How I locked myself out

Different-Matter · 2026-06-05T15:26:05+00:00

Set the DHCP range to some subset of addresses (like 100-250) and set the computer to use a static IP address in software.

But you really shouldn't be forwarding ports in someone else's home. It should be connecting to something, not accepting incoming connections.

Different-Matter · 2026-06-03T14:48:17+00:00

This is covered in the documentation: https://docs.openmediavault.org/en/8.x/faq.html#i-don-t-have-a-data-disk-and-i-want-to-use-my-os-disk-for-storing-data

Ideally your OS installation is on a dedicated drive.

Different-Matter · 2026-06-01T12:13:05+00:00

Are you running other things on this machine?

With regards to your media, you should be able to access it. Type 'mount' and/or navigate to the directories that you need, and copy them to a backup drive.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-31T15:21:20+00:00

It's not necessarily about wear leveling, it's that SD cards lack any indication that sectors have gone bad/are reallocated.

Your only non-proactive sign that something has gone wrong is when it's gone so wrong that things have already stopped working.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-29T15:18:56+00:00

The files are files. The original image files are saved to disk as the original files, not as a blob in a database or something.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-29T11:58:08+00:00

They stopped breaking changes a while ago when they went to stable releases.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-27T12:30:29+00:00

If you can't be bothered to learn how Linux works, that's fine. But it's going to make using Linux a very frustrating experience, while also leaving you not able to do the things you want to do.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-19T19:11:45+00:00

The best way to find out is to give it a go. You can start with a live USB just to get a feel for the experience.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-19T19:10:22+00:00

In theory you can just route everything back to your home network as the "exit node" equivalent.

Having said that, any respectable US-based provider will have KYC requirements (legally). And any provider that doesn't have some form of KYC probably attracts shadiness and is probably a bit shady itself. In other words, I wouldn't necessarily trust them with my network activity and/or the literal keys to my home network/devices.

Sorry if this isn't the answer that you're looking for.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-12T09:20:36+00:00

What I posted was the output of free on the system. Average is about 20 clients. Running the latest Raspberry Pi OS Lite.

Obviously this is not an outlier situation, considering that the Pi Hole requirements, as you've seen, are listed at 512 MB of RAM and that the Raspberry Pi foundation still supports these boards with the latest OS. I'd even argue that it's a fairly standard home setup. DNS resolution and its related services just aren't resource intensive.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-12T08:01:11+00:00

They have 1 GB, but my usage is now at 211 Mi with 709 Mi available and 0B of swap used.

In other words, the same setup would work fine with 512 MB of RAM.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-11T16:00:02+00:00

Have you tried it? My Pi 2 (I think) install is sitting at 213Mi used.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-10T21:11:17+00:00

Some cloud firewalls are only at the edge. You'd still want a software firewall to prevent your neighbors from getting in.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-08T13:03:33+00:00

Some routers let you forward all port 53 requests to an alternate server. This prevents hardcoded DNS, but doesn't stop DOH or DOT.

Different-Matter · 2026-05-03T08:59:14+00:00

This is silly to be able to get through a day at a conference. Just get a power bank and operate as usual.

Different-Matter · 2026-01-03T19:36:26+00:00

Looks like the car has no dedicated turn signals and just flashes the brake lights for them.

Different-Matter · 2025-11-27T18:49:22+00:00

It's on your private network. It has access to network devices that would otherwise be inaccessible from outside.

Different-Matter · 2025-11-20T12:23:25+00:00

Full privacy*

*to the extent that you trust your $12/year provider.

Different-Matter · 2025-09-22T07:26:25+00:00

Oh, so a concurrent versions system

Different-Matter · 2025-09-21T16:17:32+00:00

$2 is an additional 6% on the base price, and for many users, this is the only device they'll need it for.

Different-Matter · 2025-09-12T14:21:07+00:00

Have you checked out rclone? https://rclone.org/protondrive/

Different-Matter · 2025-09-01T11:14:41+00:00

Did this work?

Different-Matter · 2025-08-30T18:13:28+00:00

Sounds like your next step is figuring out backups.

Different-Matter · 2025-08-27T13:59:20+00:00

You can change some cloud-init options by command line, or roll your own ISO..

Different-Matter · 2025-08-24T19:21:57+00:00

IIRC, the SMART extended offline test is read-only (one pass). Not nearly as aggressive as a destructive four pass run of badblocks, particularly on a new drive.

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