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Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech
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Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech
Kronk Link ParentOriginally there was FreeNAS, then they merged that into TrueNAS. The old FreeNAS is now known as TrueNAS Core, based on FreeBSD like FreeNAS was. There is also TrueNAS Scale, which is a newer...Originally there was FreeNAS, then they merged that into TrueNAS. The old FreeNAS is now known as TrueNAS Core, based on FreeBSD like FreeNAS was. There is also TrueNAS Scale, which is a newer release that is instead based on Debian and meant to be more of an "all-in-one" OS for both NAS and other virtualization. Both options are free to use, as last I knew only the "TrueNAS Enterprise" products were pay-to-use.
I use TrueNAS Core as the stability that was expected was much more valuable for me, especially as I already have a box running Proxmox so I do not need extra virtualization from TrueNAS Scale.
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Comment on The oncoming train wreck of restarting student loan payments in the US in ~finance
Kronk Link ParentI think this very succinctly sums up my concern/thoughts. I do not actually think democrats are to blame here, I'm just concerned enough people in enough places that swing the electoral college...I think this very succinctly sums up my concern/thoughts. I do not actually think democrats are to blame here, I'm just concerned enough people in enough places that swing the electoral college will believe they are and I'm not a fan of that potential outcome at all.
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Comment on The oncoming train wreck of restarting student loan payments in the US in ~finance
Kronk Link ParentI suppose I should be clear - I agree with you, the democrats did NOT do this, they're not to blame. But (perhaps I am erroneous here) it seems there is a large portion of the country that will go...I suppose I should be clear - I agree with you, the democrats did NOT do this, they're not to blame. But (perhaps I am erroneous here) it seems there is a large portion of the country that will go "Biden is in charge, therefore it is the democrats running and ruining everything" willfully ignoring what the republicans are actively doing. Perhaps I am mostly concerned that enough people in enough states will not think past that and throw their vote to the republicans again because "biden ruined everything".
I don't think that student loans restarting will drive young people from democrats to non-voters or republicans. I guess I'm just...worried that this will be used as another "rallying lie" while many people are hurting and struggling to just pay their loans.
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Comment on What operating system do you run your home servers on? in ~tech
Kronk LinkOf the options you named, it sounds like the best option for you to at least get started to play around with things would be Ubuntu Server. Ubuntu Server will be "headless" AKA has no pretty gui...Of the options you named, it sounds like the best option for you to at least get started to play around with things would be Ubuntu Server. Ubuntu Server will be "headless" AKA has no pretty gui and is just a command line. There are of course many other options but Ubuntu Server is an easy jumping off point, I use it in my lab to do many things!
TrueNas/Unraid make a lot more sense for a NAS (network attached storage) that would have high storage capacity and were intended to be content storage of some kind, like a media server etc.
After a quick google, it looks like Pop!_OS is based on Ubuntu that has customized GNOME (basically the GUI will be different than default Ubuntu Desktop), which will have the more typical "desktop GUI" experience.
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Comment on The oncoming train wreck of restarting student loan payments in the US in ~finance
Kronk LinkNo matter the reason, I think the memory of "democrats restarted the student loans" will hang over the democrats pretty much forever. First they have to be the party that restarted the loans, and...No matter the reason, I think the memory of "democrats restarted the student loans" will hang over the democrats pretty much forever. First they have to be the party that restarted the loans, and then they'll have to stand by while every step of the process goes wrong, as outlined in the article.
In a country where that means the only other option is demonstrably worse in every way by an order of magnitude, this does not fill me with confidence.
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Comment on Cities: Skylines II | Official gameplay trailer in ~games
Kronk LinkI am so hyped for this game! I am so not hyped that it means I will probably finally need to upgrade off my trusty 1080ti... ;;___;;I am so hyped for this game!
I am so not hyped that it means I will probably finally need to upgrade off my trusty 1080ti... ;;___;;
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Comment on Amazon's explanation for why Alexa recorded a couple's private conversation and sent it to an acquaintance in ~tech
Kronk Link ParentThat's fair, I believe them when they say its an edge case that is rather unlikely to happen. I guess I was just more mentioning that I've noticed my device always err (sometimes frustratingly...That's fair, I believe them when they say its an edge case that is rather unlikely to happen. I guess I was just more mentioning that I've noticed my device always err (sometimes frustratingly far) on the side of "can't understand sound, try again." And I agree, there's plenty of people who don't take the time to learn what the device actually can and can't do.
