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Good file servers for Proxmox?
  • Seconded on Cockpit project w File Sharing.

    Probably not best practice, but it's possible to install it on the PVE host itself since its ZFS manager and Identity manager plugins and other features fills some gaps in what Proxmox doesn't do (or would have to drop to CLI to do).

    Also recommend RClone in a systemd can take care of various file movements, syncs and backup tasks you may need against the host, vdumps or SMB file shares.

  • Trump bond lowered to $175 million as he appeals civil fraud judgment in New York
  • Did some further reading on this.

    Trump is appealing the James ruling. While the appeal is under review, he was still required to pay the penalty amount as a bond to stave off the possibility of the state seizing his assets.

    While the bond amount has been reduced to $US175 million. The full penalty still stands if his appeal against the ruling fails!

  • Congress is getting less productive
  • Down-under, we have some other mechanisms to try to preserve democracy:

    Mandatory voting and preferential voting. This provides opportunities for third parties and independents who engage with voters.

    Ethics Committees, used at state levels but pushes for a Federal Ethics Committee. "They allow Parliament to scrutinise the Executive more effectively, making it more responsible to the people"

    Caps on political donations is another measure, supported by progressives but not yet by the conservatives.

  • Congress is getting less productive
  • Makes sense. It's a shame when these should be fundamental principals and accountability of the person's elected.

    The concern for me is there would be those that act without conscience or care, the 'wreckers' that don't have any current policy or engage in rational debate, they're in plain sight already today and not being held to account?

  • Congress is getting less productive
  • I think a problem with blind voting is, who do the citizens know who represented them and acted in their interest, and therefore who they should support and vote for? Backroom deals and corruption would run rife. Greater transparency is better than less.

    A conscience vote, where the party leaders do not enforce a particular party line, instead accept the will of the representative member (notionally on behalf of their constituents) should be more commonplace. This is essentially the same as getting an independent. Best bet is to break up the 2-party system.

  • Any suggestions for a gigabit modem?
  • I can see where you're coming from, and agree, but ISPs in Australia providing services on the National Broadband Network NBN will almost always describe this as a modem router.

    It's not uncommon, right or wrong, even Verisign USA describe a modem vs router thus: "The modem is responsible for sending and receiving signals from the ISP, while the router disperses the signal to devices on the network"

    So, this doesn't exclusively modulate and demodulate (mo-dem) an analog to digital signal in this case, and 100% it doesn't have the physical hardware to do so, but it is nonetheless required to negotiate ('modulate'?) the internet connection with an ISP, albeit software-defined through digital PPP Ethernet protocols.

    All this is a bit off topic, but I hope the OP (or others) may better define the internet service needed, and may determine if this device may be suitable for their requirements.

    I'm glad it includes openwrt support for later down the track. It's one of the few AX devices with such support and I chose it specifically for this reason!

  • Any suggestions for a gigabit modem?
  • Meets definition of a modem/router depending on what physical connection and protocols your ISP provides.

    My Ethernet WAN connects to the ISPs NTU (optical fibre network termination unit), but WAN is capable of negotiating PPPoE, PPTP or L2TP with PAP/CHAP. Can also Dual WAN, Port forward, NAT.

    The documentation is a little lacking. And no ADSL/VDSL etc. but it meets reqs for some.

  • HA Ducted Air Con System?

    Hi all, I was seeking any recommendations for Ducted Reverse-cycle AC system, with 4x Zones.

    I would like to retrofit my existing Actron AC ducted system with a replacement AC unit. Current system has 4x simple 240vAC Zone dampers which energise to open and spring closed.

    I would like to keep some classic wall controls (for guests etc), but add support for control through HA/Smart Home.

    Current smart home is about 40 devices, mostly Tuya-based or Sonoff lights and switches, and I have a Zzh! stick (CC2652R) for Zigbee. Native HA or HACS addons are working well with all devices.

    Desirable features:

    AC control: on/off, modes (heat,cool,fan,auto), temperature (+/- °C), fan speed (L,M,H), timer.

    Zone control: 240vAC 4x on/off

    So far I see Polyaire Airtouch range, but I'm concerned that the tablet controller and software (Android-derivative) is proprietary, unconvinced they will maintain it sufficiently to be exposed to internet, and their controller and motors are 24v so would need complete ducting replacement (adds a good $3k to the cost).

    Daikin Airbase can add a Wifi control to a classic wall controller which is more what I'm after. But their newer wall controls don't integrate zone control. So I could perhaps complement this by putting the zone controls on a separate 4x Gang Wall Switch (wifi or zigbee).

    Any suggestions from our HA/Smart Home enthusiasts?

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    Any suggestions for a gigabit modem?
  • Maybe check out the Asus TUF-ax4200 gaming modem/router? Just bought one and it's been an awesome upgrade to my old AC modem/router. Wifi6/AX, 4 core, good ram, 1x 2.5GbE WAN and 4x1GbE LAN. Has USB to take a mobile SIM for dual WAN/failover. ASUSs software is very good, but it is on the support list for openwrt once Asus stop supporting it.

