Why do you find yourself opting for btop or htop instead of top? What advantages do these tools offer that make them superior to top in your opinion?...
I’d like to start doing a better job of tracking the changes I made to my homelab environment. Hardware, software, network, etc. I’m just not sure what path I want to take and was hoping to get some recommendations. So far the thoughts I have are:...
I used an old thin client as a pfSense firewall for years… but the DSL into passthrough mode and effectively made that a modem, so in effect pfSense was the “router”
If you don’t have something like that, it’s a step up from a standard ISP one.
Not sure about long term power consumption though…
I am in no way even slightly an “expert” here, but Incus could be considered a lightweight Proxmox…
They’re both going to run some VMs and / or containers, but with Proxmox you get the overhead of the fancy GUI.
So if your host(s) aren’t running guests at >90% load, then there won’t be any difference in performance.
I’ve recently installed Proxmox because everyone else uses it (and VMware’s free ESXi is now dead)… but after pulling my hair out trying to get some things done, I’m seriously looking to move to Incus.
There’s another post here somewhere (the one about free ESXi being killed off) with someone explaining more about Incus, which seems like it’s the way to go… maybe worth a search.
My install is on Arch linux, I just installed incus and cockpit-machines and (from memory) that was enough.
But, yeah, it’s definitely a step away from a full GUI…
But I think that’s part of the appeal (to me)… there’s a lot of things preinstalled with Proxmox, (and XCP-ng, etc), that I’ll just never use… so if I could get that old Ras Pi3 as a 2nd node in the cluster without all the fluff… maybe that’s a good thing?
I’ve messed around with Linux before, mostly in VMs, but I’m looking to switch over from Windows permanently on my laptop because I think Linux is cool. Most people in this community talk about pros and cons of this distro or this other distro, but I’d like to hear your opinions based on entirely subjective factors....
I bought 5 of these less than two years ago, though they were the 500 GB model. Every single one of them has failed - some within 45 days and just outside the return period. The last one, which I honestly forgot was still running and thought I’d replaced, failed this morning....
I recently decided to replace the SD card in my Raspberry Pi and reinstall the system. Without any special backups in place, I turned to rsync to duplicate /var/lib/docker with all my containers, including Nextcloud....
But what about the movies where the actors are typing commands and a visual GUI is moving around and updating on the screen (and making sound effects too).
What is the best, money is no factor solution for monitoring home energy. The goal is no cloud. I was using a zwave solution however it keeps falling off the network and now I cant get it back on. Looking to upgrade....
Not sure where you are in the world, but I’m using OpenEnergyMonitor
Personally, I’m using their Raspberry Pi version (EmonPI) to monitor my total house energy - grid in, solar in and solar export and pull the data directly into HA.
But there’s other options available too, like the 6-channel monitoring, so you could potentially monitor separate circuits and / or high energy systems like heatpumps, etc. They have options for 3-phase too…
In my case, power in AND power out to the grid both flashed the LED on the supply meter (mentioned elsewhere here), so I had to go with CT sensors which I put inside the consumer unit… had a little trouble with calibration due to the electrical noise in there, but +/- a few W is nothing when I have to heat my home with electricity at 4kW+
Hello! Today I learned about the existence of LibreY, and the project seems very interesting. I was wondering, how does it compare with SearXNG? which one is easier to self host, and which one is lighter on resource usage? Which one gets rate-limited less? I’m particolary interested in opinions of people who used both...
They only see your public IP address (ie your router), so all devices on the private side will appear to be the same source.
So, if your laptop and your server (and anyone else at the same location) are connected to the internet via the same router, then, you’re the same source.
I’m thinking of putting all my email archive (55k messages, about 6 GB) on a private IMAP server but I’m wondering how to access it remotely when needed....
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Which one do you prefer? htop, btop or top?
Why do you find yourself opting for btop or htop instead of top? What advantages do these tools offer that make them superior to top in your opinion?...
Change tracking ideas
I’d like to start doing a better job of tracking the changes I made to my homelab environment. Hardware, software, network, etc. I’m just not sure what path I want to take and was hoping to get some recommendations. So far the thoughts I have are:...
Desktop Security
I secure systems for my day job. That means installing AV software, ensuring Windows Firewall is ON, etc. (Plus many other things…)...
What should I do with a spare elitedesk sff?
I already have a nas running on one. I already have a Kodi/HTPC desktop. Running endeavor w/ KDE....
Sanity Check. Docker vs Incus (LXD)
My apologies for the long post....
Neat factor
I’ve messed around with Linux before, mostly in VMs, but I’m looking to switch over from Windows permanently on my laptop because I think Linux is cool. Most people in this community talk about pros and cons of this distro or this other distro, but I’d like to hear your opinions based on entirely subjective factors....
Never Again (dubvee.org)
I bought 5 of these less than two years ago, though they were the 500 GB model. Every single one of them has failed - some within 45 days and just outside the return period. The last one, which I honestly forgot was still running and thought I’d replaced, failed this morning....
Now that vmware is over, what should I move to? (lemmy.world)
With free esxi over, not shocking bit sad, I am now about to move away from a virtualisation platform i’ve used for a quarter of a century....
Inventorying high value items with receipts
Is there a FOSS program where I can inventory my high value items in case there is an insurance claim?...
XMPP... on a Pi?
So, I’ve had it up to here (^^^) with the family using WhatsApp, etc and I’m heading off into the land of XMPP to find a better solution....
RIP my photos from 2017 and contacts from 2005
I recently decided to replace the SD card in my Raspberry Pi and reinstall the system. Without any special backups in place, I turned to rsync to duplicate /var/lib/docker with all my containers, including Nextcloud....
Looking to build my first PC in almost 30 years; What should I be on the look out for?
It looks like !buildapc community isn’t super active so I apologize for posting here. Mods, let me know if I should post there instead....
Something gone bad
https://no.lastname.nz/pictrs/image/9a5047c6-37fb-4fff-a7ea-a2114329a39b.png...
Whole home energy monitor
What is the best, money is no factor solution for monitoring home energy. The goal is no cloud. I was using a zwave solution however it keeps falling off the network and now I cant get it back on. Looking to upgrade....
LibreY vs SearXNG, which one do you suggest and why?
Hello! Today I learned about the existence of LibreY, and the project seems very interesting. I was wondering, how does it compare with SearXNG? which one is easier to self host, and which one is lighter on resource usage? Which one gets rate-limited less? I’m particolary interested in opinions of people who used both...
SilverBullet: a self-hosted personal knowledge management system for people with a hacker mindset (silverbullet.md)
Second hand disks? (www.ebay.ca)
What do you think about buying second hand disks and using higher redundancy?...
Webmail client with decent search and large mailbox support?
I’m thinking of putting all my email archive (55k messages, about 6 GB) on a private IMAP server but I’m wondering how to access it remotely when needed....