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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 710 platform
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Comment on Trump Ignores Court Ruling That He Can't Block Twitter Critics: 'President Thinks He's Above The Law' in ~news
Kronk Link ParentI've heard it summed up that "the founding fathers" were operating under the BIG assumption that most people in office/political position would operate under good-faith (to at least uphold the...I've heard it summed up that "the founding fathers" were operating under the BIG assumption that most people in office/political position would operate under good-faith (to at least uphold the Constitution), and the few bad actors would be dealt with per provided rules. We're on the opposite end of that now, where almost everyone is operating under bad-faith and they've gotten rid of the few operating in good-faith.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about making the site publicly visible, but still invite-only? in ~tildes.official
Kronk Link ParentOh awesome! I just got here yesterday, and have been trying to catch up with everything aka docs, discussion, etc but I'm sure I missed plenty! Thanks for the heads up :)Oh awesome! I just got here yesterday, and have been trying to catch up with everything aka docs, discussion, etc but I'm sure I missed plenty! Thanks for the heads up :)
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Comment on Iran's supreme leader just made 5 tough demands for Europe to save the nuclear deal in ~news
Kronk LinkSo, let us into the coffers of the EU and protect us from US sanctions and we won't build nukes, or we walk basically. It seems very likely, at least to me, that they will be a fully nuclear...- Europeans must bring resolution to [the United Nations Security Council] protesting U.S. violation of UNSCR 2231 [the UN resolution endorsing the Iran nuclear deal].
- Iran's missiles and regional presence absolutely may not be discussed with European leaders.
- Europeans [must] clearly oppose all American sanctions against Iran.
- If the Americans try to interfere with Iran's oil sales, the Europeans must guarantee the purchase of oil from Iran.
- Europe must guarantee Iranian banking connections.
...according to [Henry] Rome [Eurasia Group analyst], Khamenei's demands should not be read as the final word on the Iranian position.
[Rome]"He has a habit of laying out guardrails for the government and he did this during the nuclear negotiations in 2014 and 2015, as well," he said. "But at the end of the day, he is known to take both sides of an issue and leave himself lots of opportunities to change his mind or refine his views."
"We think it's most likely that in the next three to four months, the Iranians decide to walk, simply because what the Europeans can offer — with regards to trade, investment and oil sales — it will not be sufficient to balance out the nuclear concession that Iran is making."
So, let us into the coffers of the EU and protect us from US sanctions and we won't build nukes, or we walk basically. It seems very likely, at least to me, that they will be a fully nuclear capable nation if we continue par for the course. I certainly hope things change, but I don't expect much from the puppet adminstration we have at the moment.
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Comment on Whats ya'lls go-to album? in ~music
Kronk LinkSince it's "go to" and not masterpiece (for which there are many awesome ones listed), I love to listen to anything by The Front Bottoms. They're an indie rock band with songs that are easy to...Since it's "go to" and not masterpiece (for which there are many awesome ones listed), I love to listen to anything by The Front Bottoms. They're an indie rock band with songs that are easy to learn and the best to shout-sing. I love to put them on in traffic and channel my anger at that idiot who can't merge into the songs!
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Comment on Andy Rubin Puts Essential Up for Sale, Cancels Next Phone in ~tech
Kronk LinkWhen the price fell from around $850 to $400, that said to me that they failed to market it as a flagship and it wasn't meeting some very basic user needs and that they probably wouldn't be around...When the price fell from around $850 to $400, that said to me that they failed to market it as a flagship and it wasn't meeting some very basic user needs and that they probably wouldn't be around for long. The few articles I read about them only seemed to confirm that. I am slightly sad essential and it's next phone are "going away" because its one less company competing in a marketplace where OEM's seem to becoming more and more monopolistic.
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Comment on Amazon's explanation for why Alexa recorded a couple's private conversation and sent it to an acquaintance in ~tech
Kronk LinkI would tend to agree. I have Google Home, which has its own issues, but if it doesn't understand you or isn't completely certain it'll reply with something along the lines of "I don't know how to..."...the fact that Alexa can interpret background conversation as a confirmation is a big problem."
I would tend to agree. I have Google Home, which has its own issues, but if it doesn't understand you or isn't completely certain it'll reply with something along the lines of "I don't know how to help with that" or "I'm not able to do that yet" or simply "I'm sorry I didn't catch that."
