New Tailscale on Unraid videos: youtube.com/watch?v=tCsl9OXQ3q8 04:25 Exciting partnership announcement between Tailscale and Unraid 05:00 What is Tailscale and how does it work? 12:50 Split DNS Magic with Tailscale youtube.com/watch?v=Uzcs97XcxiE 16:13 - Tailscale + Unraid = Exciting new functionality 18:00 ts.net certificates and MagicDNS will make reverse proxies, domains and API keys largely unnecessary for Unraid users 23:55 Tailscale Serve vs Tailscale Funnel 27:45 Sharing Tailnet Access out to other people: How Jupiter Broadcasting and the Self-Hosted podcast use this feature 34:20 Tailscale + travel router = a great travel hack for RVers, Roadtrippers, Cruisers or regular travel 40:00 Subnet routing in Tailscale 42:15: Tailscale is Hiring! Contact Alex.ktz.me to get in touch 43:30 Essential steps for secure self-hosting 46:34 Setting up Unraid in a Datacenter youtu.be/Ss5kulPlI1k?si=PfURJatxduiW3LoN 50:00 Beginner self-hosting services to start with 55:45 Benefits and downsides to Docker containerization 1:01:10 Underrated self-hosted services and the most challenging self-hosted services to run 1:05:03 Emerging trends in self-hosting
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedThe Secret to Successful Home Automation Server Deployments at ScaleThe Uncast Show2024-09-14 | What will you build with Unraid? unraid.net
In this 2nd video, @SPXLabs walks you through installing SSD and NVME drives, setting up ZFS pools on Unraid 7 (no Unraid array necessary), and later, walks through how to pass through the LincStation's onboard iGPU to a Handbrake container. Handbrake allows for fast and efficient video encoding and transcoding into a variety of video and audio outputs, making it ideal for video editing!
The LincStation N1 partnership includes affiliate links that will pay a referral fee at no additional cost to you.
Chapters: 00:20 Intro and installing SSDs and NVME drives 01:57 Setting the Case Model on the Unraid Dashboard 02:32 All Flash ZFS pool Set up with No Unraid Array 04:25 Setting up Shares for Handbrake 06:34 Intel GPU TOP Plugin 07:09 Handbrake Installation and Testing 16:44 Final ThoughtsUnraid August Digest 2024The Uncast Show2024-09-03 | @SPXLabs is back to bring you all of the latest Unraid news including:
1. Unraid 6.12.13 was released with several fixes, a kernel regression fix, and security updates. unraid.net/blog/6-12-13
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedTechno Tim TimeThe Uncast Show2024-08-12 | In today's episode, we go in-depth with our guest, @TechnoTim, who shares about his early career in tech support, his current roles in tech, and his journey to growing and creating his incredibly successful YouTube channel @TechnoTim.
Join us as we learn all about Tim. He opens up about the importance of audience feedback, even the critical ones, in honing his content creation skills. From overcoming the steep learning curve of AV production to confidently presenting his authentic self on YouTube, Tim's journey is filled with valuable lessons and relatable struggles that resonate with anyone navigating the digital content landscape.
This episode is a treasure trove of practical tips and insights for those interested in home lab setups. We discuss the Unraid 7 beta, Proxmox clusters, Intel NUCs, and the exciting realm of 3D printing. Tim shares his thoughts on supporting paid software like Unraid, the evolving market for high-performance home lab hardware, and the nuances of building and optimizing home lab environments. As we wrap up, Tim offers essential advice for new home lab enthusiasts and gives us a sneak peek into his upcoming projects. It's an episode brimming with tech wisdom, personal anecdotes, and a glimpse into the future of homelabbing.
We truly hope you enjoyed this as much as we did as we got to know the super nice and all-around great guy, Techno Tim! https://technotim.live/
Chapter Markers: 00:00:21 Techno Tim's background and journey into IT and homelabbing 00:04:49 Starting on Youtube, growing a channel, and what's most rewarding in this work 00:14:00 Overcoming early challenges on Youtube 00:22:03 Tim's creative process 00:28:20 Where did the name Techno Tim come from? 00:31:36 Rapid Fire Questions 00:41:22 Home Lab Hardware 00:50:22 Building and Using Home Lab Servers 00:56:02 Home Labbing Software and Hardware Trends 01:05:05 Unraid Software Discussion 01:10:11 Supporting Paid Software: Why that's important and where the value really comes in 01:16:05 Exploring the Unraid 7 beta with Tim 01:28:36 Virtual Machine and Server Discussions 01:42:30 Self-Hosting AI LLMs 01:54:50 Avoiding Common Home Lab Mistakes
2. Unraid 7-beta.2 dropped with bug fixes and major features like full ZFS implementation, VM clone and snapshots, an improved dashboard and navigation, better hardware support (hello Arc GPUs), and much, much more! unraid.net/blog/unraid-7-beta-2
4. Unraid 6.12.11 is now available and includes some nice bug fixes backported from our work on Unraid 7, a security fix for OpenSSH, and updates to the Linux kernel and OpenZFS. unraid.net/blog/6-12-11
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid June DigestThe Uncast Show2024-07-03 | @SPXLabs brings you the Unraid June digest highlights, including:
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid 7 Sneak PeekThe Uncast Show2024-06-28 | The Unraid 7.0.0-beta1 is here! Welcome to the next evolution of your Unraid experience as Unraid 7 is here and packed with game-changing features that redefine what you can achieve with your homelab. From a sleek, revamped dashboard, improved navigation, hybrid ZFS subpools, and massive VM manager improvements, this release has something for everyone.
PSA: This is a beta release and should not be run on production servers. We recommend users only download this beta on test environments.
