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Hey Unraiders, Unraid's been growing behind the scenes, and we wanted the community to be the first to know: we've added two new people to the team, and if you've been around the homelab world for a while, one of them might already look familiar. Alex Kretzschmar Head of Product Marketingaka @ironicbadger around these parts I first discovered Unraid more than a decade ago, drawn to its support for mismatched drive sizes, plugin architecture, power-saving design, approachable user experience, and unusually helpful community. Before long, I was compiling kernels and making Unraid run in places it probably wasn't meant to, contributing to early community experimentation around virtualization, GPU passthrough, and Docker. Docker changed the paradigm, but there was a distinct lack of good documentation around it in those early days, which led me to co-found LinuxServer.io with jonnym0e and lonix, where I focused on establishing conventions and making complex technology easier to understand. Now I've come full circle, bringing more than a decade of experience across open source, self-hosting, developer education, enterprise, networking and technical media back to Unraid. My goal is to make Unraid best in class not only for power users, but for people who simply want their server to just work — the ultimate platform for self-hosters. I live in Raleigh, North Carolina, with my wife Catherine, daughter Ella, and our dog Archie (named after my favorite Linux distro, btw). Outside work, I play guitar and drums, build unnecessarily elaborate home servers, and spend far too much time playing with cameras. You may already know Alex from LinuxServer.io or his YouTube channel, ktzsystems — he'll be leading the charge on product marketing and release content. Scott SchwartzHead of Operations and Automationaka @Scott S around here. Raconteur, neuroscience nerd, middling pickleballer, and Swiss Army knife, ready to solve problems and make some dad jokes along the way. I'm an operations leader who turns chaotic, manual workflows into documented, scalable processes, then builds the automation and tracking systems that keep them running. For more than 20 years, I've worked at the intersection of operations, engineering, and data, often serving as the strategic operator founders and executive teams rely on when growth begins to outpace process. I do my best work in early-stage and high-growth companies, where I can dig into a broken workflow, uncover what's slowing people down, and build a practical solution. At Unraid, I'm bringing that approach to our internal operations, helping create the systems, automation, and visibility we need to scale without losing what makes the company work. Please join us in giving Alex and Scott a warm Unraid welcome. We're excited to have them aboard for all of the exciting plans ahead!

Unraid 7.4.0-beta.2 is out now and is the second beta build in the 7.4 series. This build adds Docker multi-network and memory controls, shared background task management, boot-device backup improvements, configurable power-button behavior, mover status tracking, and expanded hardware support, plus a kernel update to 6.18.47-Unraid and security updates across core packages. This is beta software. Please use on test servers only. Changes vs. 7.3.2 Containers / Docker New: Docker container templates support multiple custom networks, with additional network attachments retained when containers are recreated or updated New: Docker Add/Edit forms show a live preview for the container icon URL, with a fallback when the URL is empty or invalid New: Advanced View exposes a Memory limit field for Docker containers Storage New: Mover progress and status tracking is available for Unraid 7.x New: Drive-location support can use SGPIO/IBPI-capable controllers when SES is unavailable Fix: A stopped array now shows offline and filesystem status text instead of 100% utilization Fix: Pressing Enter in encrypted array passphrase fields now starts the array when passphrase validation succeeds WebGUI / System New: Background operations from plugins, Docker, and virtual machines can be queued and managed from a shared task tray, with foreground recall from any browser tab New: Boot-device backups run as background tasks with selectable compression, live progress, and automatic download when complete New: Configure the physical power button under Settings → Power Settings → Power Button → Physical power button, with Shut down, Reboot, and Do nothing actions Improvement: Foreground task sheets now scale with the browser viewport while retaining saved-width and mobile behavior Improvement: License checks now retry to handle transient availability and network conditions Fix: Power Options retains both the Power Mode and Power Button tabs when the Dynamix System Buttons plugin is installed Fix: Power Options no longer shows the virtualization warning on bare-metal servers Fix: The Installed Plugins page checks updates independently so a slow or unreachable plugin does not keep the entire page waiting Fix: Plugin update validation failures remain visible with an explanation instead of silently reporting the plugin as up-to-date Fix: Plugin Manager post-hook cleanup now runs when error messages contain shell characters Networking / Hardware New: Added kernel modules and firmware for Realtek RTW88 8812A, 8814A, and 8821A wireless adapters New: Added support for additional PlayStation, Nintendo, Steam, and Logitech controllers, along with additional audio codecs Improvement: Network defaults now follow Fedora's /etc/sysctl.conf baseline, including CUBIC TCP congestion control and fq_codel as the default packet scheduler Virtualization New: Added kernel support for Hyper-V virtualization, including Hyper-V storage, balloon, keyboard, and VMBus modules Fix: VM startup no longer logs a PHP deprecation warning when the QEMU location lookup produces no output Security Core package updates include fixes or security-related updates across cryptographic, web, file-sharing, networking, and X server components Notification integrations now verify the public API certificate instead of skipping certificate validation Unraid API Updated dynamix.unraid.net to 4.37.3 Known Issues No release-specific known issues are documented for beta.2. See the Unraid OS Prerelease (Bugs & Feedback) board for issues reported by other testers. Rolling Back No new release-specific rollback warnings are documented. For earlier rollback guidance, see the 7.3.2 release notes. Follow the normal prerelease rollback process before moving between builds. Upgrading For step-by-step instructions, see Updating Unraid. Links Release Notes — Full 7.4.0-beta.2 release notes Blog Post — beta.2 announcement Bug Reports — Report issues here please

