For me, pros are:

• Fun to learn something new
• Easy to test different systems. For example, I can play with different router or NAS software without having a separate computer around.
• I’ve been able to create different “computers” that serve different needs and require different levels of security.
• Currently, a cluster is probably overkill, it was a fun experiment.

Cons

• Updating all the different systems can be a pain. I could probably automate it, but I haven’t made the time to learn it yet.
• As a beginner, I’m throwing a bunch of parts together and hoping it will work. I should probably be more strategic in my implementation, but I don’t know what to prioritize. I’m sure I’ll have to start over in the future.
• With the previous point, the storage setup doesn’t seem very intuitive. I probably need to set up that better.
• I haven’t quite figured out backups yet. My VM backups all seem too big. I need to figure that out and automate it.

Hope this is helpful.

I was looking into Tailscale, but it got me a little worried. I’m not very knowledgeable, so I hope someone can correct me

They don’t allow ssh, so you have to give your keys over them and they manage your ssh connection? That seems idiotic. Surely that can’t be correct?

I’m my use case, I was wanting to rsync to an off-site Synology from a Linux box. Synology also doesn’t allow ssh over their VPN service - frustrating.

I’m trying to imagine if my brain was…

Yeah, that is probably what I miss most about Reddit. Science articles have really deep discussions about the topics there. Here, the comments are mainly just one or two jokes and an asshole or two with a superiority complex.

The fediverse has some really good tech discussions. I hope we can get more scientists soon to elevate those discussions.

I don’t know why the numbers were trending down the past few months:

Maybe they were weeding out bots?

Thanks, bought one!

Any way to power the drives if you don’t have any more free power cables? Just have to buy a new PSU?

I would say this is just AIPAC astroturfing.

Probably not a recruiter, but supporting those who are trying to switch or are needing support on forums like here or other places. Help them find solutions, be kind to them when they are struggling, encourage them if another user is derisive.

Slackware was my first distro coming from Windows. I would get so frustrated when I wanted to install some software and I had to download it, open the cli, run some commands, check for dependencies, etc. I thought it was completely idiotic. Why couldn’t you just click on the file and install it. I thought, “no wonder no one uses Linux.”

Then a friend showed me slapt install, slapt update, and slapt upgrade. It was absolutely amazing. I wondered why Windows was so far behind.

Thanks, this is helpful.

How do trackers advertise that they are open for applications?

Any suggestions about how to subscribe to private trackers?

Would the keywords help with mislabeled files?

Thanks for the ideas on the failsafe. I’ll check into it.

Thanks, very helpful!

The email archiver meets I need I’ve had for a long time. Is there any other software like this? I’ll try it out later, but does anyone else have experience with it?

That is what I was afraid of. I have no coding skill at all, but would it be difficult to adapt the plugin to a standalone docker container? Just upload, and it automatically saves to your library of choice.

Sorry, I’m going to hijack this a bit.

Calibre on Windows has a great plugin called de-drm to help liberate your purchases from Amazon. Is there a way to use the plugin on the web version? Alternatively, is there an alternative software that allows that? Currently, I have to first use my desktop version, then upload the book to my server.

I use CX file server. It can create an SFTP connection. I also have a VPN through my router.

Syncthing may be easier if you don’t have a VPN.

FYI, unRAID is moving to a subscription, so if you want to try it out, it might be good now before they change.

Also, I thought I read that docker/portainer was possible on TrueNas. You might check it out if Kubernetes is giving you trouble. I might be wrong, but I can’t imagine why it wouldn’t work on the base Debian install.

The comments on the community and OneDrive implemention are helpful. I do remember seeing one post from someone asking about running only one hdd in TruNAS. You’re right, the comments were very rude. I guess it’s a bigger problem than I realized.

I don’t have any experience with Kubernetes, I’ll check on that.

If you had to start over, what NAS software would you look at?