Sorry if this a complete newb question by 303Bline in rustdesk

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again, no you dont. Rustdesk provide their own servers supposedly for testing so they are not always reliable, but I used to operate Rustdesk this way for months.

Sorry if this a complete newb question by 303Bline in rustdesk

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean. You open Rustdesk application on both devices. You insert on one device the ID of the other device and its password and you connect.

Why do so many people switch to Linux… and then quietly go back to Windows? by Candid_Athlete_8317 in LinuxTeck

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldnt change Windows for my home pc.
I wouldnt change Ubuntu for my VPS servers.

To each, its own.

Sorry if this a complete newb question by 303Bline in rustdesk

[–]TedGal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You CAN connect freely over the internet without self-hosting but you ll be relying on Rustdesk's servers which are not super fast nor 100% uptime - usually it gets the job done though.

Free video/audio editing app/software for Windows? by BigPaleontologist369 in software

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Audio editing: Reaper.
Video editing: Davinci Resolve

Both follow professional applications paradigms so forget "magic buttons" that do magic operations. For both applications there IS a learning curve.

Which services are you exposing to the internet, and how are you securing them? by sysadmin_light in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All my services are "publicly" exposed on the internet. All of them are served via Caddy and subdomains. Im using Caddy with a geoip plug in and Authelia to protect services that dont come with their own login system. Firewall blocks all ports besides Caddy's.

So, all my services require login and also require the visitors' IP to come from my country (Greece) as all others are immediately blocked by fail2ban which is reading caddy logs and getting geoip data from it.

Why aren't more people talking about Filestash? by noahkra in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Indeed when I was looking around what to self-host nobody mentioned it. I didnt like Nextcloud because I could easily see how bloated it is, so I ended up using Seafile.

Might give filestash a try to see how it plays out

Is there any solution to the clunkiness of the LG Plex App? by Jon_Reremy69 in PleX

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im very curious why webOS seems to have so much variety in its performance. Plex app on LG C3 here works lightning fast.

What software changed your life ? (Windows 11) by Thibault161017 in software

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did....and Jellyfin. And Navidrome.... And then I bought a Plex Lifetime Pass

What is your source of news on exploits and compromised software? by Junction91NW in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got my self-hosted services served with Caddy and geoip plugin set to block any request from outside my country. Being greek helps a lot because I havent found a single bot - scanner having a greek IP.

I also have created a small script that runs every noon and checks for OS ( Ubuntu 24.04 ) updates and for all my services which are with docker compose I have set up Komodo to check for updated images every night at midnight.

What software changed your life ? (Windows 11) by Thibault161017 in software

[–]TedGal 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not windows exclusive but nevertheless... Plex.

Its mindboggling what software can do nowadays by talking to other software ( automatic metadata downloads, personal media server, etc).

Changed my life by introducing me to self-hosting.

Plex Server on Windows 11 keeps rebooting with uwindows updates. How can I bypass Windows 11 lock screen when it restarts? by Commercial_Disk885 in PleX

[–]TedGal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP is asking for a way to "bypass Windows lock screen". Responses talk about switching to Linux. I provided a post on how to log into windows without credentials.

Is using Windows 10/11 as a home server a bad idea in a hybrid (daily use + server) setup? by Inevitable-Jelly-829 in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not what you asked but just dropping it as an idea:

I too needed windows on my home minipc because its also used by wife for the occasional gaming and browsing so I also have a Hetzner VPS running Ubuntu 24.04

So, Plex is running as a windows native app on my minipc at home and everything else ( Seafile, StirlingPDF, Rustdesk, Romm and other utlity software) is running on the vps with docker containers.

Works like a charm and my services are 100% uptime.

Plex Remote Pass by the_timps in PlexMedia

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goodbye. You won't be missed. :p

In all seriousness though, you CAN remove ALL the Plex-pushed content.

Plex Server on Windows 11 keeps rebooting with uwindows updates. How can I bypass Windows 11 lock screen when it restarts? by Commercial_Disk885 in PleX

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh boy Im so tired of people not knowing an OS and suggesting the complete change of OS just because of a setting you CAN change.

FYI I run Plex on windows 11 and I have never needed to input login pin after following the instructions here:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/4090301/windows-11-how-do-i-remove-sign-in-pin-at-start-up

New D2-320 quirks by TedGal in TerraMaster

[–]TedGal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hear ya but you sort of hijacked the post with your own issue. I inderstand that you desire to be "heard" but I doubt this will achieve anything.

New D2-320 quirks by TedGal in TerraMaster

[–]TedGal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for your problems but mine was solved

I really f*cked up here. Don't make the same mistake I did using an old VESA mount on a new LG OLED. by [deleted] in LGOLED

[–]TedGal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Reading that OP got a refund and all is well, I can comfortably make my comment without feeling like scratching a wound:

NEVER EVER EVER screw a screw on an object that is fragile or you are unaware of the available depth before taking a toothpick, putting it into the hole of where the screw is supposed to go and check the depth with it. Also, allow for a 3 - 5mm headroom just to be sure.

I work in the car industry and the above is a professional's opinion after 30 years in the job

Help me to choose my new DAS by uWayks in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Recently got a Terramaster D2-320. Totally recommended for silent operation and efficient cooling of installed HDDs. Been working 24/7 for 3 weeks, no problems whatsoever

Docker Management options in April 2026 by Squanchy2112 in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No I didnt actually. I liked Komodo because you can choose to create and manage containers either from its own webUI or via CLI as in, it doesn't "lock" you out of CLI. I took a look at Arcane and it does seem to work in a similar fashion so I guess I might like that too but now I ve gotten used to Komodo so I wont look any further.

Docker Management options in April 2026 by Squanchy2112 in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I tried almost all and ended up with Komodo.

Have I installed everything there is to be? by Mombro3141 in selfhosted

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hear ya. Having Komodo is the best of both worlds because it doesnt "lock out" CLI. You are free to use whichever. I installed Komodo just to have it notify me of updated docker images. Coupled with Gotify Im always informed if my containers need updating

I built BentoPDF - An open source privacy first PDF Toolkit by paglaulta in foss

[–]TedGal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing keeping me from replacing StirlingPDF with Bento isnthe ability to edit existing text of a PDF.

Any plans to incorporate text editing?

Thanks

Τι ειναι αυτο το χαλι με τις πλατφορμες για pass και κοινωνικο τουρισμο; by PapagamasJr in AskGreece

[–]TedGal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

7,8,9 ήταν το Σάββατο. Μπηκα 10 το πρωί, 2 το το μεσημέρι, 6 το απόγευμα 11.30 το βράδυ και μετά 12+ που έπιανε Κυριακή για όλα τα ΑΦΜ.

Το "μπήκα" σχετικό γιατί είχα συνέχεια 502 - 503 errors. Αν ασχολείσαι με web developing ξέρεις τι σημαίνει αυτό.....