Zima Blade 2025 First Boot & Review: CasaOS Features, Settings & Future Upgrades home lab options!

Dive into the world of the Zima Blade in 2025 with this comprehensive review! We'll explore everything from the initial setup and first boot with CasaOS to a detailed look at its hardware capabilities, software features, and the settings you'll encounter. Discover what makes the Zima Blade stand out, what it's missing, and what enhancements we'd love to see in future updates. Whether you're looking to build your personal cloud, NAS, or just curious about this compact server solution, this video covers:

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00:00 - Zima Board, Zima Blade - Raspberry PI Plan
01:01 - About Zima Blade: My First Impression
03:44 - First Boot Experience
05:01 - CasaOS Interface & Settings
06:22 - Docker Containers on Zima Blade
07:01 - Zima Blade Hardware
08:59 - Updating CasaOS on Zima Blade
10:02 - Zima Blade App Store with CasaOS
11:47 - What I Don't Like About Zima Blade
13:46 - Nextcloud on Zima Blade
14:56 - Grafana on Zima Blade
15:55 - Nextcloud Speed Test on Zima Blade
17:43 - Portainer on Zima Blade: A Docker Management Solution
18:47 - My View on Zima Blade and Whether It Is Worth It

The video was filmed in 2024.
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