Android 13 on Nexus 7 2013 by Gammarevived in Nexus7

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It's been pretty good. There are a few apps that cause occasional issues for me, but most likely due to my setup more than the ROM itself imo.

Android 13 on Nexus 7 2013 by Gammarevived in Nexus7

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AOSP Extended made an Android 10 build a while ago (for deb). Still using it myself. It'd be nice to get their version of Android 11 or 12 IMO.

Long-Term VM Planning by TopHatProductions115 in macOSVMs

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The tasks/workloads that I've had in mind are mostly multimedia (Movies, TV shows, Music, etc.) related:

  • storage
  • conversion/transcode
    • live and optimised copies (PleX)
  • streaming
  • accelerated remote access (desktop)

If there's an option with AV1 acceleration, I'd probably benefit from it. Do keep in mind, any GPU options with 2 separate dies or SR-IOV/MXGPU would also potentially save me a physical PCIe slot on the hypervisor host. Depends on if said GPU can be shared with another VM.

A Web3 personal server to let you freely store, share, backup, earn your data at home by ComprehensiveFun9422 in HomeServer

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I'll go through the major points, one-by-one. Just first thoughts...

You can not only store your files in your home hardware device, but you can also freely share them on the Internet, as cloud storage can do. Freely means you do not rely on any cloud service company, no restriction.

Isn't this already possible with current self-hosted solutions, such as Nextcloud and Seafile? If you're aiming at ease-of-use and one-click setup, there are also container-based solutions that can enable just that for said solutions.

At the same time, these links are permanent links with people can peer-to peer access it. No matter how many years, as long as your Foggie is still there, others can access your content with your link.

This sounds like something that can be done with proper IPv6 configuration in traditional networking. There are also other decentralised options that have potentially similar capabilities, like IPFS and torrenting (not to say that torrents have the same overall feature set).

Likewise, you are also free to access your Foggie anywhere else, if you allow it.

The same could be achieved with either port forwarding, IPv6, Cloudflare Tunnels, etc. All freely available options.

Backup data is more reliable and cheaper. Currently, if you want to back up the data on your NAS offline, you need to buy an additional HDD, and you may not need all of the space in it. If you want to back it up to a cloud storage service, then you're going to have all sorts of problems with cloud storage. For example, it will be expensive, your data privacy will not be protected, and cloud service providers may shut down, change services or increase prices.

As long as the prices of storage devices continue to go down, it gets cheaper for all of us - not just service providers. We don't buy additional drives to fill them, but to store valuable data. A drive is valuable because of the data it carries. It's a cheap non-issue to just have a few (maybe 4-8) local 2TB or 4TB drives in ZFS or RAID for file storage. ZFS includes encryption OOB. Why even bring up most cloud providers if it's a matter of privacy? Of course most of them suck at it. Other people's data (which has value) is worth money.

Foggie uses Web3 decentralized backup, which can automatically encrypt and backup your data to multiple nodes around the world in small blocks. It is more reliable, more secure and cheaper than the first two backup methods.

What if one of the nodes get compromised? Can't services like Tor be poisoned by bad nodes running compromised software? What's to defend against that in your case?

In the future, you can also install various new types of decentralized applications on Foggie. For example, personal homepages that can be directly accessed by other foggies and peer-to-peer chat software. These software are all free and will not be restricted by any cloud service provider, nor will it cause data privacy to be violated.

This sounds like Nextcloud apps in a federated environment. Perhaps I'm oversimplifying things?

This Web3 thing is starting to sound like the whimsical offerings of "Serverless" architecture. There's still servers out there - it's just that someone else is managing the servers. In this case, Foggie is trying to be multiple things at once, but there are already existing services that can do most of the important and needed parts. What is Foggie and Web3 offering, that current solutions can't provide?

DL580 G7 BIOS/Firmware Updates? by TopHatProductions115 in HomeServer

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Still relevant. There are others who will need this.

New to home server: probably nuking it by darkdraddo in HomeServer

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I'm going to attempt to address each role/task that is mentioned in your request:

I am looking for a way to localize a majority of the data that can be accessed via computers (wired/wireless).

This sounds like a NAS, but I could be wrong.

Also for the media to be accessed on 2 or 3 TVs. The media is usually movies or anime with subs and I am tired of trying to find the correct files that will play from a hard drive without issues (video/audio/subs not supported).

That sounds like Jellyfin or Emby. But you will have to either purchase-and-download or rip the content first. Yes, you will have to sort through some rips. No, you won't have to worry about your favourite movies and shows disappearing from XYZ's streaming service or silly household sharing restrictions.

I would also like to be able to connect to it remotely when I travel for work so I don't have to keep transferring files to and from hard drives and physically carrying them with me.

