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- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Thanks for the extra details! I mean, it does make sense the way you are guiding the use case for the project. It’s just not my use case :)
In any case kudos for the job you’ve done!
- Comment on Probably want to stop using Booklore... 2 weeks ago:
Hey, pussies are great, don’t compare them to that idiot.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Very promising! If I understand correctly though, I can’t even create a note in offline mode to sync later? That would be a bit of a deal breaker for me personally. I couldn’t see much details on e2ee either, but maybe I missed that. Anyway, really well done!
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
This is surprising… And completely unmanageable from a user’s point of view. In order to find what licenses it has I need to browse folder by folder in the code, instead of, you know, having a list of licenses and where they apply.
On a quick look I saw only two places with a special license, one is the example indicated by the developer of the server package which is an odd license that gives me pretty bad vibes for my lack of legal knowledge but probably is ok? It might even be reasonable, but what is the server package? Is that the server I self host? Or the server for paid Joplin? Then I found some other code that was an MIT license… But how deep do I need to go searching in the folder structure to find all licenses? This is irritating. I guess I gotta consider changing to something else then if only to be able to know what license I am using.
Also… What is the legal implications of using a software than upon any update might suddenly add a weird random license? Would that mean I am expected to keep checking all foldernevery time they change something?
- Comment on Iran includes American tech giants on list of new targets 2 weeks ago:
Not OpenAI, please! Do not attack the servers! Save the ram first!
- Comment on xkcd #3218: Subduction Retrieval 2 weeks ago:
Couldn’t Frodo have thrown the ring into one and hope it eventually goes to Mordor’s volcano? Anyway good luck retrieving it in there :)
- Comment on 5 weeks ago:
Hmm so how does the workflow look like for you? Is the calibre web tied up to the DB of that calibre VNC? Do you manually add the books to calibre over the VNC? Then is calibre web allowed to make changes to the DB or does it have read only access? as far as I understand calibre is not recommended to have multiple sources of changes to the DB as it can end up corrupted or something? (At least it can’t resolve conflicts I think)
As a solution it seems like it could work, but it feels like over complicated to get around the limitations of calibre.
- Comment on 1 month ago:
I’ve been using calibre since around 2009 and it is an incredible piece of software. For handling ebooks, specially for eBook readers and file formats, it has no equal. Unfortunately it is built around the idea of installing it into one computer and connecting your eBook to it. Which makes it a bit clunky in my opinion nowadays.
Maybe calibre web fixes that, I need to check it one day. For actual books I think it falls between that and booklore.
All the other options seem to be more indicated to comics and manga, which is another aspect I’ve been noticing calibre does not do such a great job. I think I’ll have to keep two different ones, one for reading from a tablet comics and such and another for ebooks to send to the reader.
- Comment on A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions— Backlash against ICE is fueling a broader movement against AI companies’ ties to President Trump. 1 month ago:
That looks like someone messed up the vector graphic icons. It doesn’t look like an AI problem.
- Comment on Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond 1 month ago:
No apologies needed, I’m not even OP :) it was just a long shot :D
- Comment on Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond 1 month ago:
Are you in Europe by any chance? :)
- Comment on Nova Launcher gets a new owner and... ads 2 months ago:
I’ve been using lawnchair (which is a great substitute) ever since the news of the buyout from an ad company was announced, but that was a long time ago… Not sure why this is coming up now.
Anyway, a few days back I found out a new launcher and I want to spread the love for it. It requires more effort to configure it at first but I’m really liking its UX and the simplicity of the screen. It is called dragon launcher and I am having a nice time making small incremental changes to personalize it more and more and has been working great for me: f-droid.org/packages/org.elnix.dragonlauncher
- Comment on Tips for moving from TrueNAS to Debian for a NAS? 2 months ago:
Awesome comment!
About the dashboards, I have been using CasaOS for a while now, it is not a OS, but it decently handles containers and allows you to install a bunch of services in a very user friendly way. Nowadays (as I found out a few days ago) the project seems to be moving in the direction of a fully purposed OS with NAS capabilities plus the containers stuff. Unfortunately the project (under the name ZimaOS) has gone into proprietary software and (for now) a one payment level to unlock full options with a free limited version.
