Darkassassin07
@Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca
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- Comment on Operation Narnia: Iran’s nuclear scientists reportedly killed simultaneously using special weapon 19 hours ago:
The thing is, until someone actually faces any consequences in modern times for atrocities such as these; simply saying how bad they are has become meaningless.
- Comment on PSA: filebrowser is no longer being actively developed 3 days ago:
I’m not sure whether this is specific to this project, docker, or YAML in general.
Looking through my other 20 or so compose files, I use the array notation for most of my environment variables, but I don’t have any double quotation marks elsewhere. Maybe they’re not supposed to work in this format, idk.
Good to keep in mind I guess.
- Comment on PSA: filebrowser is no longer being actively developed 3 days ago:
Dev replied to my github discussion.
Apparently it’s an issue with array style env variable layout.
environment: key:"value"
Instead of
environment: - key=value
- Comment on PSA: filebrowser is no longer being actively developed 4 days ago:
Trying to set that up to try out, but I can’t get it to see/use my config.yaml.
/srv/filebrowser-new/data/config.yaml
volumes:
- /srv/filebrowser-new/data:/config environment:
- FILEBROWSER_CONFIG=“/config/config.yaml”
Says ‘config.yaml’ doesn’t exist and will not start. Same thing if I mount the config file directly, instead of just its folder.
If I remove the env var, it changes to “could not open config file ‘config.yaml’, using default settings” and starts at least. From there I can ‘ls -l’ through docker exec and see that my config is mounted exactly where it’s supposed to be ‘/config/config.yaml’ and has 777 perms, but filebrowser insists it doesn’t exist…
My config is just the example for now.
I don’t understand what I could possibly be doing wrong.
- Comment on Syncthing alternatives 3 weeks ago:
FolderSync selectively syncs files/folders from my phone back to my server via ssh. Some folders are on a schedule, some monitor for changes and sync immediately; most are just one-way, some are two-way (files added to the server will sync back to the phone as well as uploading data to the server). There’s even one that automatically drops files into paperless-ngx’ consume folder for automatic document importing.
From there BorgBackup makes a daily backup of the data, keeping historical backups for years with absolutely incredible efficiency. I currently have 21 backups of about ~550gb each. Borg stores this in 447gb of total disc space.
- Comment on YSK how to unclog a toilet 4 weeks ago:
That’s another option. Sometimes there is no valve immediately beside the toilet, sometimes it’s crusty af and won’t turn or seal. This can be quicker.
- Comment on If I donate my testicles as a donor for whatever reason, and they have a child, is that child mine? 4 weeks ago:
Genetically, yes technically.
Legally and Morally, no; and you’d be a complete asshole for trying to insert yourself into the childs life in any way. You gave up that ‘right’ when you donated your sperm/testicles.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 weeks ago:
That’s why we gave them minecraft.
- Comment on That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing 1 month ago:
Can’t say I disagree.
- Comment on That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing 1 month ago:
Yeah; Emby was originally called MediaBrowser and was a free open source project. ‘MediaBrowsers’ developers decided to move to a closed source paid model to establish some more consistent income and support the dedicated developers they have. Thus Emby was born.
Some users were really unhappy with this decision and forked MediaBrowsers last release to create Jellyfin. Their development has been quite a bit slower, but they’ve made some significant strides in recent years. It’s a more and more attractive option.
One of my biggest reasons for sticking with Emby (besides already having a lifetime premier license) is the dedicated clients available on more platforms. Xbone is my primary streaming device, besides android: Emby has a dedicated xbox client you can install, where as Jellyfin you’ve gotta use the web browser.
- Comment on That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing 1 month ago:
In the case of plex, it’s not 100% selfhosted. There’s a dependence on plexs public infrastructure for user management/authentication. They also help bypass NAT by proxying connections through their servers so you don’t have to setup port forwarding and can even easily escape double NAT situations.
I can understand paying for that convenience, but cost keeps rising while previously free features continue to get locked behind paywalls.
Tbh, having users required to authenticate with plex.tv was enough for me to look elsewhere. The biggest reason to self host for me is to remove dependency on public services.
- Comment on That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing 1 month ago:
I got the same email.
I haven’t had plex installed for over 7 years, and I’ve NEVER used the shared libraries feature.
We noticed that you’ve accessed libraries from friends and family in the past
They’ve apparently noticed activity that’s never occurred.
- Comment on Suggestion request: Self-hosted app for shared directories like google drive 1 month ago:
I would just setup a user account like the share you’re describing. There’s a setting to prevent the user from changing their password.
Just pass out those credentials to anyone you want to collaborate with; they don’t need their own individual accounts.
- Comment on Suggestion request: Self-hosted app for shared directories like google drive 1 month ago:
I use filebrowser.org for this.
Nice lightweight filebrowsing/sharing with user management. Users can have their own dedicated directories, or share.
You can also creat share links that allow anyone with the link to view/download files. Optionally password protected.
- Comment on Totally understandable have a nice day 1 month ago:
Sometimes I wish people were that direct, lol. At least I’m not guessing.
