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Can I refuse MS Authenticator?
So my company decided to migrate office suite and email etc to Microsoft365. Whatever. But for 2FA login they decided to disable the option to choose “any authenticator” and force Microsoft Authenticator on the (private) phones of both employees and volunteers. Is there any valid reason why they would do this, like it’s...
What do you use to document your home lab?
My home lab has a mild amount of complexity and I’d like practice some good habits about documenting it. Stuff like, what each system does, the OS, any notable software installed and, most importantly, any documentation around configuration or troubleshooting....
Proxmox Disk Performance Problems
I’ve started encountering a problem that I should use some assistance troubleshooting. I’ve got a Proxmox system that hosts, primarily, my Opnsense router. I’ve had this specific setup for about a year....
Self-Hosting Email - Software Recommendations?
I’m going to start off but saying I know that self-hosting email can be a bad idea. That being said, I’m trying to de-googlfy my life and would like to experiment....
[Fixed] Weird Wireguard issues I could use some help with.
I’ve hit a wall with a weird Wireguard issue. I’m trying to connect my phone (over cell) to my home router using wireguard and it will not connect....
Retain source IP when proxying through VPS
So, I’m experimenting with running a Mailu instance on my home server but proxying all of the relevant traffic through a WireGuard tunnel to my VPS. I’m currently using NGINX Proxy Manager streams to redirect the traffic and it all seems to be working....
Critical vulnerability affecting most Linux distros allows for bootkits (arstechnica.com)
Advice/poll on switching away from Ubuntu for my VM host.
First off, I know ultimately I’m the only person who can decide if it’s worth it. But I was hoping for some input from your collective experience....
What tips or resources would you recommend to someone who knows about Linux and wants to self-host, but has no experience self-hosting?
I have several years of Linux experience and I know how to fix my own problems, and I have experience self-hosting using Docker and Docker Compose, but I really feel that I don’t know how to self-host and that I just copy and paste commands without understanding it, I would really like to learn how to self-host by myself but I...
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:...
Google Cloud explains how it accidentally deleted a customer account (arstechnica.com)
Earlier this month, Google Cloud experienced one of its biggest blunders ever when UniSuper, a $135 billion Australian pension fund, had its Google Cloud account wiped out due to some kind of mistake on Google’s end. At the time, UniSuper indicated it had lost everything it had stored with Google, even its backups, and that...
Log Collection
I’m in the process of re-configuring my home lab and would like to get some help figuring out log collection. My setup was a hodgepodge of systems/OSes using rsyslog to send syslogs to a syslog listener on my qnap but that’s not going to work anymore (partly because the qnap is gone)....
K2-18b: did JWST really find evidence of life on this exoplanet? (www.youtube.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/16562180...
Are folding bluetooth keyboards any good
I’ve seen a handful of people’s pics where they have the folding bt keyboards. I’d like to have a portable kbd with a trackpad for those infrequent times it’d be useful....
Non-Realtek NIC Recommendations
Since switching to Proxmox I’ve noticed an issue with intermittent network connectivity on my VMs. I’ve narrowed it down to the realtek based PCI NIC (Rosewill RNG-407-Dualv2) I currently have installed. Basically when I see a ton of these in my syslog:...
VM vs Docker container
Hi. I currently run plex in a kvm VM. Have for years without any real trouble. I’m in the process of refreshing my homelab and replacing the plex VM is next on my list....
How to backup object storage for NextCloud
I’m experimenting with running NextCloud (AIO) on a VPS with a B2 bucket as the primary storage. I want to compare performance compared to running it on my home server (esp. when I’m remote) and get an idea of the kinds of costs I’d rack up doing it....
Need some advice on my NAS situation.
I need some advice on my NAS situation. I’ve got a hand-me-down QNap TS-453BU-RP that’s been working fine for the majority of the time I’ve had it. It’s for 4x2TB spindles and 2xM.2 SSDs. The M.2’s are on a PCI expansion card....
Feed loops back on itself.
Does anyone else have a problem where the feed loops back on itself. I’ll scroll a handful of posts and then start seeing repeats. I’ve scrolled up to confirm they’re the exact same post (not cross posts, or dupes).
[Help] Dropped connections to VM with multiple interfaces.
I’m not sure where to start with to troubleshoot this. I segregated my network into a few different VLANs (servers, workstations, wifi, etc…). I have VMs and LxC containers running in Proxmox, routing is handled by Opnsense, and I have a couple tplink managed switches. All of this is working fine except for 1 problem....
Help! I need 3D Printing related gift ideas.
I’m sure many have this problem of, what do I buy for the person who has everything I can already afford? 'cause I have that problem now. My dad has gone deep into 3DPrinting in his retirement (he handed me down my Ender 3). He’s got both an Ender 3 and a resin printer, tho I can’t remember what model....
Dead instance checker may be overzealous. (lemmy.ca)
There’s been some discussion about the dead instance checker over on !fediverse!fediverse being a bit overzealous but I didn’t see anything here, so I wanted to raise it....
[Help] Redeploy Portainer Edge Agent without losing config?
According to the documentation to change the Portainer address and Edge agent talks to, you have to redeploy the Edge agent. If I understand properly this is going to assign the agent a new ID and will blow away the configuration....