Unraid OS 7.2.0 Stable is Now Available

Your Server: More Responsive, Secure, and More Flexible than ever.

Building on months of testing and feedback, this release brings major quality-of-life improvements for new and seasoned users alike. Whether you're upgrading your homelab or deploying at scale, this release brings more control, compatibility, and confidence to every system.

We want to give a huge thanks to the over 5,000 beta testers that helped bring this release to Stable.

Fully Responsive WebGUI

Unraid now adapts seamlessly to any screen size. The redesigned WebGUI ensures smooth operation across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices making it easier than ever to manage your server from anywhere, with any device.

Expand Your RAIDZ Pools and Bring Every Drive With You

ZFS RAIDZ Expansion

You can now expand your single-vdev RAIDZ1/2/3 pools, one drive at a time!

1. Stop the array
2. On Main → Pool Devices, add a slot to the pool
3. Select the appropriate drive. Note: must be at least as large as the smallest drive in the pool.
4. Start the array

External Drive Support: ext2/3/4, NTFS, exFAT

Alongside XFS, BTRFS, and the ZFS file systems, Unraid now supports ext2 / ext3 / ext4, NTFS, and exFAT out of the box, making it easier to import data from external sources or legacy systems.

This means you can create an array or single device pool with existing drives formatted in Ext2/3/4 or NTFS, and you can format drives in Ext4 or NTFS.

Unraid API

The Unraid APIis now integrated directly into Unraid OS, giving developers and power users new ways to interact with their systems.

The new Notifications panel is the first major feature built on this foundation, and over time, more of the webGUI will transition to use the API for faster, more dynamic updates.

The API is fully open source, providing direct access to system data and functionality for building automations, dashboards, and third‑party integrations. It also supports external authentication (OIDC) for secure, scalable access.

Additional Improvements and Fixes

Storage & Array

• Two-device ZFS pools default to mirrors; use RAIDZ1 for future vdev expansion
• New File System Status shows if drives are mounted and/or empty
• Exclusive shares now exportable via NFS
• Restricted special share names (homes, global, printers)
• Improved SMB config (smb3 directory leases = no) and security settings UX
• Better handling for parity disks with 1MiB partitions
• BTRFS mounts more reliably with multiple FS signatures
• New drives now repartitioned when added to parity-protected arrays
• Devices in SMART test won’t spin down
• Cleaner handling of case-insensitive share names and invalid characters
• ZFS vdevs now display correctly in allocation profiles

VM Manager

• Console access now works even when user shares are disabled
• Single quotes are no longer allowed in the Domains storage path
• Windows 11 defaults have been updated for better compatibility
• Cdrom Bus now defaults to IDE for i440fx and SATA for Q35 machines
• Vdisk locations now display properly in non-English languages
• You'll now see a warning when adding a second vdisk if you forget to assign a capacity

WebGUI

• Network and RAM stats now shown in human-readable units
• Font size and layout fixes
• Better error protection for PHP-based failures

Miscellaneous Improvements

• Better logging during plugin installs
• Added safeguards to protect WebGUI from fatal PHP errors
• Diagnostics ZIPs are now further anonymized
• Resolved crash related to Docker container CPU pinning
• Fixed Docker NAT issue caused by missing br_netfilter
• Scheduled mover runs are now properly logged

Kernel & Packages

• Linux Kernel 6.12.54-Unraid
• Samba 4.23.2
• Updated versions of openssl, mesa, kernel-firmware, git, exfatprogs, and more

Plugin Compatibility Notice

To maintain stability with the new responsive WebGUI, the following plugins will be removed during upgrade if present:

• Theme Engine
• Dark Theme
• Dynamix Date Time
• Flash Remount
• Outdated versions of Unraid Connect

Please update all other plugins—especially Unraid Connect and Nvidia Driver—before upgrading!