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 Send us a text Other Ways to Connect with the Uncast Show Uncast Show Website The Uncast Show on Youtube