Another thing I think it's particularly good at is telling when it heard the tv and thought it was a cute, but quickly just turns off. True privacy with these speakers is of course nigh impossible, but at least GHome seems to be doing a better job of knowing when it's me saying something to it vs not. -
Comment on Trump Ignores Court Ruling That He Can't Block Twitter Critics: 'President Thinks He's Above The Law' in ~news
Kronk LinkHe hasn't really been listening to the courts to begin with, unless they say what he likes which is very rare in present day. I guess it doesn't surprise me that he thinks they he can just ignore...He hasn't really been listening to the courts to begin with, unless they say what he likes which is very rare in present day. I guess it doesn't surprise me that he thinks they he can just ignore something he doesn't like, since that's how its been most his life.
I think what's really interesting though is that because of him, we have now defined any personal account related to US government officials as public forums. That will likely have some pretty big impacts down the road, although I don't know if it's a net positive or negative.
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Comment on Hey ~comp, what's your current project? in ~comp
Kronk LinkI'm building a home lab, with copious amounts of research on r/homelab! I've always been the person who liked computers, but was too lazy to learn. It's been a month-long project mostly on...I'm building a home lab, with copious amounts of research on r/homelab! I've always been the person who liked computers, but was too lazy to learn. It's been a month-long project mostly on weekends and evenings, so past installing Proxmox on a Dell r710 and running cable management in my little rack (and terminating a couple rj45's backwards D'oh) I haven't done much else. But I have big plans!
Some planned highlights include:
-Learning/breaking and fixing Active Directory
-a media server
-pfsense baremetal on a little hybrid dell r210 with r210ii motherboard
-pi-hole resetup (I ran out of ports on my little 12 port switch!)
-feeling superior to other people cuz I spent a lot of money on equipment and electricity for my setup...or something hahaIt's very exciting, but I travel for work so progress is slow.
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Comment on Daily Tildes discussion - thoughts about making the site publicly visible, but still invite-only? in ~tildes.official
Kronk Link ParentAgreed! I like all of the suggestions in here so far, but the "event" idea could be pretty cool. Maybe only then unregistered (temp/demo registration?) could have some ability to do something but...Agreed! I like all of the suggestions in here so far, but the "event" idea could be pretty cool. Maybe only then unregistered (temp/demo registration?) could have some ability to do something but only on that page, and could browse all ~, sorta like an open house?
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Comment on Internal documents show Apple knew the iPhone 6 would bend in ~tech
Kronk LinkWell their options were basically to A) delay the iPhone 6 and release some kind of statement saying why it was delayed. They make no money on the current stock and lose face. B) do nothing and...Well their options were basically to
A) delay the iPhone 6 and release some kind of statement saying why it was delayed. They make no money on the current stock and lose face.
B) do nothing and when we all figured out, oops we're so sorry we'll do better next time but we have your money. Someone possibly might sue but they have an army of lawyers.Shitty business practice but hey, it's Apple so who cares? /s
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Comment on Introductions | May 2018, part 1 in ~talk
Kronk Link ParentAh! A cardinal sin! I think Firefox dropped the connection for a second and it didn't update, as I hit "Post" twice. The noise has been deleted! I'm super excited to be a part of this because (at...Ah! A cardinal sin! I think Firefox dropped the connection for a second and it didn't update, as I hit "Post" twice. The noise has been deleted!
I'm super excited to be a part of this because (at least so far) everything I've read about the implementation of the trust system makes me go "Oh, well duh, that makes sense. Why didn't we do this before?" Can't wait to learn more and to help this awesome community grow in the right way. :)
To preface, I use Jellyfin instead of Plex so anything Plex-specific my only specific knowledge source is google.
Short answer - Yes, that should be doable.
Longer Answer - Yes, you should be able to install Plex Media Server directly on the Ubuntu Server (headless is generally implied when it comes to no-GUI servers like Ubuntu Server). Looking at this link, it explains what commands you would approximately need to run to get it installed - https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/. From there you should be able to direct it to your Unraid NAS from the web GUI address in the install instructions.
Fun addendum - If you are interested in, or know a little bit about docker, you can use a docker image to set things up even quicker. This is not the only option, but I rather like hotio https://hotio.dev/containers/plex/ that you could use to get it setup. If you are unfamiliar with docker than this link may not make much sense, so you may need to dive into docker more to understand how to set that up.