Unraid April 2026: X15 Server, 7.3 RC, SMB Plugin + More

About this episode

This episode covers the key updates and releases from Unraid in April 2026.

Everything that happened with Unraid in April 2026 in 6 minutes. This month: the X15 server is here, Unraid 7.3.0 hits RC, 7.2.5 lands for stable users, we spotlight the Custom SMB Shares plugin, and much more! X15 by 45HomeLab x Unraid : 15 bays, built from the ground up by both teams. Order yours: Specs: -Intel i7-14700 — 20 cores, 28 threads, integrated GPU handles hardware-accelerated transcoding with no discrete card needed -Gigabyte MW34-SP0 workstation board — Intel W680 chipset with ECC memory support, ASPEED AST2600 BMC for full IPMI remote management, 4x PCIe Gen4 M.2, 8x SATA, dual PCIe Gen5 slots for future GPU expansion -Arctic P12 Pro fans — quiet enough for home or office, enough airflow for full load -Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini CPU cooler — full speed under load, no thermal throttling -Intel x550-T2 dual 10GbE NIC — fast file transfers over standard Cat6, plus dual onboard 2.5GbE and dedicated IPMI port -LSI 9400 HBA — 12Gb/s SAS, one of the most trusted storage controllers in the Unraid community -Corsair RM1000x — 1000W, 80+ Gold, fully modular, headroom for a GPU or additional hardware -16GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM — catches and corrects single-bit errors…

Topics covered

• Unraid updates
• X15 server
• software release
• SMB plugin
• technology news

Keywords

• Unraid
• X15 server
• 7.3 RC
• SMB Plugin
• technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Unraid

Products: X15 server, Unraid 7.3.0, Custom SMB Shares plugin, Intel i7-14700, Gigabyte MW34-SP0, Arctic P12 Pro fans, Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 Mini CPU cooler, Intel x550-T2 dual 10GbE NIC, LSI 9400 HBA, Corsair RM1000x

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