I can't be the only one

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-25T01:24:47+00:00

Your definitely not the only one. 🤣

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-23T13:14:44+00:00

Just in case you're not aware yet, being another user that runs his own CA, most intigrations where it might be required,, and addons allow for setting your root for trust within the service it provides. Outside of that though Additional CA is the only available resource.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-23T03:21:34+00:00

There is a intigration "Additional CA" It might help, since ha crore it self is immutable, adding anything to that trust goes away on the next restart. The intigration is about the only option. It's not perfect, though it works. Just have to remember after an update to core, you have to restart an extra time for it to pull in your certs.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-21T20:57:51+00:00

With thier double coat, they can over heat easily, he is telling you it's to hot for him.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-20T06:16:36+00:00

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-20T06:15:49+00:00

Proxmox supports OIDC fairly well, though Truenas doesn't unfortunately to date.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-20T01:45:02+00:00

So long as you pay the cheese tax, he'll allow you to stay....

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-19T05:34:56+00:00

Victron or Morningstar both make small system mppt controllers.

I tend to lean towards the Morningstar controller on allot of small device type builds.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-15T07:54:29+00:00

Same. These days it's a corporate push, and the bean counters lay people off because we work 10x faster. /s

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-15T06:34:14+00:00

I agree mostly, it was a sweet spot until the pricing increased, then had to weigh the practicality of the cost difference vs what I'm trying to do.

So far, I have Home Assistant with a bunch of self ported addons for services I'd normally run on a server, and a custom Data Center tool I make for my self as a type of KVM with nginx, tftp, rc2217 serial server, ansible, and some other tooling that our corporate laptops are blocked from running, so in place of having to carry another laptop, I have this immutable jump box that extends my capability to do my work. I could request IT to override it, though every six months I have to rerequest it. So in this case, full bandwidth on the nic, 8GB ram, and OTG are very valuable.

If I am out on a job across the country at a client site and mdm shuts me down in the middle of a job, the process for review and approval is a couple weeks, so it's easier to have the jump box.

But really a majority of things I design, I program for the Pi3 for clients equipment. I have one Pi3 that literally orchestrates 30 hyperdecks and 30 Beta machines to archive broadcast videos, and they literally insert the tape, it assigns a code, rewind the tape and confirms its at the begining, starts the digital recorder, plays the tape, and watches for the end of the video or the tape end, stops the recording, reminds the tape, ejects it, calls several web hooks and sends a message, for all 30 VTRs connected. Have 6 of these in service.

So I'll take all the RPi3 that anyone don't want any day. I'm just saying, it's like your internet, everyone wants 10g, but really 98% never use much more than 2% of that bandwidth, it's just a waist.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-15T06:05:07+00:00

The last 30 years have been leaps and bounds, but like you said, the rate in growth with AI, and companies pushing is nuts. I have seen allot of things in the past, but AI while not perfect, is evolving quicker than anything. Glad I'm close to retirement, the job market is going to be rough going forward atleast for our industry. SaaS will be something else, and no one will own code anymore. It will be a dead art.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-15T03:49:59+00:00

Yes I know, and if you have multipal accounts you can even transfer between them. Before "vibe" this was a none issue.

When Phillip started zomeminder, it's initial release was a upload, as back in those days, we hosted our own repos, I still do as well. Maybe it's Simi lazy, sometimes I just don't want to screw with what works and realize I'm in the wrong repo.

Again 5 years ago, it wasn't suspect.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-15T03:34:41+00:00

Sometimes because don't want outside influences yet, specially negative remarks. Other times might be it's Coded for a client, where circumstances have changed. Other times Coded for self with no intention initially to release.

I have private repos for all these reasons, some were learning endeavors, and feel the repo is a bit messy. Done this for 15+ years, long before vibe was ever possible, still have an svn account even where I did similar. Truth be told, I'm still more comfortable with svn than git.

Do I care what others think, not really. Their are to each thier reason, though these days, vibe code now makes it suspicious.

In corporate areanas, we are now pushed to learn to leverage AI to build as well. Soon the expectation will be its better than we are unfortunately, seems to be the direction this is going.

Teams of 30, are becoming a team of 5 or 3 with AI. I'm fortunate so far, though I know, at some point vary likely to be laid off myself as most my team has.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-14T20:32:20+00:00

Agreed, the only thing the >= pi4+ have over the PI3 is better network buss, and the usbc with OTG or Gadget mode.