HighlightsSecurity Updated system packages with upstream security fixes and CVE remediations, including OpenSSL (10 CVEs), Samba (6 CVEs), jq (6 CVEs), PHP (4 CVEs), xorg-server, libXfont2, nginx, libssh, and p11-kit Linux Kernel Update to 6.18.46-Unraid; ZFS and SPL compatibility checks passed Containers / Docker Docker engine updated to 29.7.1 Fix: prevented removal of the shared fallback icon when an icon-less Docker container is removed or updated, and stopped missing fallback icons from causing repeated failed requests WebGUI / System New: configurable physical power-button actions under Settings > Power Options (Shut down, Reboot, Do nothing) Fix: Power Options retains both the Power Mode and Power Button tabs when Dynamix System Buttons is installed Fix: the Power Mode page no longer shows the virtualization warning on bare-metal servers (virtualized systems still show it when applicable) Fix: stopped arrays now show offline/filesystem status instead of 100% utilization, while started arrays retain usage percentages Networking / Hardware New: added Intel iwlwifi firmware and Realtek RTW88 driver modules/firmware for additional wireless hardware variants (8812A/AU, 8814A/AU, 8821A/AU) Virtualization New: kernel support for Hyper-V graphics, ballooning, storage, keyboard, VMBus, utility, and VSOCK components Unraid API Updated dynamix.unraid.net to 4.37.3 Links Release Notes Blog Post Updating Unraid Bug Reports

link updated! Thanks https://product.unraid.net/b/unraid-os-prerelease-bugs-feedback

Unraid OS 7.4.0-beta.1 is live for testing! Highlights:Shared task tray — background jobs from plugins, Docker, and VMs now queue into one tray with foreground recall from any browser tab, instead of the old bomb-icon workaround. Multiple custom networks for Docker containers — and additional network attachments now survive a container recreate/update instead of getting wiped. Memory limit field for Docker — exposed directly in Advanced View, no more passing it as an extra parameter. Live icon preview on the Docker Add/Edit forms. Configurable power-button behavior — Shut down, Reboot, or Do nothing, under Settings → Power Options. Good news for anyone who's had a case bump take their server down. Boot Device backups can now be downloaded directly or saved to the server, with progress tracking. A few fixes: Enter-to-start on encrypted array passphrase fields, File Manager no longer bounces exclusive shares out of /mnt/user/<share>, Plugins page no longer hangs on a slow/unreachable plugin's update check, and a VM startup PHP deprecation warning is gone. New hardware support: kernel modules/firmware for Realtek RTW88 8812A/8814A/8821A wireless adapters. Security: updates across bind, libXfont2, libarchive, libssh, openssh, p11-kit, php, samba, wpa_supplicant, and xorg-server — CVE details are in the full release notes. Notification integrations also now use certificate-verified requests for the public API. Under the hood: Linux kernel 6.18.44, Docker 29.7.1, 68 packages updated total. Standard beta caveats apply! Please do not run on production. Test on spare hardware or a VM, and back up your flash drive before updating. Full release notes: https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/release-notes/7.4.0 Report bugs / feedback: https://product.unraid.net/b/unraid-os-prerelease-bugs-feedback Updating instructions: https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/updating-unraid/