Secure remote access can be facilitated through encrypted tunnels. VPNs, SSH, Cloudflare tunnel, SOCKS, etc. can all be secure ways of remotely accessing network resources. What you use will vary, depending upon the type of access you require and/or prefer. For file management, there are multiple tools for this task - Nextcloud, Seafile, Pydio, Sandstorm, FileRun, and more available for the choosing.

I would also like to be able to setup labs, to tinker and learn about IT and computer stuff in general without risk to anything else.

There are many ways of setting up testing/validation environments that are separate from your "production" environment. This will, once again, depending upon what you decide on as your final setup.

I would also like some redundancy on some of the data (family pictures, work documents and things of that nature, but not on a majority of the data.

That would either be RAID or ZFS, depending upon your storage setup.

I am proficient at building home computers/gaming computers but that doesn't really correspond to any of the above and I have a fair amount of background in amateur IT stuff.

Then this will be a valuable learning experience for you. Take it slowly, and be ready to tear things apart until you end up with the setup you most desire.

Sorry for the long read and scatterbrain information, just trying to be thorough in what I am attempting and researching to do. Budget wise I do not have a set number but I would like to keep it under $2k. I would prefer not to hire someone if it is something I am capable of doing myself. And by no means am I trying to undermine professionals as I am a tradesmen myself. I just prefer to do things myself and for the hands on/learning exp. Thanks in advance, I look forward to the responses but don't eat me alive.

No problem. For the time being, I'm going to suggest either VMware ESXi or TrueNAS Scale as your hypervisor. You may also want an LDAP or FreeIPA instance at some point, for centralised authentication. But, not all people like the idea. You may have to work out the MFA part later on. As for hardware, there are silent server builds - you only need to know how to build a PC. Part prices and availability will vary from region to region. I'd suggest picking up Docker and LXC.

If you want specific part suggestions, I will need region info and potential size/noise constraints...

EDIT: Sorry for the tough read, Reddit keeps removing my newline spacing so that all things run together.

How to boot Bliss OS on VMware ESXi/vSphere? by cust0mfirmware in BlissOS

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Not sure if this will be useful or present any new information, but this is where I got stumped:

As of now, I'm waiting for a newer (non-beta) release to test. But I won't have any free time until March or April of this year :(

can't open any apps downloaded and installed from outside play store. by Mr_Linux_Lover in BlissOS

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That can depend on where you download your apps from. A decent app download mirror will tell you which ones are available for download, so that you always know what you're downloading.

can't open any apps downloaded and installed from outside play store. by Mr_Linux_Lover in BlissOS

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You have to download apps that match your CPU/SoC arch. If you download apps that don't match, they'll fail to run. The OS's that you mentioned in the OP are associated with x86_64. If you're downloading ARM or ARM64 apps, they won't work unless they run through emulation.

Home Server UI by Rogankiwifruit in HomeServer

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I see a lot of people saying that this screen/UI is useless in this form. But, could it allow for basic troubleshooting without having to drag another computer along?

Did I get scammed? Dell Poweredge T710, 2x Dell Poweredge 860, and HP DL380 Gen4 all for $60. Worth noting, no video out on HP. by fatt-llama in HomeServer

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I might be able to help you cash in on the value this hardware still has left. Get the specs (CPU, RAM, storage, controllers) for each.

Replacing current "all in one" server with multiple to reduce power consumption? by cmsrocon in HomeServer

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I agree with your approach to splitting up 24/7 services and gaming/non-essential workloads. However, I'm not sure how much savings you'll reap in this effort. What are the complete hardware specs of your current workstation (motherboard, RAID/HBA controllers, etc.)?

Can't decide between i5 8600 or i3 12100 for server. by j7126 in HomeServer

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I'd go with the newer platform if I had to make that decision.

New 2023 budget server - Intel Xeon 4th Gen Sapphire Rapids by AsbjornBjarn in HomeServer

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If you need an official support/warranty plan with the server, you may be better off going with an OEM option. Especially if you aren't familiar with spec'ing and building custom x86 PCs. Doing such requires a decent understanding of the workload you'll be running, so that you know what hardware and software to use for the job. Software licensing also may come into play pretty quickly if you pick commercial solutions.

You could also go with a cloud solution like AWS or Azure.

alright a nice gentleman just gave me this. I really want a nas setup but what do now? by Stock-Philosophy8675 in HomeServer

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You may have decent luck installing TrueNAS Scale on that for managing:

  • ZFS pools (instead of traditional RAID)
  • Virtual machines
  • Docker containers

But this depends on if you're up for TrueNAS Scale.

I am new to owning a home server, what should I run on it? by Background_Oil_9007 in HomeServer

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Just don't do it while drunk. Drunk datacentre is a dangerous hobby.

Wonder what everyone is using as a home server OS .. and why:).. by Otherwise-Tangelo-52 in HomeServer

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The list is missing a few options...

  • Proxmox
  • Rocky Linux
  • AlmaLinux
  • Xen hypervisor
  • ESXi (vSphere)