lka1988
@lka1988@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on Best ‘simple’ budgeting app 9 hours 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? 1 day 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? 2 days 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? 2 days 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? 2 weeks ago:
I have several NFS shares that host multiple docker volumes. So yes.
- Comment on OMV remote access 2 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 3 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 4 weeks ago:
That’s a solid 3rd party use case. I’m setting it up on my cluster right now.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
If both are Bedrock, then no problem.
- Comment on What host names do you use? 4 weeks 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 4 weeks ago:
I run 7th gen Intel hardware for my server cluster. Minecraft VMs run totally fine.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 4 weeks ago:
I’ve had zero issues running vanilla in a basic VM.
- Comment on Self-hosting minecraft 4 weeks 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 5 weeks ago:
I have two domains through Porkbun. Never had an issue with them. No-nonsense, simple UI, good prices.
- Comment on First Gaming PC 1 month ago:
It’s fine, I built a 5800X3D/7900XTX system as a gift to myself after the fact 😅
- Comment on First Gaming PC 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago:
Nice. Appears mine is currently illuminated 😅
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 1 month ago:
Fair point.
- Comment on What does the 3-2-1 rule look like for you? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month ago:
Real selfhosters know
- Comment on Which reverse proxy do you use/recommend? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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.
- Comment on Help Reviewing My Server Setup? 1 month ago:
Not everything plays nice in Docker, and there are plenty of those services that also don’t need a full VM to operate. LXC is great for those edge cases. Otherwise I agree, a few VMs for various Docker stacks is the way to go.
- Comment on Help Reviewing My Server Setup? 1 month ago:
Just remember the KISS principal: Keep It Simple, Stupid
Keep the NAS as a NAS, and I would honestly trim all of that down to a clustered hypervisor setup (like Proxmox) with dedicated VMs to run each stack. That way if you need to take a machine down for whatever reason, you can migrate its VMs/containers to another machine, with minimal downtime, so you can do whatever it is you need to do with said machine.
Full disclosure: this is what I do. I was in your shoes before.
- Comment on I can not over express how happy I am with having setup my NAS from scratch. 1 month ago:
Oh I’m always doing something with it, it’s basically my winter hobby haha. I’m currently building a “new” NAS out of an old HP Proliant G2 case (from like 2002) and 7th gen Intel hardware, to replace the current Mac mini/4-bay Sabrent DS-SC4B. Still gonna keep it running OMV, because it’s awesome, but the USB connection between the Mac and drive station is cumbersome.
- Comment on I can not over express how happy I am with having setup my NAS from scratch. 1 month ago:
I wouldn’t mind that, but I have a bad habit of over-tinkering with the system files. Having Proxmox as a base where I can spin up VMs and containers to fuck with to my heart’s content is far more ideal in my situation. Plus, my entire cluster - NAS included - pulls 100-120 watts.
