Down the Linux rabbit hole | Alex Kretzschmar on homelab, Linux, zfs.rent and Docker vs Podman

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Alex Kretzschmar joins Adam for a trip down the Linux rabbit hole -- Docker vs Podman, building a Kubernetes cluster, ZFS backups with zfs.rent, bootc, favorite Linux distros, new homelab tools built with AI, self-hosting Immich, content creation, Plex and Jellyfin, the future of piracy and more. SUBSCRIBE: RSS: https://changelog.am/rss Apple: https://changelog.am/apple Spotify: https://changelog.am/spotify Android: https://changelog.am/android Overcast: https://changelog.am/overcast Email: https://changelog.am/email X: https://x.com/changelog Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/changelog.com Mastodon: https://changelog.social/@changelog SPONSORS: Tiger Data - Postgres for Developers, devices, and agents The data platform trusted by hundreds of thousands from IoT to Web3 to AI and more. https://www.tigerdata.com Depot - **10x faster builds? Yes please.** Build faster. Waste less time. Accelerate Docker image builds, and GitHub Actions workflows. Easily integrate with your existing CI provider and dev workflows to save hours of build time. https://depot.dev Augment Code - Adam loves "Auggie" -- Augment Code's CLI that brings Augment's context engine and powerful AI reasoning anywhere your code goes. From building alongside you in the terminal to any part of your development workflow. https://www.augmentcode.com/product/CLI Framer - Design and publish in one place. Get started free at framer.com/design, code `CHANGELOG` for a free month of Pro. https://www.framer.com/design/ LINKS: - https://www.youtube.com/@Tailscale - https://www.docker.com - https://podman.io - https://kubernetes.io - https://zfs.rent - https://containers.github.io/bootc/ - https://immich.app - https://www.plex.tv - https://jellyfin.org CHAPTERS: 00:00 Start the show! 00:27 How are you, Alex? 03:59 Ok, this is the start for reals 06:06 Docker ot Podman? 13:15 Let's talk bootc 14:22 Rootless vs root 14:34 Texas Linux Fest!! 18:27 50,000 subs (and counting) 26:00 Adam, how do you do your backups?! 27:37 Hetzner for backups? 28:26 zfs.rent 31:52 The trouble with BSD 33:37 Immich instead of Google Photos 36:04 From Red Hat to full-time content for Tailscale 38:11 Doing content as a job 43:34 How honest can you be?? 46:02 Alex's homelab (from gateway to clients) 47:43 I don't trust myself with k8s yet 48:04 Plex!!! 53:48 Physical media is off the shelf 1:01:14 Now we have to talk about AI 1:08:48 I built QuickSync Benchmarks with AI 1:24:33 Favorite Linux distro? 1:26:40 Declarative vs Bash script 1:28:17 The 4 DIMM problem 1:30:23 BBQ and Texas Linux Fest 2026!! 1:32:15 Watch Silicon Valley