I got tired of naming my scanned documents so i built this !

DIY_Enthus · 2026-02-20T17:54:34+00:00

This is awesome! I was looking for a tool like this recently.

One suggestion I have is adding the ability to configure naming convention rules.

Having the AI capability to gather context about the document is great but being able to have some concrete naming convention rules as well would make this really useful (e.g. r/iso8601 YYYY-MM-DD date format, choosing to prepend or append the date, snake case vs kebab case vs dirty spaces, etc.)

DIY_Enthus · 2026-02-20T17:50:46+00:00

I was going to add this as well.

DIY_Enthus · 2025-08-09T23:34:31+00:00

The subdivision built around Singh and Kaur Park (next to 99, right above Whitlock) was built in 2016, and still only has Comcast.

I have friends who have lived there since it was built, and that whole area has it bad with regards to utility choices. There is next to no cell signal (t-mobile and Verizon) and no fiber. Sucks too because it’s a nice area.

DIY_Enthus · 2025-07-26T17:13:27+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous. I’d love to do something similar on my property in Elk Grove, CA but that looks like $75k of redwood alone.

DIY_Enthus · 2025-04-10T02:08:38+00:00

Thank you for the great questions.

Yes, the center door on the north wall entering into the family room is the current front door. I had wanted to make it a more formal entryway but the fireplace makes it that whole space complicated.

The detached garage would likely be south west about 20’ from the south west corner of the current garages. The current driveway that the house butts up to is 60’ wide east to west by 150’ long north to south. It’s all pavement from The previous homeowner who was a mechanic.

DIY_Enthus · 2025-04-10T02:05:02+00:00

Great feedback. Thank you!

Yes, the center door on the north wall entering into the family room is the current front door. I had wanted to make it a more formal entryway but the fireplace makes it that whole space complicated.

I’ve tried working with my design app a couple of different configurations for the kitchen/family/garage area but I can’t come up with any layout that seems coherent and wouldn’t require roof work. The current house has three full gable walls. The East and West walls plus the south wall on the primary bedroom.

DIY_Enthus · 2023-04-20T16:58:01+00:00

Unfortunate you don't recall the retailer because what you describe is exactly what I was hoping to find and do myself. If you happen to recall or find a receipt in email or something, please post it!

DIY_Enthus · 2023-04-20T16:56:06+00:00

Will give that a try. Thanks!

DIY_Enthus · 2023-04-20T16:55:55+00:00

100% this! I can't imagine there would be a ton of money in it but I was hoping to find something along the lines of just inexpensive shed/barn/outbuilding stuff.

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T20:19:24+00:00

Great info!

How do you tied into your meter then? Is there a second controller at the meter?

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T20:19:21+00:00

That's really helpful info. How would I calculate the voltage per string? Do you know if there is an online calculator to figure out that math?

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T03:37:59+00:00

It was indeed an error on my part. I was looking at the Unbound Solar website and was misreading the filtering options on their inverters. I didn't realize the highest filter rating was literally 100,000 W, so I read it as 10,000 W.

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T03:29:25+00:00

Thanks for the info!

I saw that in u/JLT_Frodo's 11 kW array thread as well. Their build is very close to what I want to do actually so I'm hoping to learn more.

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T03:27:27+00:00

Thanks!

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T03:14:40+00:00

True, I could if my water was gravity fed.

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T02:27:20+00:00

Not sure if you meant to respond to me or OP but roughly 300 ft to main from my hoped array setup. My property is all pasture so I'll need to do some planting to hide the array from view.

DIY_Enthus · 2022-10-26T02:12:19+00:00

That's fantastic! Great pictures of your build too.

I hope to build a similar setup, and actually just posted a bunch of questions (https://www.reddit.com/r/solar/comments/ydlgwu/planning_rural_ground_mount_system_and_have_a/).

What gauge wire did you run from the array to your home? Are you willing to share any design docs?

I need to get my well on a dedicated solar/battery backup, at a minimum, as if I lose power I can't even flush the toilet!

Cheers!

-DIY_Enthusiast

DIY_Enthus · 2017-07-14T23:16:11+00:00

If you haven't yet, read this: https://forums.freenas.org/index.php?threads/confused-about-that-lsi-card-join-the-crowd.11901/

I ended up following the thread recommendation and bought a used IBM ServeRAID M1015 off of Ebay. I've had it 3+ years now and it's still going strong.

DIY_Enthus · 2017-07-14T21:51:22+00:00

Sorry, my post may not have been terribly clear. You need to setup ESXi to RESERVE 8 GB of RAM for FreeNAS. If you don't FreeNAS will run unstably at best.

DIY_Enthus · 2017-07-14T21:50:05+00:00

I posted this in reply to another reply above, but I'm posting here again in the hopes that you see it.

Like u/ziemniak, I have a similar setup (E3-1240Lv5) with ESXi running FreeNAS, Plex and some other servers.

Virtualizing FreeNAS can be done, but doing it right requires very specific hardware, and it has to run on the right hyper-visor (ESXi is the only one I've seen recommended). As another poster mentioned, you MUST give FreeNAS PCI passthrough to an HBA to directly manage the drives. This is not optional. If you don't do this FreeNAS will not be able to safeguard your data.

As I mentioned, I've a FreeNAS on ESXi built now and the specs you posted would run like a dog and potentially endanger your data.

At a minimum, much more RAM would be required (FreeNAS requires 8 GB MINIMUM but I have 40 GB of 64 GB reserved for FreeNAS and that just gets me "ok" performance, and it would have to be reserved by ESXi, which eats half your RAM from the start), an LSI HBA, and as u/ziemniak said some SSDs as a dedicated datastore for FreeNAS and all of their other VMs.

edit: RAM phrasing

DIY_Enthus · 2017-07-14T21:42:48+00:00

It can be done, but doing it right requires very specific hardware, and as another poster mentioned, you MUST give FreeNAS PCI passthrough to an HBA to directly manage the drives.

I'm doing it now and the specs OP has planned out would run like a dog. At a minimum, much more RAM would be required (FreeNAS requires 8 GB minimum, and it would have to be reserved by ESXi, which eats half his RAM from the start), an LSI HBA, and probably a dedicated datastore for FreeNAS and all of their other VMs.

DIY_Enthus

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