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Why setting up commercial email and VPN services is incredibly hard, avoiding TrueNAS’s move from FreeBSD to Linux, why we avoid virtualising storage systems, and bridging WiFi to an external building.
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Using Object Storage with OpenZFS and SeaweedFS
Discussion
Jeff Moss explains why setting up private email and VPN services are so difficult
Feedback
XigmaNAS
Free consulting
We were asked about bridging WiFi to an external building.
Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings—the cheap and easy way
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The one tool in our IT tool belt that we value the most. This is a short episode because Joe is having a summer break.
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Wiring up a house for networking including cables, access points, connectors, and racks. Plus Google is found liable for what its AI overviews say.
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Managing Cache and DirectIO for Databases on ZFS
Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA
News/discussion
Landmark German ruling declares Google’s AI Overviews are Google’s own words and makes it liable for false answers
Free consulting
We were asked about wiring up a house for access points etc.
Jim’s guide to Wi-Fi AP placement
Monoprice 24-port Cat5e Patch Panel
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People were locked out of their password managers to stop a brute force attack, Coreutils come to Windows, a FreeBSD PR effort backfires, and the best simple consumer WiFi gear.
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Why ZFS Is the Ideal Filesystem for Multi-User/Department Media Production
Webinar: June 30th @ 11am EDT: FreeBSD After Hours AMA
News/discussion
Password manager Dashlane suspends customer accounts amid brute-force attacks
Microsoft Announces Coreutils For Windows: Derived From Rust Coreutils
Coreutils for Windows
FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD On Laptop
Free consulting
We were asked about the best simple consumer WiFi gear.
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Microsoft threatens a security researcher for disclosing vulnerabilities publicly, bricks old versions of Office, and announces their version of OpenClaw. Plus keeping up with the latest technology.
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Which ZFS Storage Metrics Matter for Database Performance
Webinar: June 25th @ 11am EDT: Understanding AnyRAID with Jon from HexOS
News/discussion
Microsoft under fire for threatening security researcher with criminal investigation
The researcher is a former MS employee says Krebs
Microsoft reaches for olive branch after public dustup with 0-day researcher
Microsoft is intentionally bricking all Office for Mac 2019/2021 installations
Introducing Microsoft Scout: Your always-on personal agent
Free consulting
We were asked about keeping up with the latest technology.
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It looks like Bitlocker had a back door in it, how a listener accidentally broke Gitea for users of the snap version, Google accidentally published an unpatched exploit for Chromium-based browsers, why people are starting to ditch Bitwarden, and moving a tech stack away from large corporations.
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How Klara and TrueNAS fixed ZFS’s longest standing limitation
Webinar: June 25th @ 11am EDT: Understanding AnyRAID with Jon from HexOS
News/discussion
YellowKey Bitlocker Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft shares mitigation for YellowKey Windows zero-day
How I Broke Gitea for Everyone
Google publishes exploit code threatening millions of Chromium users
The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden
Free consulting
We were asked about moving a tech stack away from large corporations.
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Why a proposal for an alternative to IPv6 is unlikely to be viable, Microsoft really doesn’t want you to run Exchange Server on-prem, Google will finally stop being a proper search engine, setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
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Tuning ZFS for Databases
Webinar: May 27th at 11am EDT: Database Performance on ZFS with Tom Lawrence
News/discussion
Veteran network architect proposes IPv8 – to improve IPv4, not leapfrog v6
Exchange Server zero-day vulnerability can be triggered by opening a malicious email
Google Search as you know it is over
Free consulting
We were asked about setting up an email server for internal use, and mitigating DDoS attacks without Cloudflare.
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People trying to return defective hard drives and RAM are finding out why consumer protection laws would be good, GoDaddy accidentally gave someone’s domain name away, and when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation.
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Fast Dedup Economics: When Deduplication Beats Buying New Disks
News/discussion
Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price
GoDaddy Gave a Domain to a Stranger Without Any Documentation
Free consulting
We were asked about when and how to fix ZFS fragmentation.
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Microsoft is encouraging employees with the most experience to leave the company and letting users pause Windows updates forever, some of the best features you’ll get in the version of ZFS that ships with the new Ubuntu LTS, and backing up data from cloud services.
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Extending ZFS Performance Without Hardware Upgrades
News/discussion
Microsoft tackles quality control issues. Just kidding, it’s encouraging experienced workers to leave
Your Windows update experience just got updated
zfs-2.3.0
zfs-2.4.0
Free consulting
We were asked about backing up data from cloud services.
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Hitting the limit for hard links, a parent struggles to get back into their teen’s compromised Discord account, the demise of tower PCs and general purpose computing in general, and changing the properties of existing ZFS pools.
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Compensating for RAM Constraints with L2ARC on ZFS
News/discussion
How Jennifer Aniston and Friends Cost Us 377GB and Broke ext4 Hardlinks
Dad stuck in support nightmare after teen lied about age on Discord
Apple’s last tower topples… and the others will follow
Free consulting
We were asked about changing the properties of existing ZFS pools.
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Microsoft locks devs out of important accounts, the foreign router ban exemptions make even less sense, Backblaze shows that “unlimited” never means that, and attempting to avoid software that’s written with AI.