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Retiring Unraid 6 2:02 Unraid kernel, ARC GPU support, Docker, qemu and libvert versions 02:55 New Power Mode Settings 03:28 New Outgoing Proxy Manager 05:07 Favorites Tab and improved navigation with GUI Search 06:52 Enhanced Dashboard, Monitoring, and Stats 09:08 Full ZFS Implementation with hybrid subpools 13:53 Unraid Array is now optional 15:14 Improved VM performance 20:27 Advanced VM Tuning 23:23 VM Clone and Snapshots 28:57 Event Device Passthrough 30:45 Creating Custom VM Templates 32:18 Native Android Emulation in Windows 11 VMs 34:10 Improved Shutdown and reboot process
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedLarry Hryb talks gaming, tech, and UnraidThe Uncast Show2024-06-20 | Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, joins the Uncast Show to discuss his background in tech and gaming and his career at Microsoft on the Xbox team working on Xbox Live, Xbox 360, Kinect, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and much more. Larry is also a fellow Unraider and discusses how he found Unraid, his main use cases, and other tech and homelab interests. Later, Larry discusses his departure from Microsoft after 23 years, what he's up to now, and his new role as Director of Community at Unity. We hope you enjoy this very special Uncast Show. Thanks for listening and watching.
Chapters: 00:00 Introduction of Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson 06:19 Key milestones at Xbox Live 08:29 Where the Major Nelson moniker came from 10:10 Surprises in developing various Xbox platforms 12:34 Motion gaming struggles and early war stories about Gears of War 16:21 Larry and Ed's favorite Xbox Games 21:25 Memorable moments with fans on the Xbox podcast 26:07 How Larry discovered Unraid and main use cases 30:46 Larry's server hardware 35:01 Home Automation and other docker's 37:24 Rapid fire questions 45:49 Other tech interests 49:29 Gaming and Technology Trends 54:17 Life after Microsoft and his new role as Director of Community at Unity
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedEasy backup and reinstallation of RetroNAS on UnraidThe Uncast Show2024-06-08 | Calling all retro gamers!
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedThe origin of Community ApplicationsThe Uncast Show2024-06-06 | Listen to the entire interview with Andrew Z, aka Squid!
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid May DigestThe Uncast Show2024-06-02 | @SPXLabs is back to bring you the Unraid May Digest!
1. We can feel the excitement growing around the Unraid 7 public beta, and we want you to know we’re working overtime to get it out for you. We’re resolving a few last-minute issues before we go public, but in the meantime, check out some of the new features like Intel Arc GPU support, a new outgoing proxy manager, a new dashboard, VM snapshots, hybrid ZFS pools, an optional Unraid array, and more! [Note: These are sneak peek YouTube shorts optimized for mobile; full video to come!] youtube.com/watch?v=DP4DMxfnjpE&list=PLv4nZVjyIOj0YcDsgHsxlANyHCVIc4Gv8&index=2
2. Do you find yourself recommending Unraid to random strangers? We launched a new affiliate program for you! unraid.net/blog/affiliate
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedPassthrough your USB devices easily with EvdevThe Uncast Show2024-05-30 | Unraid 7 adds Evdev passthrough to make it easy to share USB devices between the host and VMs.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedVM Cloning + Snapshots are coming in Unraid 7The Uncast Show2024-05-30 | Get ready for some major improvements to VM Manager in Unraid 7. Coming Soon!
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedVM Snapshots in Unraid 7The Uncast Show2024-05-30 | VM Manager has lots of improvements in Unraid 7.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid 7 Array Now OptionalThe Uncast Show2024-05-29 | For all SSD systems, ZFS, and more, Unraid 7 brings you more flexibility and optionality as the Unraid Array is now optional!
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedL2ARC Read Cache in Unraid 7The Uncast Show2024-05-29 | Unraid 7 is bringing you a ton of new options with ZFS subpools.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid 7s improved dashboardThe Uncast Show2024-05-29 | Tons of improvements are coming to Unraid.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedImproved navigation in Unraid 7 with GUI SearchThe Uncast Show2024-05-29 | Scotty voice: "Hello Computer".
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedNew ZFS subpools in Unraid 7The Uncast Show2024-05-28 | Metadata storage, SLOG, Deduplication tables, L2ARC, and hot spare vdevs are coming in Unraid 7.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid 7 first look at the Favorites tabThe Uncast Show2024-05-28 | Never lose track of your favorite Unraid settings.
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedUnraid 7 sneak peek: Arc GPU support, new Power mode, and Outgoing Proxy ManagerThe Uncast Show2024-05-28 | Unraid 7.0-rc1 is coming soon!
In this first video, @SPXLabs walks you through setting up a traditional Unraid array with a ZFS pool. Other best practices are shown, including changing the default password, checking for OS updates, and some server personalization. Lastly, @SPXLabs shows off how to properly set up Photoprism and Jellyfin on your shiny new LincStation. Grab some popcorn vault dweller and enjoy! 🍿 😉
After the Unraid 7 beta is released, Stefano will do a follow up video with more exotic all ZFS pool and all-SSD setups.
Chapters: 0:00 Initial drive installation and Unraid setup 01:30 Changing the default password and checking for OS updates 02:50 Personalizing your server and network settings 04:50 Installing Community Apps and Unraid Connect for automated flash backups 07:00 Traditional array, ZFS pool and Shares set up 10:30 Photoprism 14:38 Jellyfin 19:27 Live from Vault 4
The LincStation N1 partnership includes affiliate links that will pay a referral fee at no additional cost to you.Emby vs PlexThe Uncast Show2024-05-23 | Jason @Bytemybits goes deep into the media server game in the full episode!
Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: unraid.net/getting-startedExciting Unraid 7 features to comeThe Uncast Show2024-05-16 | VM snapshots and cloning and much more good stuff is coming to an Unraid box near you soon.