  • Multiple HDDs in a RPi5 vanish
  • Problems with spinning HDDs on RPI are common. Possibly even on powered hubs they may spike more than rpis 1.2A USB max allowance. You may need a specialised hat, or better to switch to solid state storage?

  • Multiple HDDs in a RPi5 vanish
  • Suggest the typical hardware device troubleshooting. watch/tail your dmesg -w or kernel log as you add the extra drive. It's curious that the system itself doesn't crash, but from your description it still sounds like a power starvation concern or possibly high temperatures if this device is under heavy load.

  • How do you name your lights?
  • Using a voice assistant (like Google assistant), these understand how to treat plurals, so if you use the same base name numbered 1 & 2 you can say: turn on the (base name) lights and both come on without having to try to define scenes or explicit device groups or links. They can still be controlled independently, so I number in a sequence relative distance to the 'entrance' to that room, or left to right, you might want clockwise.

    I use names related to the room, area or object, like: entrance light, dining table light, craft area light, fan light, hallway light, tv light, desk light, bed light, reading light, kitchen sink light. Numbered 1 & 2 if needed since usually want them on together.

    Or may be further refined by type like: night light, down light, spot light, string light, stand light, lamp, bulb, LED etc.

    Hope that helps with a few ideas?

  • Recommendation for an UPS
  • Doesn't meet your power requirements (only up to 850VA) but i recommend Cyberpower Bric meets the rest. I have mine connected to my Proxmox host, usb passthrough to VM running HassOS with the NUT add-on. Neat little LCD and silent unless humming on battery. Can choose if you want an audible alarm enabled or put it on mute.

    APC is still very well regarded UPS brand for small business, and your specs seems like they should be achievable across many leading brands. Have you looked into latest models for your spec?

    Maybe share a list of candidates you're considering and can get opinions on those?

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  • Maybe for context could you share any reference article or graph which triggered this question? Increased in relation to what, since when?

    Not in the US, but from materials read before, it is a combination of things.

    Typical causes of weight gain in an individual is simply more calorie intake than is being burnt off. Across a population you can consider environmental, lifestyle and social factors which may contribute to this.

    1. Higher calorie intake (super-sized portions, highly processed foods with high sugar and fat content, cheap convenient fast foods and drinks, expensive healthy/nutritional foods, growth hormones in meats?).

    2. Less exercise (infrastructure not built for cycling and pedestrians, less manual labour jobs, Netflix, Home delivery services, etc).

    Health education, Food Advertising/Sponsorship, Chain loyalty discounts, Low wages (poverty), and Political influences would all play a part.

  • Does "Selfhosted" mean you actually have a server at home?
  • Agree. Best to have that dedicated hardware, and a degree in network engineering first! Hah :)

    tech waffle...

    You might achieve network isolation without dedicated managed switches by: using prosumer routers or OpenWRT, with a Hypervisor like Proxmox, which support VLAN tagging. But this wouldn't save your home connection from a DDoS. To help with that, running public services behind CloudFlare seems to be one of the better choices, even our Lemmy hosts are using.

    If you're starting out, best keep internet facing home services private through a VPN, maybe ZeroTier or TailScale. Don't advertise them publically at all.

  • Does "Selfhosted" mean you actually have a server at home?
  • Agree with the VPS in this case. For sure you can create public-facing services in a home server or home lab, but to do so you need:

    1. Domain name hosting.
    2. an Internet Service Provider who will allow you expose port 80/443 web services and on a Static IP (most do not, or paid extra on business plans). OR use a Cloud proxy like CloudFlare which your home IP can be updated through a DynDNS service and served on private ports.
    3. Setup NAT/Port Forwarding on your modem to route incoming requests to internal services. First to a firewall or threat gateway like PFSense, a web proxy like Traefik/NGinX, and security harden and maintain your modem, router, network and served applications.

    If you're new to these things, Id start with something more mature for personal or family home use first. Like NextCloud, HomeAssistant or Jellyfin media server. Lots of YouTubers have covered how these can be set up as a reference.

    Lemmy is still alpha, full of bugs and security vulnerabilities and needs regular hotfixes and babysitting. Permitting Joe Public into your home services is ripe for disaster unless you have the time and expertise.

  • Trump was warned that FBI could raid Mar-a-Lago months ahead of time, lawyer's notes show
  • Seems he didn't want to give up what he saw as his personal trophies and mementos. A physical cache proving that he was once president with access to top secret information, that he can brag about or leverage for self-gain. He's used to always getting his way, or negotiating a favourable 'deal', burying those occasions which fail. A lot of his actions are difficult to rationalise as a normal person.

  • Badger anyone?

    Since we're bringing back the classics.

    Transcript: Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger badger mushroom mushroom...

    Badger Badger Badger is a Flash animation video created by Jonti Picking (TheWeebl) released on Newgrounds on September 1st, 2003. The video consists of images of dancing badgers over an electronic song while a voice repeats the word "badger" for three measures and changes "mushroom" in the fourth. After about three loops of badgers and mushrooms a mini-chorus about a snake plays as an animated snakes crawl across a desert, and the animation loops once again.

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    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)CO
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