Father_Redbeard's recent activity
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Comment on Most reliable privacy-conscious notes app? in ~tech
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI haven't approached it the way you're talking about, but have you looked into AdGuardHome? I run two instances, one on a Pi as primary DNS for the house and another on my main server as backup....I haven't approached it the way you're talking about, but have you looked into AdGuardHome? I run two instances, one on a Pi as primary DNS for the house and another on my main server as backup. The primary use case for AGH is ad-blocking for the entire network. But it has quite a few controls regarding blocking specific services, blacklisting, and whitelisting based off device/IP (I think you'll have to use it as DHCP to do per IP function though. Without it all traffic looks like it's coming from your gateway IP regardless of who or what device. It has some services you can block outright instead of trying to catch and blacklist all the various domains a service might use. Like my spouse asked that I block TikTok to help with her addiction that she sometime falls into with it. And that's worked pretty well. Might not be exactly what you're looking for though.
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Comment on What are some of your daily use/most important apps? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI capture anything that seems vaguely important. Then I worry about organizing it later. A recent example is keeping track of projects I'm working on with my server and the various apps I'm self...I capture anything that seems vaguely important. Then I worry about organizing it later. A recent example is keeping track of projects I'm working on with my server and the various apps I'm self hosting. I'll read about them, and jot down the highlights. Then implement what I've learned and organize later. Adding tags and or back links as needed. I do similar at work. All meeting notes, new software deployments, other projects get captured then organized. I found myself worrying too much about "which folder this should go in?" To the point that I'd lost that train of thought.
I think the important thing is to learn the basics of what Obsidian can do, then find which workflow and organization works best for you. The book is a good starting point. But ultimately I'm not using it in the same way the author prescribes, and that's fine, and I'm pleased with how it's going so far.
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Comment on What are some of your daily use/most important apps? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard LinkObsidian - it's my journal and second brain. I use it for work as well (separate vaults) Aegis - best 2FA app out there not attached to the big companies Miniflux - my favorite of the selfhosted...-
Obsidian - it's my journal and second brain. I use it for work as well (separate vaults)
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Aegis - best 2FA app out there not attached to the big companies
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Miniflux - my favorite of the selfhosted RSS readers
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Wallabag - Read-it-Later and partner in crime to Miniflux
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Bitwarden - I love the app for managing my passwords of course but also for random secure notes.
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Quillpad - Google Keep clone that syncs to Nextcloud and supports Markdown
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Seafile - super fast file syncing between my server, and all of my devices.
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Immich - self hosted Google Photos replacement. It's very good.
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Comment on How safe am I? (self hosting) in ~comp
Father_Redbeard Link ParentThanks! I set it up last night so I'll give it a shot and see if it does what I want it to.Thanks! I set it up last night so I'll give it a shot and see if it does what I want it to.
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Comment on How safe am I? (self hosting) in ~comp
Father_Redbeard Link ParentYou know I remember reading about it running as root and must've not clicked until you mentioned it here. So thank you for that. I have seen the wireguard integration in unRAID so I'll give it a...You know I remember reading about it running as root and must've not clicked until you mentioned it here. So thank you for that. I have seen the wireguard integration in unRAID so I'll give it a closer look. Better safe than sorry, for sure.
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Comment on How safe am I? (self hosting) in ~comp
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI guess that is my main thing at least with Seafile. If the data is encrypted and behind a complex password and 2FA authentication, what use would that data be to any snoopers? But maybe I'm not...I guess that is my main thing at least with Seafile. If the data is encrypted and behind a complex password and 2FA authentication, what use would that data be to any snoopers? But maybe I'm not thinking big picture enough. From my understanding the metadata is not encrypted so file size, names, and some other stats could be seen, but not the contents.
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Comment on How safe am I? (self hosting) in ~comp
Father_Redbeard Link ParentSince you and @Octofox asked a similar question... as far as updates and patches are concerned, unraid has notifications built in for both the OS itself, any installed plugins, and any docker...Since you and @Octofox asked a similar question...
as far as updates and patches are concerned, unraid has notifications built in for both the OS itself, any installed plugins, and any docker containers installed. I am emailed when there are updates to any of the those items and generally will immediately fire off the update. With the exception of the OS updates because I need to stop all dockers, spin down the drives, then apply the update. Otherwise it might have an unclean shutdown and trigger a parity check with takes about 15 hrs on the 14TB parity drive I have.I am still learning, so ignore any subtext or pretense of the above paragraph that might make you think I'm super confident. Its why I ask. I wanted outside perspective so thank you for the input. All valid concerns.
Part of the reason for wanting to have it open to a user outside of my network is to let my family use it as part of their 3-2-1 backup strategy to meet the offsite criteria. Unless there's a way to let them VPN to just that container to move data around on their account, I may have to just stand it up long enough for them to authenticate with Seafile, load their data, then shut down outside access. I certainly wouldn't want them using or accessing any of my other containers though.
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How safe am I? (self hosting)
I have a server running Unraid at home. I have ~20 docker containers running at the moment with almost all of them only available within my local network. I just stood up an instance of Seafile on...
I have a server running Unraid at home. I have ~20 docker containers running at the moment with almost all of them only available within my local network. I just stood up an instance of Seafile on the server to act as a google drive replacement. Still in the early test phase before I commit to throwing important stuff on there. I have my domain proxied through Cloudflare so none of my local ports are exposed to the internet. Seafille has complicated passwords set for admin and user accounts (generated with Bitwarden, hot damn I love that app). I also enabled 2FA on each account. I know that I can further clamp it down using some of Cloudflare's extra access controls but in my admittedly limited experience, those all cause issues getting an app to authenticate with the service. Web apps don't have this issue of course.
