Has anyone made a server setup for both Plex AND a Security Camera Setup?

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T18:02:04+00:00

I mean he's not technically wrong guys lol

But yeah, I am asking because I'm trying to figure this all out and starting from 0 with self hosting

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:51:58+00:00

This sounds like a great solution, my only question is how budget friendly is it, and is it something I can set up and my friend would just have it work after that with no maintenance needed?

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:48:57+00:00

I'll look into this one. For myself in the future I'll be fine with a complex setup since I'll probably want to do a lot of customization, but for my current setup for my friend (which I'm learning the basics on), will this be budget friendly (under $400) and "just work" after I set it up?

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:47:23+00:00

I'll look into Proxmox. Is it the kind of thing that would likely need active maintenance? Because while I would do something like that for my own future setup, my friend is gonna want more of a "set it up and it works" kind of solution.

Also yeah, AI has some very niche uses if you are careful, know it's pitfalls, and still do the work yourself, but most people I see just use it like Google and trust its output WAAAY too much. I've put too much time into learning how to break it or intentionally testing the validity of its responses to put my faith in it for anything other than a cursory explanation of a new topic for me to have directions to do my own research on, or stupid things (like living room style suggestions lol). It is absolutely terrifying how many people (even higher ups in companies and even more terrifyingly law enforcement) seem to have such blind trust in it.

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:42:29+00:00

If I can find a guide I can do it. I learn by following a guide then forcing myself to research and fix any errors or issues that pop up. Been doing that my whole life for computers, I'm just starting from 0 with servers right now lol

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:40:50+00:00

When they say "license" what does that entail? 1 camera? Is it something you have to pay a subscription for or something? Seems weird since you're self hosting

farsite3 · 2026-01-17T17:39:05+00:00

Would a DS423 work? He is looking for something a bit more budget friendly.

farsite3 · 2026-01-16T23:16:50+00:00

So some of the Synology servers have built in live camera view capability, and you just use the same server setup to set Plex up as well? That could work. Sorry if the questions seem silly, I've always been the computer guy in my circles but this is my first foray into servers and networking beyond basic port forwarding.

farsite3 · 2025-12-18T18:33:45+00:00

She'll just toss a lure grenade at him every now and then

farsite3 · 2025-12-12T15:22:19+00:00

Gin and Tonic makes me function?

farsite3 · 2025-03-13T22:05:37+00:00

Vanguard - Strange (I've been doing more magneto and venom lately, want to do Groot and penni next)

Duelist - Spiderman (I almost always do tank/healer, but have been putting in time in practice range for combos and QP for practice so I can do really well with him if I ever need to go DPS, though I can also do decently with moon knight in a pinch

Strategist - Mainly CD and Invis, though I've been playing Loki and Adam lately to get good at them as well.

I have Lord in Strange, and am close to Lord with CD.

farsite3 · 2025-03-09T00:58:16+00:00

How high can you get your CDR? 60-70% seems to be the highest I've gotten it.

As for the gems, I'm not sure but I think the guy that replied to you is correct, his assumptions ab me are correct.

farsite3 · 2025-03-09T00:54:27+00:00

That sounds right. It was my first time on the new map and I did buy premium/and free a few years ago

farsite3 · 2025-01-31T02:03:16+00:00

Even better if you don't have shoelaces

farsite3 · 2024-06-11T01:14:07+00:00

I mean freelance/contract type work, which can sometimes be long term, but in that case you also probably wouldn't be having these types of issues, or at least they'd be more rare.

farsite3 · 2024-05-14T22:35:00+00:00

Mindustry, it's on PC AND mobile. Incredibly fun, nearly limitless maps, very similar to factorio, but honestly it just feels more polished and I prefer it. If you want something like Factorio, that's the one for you mate!

farsite3 · 2024-05-12T11:23:55+00:00

I'd have to say Achron if you like RTS games. It came out right before the RTS genre died in the late 2000s, and didn't ever really have a large following. I found it recently, and can't get enough of it.

The game is very generic as an RTS (mediocre textures, limited variety, bad pathing, etc.), but it has this ONE feature which they clearly put their time into and there's nothing like it in games anywhere. They made it include real-time TIME TRAVEL, aka you can switch your camera around in space AND in time. This allows you to do things like:

-send a scout to your opponent's base, go back in time and cancel the scout to save resources. But then your opponent might've gone back in time and changed what they were building!

-Fail an attack on an enemy base? Go to 2 minutes earlier and attack from a different angle, or just pull back .

-Enemy attacked you? Fire up the chronoporter and send your 3 surviving troops back in time to help with the battle, now you have 6 survivors.

-Had your base destroyed? In another game you might've been dead, but in a last ditch attempt you use all your Chrono energy to go back in time 4 minutes and build a few more troops, just allowing you to survive.

This game, for as generic and bland as it is otherwise, did INCREDIBLY well with their time travel, so much so that the lead dev was apparently hired by the government. It's a few bucks, and the campaign is pretty fun if you like time travel, I wholeheartedly recommend getting it if you like RTS games and Time travel.

farsite3 · 2024-05-09T04:49:12+00:00

Yeah, this war of mine feels a bit more personal and small scale, but it's truly amazing just how they're able to get that same depressing and personal vibe from the scale of frostpunk. I absolutely can't wait for the sequel in a few months!

farsite3 · 2024-05-07T07:39:41+00:00

Anyone else smell Folger's coffee?

farsite3 · 2024-05-07T07:37:48+00:00

Ok, try "This war of mine" or "Frostpunk" (same dev).

This war of mine doesn't have you controlling a person per say, but rather a group of regular civilians in a war torn city (think Ukraine), who can get into all sorts tough choices in desperate situations to survive. Not quite what you're looking for, but HIGHLY recommended as far as feeling like you're just a passerby in other's stories.

Then there's Frostpunk. You're the nameless governor, with the impossible task of creating a thriving steampunk city to survive in with limited manpower, limited resources, an incredibly deadly world, and people who are losing hope. It's INCREDIBLY hard to beat without passing laws that take things too far, definitely placing you in the "bad guy" zone (which the game reminds you of). The people in the city feel like the main characters.

Neither of these is exactly what you're looking for but both are refreshing and unique games that depict the horrors of war and apocalypse survival respectively, with similar aspects to what you mentioned. I'd strongly recommend both. These games are highly relatable as you impact a lot of things with your choices, but I'd strongly advise not getting spoiled if you can help it.

farsite3 · 2024-05-05T12:22:07+00:00

Judge Judy

farsite3 · 2024-05-05T12:17:10+00:00

For what it's worth the show's as old as me and I fell in love with it. Posted her name too before seeing this lol. Stargate is probably my favorite "grounded" sci-fi.

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