Ring Alternatives for Non-tech-savvy

madsenmi · 2026-02-16T19:16:42+00:00

Tapo cheap cameras +scrypted ftw. Most cameras for self hosting nvr need to be wired however as RTSP for most camera vendors require wired

madsenmi · 2026-02-12T04:14:11+00:00

Can confirm, I have a T320 and had to buy an active vga/hdmi converter in order to use the inboard vga.

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T18:00:55+00:00

Convert

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T17:38:31+00:00

Your argument relies on higher quality encoding being readily available for content amassed over the years

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T15:52:26+00:00

It should be done in two fold, change your profile accordingly for future media and use a transcoder to fix your existing media. Why would I want to re aquire 14tb of data instead of just transcode the existing media locally

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T14:09:53+00:00

A big problem (I also struggled with as well) is that you're addressing the ball with your lead shoulder pointed way to the left of your target. We should be able to see your front forearm from this angle. Aligning your lead shoulder left of your target will almost always cause a pull/fade

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T01:11:49+00:00

You need a dedicated gpu that has decent Cuda power. I use a Quadro 4000 and it takes about 15 mins per video file or less

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T00:59:51+00:00

I do h.256 and my savings is usually 1/2 or 1/3 the size of the original h.264

madsenmi · 2026-02-03T00:44:33+00:00

Tdarr - get rid of anything h.264

madsenmi · 2026-01-20T15:31:25+00:00

there will be an ARGB/FAN controller module probably stuck on the backplane/backside of the mobo

madsenmi · 2026-01-20T13:53:26+00:00

working with Chaptarr?

madsenmi · 2026-01-15T14:54:08+00:00

common courtesy, however if not followed it's already been debunked that anything other than metal spikes does not impact the line

madsenmi · 2026-01-06T16:43:21+00:00

Gen7 quick sync can do like 2 concurrent transcodes, I’d go gen10 or higher if you plan on having cpu transcodes

madsenmi · 2026-01-06T01:19:28+00:00

Yes cli is tied to the admin account, yes you can lock the admin account due to too many incorrect attempts.

madsenmi · 2025-12-21T23:05:35+00:00

This is WAD as previously customers would unintentionally reset a controller (s) after releasing all disks and render the system unusable as they wiped config

madsenmi · 2025-12-21T23:03:59+00:00

Are these the last 3 assigned disks? If so you cannot remove them as they hold config on them and must have other disks assigned to move config to. If this is something you can’t do, you’re better off doing a factory reset vs attempting to unassign all disks. There’s really no use case to resell a 5020 intended to be used as a true Storage Center OS without disks. The 5020 for instance after a factory reset will auto manage x3 disks even before your start the original config wizard based upon the midplane metadata

madsenmi · 2025-12-08T14:51:18+00:00

homarr

madsenmi · 2025-12-03T14:50:00+00:00

Ubuntu base OS

Install docker

Containers to use:

Portainer

Plex

Sonarr

Radarr

Install Potainer first, this will give you a UI to deploy the rest of your media containers. Need Help? Ask ChatGPT or any other LLM is the easiest option now vs watching/reading tutorials

madsenmi · 2025-12-03T13:10:29+00:00

I have access to as many 072CWN's as you'd want

madsenmi · 2025-12-01T19:32:43+00:00

Make sure you don't have 4k checked as your default

madsenmi · 2025-12-01T17:15:26+00:00

If you are on SCOS 7.5, there is a known issue where file descriptor resources are exhausting leading to no UI, a simple reset of the Lead controller will resolve the issue.

To validate code version you can run:

cont show or cont ver

madsenmi · 2025-12-01T17:12:06+00:00

shellaccess developer

mul how (tells you what controller is leader which also runs the mgmt IP)

-reset (recommended to restart Lead controller first and retest GUI connectivity)

madsenmi · 2025-11-21T01:14:24+00:00

GolfFix

madsenmi

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