• 0 Posts
  • 20 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: June 10th, 2023

help-circle


  • I’m able to get a lot of gear secondhand through my job, so I’ve got:

    One 2u Intel server running proxmox in a ‘cluster’ (circa 2013ish. Added RAM and upgraded the CPU/storage.)

    One Intel nuc with an i7-7th gen as the other host in the cluster - only one VM is set to fail over between the two if needed.

    VMs:

    • Plex
    • 2x PiHoles (one of these is the failover VM) (these also have a few docker containers like Uptime Kuma.)
    • Windows arr box (I know it’s blasphemy but I felt more comfortable doing that stuff in windows)
    • anything else I want to mess with because the server really doesn’t run that hard.

    Network:

    • Sonicwall TZ 300 (incl a perpetual VPN license)
    • Unifi 24 port switch (it’s gigabit and POE but doesn’t output enough power for the…)
    • single Unifi AP.

    All acquired over the last couple years for the low low price of “it was going into the trash anyway”





  • EonNShadow@pawb.socialtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldFacepalm
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    The way I’ve been using is to use the Vivaldi browser’s inbuilt adblocking. Comes with the added benefit of syncing to other devices and background audio playback so I can lock my phone and still have audio playing.

    The mobile version of the website is also functionally identical to the app, sans advertising.











  • Honestly, I completely agree with the sentiment, although in this particular case OP just asked “upgrade to 11 or Linux?” While indicating that they already have some degree of comfort with Linux after having it on a laptop, so the Linux advocates in this thread have a bit of a leg to stand on in this case.

    However: when there are questions like “how do I do X in Y software on Z operating system” it’s completely valid to be frustrated with the evangelists who come out of the woodwork and say “just use this other OS” because it completely misses the point of the question.

    And that goes for Windows, Mac, and Linux evangelists.


  • Lemmy as a platform is built on FOSS. There are going to be Linux/FOSS advocates all over here.

    I say this as primarily a windows admin who recently started diving into Linux.

    The “real answer” is that Windows 10 is supported until October 2024. You have until then to make your decision or switch to an alternative because after that, W10 won’t be getting more updates and you risk running an unsecure system at that point.