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May 27th, 2025 | Mozilla shutters Pocket, ZFS is getting mismatched drive support and more

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Alex is a passionate technologist who loves exploring self-hosted solutions and open-source technologies.


Published: May 27, 2025

Duration: 15:58

Episode Description

In this week's self-hosting and open-source news roundup, Alex from KTZ Systems covers the biggest headlines affecting homelabbers, tinkerers, and tech enthusiasts alike.

From the groundbreaking ZFS AnyRaid announcement by HexOS, to Mozilla shuttering Pocket and the rise of self-hosted read-it-later apps like Wallabag and Shiori, there's plenty to digest. We also touch on Home Assistant's major deprecations, MinIO's controversial change, Ubuntu embracing Rust, a cool ThinkNAS build on Reddit, and fresh NAS hardware unveiled at Computex.

Oh, and Plex is selling your data now? Buckle up. This is a jam-packed episode with context, opinion, and a healthy dose of open-source optimism.


Chapters

00:00 - Start 00:27 - ZFS AnyRaid - HexOS 03:05 - Mozilla shutters Pocket 05:08 - Alt 1 - Wallabag 05:33 - Alt 2 - Shiori 06:08 - Alt 3 - Linkace 06:37 - Alt 4 - Karakeep 07:29 - Plex now wants to SELL my data? 08:46 - PocketID v1.0 09:10 - MinIO Enshittifies 11:03 - Ubuntu is going rusty 11:35 - Home Assistant deprecates things 12:37 - Computex wrap-up 14:19 - ThinkNAS 14:57 - PSA for Ghost CMS users