So am I ok with this setup? I can encrypt the data before uploading easily as it's a built in feature of Seafile. Or would it be better to just run with local only and run a VPN to access when I'm outside?
I figure just about any effort along these lines I trust more than Google with my data. But I may be overconfident in that perhaps. I'm still learning the ropes with Linux and self-hosting in general.
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Comment on Red Rising series made me start reading again (no spoilers) in ~books
Father_Redbeard LinkIf you like the military scifi aspect of that series, you might check out Galaxy's Edge series by Jason Anspach. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with Star Wars. But fair warning there are a...If you like the military scifi aspect of that series, you might check out Galaxy's Edge series by Jason Anspach. Despite the name, it has nothing to do with Star Wars. But fair warning there are a LOT of books in the series. I've read 3 so far and really enjoyed them.
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Comment on Red Rising series made me start reading again (no spoilers) in ~books
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI'm anxiously awaiting it. I should be finished with my current book by then.I'm anxiously awaiting it. I should be finished with my current book by then.
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Comment on Red Rising series made me start reading again (no spoilers) in ~books
Father_Redbeard Link ParentSame actually. I tore through all 5 in one month. The shorter books taking as little as 2 days, which is saying a lot for me. And while I haven't found another single book or series that grabbed...Same actually. I tore through all 5 in one month. The shorter books taking as little as 2 days, which is saying a lot for me. And while I haven't found another single book or series that grabbed me in the same way, I still read every day and have tried non-fiction, older scifi, fantasy, and even one book on organizational strategies.
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Comment on What game is your current addiction? in ~games
Father_Redbeard LinkWarhammer 40k: Boltgun. I know nothing of the franchise or lore but the graphics and gameplay of this game are just too fun. Plays amazing on Steam deck now that they've patched it more.Warhammer 40k: Boltgun. I know nothing of the franchise or lore but the graphics and gameplay of this game are just too fun. Plays amazing on Steam deck now that they've patched it more.
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Comment on The small web and minimalist websites - what are your thoughts and experiences? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard LinkI was using and loving Miniflux until very recently. Self hosting it and Wallabag since they have the option for a one click save to the latter. But....I could not come up with a good automated...I was using and loving Miniflux until very recently. Self hosting it and Wallabag since they have the option for a one click save to the latter. But....I could not come up with a good automated backup solution. So I switched to Feeder and Omnivore.
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI have a vent hood that goes outside. I also have a whole house fan that I use if I'm searing steaks or something like that.I have a vent hood that goes outside. I also have a whole house fan that I use if I'm searing steaks or something like that.
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Comment on How do I migrate almost twenty years of email off of Gmail? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard Link ParentI have not. But I'm intrigued, tell me more. If you're willing.I have not. But I'm intrigued, tell me more. If you're willing.
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
Father_Redbeard Link ParentNot to mention electricity costs in some areas. We're fortunate with heaps of hydro, wind, and solar. So the bills are cheap by comparison to other states/countries. But I can't imagine the energy...Not to mention electricity costs in some areas. We're fortunate with heaps of hydro, wind, and solar. So the bills are cheap by comparison to other states/countries. But I can't imagine the energy bills for folks in high electric priced markets.
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Comment on How do I migrate almost twenty years of email off of Gmail? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard Link ParentBasic editing like crop or rotate, real simple stuff. Easy sharing. Snappy interface. Automatic phone pic uploads. I do like the timeline feature of Google Photos (today, 7 years ago...) But that...Basic editing like crop or rotate, real simple stuff. Easy sharing. Snappy interface. Automatic phone pic uploads. I do like the timeline feature of Google Photos (today, 7 years ago...) But that isn't a requirement.
I tried Photoprsim and they didn't even have editing at all. An now of course some features are behind a paywall.
Immich is the closest so far. Maybe I need to look at a dedicated microserver just for that.
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Comment on More evidence that gas stoves produce suprisingly large amounts of harmful pollutants in ~enviro
Father_Redbeard Link ParentA fair observation. I can only speak anecdotally. I've owned 2 electric stoves and lived in many apartments where they were the default. They were all slower to heat up. In particular cast iron...Not really any figures on how fast things heat or whether heating is more uniform over gas, but just a lot of "I love my gas" style stuff.
A fair observation. I can only speak anecdotally. I've owned 2 electric stoves and lived in many apartments where they were the default. They were all slower to heat up. In particular cast iron skillets, which is my preferred cooking vessel 99% of the time. That said, I understand the induction models to be really quick to heat up. I just am not in the market for a new one.
I wonder what contribution natural a gas furnace has to this air quality talk. That's the most common heating fuel where I live and we have pretty harsh winters.
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Comment on How do I migrate almost twenty years of email off of Gmail? in ~tech
Father_Redbeard LinkI'll echo the comments about Google Takeout. I'm still working through my own migration. That being said I can't seem to find a good photos replacement. Immich is good but takes up a good chunk of...I'll echo the comments about Google Takeout. I'm still working through my own migration. That being said I can't seem to find a good photos replacement. Immich is good but takes up a good chunk of my system resources on my admittedly old server. And nextcloud memories is fantastic, but tied to Nextcloud and that runs even worse on my server, so for now, it's out too.
Obsidian + whatever sync setup you're comfortable with. Simple markdown files, saved locally by default. Though there is no encryption at rest afaik. But their sync service is E2EE.
For my use case, easy extraction of my notes is vital. I don't want to have to export from within and app to get them in a usable format should the company go out of business or I just want to try something else. And unlike Joplin, obsidian doesn't manipulate the files with garbage titles and append with metadata. The notes are exactly as you entered them, just in raw markdown and not rendered. Which any text editor on any OS can open.