lka1988
@lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com
- Comment on Storyden: A forum for the modern age. 2 weeks ago:
Whatever happened to vBulletin? That was peak forum software. Simple to use and no bloated tracking shit.
All the car community forums are operated by Fora at this point, and they’re trying to push some bullshit AI assistant called “ForaFrank”. I blocked it on every car forum I’m a part of, and have encouraged others to do the same.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
I have a Wyze Doorbell v1 flashed with Thingino that was going to be my next test before my wife vetoed Frigate (relieving me of a very frustrating experience myself).
Pretty sure Thingino supports ONVIF. I’ll try it with my FIL’s UDR that has Unifi Protect.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
If Reolink doesn’t paywall basic feature, I might consider that. Mainly concerned about a functional “it works without fucking around” 2-way audio and doorbell.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
have you considered the G4 wifi doorbell?
Yes I have. Cheapest one on eBay right now is over $350. MSRP when new is $200, and Unifi has apparently discontinued them.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
I’m not going to be storing 24/7 footage outside of important motion detection instances, which we can just download to our phones or whatever if it’s important enough to hold onto. Everything else can be recorded over.
When I was testing Frigate, I ran a single camera storing 24/7 footage specifically to see how long it would go for. I think it used 100GB after a week or so. Multiply that by 6, that’s, well, 600GB. But I’m also not super concerned with having crystal clear footage at all times (Ring set my expectations really low), and even 1366x768 @ 20-30 FPS is more than plenty for what we need.
For the doorbell, I’d use a proper doorbell cam that can use the existing wires for power.
That’s how my current Ring doorbell is connected.
Reolink’s wifi one comes with an adapter to use it with existing wiring.
I keep seeing Reolink pop up. Would a Reolink doorbell work with a Unifi NVR? I’d rather have a G4 wireless, but that’s very likely to not happen.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
Only thing id note though is you probably want some kind of SSD for the camera storage.
Good idea.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
I’m going to be running this with Unifi cameras.
- Comment on Unifi Protect - Wife Approval Factor? +HA integration 2 weeks ago:
Regarding the doorbell, one option you have is to try finding a second-hand Unifi G4 Doorbell (non-pro). It can be wired with only the two wires you already have. Just make sure you have relatively good 5GHz WiFi reception near your front door, because the 2.4GHz antennas on this model are notably bad.
I’ve been watching the wifi G4 doorbell like a hawk, it’s just perpetually sold out 😂 eBay listings aren’t any better, being even more expensive…
- Submitted 2 weeks ago to selfhosted@lemmy.world | 20 comments
- Comment on What's your opinion on Ubiquiti/Unifi gear? 3 weeks ago:
I’ve been running the original Unifi Dream Machine since it released in 2019. Been pretty solid, no complaints.
I like my Unifi setup, I’m just scared of a rug pull.
Same here.
- Comment on Should I be using Debian? 3 weeks ago:
Proxmox, ironically, is also based on Debian.
- Comment on Should I be using Debian? 3 weeks ago:
One of us… One of us…
- Comment on Server ROI Calculator 4 weeks ago:
There is still the topic of power usage, data usage, time spent doing maintenance, and accounting for failing hardware and hardware upgrades.
- Comment on Server ROI Calculator 4 weeks ago:
The fuck? You know self-hosting can be classed as a hobby, right?
Never, EVER get into a hobby expecting some sort of monetary return. The only real “return” of any hobby is your enjoyment of said hobby. If you’re not enjoying it, why are you even doing it?
- Comment on Getting worn out with all these docker images and CLI hosted apps 4 weeks ago:
Still gotta configure ports for the reverse proxy to access.
- Comment on Getting worn out with all these docker images and CLI hosted apps 4 weeks ago:
I don’t run a service unless it has reasonably good documentation. I’ll go through it first and make sure I understand how it’s supposed to run, what port(s) are used, and if I have an actual, practical use case for it.
You’re absolutely correct in that sometimes the documentation glosses over or completely omits important details. One such service is Radicale. The documentation for running a Docker container is severely lacking.
- Comment on How to run programs sandboxed on a work pc 4 weeks ago:
Answer:
Don’t. She can use a personal laptop if she absolutely must have it.
- Comment on If you have one, how much do you pay for a domain name? Any cheap registrar recommendations? 5 weeks ago:
Seriously, my ISP (XMission - local and fucking awesome) charges $27/mo minimum for a VPS
- Comment on Alternatives to syncthing for syncing files with android 1 month ago:
Oh, damn.
- Comment on Alternatives to syncthing for syncing files with android 1 month ago:
The maintainer for the Play Store version recently started maintaining a non-Play Store version as well.
- Comment on Nametag: Self-hostable personal relationships manager 1 month ago:
Same here. I still have a Monica instance running, but I don’t think I’ve touched it in at least a year…
- Comment on Self hosting hardware - what are your experiences with Lenovo ThinkCentre as homelab server? 1 month ago:
Used office PCs are some of the best value home servers you’ll come across. The Lenovo ThinkCentre, HP Elitedesk, and Dell Optiplex are fantastic machines with oodles of official documentation available straight from the OEM, and many come with built-in OOB management in the form of Intel AMT.
- Comment on NAS build guidance - choice paralysis 1 month ago:
Fair points. My entire homelab setup of five PCs pulls a total of 90-120W at any given time.
I’m gonna go check that 6th gen now that I’m home…
- Comment on NAS build guidance - choice paralysis 1 month ago:
Intriguing, but not within the scope of this post. Plus I don’t have a spare Raspberry Pi - I’d be spending more to buy one and kit it up properly than utilizing what’s already built into the board.
- Comment on NAS build guidance - choice paralysis 1 month ago:
I’m already very familiar with the AMT portion of vPro, all three of my Proxmox nodes have it enabled and locked down. Really handy to get in there when needed. The KVM route is rather expensive as I would need one that supports at least 5 systems.
vPro’s out-of-band management is the entire reason I use it, because my little lab is all the way in the basement, where I would have to cross the treacherous lands of scattered children’s toys.
- Comment on NAS build guidance - choice paralysis 1 month ago:
I’ve already built the “new” NAS. Just trying to figure out the CPU situation.
As for documentation, it really depends on the vendor, but the general process is the same overall. Here’s a guide from MeshCentral (PDF link) that goes into more detail.
- Submitted 1 month ago to selfhosted@lemmy.world | 8 comments
- Comment on Options to Expand Sata HDD Drives on a Lenovo Computer 1 month ago:
Also a good point. Speaking of, that generation Optiplex SFF had a 300W PSU as an option in the XE3 model (meant for point-of-sale use) vs the stock 180W PSU. It’s plug-and-play, too. One of my Proxmox nodes runs a 7050 SFF with that PSU. It’s rock solid.
- Comment on Options to Expand Sata HDD Drives on a Lenovo Computer 1 month ago:
Yes, exactly. The shop was probably thinking of the cheap Molex ones.
- Comment on Options to Expand Sata HDD Drives on a Lenovo Computer 1 month ago:
I went to a local computer store and they were not very helpful. I asked if I could use a splitter for the power port and they said I would fry my board.
They aren’t wrong. Those SATA power splitters can be problematic due to subpar wiring and have been known to burn/melt.