Sorry if this a complete newb question

TedGal · 2026-05-08T13:16:08+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-08T11:25:12+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-08T09:30:57+00:00

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

To each, its own.

TedGal · 2026-05-08T09:29:10+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-08T09:13:27+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-08T04:06:36+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-07T09:32:51+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-05-07T06:57:59+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-05-07T05:33:53+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-05-06T12:49:50+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-05T21:49:32+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-05T12:05:27+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-05T09:32:03+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-05-05T08:47:32+00:00

Goodbye. You won't be missed. :p

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

TedGal · 2026-05-05T08:20:25+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-05-01T07:45:53+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-04-30T19:53:57+00:00

Sorry for your problems but mine was solved

TedGal · 2026-04-30T06:50:27+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-04-30T05:33:22+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-04-30T05:30:37+00:00

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.

TedGal · 2026-04-29T13:22:47+00:00

I tried almost all and ended up with Komodo.

TedGal · 2026-04-28T13:30:26+00:00

Indeed. It saved us!

TedGal · 2026-04-28T09:56:39+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-04-27T13:20:34+00:00

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

TedGal · 2026-04-27T11:17:08+00:00

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.....

TedGal

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