lka1988
@lka1988@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Considering a refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q for use as a discrete HTPC / SteamLink console. Is this a good idea? Does anyone here have any experience with these? 2 weeks ago:
Tell them to suck it up and deal with it. ¯\(°_o)/¯
- Comment on Considering a refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M920q for use as a discrete HTPC / SteamLink console. Is this a good idea? Does anyone here have any experience with these? 2 weeks ago:
The M920q is 8th gen
- Comment on Best ‘simple’ budgeting app 2 weeks ago:
Ah, ok, I get the general idea now. UCCU uses this software, too (you said you worked for MX, which is based in Lehi… I also work in Lehi 😅), but I gotta be honest - I’m not a huge fan of the mobile app. It just feels like a PWA. But that might just be UCCU’s implementation, so, IDK.
- Comment on Best ‘simple’ budgeting app 2 weeks ago:
The whole thing 😅 how do I know if my bank uses MX?
- Comment on Best ‘simple’ budgeting app 2 weeks ago:
Can you elaborate on this some more?
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 weeks ago:
You’re not wrong, and I agree in that it feels like W10 is where MS finally got it right.
However, hindsight is 20/20, and those sentiments were definitely not felt in the first few years after W10 was released. Once all the big issues were worked out and people figured out how to remove the bloat/spyware shit though, it was a solid OS.
What did W11 add that we didn’t have before? A TPM requirement? Ads? AI slop/shovelware/spyware?
W11 right now is essentially a shitty skin on top of W10, with more ad/spy/bloatware shit. The kernel is still version 10.x.whatever FFS 😅. But SHINY INTERFACE and ONEDRIVE
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 weeks ago:
These are the people that companies like Apple pander to, with the whole “it just works” schtick.
- Comment on 6* months away now. If you're on 10, do you plan to upgrade? Make the jump to Linux? 3 weeks ago:
Microsoft: you had a good thing with Windows <previous version>, and you pissed it all away when you put out the crap that is Windows <new version>.
Ftfy.
That said, there is something to be said for how popular Windows is, and the modifications and QoL improvements offered by 3rd party devs.
- Comment on Does it ever make sense/is it possible to move certain docker volumes to another physical volume, but not all? 5 weeks ago:
I have several NFS shares that host multiple docker volumes. So yes.
- Comment on OMV remote access 5 weeks ago:
Sounds like you’re pretty familiar already! I use OMV for my NAS and have several NFS shares for various services. It’s a solid solution IMO.
- Comment on OMV remote access 5 weeks ago:
First and foremost: Do not expose your host system or the OMV admin interface to the internet. Ever. Only expose services that have been properly isolated from the rest of the network and host system. Everything else you can access via VPN, or locally.
Secondly: OpenMediaVault beginner’s guide by DB Tech. Him, Craft Computing, Hardware Haven, and a few others whose names currently escape me, are all solid sources for hosting things at home.
After OMV, I would start with learning Docker and other containerization methods, and VMs.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
That’s a solid 3rd party use case. I’m setting it up on my cluster right now.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
No, PC isn’t Java only. PC is the only platform that can play Java, while literally everything else - PC included - can play Bedrock.
Bedrock has been the norm for longer than Java was now, sorry.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
If both are Bedrock, then no problem.
- Comment on What host names do you use? 1 month ago:
Physical machines (except my gaming PC) get Ratchet & Clank character names.
VMs and LXCs get descriptive names.
Gaming PC is called “Dagny”; it’s a Scandinavian name for “a new day”, since that PC was a gift to myself after my divorce.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
I run 7th gen Intel hardware for my server cluster. Minecraft VMs run totally fine.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
I’ve had zero issues running vanilla in a basic VM.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 1 month ago:
Why is everyone suggesting random third party shit?
Straight from Mojang/Microsoft:
Bedrock: www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server/bedrock
Java: www.minecraft.net/en-us/download/server
Follow the instructions and go.
- Comment on Least terrible domain registrars 1 month ago:
I have two domains through Porkbun. Never had an issue with them. No-nonsense, simple UI, good prices.
- Comment on First Gaming PC 2 months ago:
It’s fine, I built a 5800X3D/7900XTX system as a gift to myself after the fact 😅
- Comment on First Gaming PC 2 months ago:
I’m aware, I built such a system in 2015. Unfortunately my ex got it in the divorce, so I built myself a 5800X3D/7900XTX system after the fact.
- Comment on First Gaming PC 2 months ago:
Everyone is recommending games, but you haven’t told us a thing about this gifted PC. It’s important to know that prior to recommending anything, as a “custom gaming PC” could be an i7-4790k system from a decade ago.
What are the specs?
- Comment on US fab construction costs twice as much, takes twice as long as Taiwan 2 months ago:
Nice. Appears mine is currently illuminated 😅
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 2 months ago:
Fair point.
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 2 months ago:
Toss in another drive for RAID5. That way you can at least have some redundancy…
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 2 months ago:
I’ve never heard of Borgmatic before… How’s it work?
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 2 months ago:
Real selfhosters know
- Comment on Which reverse proxy do you use/recommend? 2 months ago:
I like NPM, it’s simple, but also allows for more complex configs as well if needed. I run it in its own LXC because I have other non-dockerized things that are exposed.
- Comment on Help Reviewing My Server Setup? 2 months ago:
True, I noticed that as well. Still, it’s worth moving bare-metal docker installations to VMs. Easier to manage IMO.
- Comment on Help Reviewing My Server Setup? 2 months ago:
Instead, run a few virtual machines with a few services in each.
That’s what I meant, I guess it wasn’t very clear. When I say “stack”, I mean multiple services.