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
Most of my web services are behind my vpn, but there are a couple I expose publicly for friends/family to use. Things like emby, ombi, and some generic file sharing with file browser.
One of these has a long custom path setup in nginx which, instead of proxying to the named service, will instead ask for http basic auth credentials. Use the correct host+path, then provide the correct user+pass, and you’ll be served an openvpn configuration file which includes an encrypted private key. Decrypt that and you’ve got backdoor vpn access.
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
I keep vaultwarden behind a vpn so it’s not exposed directly to the net. You don’t need a constant connection to the server; that’s only needed to add/change vault items.
This does require some planning though; it’s easy to lock yourself out of your accounts when you’re away, if you don’t incorporate a backdoor of some kind to let yourself in in an emergency. (lost your device while away from home for example)
My normal vpn connection requires a private key and a password that’s stored in my vault to decrypt it. I’ve setup a method for retrieving a backup set of keys using a series of usernames, emails, passwords, and undocumented paths (these are the only passwords I actually memorize); allowing me to reach vaultwarden where I can retrieve my vault with the data needed to login to everything else properly.
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
Thank you! You gave me the hint I needed.
I didn’t know there was a quick setting button (the buttons in the notification tray) and have been struggling to find the accessibility options people have mentioned.
That button in the tray seems so much more reliable. Thanks again!
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
I tried. I couldn’t get it to work again, so wanted to look at other options alongside looking for help/solutions.
But just as it decided to stop working, despite my efforts; it’s suddenly started working again.
Sigh…
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
Vaultwarden is just a self-hosted server for Bitwardens clients. It’s Bitwardens android client I’ve been having issues with.
- Comment on Fully self-hosted password manager options 1 month ago:
That’s an interesting option. It’s the Bitwarden app I’ve been having issues with; though I’m not sure how much of that is Bitwardens fault vs Android itself.
I’ll give that a look, thanks :)
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- Comment on Sharing Jellyfin 1 month ago:
I’m so tired of seeing this overblown reaction to ancient non-news.
Yes, there are some minor vulnerabilities in Jellyfin; but they really really aren’t concerning.
Unauthenticated, a random person could potentially (with some prior knowledge of this specific issue, and some significant effort randomly generating media UUIDS to tryout) retrieve/playback some media unauthorized. THATS IT. That’s the ONLY real concern. And it’s one you could mitigate with a fail2ban filter if you were that worried about it.
The other ‘issues’ here, are the potential for your already authenticated users to attack each others settings. Who do you share your server with that you’re concerned about them attacking each other???
Put this to bed and stop fussing over it. It’s genuinely not worth your time or attention. Exposing Jellyfin to the net is fine.
Dev comment on the situation: (4 days ago) github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/issues/5415#issuecom…
- Comment on WhatsApp now lets you block people from exporting your entire chat history 1 month ago:
Just what people need; a false sense of security…
You don’t need an export button to save copies of a chat. Even if screenshots are blocked and you’re not running an OS that lets you bypass that, you can always take photos/video of the screen when all else fails.
Once you’ve sent data, it is no longer in your control. Messages, emails, posts, files, replies, encrypted end-to-end chat applications, all of it: Don’t send it if you don’t want someone somewhere to keep a copy. Maybe they did, maybe they didn’t; it’s no longer in your control once it has left your device.
- Comment on Applying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025 1 month ago:
Que dumbasses tossing their iphones in the toaster oven in 3… 2…
- Comment on Can I self host a VPN that sneakies through the China firewall? 1 month ago:
Where in the world did you get that idea?
VPNs serve three functions:
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add a layer of encryption so your local network operator and ISP can’t inspect your traffic, its contents and its true destination. (this is what OP is looking for)
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make it appear to the service you are connecting to, that you are connecting from a different location than where you actually are. (for example make Netflix think you’re in a different region to show you different content)
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provide secure access to private services that are not exposed directly to the Internet. IE securely connecting devices on seprate LAN networks together over the Internet via an encrypted tunnel. This is a VPNs true purpose and how they are primarily used in Professional/Comercial settings. (pretty much every corporation you’ve ever interacted with runs a VPN that connects its stores/warehouses/offices together)
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- Comment on finally got static IP from a new ISP 2 months ago:
I really don’t like the idea of every device automatically having a publicly reachable IP.
There’s certainly situations where that would be nice; but I’m quite fond of most equipment and services being behind a router and it’s firewall, requiring explicit configuration to be exposed to the open net.
Nobody outside my home network ever needs access to my toaster… (btw, why tf is my toaster wifi enabled…?)
- Comment on finally got static IP from a new ISP 2 months ago:
My ISP blocks the ports needed for mail hosting :/
Pretty sure I’d have to go through them to get the rdns PTR records pointed at my domain too. PITA
- Comment on YouTube Music wants me to verify my age. 2 months ago:
- Comment on How to forward real IP from Caddy server? 2 months ago:
Actually it looks like Caddy is supposed to set those automatically (I’m used to Nginx which doesn’t).
You’ll have to look at why the upstream isn’t accepting them then. I’m not familiar with that particular app.
