synestine

@synestine@sh.itjust.works

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Recommendation for outgoing-only SMTP server⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I use ssmtp as well for a simple sendmail replacement. It takes over the sendmail command, doesn’t open any ports. You configure it for the domain you want and tell it what server to send everything to and it works.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Proper HDD clear process?⁩ ⁨⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  ‘dd’ works, but I prefer ‘shred’. It does a DoD multi-pass shred by default, so I usually use ‘shred -vn1z /dev/(drive)’. That gives output, does a one-pass random write followed by one-pass zero of the disk. More than that just wastes time, and this kinda thing takes hours on large spinners. I also use ‘smartmontools’ to run SMART tests against my drives regularly to check their health.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Disclosure of sensitive credentials and configuration in containerized deployments - ownCloud⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  A named volume for the config directory for one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Mazda’s DMCA takedown kills a hobbyist’s smart car API tool⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  BMW on the line for you, sir.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨good alternatives to raspberry pi which are cheap and efficient?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Take it off the charger and see if you get the claimed battery life. Maybe you will, or maybe your 3+ hours of battery time runs out in less than one.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Does "Selfhosted" mean you actually have a server at home?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Only if you’ve got it cranking all day. I’ve got a couple of Tiny (they’re Micro, which is the same thing) systems that are silent when idle and nearly silent when running less than a load avg of 5. It’s only if I try to spin up a heavy, CPU-bound process that their singular fan spins fast enough to be noticable.

  So don’t use one as a Mining rig, but if you want something that runs x64 workloads at 9-20 watts continuously, they’re pretty good.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Hardware help! Looking to upgrade my home server⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  If your requirement is a 3.5" drive bay, then maybe check out some of the SFF form factors, like an HP Elitedesk SFF 800 (not the mini/micro). It has the same hardware as the mini, takes the same amount of power, but has a space for a 3.5" disk and a slimline optical disc. It’s bigger than a NUC, but smaller than a tower.