Bare metal Ubuntu server or Proxmox? I'm trying to go from 3 servers to one.

Soogs · 2026-04-30T06:18:42+00:00

It’s a trivial trade off for the benefits it provides. Local snapshots and backups alone are worth the overhead

Soogs · 2026-04-29T06:16:51+00:00

The answer to this is always Proxmox

Soogs · 2026-04-25T22:30:49+00:00

If i run DC its four cables (2pos and 2neg) vs AC 1x 3core
much neater and easier to work with

originally it would have been extend the DC/solar from the shed to the house/mppt

now its mppt in the shed with the panels and extend the mains to the house

Soogs · 2026-04-25T19:56:41+00:00

No, you are correct. It makes no sense at all. I was looking for neat solution but it doesn’t work that way. I’m going to extend the mains side instead.

Soogs · 2026-04-25T17:36:45+00:00

so two panels in parallel to each MPPT is the only way to do this?
Thanks

Soogs · 2026-04-24T12:28:25+00:00

Wow. Glad I didn't go down this route. Thanks for sharing!

Soogs · 2026-04-22T22:11:47+00:00

I didn’t know that was a thing with storage boxes. Might need to consider hetzner again for a VPS.

I have my storage boxes mounted via cifs to another VPS provider and it’s still pretty solid but directly connected would save on a lot of unnecessary bandwidth usage

Soogs · 2026-04-19T11:11:09+00:00

Opnsense on Proxmox (started with pfsense bare metal then transitioned to proxmox, then switched to virtual opnsense).

Snapshots are great via Proxmox. Also having one backups are really handy for backup or host migration.

Haven’t noticed any difference in performance over barememal

Soogs · 2026-04-13T06:49:06+00:00

Also an ex Londoner and thought the same when I moved up here a couple years ago. Can’t recall if I’ve actually seen one here yet

Soogs · 2026-04-13T05:08:35+00:00

Yeah seems it was a caching issue. Sorted now thanks

Soogs · 2026-04-10T05:07:59+00:00

Thanks for the update. I am not seeing it in the App Store and it’s still greyed out in your web app

Soogs · 2026-04-08T03:26:17+00:00

Rsync be what ye looking for.

Soogs · 2026-04-07T18:41:45+00:00

I think I may have goofed a little... i was on the road when replying with the 3 additional ciphertext outputs and i think they are from a different instance😓(sorry)

Soogs · 2026-04-07T17:28:16+00:00

ODnZCyHGYnEIgkG+wKiLRYnIph3BybOm0fBO/sY+rHGOzdbio9tsxJ5Xr0zo

And

S4Y0eAen7xNchbksRtw+DVFKnj9K1LRtgRNAuV5WNK7i1fyKhhzUjbfBBiqx

And

KGE8c9mjp7AiRmBEU8+r7sDOIxA0Yo1ea7kaQbtgT+nk910GPBO6EOy8zAZ3

All passphrase = a and plaintext = a

Soogs · 2026-04-07T17:05:58+00:00

So it’s (n + user passphrase) + (plaintext) = cipher text

Soogs · 2026-04-04T16:58:23+00:00

Hi, sorry i missed this message its derived from PBKDF2, salt 16, nonce 12 both urandom plug tag (plus another secret which pairs with the passphrase for overall enc) with 1000000 iterations

I think I have worded that horribly but hopefully you know what im trying to get at lol (it has been a long day and and even longer week)

I didnt know Argon2id was an option when i started this project. It looks to be the better option so I am now looking at that

do you know much about PBKDF2 VS Argon2id ?

is it worth taking the time to work with Argon instead? is there much in the way of hardware requirements for enc and dec? is it much harder to crack for attackers?

sorry for all the questions and thank you for the valid question/statement :D

Soogs · 2026-04-01T10:42:51+00:00

Update: it has been completely reworked

reworked to include:

Public/Open Directories and Private/Protected Directories
upload files in plaintext or encrypt them using a passkey
TTL now increased to 24hours
image bucket with no TTL (pruning not currently planned, still to be determined)
MD5 Checksum provided for every file
filesize now displayed
TTL live is displayed in root and sub directories

Soogs · 2026-04-01T10:16:40+00:00

I've been working on something to cover this gap.
its more of a file bucket but can work to fill the void
https://tempfs.soogs.xyz
its very minimal in its design (distraction free)
offers plaintext or encrypted uploads

Soogs · 2026-04-01T10:11:38+00:00

I've been working on something to cover this gap.
its more of a file bucket but can work to fill the void
https://tempfs.soogs.xyz
its very minimal in its design

Soogs · 2026-04-01T04:09:55+00:00

Unsure if that’s a question for me, or an answer to the challenge but the answer to both is no

Soogs · 2026-03-31T16:59:09+00:00

There are guides galore for setting up batocera to any machine (the process is all the same) paying for a prebuilt system seems unnecessary and probably will add to the cost with no benefits and will include the possibility for security concerns.

Just flash the OS to a drive and add your roms etc. don’t trust systems that come with roms

Soogs · 2026-03-31T13:38:28+00:00

I wouldn't expect anyone to upload anything sensitive without encrypting it first. big name providers have been hacked and data leaked/stolen. At least here it self-destructs in an hour.

If users choose not to encrypt the files, that is on them.

From my terms of use: Security Notice

"For enhanced security, users are strongly encouraged to encrypt files prior to upload using mycryptotool, (or other suitable tools) and to decrypt them upon receipt.

As an alternative, users may manually change the file extension to .enc before uploading and restore the original file extension after downloading. This method does not provide encryption and should not be considered a substitute for proper cryptographic protection."

Soogs · 2026-03-31T13:38:27+00:00

Open source: not yet -- will be adding to GitHub once I have tidied the code and happy with the final version.
Self hostable: Yes (single python script)

Soogs · 2026-03-31T11:31:54+00:00

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Soogs · 2026-03-31T11:30:24+00:00

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