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Unraid 7.3 Beta is here, and with it comes one of the most requested features ever: internal boot. No more relying solely on a USB flash drive to run your server.

In this video, we walk through setting up a brand new Unraid 7.3 server from scratch. We'll cover creating the installer with the USB Creator Tool, going through the onboarding wizard, setting up a mirrored internal boot pool, licensing with TPM, configuring your array and pools, and all the other new features that have landed in this first beta.

If you've already got an Unraid server and want to convert it to internal boot, check out the companion video: https://youtu.be/sruWM1PqjVo

This is beta software. Please test on non-production servers and report any bugs you find.

🐛 Bug Tracker https://product.unraid.net/b/unraid-os-prerelease-bugs-feedback

⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 Intro and what's in each video 1:24 Downloading the USB Creator Tool 1:44 Creating the Unraid installer on a flash drive 2:31 First boot and setting a root password 2:48 Onboarding wizard: server name, time zone, theme, SSH 3:35 Setting up internal boot with a mirrored boot pool 5:04 Reserved boot size and BIOS boot order 5:36 Essential plugins: Community Apps, Fix Common Problems, Tailscale 6:44 Summary and applying changes 7:15 Reboot warning: don't remove the flash drive 7:44 Licensing: trial, activation codes, purchasing 8:04 Exploring the boot pool: boot partition vs data partition 8:43 Changing the data partition file system to ZFS 9:30 Setting up the array: parity, data disks, pools 10:47 Starting the array and formatting drives 11:31 Boot partition stays intact during format 11:39 Registration and TPM licensing explained 12:42 Enabling TPM in your motherboard BIOS 13:31 Moving your license from flash to TPM 13:57 What TPM licensing is and isn't 14:40 Transferring the license 15:05 What's new in 7.3: pool health and degraded status 16:14 Existing pool issues surfaced after upgrade 16:37 Linux kernel 6.18.18 16:56 Docker 29.3.0, libvirt 11.10.0, QEMU 10.1.2 17:38 System devices page: PCIe speeds and filtering 18:22 SR-IOV for Intel Arc GPUs 19:05 New VM CPU pinning interface 19:53 Dashboard CPU power readout 20:14 Other improvements, bug fixes, and beta reminder

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In the March episode of Ed & Stefano Unleashed, we're talking Unraid storage layouts done right, the Huntarr security disaster, vibe coding and whether AI-generated code can be trusted, NVIDIA's latest driver chaos, the Windows 12 subscription rumour, smart TVs secretly turning your home into a botnet, and the ongoing hardware shortage hitting RAM and hard drives alike.

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We kick things off with the new Unraid product portal, teases an upcoming local AI Uncast video, and reveals his new RTX 5090, which idles at just 7 watts. The community storage deep dive covers when to use XFS vs ZFS, why you should never format array drives as individual ZFS pools, and the one trap that can silently wipe data when adding an old drive. Then the Huntarr security incident gets a full breakdown, including how a simple curl command exposed every API key in your entire *arr stack, and how to use AI agents to audit open source code before running it on your server.

New Stirling PDF Video https://youtu.be/puRggPpn_Ys

Episode Takeaways ◦ Unraid product portal live at product.unraid.net for bugs and feature requests ◦ RTX 5090 idles at 7W. Enable NVIDIA persistence mode to drop from P0 to P8 ◦ XFS for your array, ZFS for irreplaceable data. Never format array drives as individual ZFS pools ◦ Huntarr stored all *arr API keys unencrypted. Regenerate everything if you ran it ◦ NVIDIA driver 595.71 stops fans spinning. P2000/P4000 users need the production v580 branch ◦ Steam survey: Windows 11 down 10%, Windows 10 up. Linux gaming is coming ◦ Windows 12 rumoured to be subscription-based and AI-focused (disputed live on air) ◦ Microsoft banned "microslop" on their Discord, then shut the whole server down ◦ Smart TV apps silently enrolling your home IP in AI proxy networks ◦ Hard drives and RAM both surging in price. DDR4 128GB kits fetching £500+ in the UK

Chapters 0:00 Welcome and housekeeping 2:04 New Unraid product portal 2:29 Local AI Uncast teaser 3:33 RTX 5090 idle power and NVIDIA persistence mode 5:58 Stirling PDF mention 6:09 Community storage deep dive: XFS, ZFS, and Unraid arrays 20:06 Huntarr security incident: your entire *arr stack was exposed 24:38 Vibe coding, AI-assisted development, and code review 29:17 NVIDIA driver 595.71 kills GPU fans 32:14 Legacy NVIDIA cards on Unraid: use the production branch 34:58 NVIDIA hiring Linux gaming engineers: Proton and Vulkan 36:40 Steam survey: Windows 10 up, Windows 11 down, Linux on the rise 45:24 Windows 12: subscription-based, modular, and AI-focused 45:59 The rumour gets disputed live on air 49:41 Battlestate Games fined for storing Russian user data outside Russia 52:30 App-forced insurance rant 56:10 Microsoft bans "microslop" on Discord 58:02 Copilot summarises confidential emails users never sent 1:00:19 Smart TV apps as an AI proxy botnet 1:04:09 Western Digital out of stock, hard drive prices surging 1:07:00 RAM prices: sell your DDR4 now if you have spare 1:10:46 New EUV chip technology could increase yields 50% by 2030

What will you build with Unraid? Get Started with Unraid in 15 minutes or less: https://unraid.net/getting-started

The hosts of Ed & Stefano Unleashed are passionate about home servers, open-source tech, and sometimes going off on tangents. The views and opinions expressed on the show are solely those of the hosts and guests and do not reflect the opinions, policies, or positions of Lime Technology, Inc. This show is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Listeners are encouraged to do their own research, experiment responsibly, and not hold the hosts accountable for any questionable home lab decisions. Most importantly, enjoy the show!

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