I don’t think I can recommend anymore to go with casaOS due to that (although for now casaOS remains free OSS kinda separate). I have been also looking for alternatives to set up a NAS and so far I am heavily leaning on OMV as it is a full OS with the idea of handling a NAS with all ready, plus it is based in Debian which is a plus for me too. Alternatively I am looking into YunoHost also, but I think it is not exactly what I want, although it looks promising.
- Comment on Self-hosting in 2025 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure 2 months ago:
Thanks for the feedback! I’ll definitely check it up as I try to build a NAS to deal with the extra storage needs.
- Comment on CasaOS/ZimaOS (or similar) vs just Debian experience? 2 months ago:
I have been using casaos and sincerely it is great as a simple solution to avoid some hassles. On the other hand if you are already handling those things yourself and are fine with it, it might have less value.
I am considering some changes and now I am finding out that maybe having a backup of the configuration to set it up again later is not something I can get in casaos.
Is ZimaOS even worth considering if is not Open Source?
For me personally this is a key aspect. I would avoid any proprietary solution, or you will be left in a position where you have no control of your data. I definitely won’t be checking zimaOS.
Instead I want to check and maybe try yunohost or freedombox.
- Comment on Self-hosting in 2025 isn't about privacy anymore - it's about building resistance infrastructure 2 months ago:
I just want to bring to attention something I was just finding out thanks to this post.
I started self hosting some stuff by installing raw in arch and well… It was a pain, but worth it. Then later I found out about CasaOS, which is recommended by OP, and I agree, it was great to have it to install some more services and a lot easier. But just like OP I just found out about ZimaOS, which is announced even in casaOS project as a better system and an upgrade. So I went to check and the whole project is changing from open source in casaOs to proprietary in ZimaOs. Not content with that, in the latest release of ZimaOs they have added a one time payment to eliminate some limitations of the free version. It is still affordable and a “lifetime” license but if they have added a payment for full access once they might do it again, despite their current promises that they won’t ever make a subscription style payment.
So, careful with that project, I would recommend to avoid any solution that is proprietary or otherwise it won’t be yours in the first place. I had in mind to change from CasaOs in Debian to OpenMediaVault to handle a DAS and install casaOS on top of that. But now I have to reconsider, so far I have already seen a few worth recommendations in this post that seem nice: FreedomBox and YunoHost to mention a couple that are FOSS.
- Comment on Reitti v3.1.0: A year of self-hosting my location history (1.1k stars and 46 releases later) 2 months ago:
Oh wow… I’m going to set this up right away, I’ve always loved this feature on google maps, but as I’ve been removing google from my life I was afraid of losing this but I definitely don’t want to give any more of my data. This is perfect! Thank you so much!
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Well hello all again. I come with an update, after a few days of looking around and searching for options after all your valuable feedback and input.
For all those saying “backups” and “3-2-1”, yes, very important indeed and has given me extra to think about, but it is also not really what I was looking for. That doesn’t mean your input was bad, wrong or unused, it made me think deeper about that topic too and plan towards it, but it was not answering my original question, needing a better, safer, data storage solution hopefully using OSS.
As I already have a couple old laptops I would rather avoid getting extra hardware in that sense, and the idea of the DAS, which was new for me, seemed exactly what will provide what I need. Expandable storage solution to stack some HDDs, I can connect that to one of my existing laptops where I can install OMV (openmediavault) to deal with the drives and storage and use it for the storage of data. I’m getting a centmate with 4 bays, I’ll put one drive for now of 14 or 16 TB and later add another mirrored with btrfs or raid 1. In the future I’ll increase the space as needed.
For the backup I’ll keep using my external drive connected to the other laptop where I’ll probably keep EndeavourOS for now. The most valuable data I will set syncthing or some other alternative but I already have backup of some of the most important stuff so I’m not in a hurry with it.
I think at the time I have the kind of plan I needed. So thank you all for giving some advice, experience, and knowledge. It has kicked me out of indecision hell.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
OK, that’s actually a nice point to clarify, and to be sincere I kinda saw it as a backup. But thinking it more thoroughly, it is the kind of “backup” I am looking for. I worry mainly about the hard drive crapping out on me. Then after that yeah, I would have an external HD with the most important stuff backed up and then something out of the house.