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Do More with Less: Cost-Efficient Storage on the New TrueNAS with Enhanced Fast Dedup
The Hidden Value of CPU-Intensive Compression on Modern Hardware
News/discussion
Microsoft locks out VeraCrypt and WireGuard devs, blames verification process
Action Required: Account Verification for Windows Hardware Program Begins October 16, 2025
FCC exempts Netgear from ban on foreign routers, doesn’t explain why
Backblaze has quietly stopped backing up your data
Free consulting
We were asked about avoiding software that’s written with AI.
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Why putting data center satellites in orbit is a terrible idea, Google might show people a made-up version of your website, and ZFS on really old Dell servers.
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News/discussion
Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right? 11 mins edited
Datacenters in space are a terrible, horrible, no good idea
Google Just Patented The End Of Your Website
Free consulting
We were asked about ZFS on really old Dell servers.
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Arm announces its first CPU, Anthropic accidentally leaks the source for Claude Code and it’s terrible, and setting up a backup for a friend’s photos.
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FreeBSD and OpenZFS in the Quest for Technical Independence: A Storage Architect’s View
News/discussion
Arm expands compute platform to silicon products in historic company first
Anthropic exposes Claude Code source by accident
Free consulting
We were asked about setting up a backup for a friend’s photos.
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Microsoft says Windows 11 is getting less rubbish but we are skeptical, vehicles with alcohol interlocks won’t start because the manufacturer’s server is down, and whether you should virtualise a router or a NAS.
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Five‑Year Storage Design with OpenZFS: Media Refresh, Rebalancing, and Hardware Independence
News/discussion
Our commitment to Windows quality
Microsoft fixes broken Windows update days after vowing fewer broken updates
Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded across the US
Free consulting
We were asked about whether you should virtualise a router or a NAS.
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The US government is drumming up fear about foreign routers, a pretty serious supply chain attack might be state-sponsored, and the safety of filesystems inside VMs.
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The Real Cost of Technology Dependence: Building Independence with Open-Source Storage
News/discussion
US bans any new consumer-grade routers not made in America
National Security Determination on the Threat Posed by Routers Produced by Foreign Countries (pdf)
1K+ cloud environments infected following Trivy supply chain attack
Self-propagating malware poisons open source software and wipes Iran-based machines
Free consulting
We were asked about the safety of filesystems inside VMs.
Automox Turnkey Results
Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com
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Why passkeys aren’t the right solution to everything, Allan tells us why he loves his new Lithium Iron Phosphate UPS, Btrfs vs ZFS on root, and restricting Internet access for IoT devices on your network.
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Designing OpenZFS Storage for Independence
News/discussion
Please, please, please stop using passkeys for encrypting user data
Allan’s new Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Portable Power Station
Free consulting
We were asked about restricting Internet access for IoT devices on your network.
Automox Turnkey Results
Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com
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Microsoft Authenticator will delete Entra credentials on phones that aren’t running stock ROMs, Jim’s nightmare experience trying to get a user back into their MS account, tracking vehicles via tire pressure monitors, using a ZFS pool in a degraded state, and keeping cold ZFS storage dataset snapshots in sync.
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ZFS Fast Dedup for Proxmox
News/discussion
Microsoft Authenticator to nuke Entra creds on rooted and jailbroken phones
Jailbreak/root detection in Microsoft Authenticator
Jim Microsoft MFA rant
Vehicle Tire Pressure Sensors Enable Silent Tracking
Free consulting
We were asked about purposely using a ZFS pool in a degraded state, and keeping cold ZFS storage dataset snapshots in sync.
Automox Turnkey Results
Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com
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An exciting new cold storage technology seems to be getting closer, Nvidia seemingly wants a slice of the laptop hardware action, why you (and your users) should definitely not use LLMs to “generate” passwords , and whistleblowing when sensitive customer data isn’t being taken seriously.
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ARC and L2ARC Sizing on Proxmox
News/discussion
Data stored in glass could last over 10,000 years, Microsoft says
Nvidia plans a Windows PC SoC, setting up direct competition with Qualcomm, Intel, and AMD
Vibe Password Generation: Predictable by Design
Free consulting
We were asked about whistleblowing when sensitive customer data isn’t being taken seriously.
Automox Turnkey Results
Endpoint management tailored to your specific environment. Know the plan. Trust the result. Learn more at www.automox.com
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Hardware scarcity and price hikes spread to hard drives, the Bcachefs dev thinks his AI is ‘fully conscious’, an agent might have gone after a FOSS maintainer, Jim is disappointed with an Ars author, and ZFS and VMs in the homelab.
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Piss up at The Shipwrights Arms (just next to London Bridge station) on Saturday 27th June from 6pm until late
Pool and VDEV Topology for Proxmox Workloads
News/discussion
AI blamed again as hard drives are sold out for this year
Hard drive pricing in the UK is so high someone flew to the US to buy drives, saving money despite flight and hotel costs
Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is ‘fully conscious’
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – More Things Have Happened
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – Forensics and More Fallout
An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward
Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
Sorry all this is my fault
Free consulting
We were asked about ZFS and VMs in the homelab.
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Jim and Allan disagree on how new hard drive tech is likely to work, more on storage and compute in the same box, and how we set up disk encryption on laptops.
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OpenZFS Monitoring and Observability
News/discussion
Western Digital doubles the performance of hard drives with dual-actuator High-Bandwidth, with path to 8X performance increase — Power-Optimized HDDs will reduce power by 20 percent
Free consulting
We were asked about how we set up disk encryption on laptops.
A quick-start guide to OpenZFS native encryption – Ars Technica
Keeping Data Safe with OpenZFS: Security, Encryption, and Delegation
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