Unraid OS 7.2.8 is out now— a stable update focused on security remediation, a Linux kernel bump to 6.12.98-Unraid, an Unraid API update, firmware additions, and broad base distro package updates. We recommend upgrading from 7.2.7 or earlier to receive the included security fixes. What's NewSecurity Addresses security findings in bind, curl, dnsmasq, iperf3, libXfont2, libevent, libgpg-error, libidn, libseccomp, libssh, nginx, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, p11-kit, rsync, Samba, shadow, sqlite, and xorg-server. Highlights: curl (17 CVEs), OpenSSL, Samba (6 CVEs), bind, dnsmasq, libssh (11 CVEs), nginx, and xorg-server all received CVE-tagged fixes. Linux kernel Updated to 6.12.98-Unraid. Unraid API Updated to 4.36.1 Base distro 5 packages added (iotop-c, libcbor, libdisplay-info, libfido2, libmaxminddb) 182 packages updated. Notables: Docker 29.5.3, QEMU 10.2.3, libvirt 12.2.0, PHP 8.4.23, GRUB 2.14-3. Adds Intel iwlwifi firmware files. UpgradingSee Updating Unraid for step-by-step instructions. Release Notes As always, please report any bugs on the Bug Reports board.

Unraid 7.3.2 is a security and bugfix release with an updated Linux kernel, a critical WebGUI security fix, Docker VLAN networking improvements, and 70+ updated base packages. This update is recommended for all users. Release Docs Bug Reports here please!

Unraid OS 7.3.2-rc.1 refreshes the Linux kernel, Docker, the Unraid API, and a broad set of base packages, with security-related updates across core networking, web, storage, and encryption components. This release also includes ZFS and QEMU updates, along with storage, Docker, and system improvements. Full Release Notes

Yes, this is the plan! Look for a full video on this coming soon https://www.youtube.com/@uncastshow

Unraid 7.3.1 is now stable. Read the full announcement on the Unraid blog. For step-by-step upgrade instructions, see Updating Unraid. Release HighlightsSecurity Updated nginx (1.30.1) to address 13 CVEs Updated bind (9.20.23) to address 9 CVEs Updated rsync (3.4.3) to address 6 CVEs Updated dnsmasq (2.92rel2) to address 6 CVEs Updated avahi, glibc, and jq with NVD-referenced security fixes Updated Docker to 29.5.1, including upstream Docker CVE fixes Linux Kernel Update to 6.18.33-Unraid Docker Docker engine updated to 29.5.1 Fix: Docker container dropdown menu remains usable when many containers are shown Storage Update ZFS to 2.4.2 Fix: unassigned spare disks now spin down as expected Fix: mirrored boot pools can recover from a degraded state after a member device returns for cache pool usage Fix: relaxed pool name validity check when importing existing pools to match pre-7.3 validation Fix: replacing an online raidz device no longer fails in affected configurations WebGUI / System Fix: restored Connect version-check logic so required updates are detected correctly Fix: file uploads now handled correctly on Safari iOS Networking Fix: dhcpcd no longer waits 60 seconds to obtain an IP address on affected systems Links Release Notes Blog Post Bug Reports

7.3.1 is coming too.