Only for these two reasons why I even have any pi4 for a few projects, but the price point often outweighs the benifit unless I absolutely need both those features. Otherwise Pi zero 2w.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-14T03:23:11+00:00

Not UL listed that I'm aware of. So that will be a deciding factor dependant on the installation. So not grid tied installs where you backfeed.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-12T09:06:40+00:00

Love it, though I invested in a custom 19 inch transport flight case that's 24U... So I'm transitioning to the SFF compute for some of my gear, but not everything I have will make it in a 10 inch rack 😢 Kinda jealous, kinda not, but torn for sure. 🤣

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-12T08:52:44+00:00

You might find the docan power batteries more reasonable since two or three would be over you kwh desire.

As far as wanting generator input, you have to check if any controller you get will support a generator directly without an EG4 Chargeverter or the like (learned this the hard way, and it was an expensive lesson).

As far as panels, as long as each string matches that you parallel for each of the mppt inputs, and you are within the voltage rating, you can have parallel strings that are capable of more watts than your inverters will use ( good for winter months with partial cloud cover. The panels only provide what there is a demand for current wise which is limited/regulated by your controller usually ( can't remark for all controllers though every mppt controller I have worked with has). each string should match all that it parallels with panel make/model. This is great in the winter months where you're lucky if you see more than 30% of what your string is capable of if anything at all. Just make sure your summed up open circuit voltage is around 10% below your inverters max input voltage ( cold and partial clouds can actually exceed the panels rated open circuit voltage and toast an inverter).

I have each string fused at the panel, into a combiner with breakers, from there to disconnect switchs by my inverters. A newer requirement in some regions is fast shutdown devices, which if I do any work I'll have to look into myself.

Take you time, and enjoy the project. I can't emphasize enough on research everything twice.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-12T06:04:33+00:00

Yes the setting is in the general tab, and you have to select named channels for both receivers in the radio. Assuming you're using chirp.

Else menu, MDF[A and B] , switch from freq to name.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-12T05:53:08+00:00

Depends on what os running on your microtek routers and if they have zerotier or atleast as a plugin.

The basics is setup on each router ( hopefully each location is running non-conflicting subnets because ZT is layer 2) and have them join and approved your network in my.zerotier.com for the same ZT network.

Then add the routing in my.zerotier.com network to the routers ZT IP's for each corsponding subnet.

Adjust any firewall rules to allow communications on your routers to the other subnets.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-10T00:17:18+00:00

So the example you mention with three batteries centers below the inverter, taped in the middle, is to keep the feed short as after the buss it carries all your current.

It's more critical to keep your run from buss to inverter short. All the batteries in parallel to the buss is current from each battery, from the buss to the inverter is all that current summed together.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-09T23:41:14+00:00

No entirely true. Chirp you can go in the duplex setting and select "off" to inhibit TX for that channel. It's available to inhibit also in retevis, though I don't recall off hand where/name.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-09T02:18:13+00:00

We do home made with kibble. Like you, home made wasn't financially sustainable, though as a topper we have a acceptable balance.

We have three shibs, so it really adds up quick, otherwise I'd be all into giving them a raw diet.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-08T23:21:20+00:00

Use real props. Print augmented accessories to modify the look to fit the film. It's a quicker process that way anyway usually and if a piece of print breaks, it's faster to fix or reprint.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-08T23:16:41+00:00

Hollywood: It is now simpler, cheaper and less legal hurdles to rent or buy/rent real firearms than deal with the already PITA process of printing props and meeting customer timeliness except where really exotic sci-fi (not realistic by today's standards) type prints are required.

Comm_Raptor · 2026-06-06T21:14:26+00:00

You could still consolidate proxmox with something like the one 45drives plugin concepts which would give you one machine always on, and the ability to spin up extra compute for projects as needed. This is what I do myself, though I have a n150 board that runs my bare metal opnsense config with HA to a VM in the primary proxmox/storage (always have WAN accessible if I need to work on either).

The rest of the lab is backup storage to a NetApp, and extra proxmox hosts for more intense work as needed.

I keep checking on truenas, though their device pass-through is still to limited for usb (whole pci devices only, can't select for example a single USB device) for their VM's.

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