To be perfectly clear, I agree entirely with your comment. What you say is extremely important, but the NAS is the actual aspect I need for the house at the moment :)
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
I said truenas as it was the first to come to mind but it is probably overtly complex for my needs and openmediavault might be better, as far as I can use an open source software on whatever hardware I end up with I’m happy.
Yeah I want an external drive out of the house, but I feel like that is independent of my decision on how to store data at home. Am I wrong? Should I take that into consideration for choosing a nas at home?
Indeed, RAID1 is what I’d probably choose to have a safety net in case of hard drive failure. Something simple to start with.
So after all you just have a normal PC using arch with a handful of disks? So is some of the disks holding copies of the others? I’ll check btrfs, to see what kinda use it can provide.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Hmmm this is the kind of thing I fear of using something like synology, maybe it works better for me, but even then I doubt I will ever be able to make it work for me and I will end up annoyed about lack of options or settings.
Maybe I didn’t say it clearly, but I am not against pre-made hardware, I just want to be able to use any is I want to.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Yeah it is just that, but I want to make sure I have the set up correct for the proper data transfer, and data copying/syncing.
But this is where I lack experience, is a mirrored drive any simpler to maintain than a Raid 1? Wouldn’t a raid 1 help with access speed of data?
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Hmmm more options seems like the best way to keep my paralysis healthy :P
Thanks for showing me your set up! I’ll have to check what would be the price range for me to get this kinda thing. My desktop has plentybof space but I wouldn’t want to use it as the nas.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Yeah, this was my thinking process, 4 bays set up like 12 TB x2 drives in RAID 0 and in the future expand with RAID 10(or 01, whatever makes sense).
Yeah I don’t like what I’ve heard of synology. I’ll review some qnap or see if I can something else around that is affordable.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
I am going to check what I can get in the second hand market, I wouldn’t mind that. And compare like, say, 4x 6TB drives in RAID 10 (or 01 whatever makes more sense) against 2x 12 or 14 TB with raid 1.
I would just rather avoid synology, I mostly want something where I have software that doesn’t own me and I own it instead.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Hmm… As long as I can throw my own OS of choice to it, I would consider it “my” hardware. Maybe I didn’t say it too clearly, I just don’t want to get “locked” into some ecosystem that doesn’t allow me to do whatever I want with it. I wouldn’t discard a ready made hardware.
Raid 1 is definitely enough for now if I go with one very large drive and the same as a copy, but then how tough would it be to expand? What if I want to keep using my external drive as ling as it lasts? Am I over thinking it? I’ll need to see what I can find on drives around and check the second hand market too to see if I can just go with whatever for now… Is qnap like asustor? Can I change the os?
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
Thanks for the note about noise, it is hard to remember that at times. In a way I would consider SSD drives only just for that reason, but have to check if all prices are prohibitively expensive.
- Comment on NAS decision paralysis 2 months ago:
So thoughtful of you, caring for my decision paralysis :D Actually that sounds like a great alternative, might make me choose for something like it and completely delete my paralysis :)
Hmm less drives with more capacity… Wouldn’t that reduce my ability to keep more copies? Unless with less drives you mean 3, instead of 6 and 3 for me us more than I have now xd On the other hand less drives mean less complex NAS, plenty of people have been talking of backup strategies, and I was just simply thinking of having a drive with a clone for important data and another drive for less important (media) data. Then maybe have the most important stuff in a cloud service as an extra safety.
Anyway, many thanks for
adding to my paralisysgiving a new extra option, it looks promising. - Submitted 2 months ago to selfhosted@lemmy.world | 67 comments
- Comment on [deleted] 2 months ago:
The reaction to the post was strangely aggressive :/ I feel like I understand why this exists, and it’s really nice to have another open source project for this kind of uses. It definitely looks interesting with a clear focus on creating a safe system to use external storage. For my case it is not the most adequate solution but I definitely see the value here. Keep the good job and don’t get discouraged by the comments!