Unraid 7.2.7 is out with security updates across several core packages, a kernel upgrade, Docker fixes, and WebGUI corrections. Upgrading is recommended, particularly for security-sensitive environments. Changes vs. 7.2.6 Security Security updates for docker, nginx, glibc, jq, avahi, glibc support libraries, curl, gnutls, and php Containers / Docker Docker updated to 29.5.1 Fix: Docker containers on VLAN networks now keep their configured gateway after updates Fix: Docker container context menus stay reachable on pages with many containers WebGUI / System Fix: Connect version checks restored in the server plugin Linux kernel Kernel upgraded to 6.12.90-Unraid Fix: performance regression affecting Docker-enabled systems and some USB 3.1 devices Updated packages (11) aaa_glibc-solibs: 2.42 → 2.43 avahi: 0.8-3_SBo_LT → 20260508 (CVE-2023-38469, CVE-2023-38470, CVE-2023-38471, CVE-2023-38472, CVE-2023-38473) curl: 8.19.0 → 8.20.0 (CVE-2026-4873, CVE-2026-5545, CVE-2026-5773, CVE-2026-6253, CVE-2026-6276, CVE-2026-6429, CVE-2026-7009, CVE-2026-7168) docker: 29.3.1 → 29.5.1 glibc: 2.42 → 2.43 (CVE-2025-15281, CVE-2026-0861, CVE-2026-0915) gnutls: 3.8.12 → 3.8.13 (CVE-2026-33846) jq: 1.6 → 1.8.1 (CVE-2024-53427, CVE-2025-9403) libvirt-php: 0.5.8-8.3.29 → 0.5.8-8.3.31 nginx: 1.27.2 → 1.30.1 (CVE-2025-53859, CVE-2026-1642, CVE-2026-27651, CVE-2026-27654, CVE-2026-27784, CVE-2026-28753, CVE-2026-28755, CVE-2026-32647, CVE-2026-40460, CVE-2026-40701, CVE-2026-42934, CVE-2026-42945, CVE-2026-42946) php: 8.3.29 → 8.3.31 (CVE-2025-14179, CVE-2026-6722, CVE-2026-6735, CVE-2026-7258, CVE-2026-7259, CVE-2026-7261, CVE-2026-7262, CVE-2026-7568) zfs: 2.3.4_6.12.82_Unraid → 2.3.4_6.12.90_Unraid Known Issues See the 7.2.6 release notes for other known issues. Rolling Back If rolling back to a version earlier than 7.2.6, also see the 7.2.6 release notes. Upgrading For step-by-step instructions, see Updating Unraid. Links Release Notes — Full 7.2.7 release notes Blog Post — 7.2.7 announcement

thanks for the PR! I've updated the original post here as well.

Unraid 7.3.0 is now stable! Read the full announcement on the Unraid blog. For step-by-step upgrade instructions, see Updating Unraid. Highlights Internal Boot + Licensing Boot Unraid from an internal NVMe, SSD, or eMMC device instead of a USB flash drive Mirrored boot pool support for redundancy New onboarding wizard guides new users through setup including boot method selection; existing users can access it under Tools → Onboarding Wizard All new and replacement keys use TPM-based licensing when possible; existing flash-based licensing continues to work unchanged Security Kernel fixes for CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail), CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500 (Dirty Frag), both local privilege escalation vulnerabilities. Users upgrading from 7.2.5 or earlier get both fixes in one update. Package security updates to GnuTLS, Info-ZIP, telnet, X.Org Server, and bind Docker Update Docker to 29.4.3 New optional fixed MAC address field in Docker templates for stable container network identity across restarts Storage Update ZFS to 2.4.1 Corrupted files now visible in ZFS pool status ZFS ARC max size now configurable at Settings → Disk Settings → Tunable (zfs_arc_max) Various ZFS pool replacement, spin-down, and wake fixes Virtualization Update QEMU to 10.2.2 and libvirt to 12.2.0 Deprecated VM machine types updated automatically on startup File Manager Performance improvements and several edge case fixes for move, rename, and upload operations Linux Kernel Update to 6.18.29-Unraid Known Issues During internal boot setup, the WebGUI may show Array Offline. DO NOT restart or remove your flash drive during this process. Some Docker containers on VLAN networks may still fail to receive DHCP after upgrading from 7.2.4 or 7.2.5. Under investigation. Some UPS devices may report "Online No battery detected." The NUT plugin may provide a workaround. Rolling Back Do not roll back to 7.2.6 or earlier after enabling internal boot or TPM-based licensing. If you upgrade ZFS pool features, earlier Unraid releases may not be able to import those pools. If considering a rollback below 7.3.0, also see the 7.2.6 release notes. Links Release Notes Blog Post Internal Boot FAQ TPM Licensing FAQ Bug Reports

Yes, it's a special release Friday! Unraid 7.2.6 is out with a Linux kernel upgrade to address CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500, the Dirty Frag local privilege escalation vulnerability. All users should update! Have a great weekend! Changes vs. 7.2.5 Security Upgrade the Linux kernel to address CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500, the Dirty Frag local privilege escalation vulnerability Linux kernel version 6.12.87-Unraid Known Issues See the 7.2.5 release notes for other known issues. Rolling Back If rolling back to a version earlier than 7.2.5, also see the 7.2.5 release notes. Upgrading For step-by-step instructions, see Updating Unraid. Links Release Notes — Full 7.2.6 release notes Blog Post— 7.2.6 announcement