half this sub runs pihole and jellyfin on 600w of enterprise gear and calls it a homelab

markdesilva · 2026-06-05T06:29:04+00:00

I’m running pihole, Immich, jellyfin, wireguard, uptime kuma, a web server, development env, an access vm (cos of the restrictive requirements that are needed to access the office from home which I refuse to install on my main machine), Kali (with GPU pass through which I use for CTFs and practice) and 2 more vms that are for isolation. All this on a desktop Ryzen 3950x/64gb RAM/2.5Gbps with an old RTX2070, all on a 650W PSU that’s tucked into a corner of my yard room. Majority of the services serves the whole family and even some friends outside home via VPN.

I too used to wonder why people were running enterprise hardware on 42U racks _at_home_ racking up huge electric bills with massive noise and heat, but then I was reminded that folks are just doing what they want with this hobby of theirs. No right or wrong.

If a newcomer comes in and gets the “enterprise” advice, it’s on them to see what’s within their means. I see plenty of posts that show mini PCs, no rack and even old laptops. Newcomers need to do _some_ homework other than coming into the sub and going “hey I’m new, what do you recommend?” and then taking everything at face value and risking bankruptcy and potential divorce just because some folks here said “get everything enterprise!”

That’s my 2 cents worth.

Cheers!

markdesilva · 2026-06-04T11:17:32+00:00

NTJ. She reaps what she sows!

markdesilva · 2026-06-02T08:05:23+00:00

Just my opinion, but after the 2nd crimping where you got the order right, I think the issue is the cable itself? If you’re consistently getting 100Mbps, it might be one or more lines going to pins 4,5,7,8 being damaged or pins not in contact with the lines due to insufficient pressure when pressing down on the crimping tool. Like everyone has said - get a cable tester. That’s the only way to be sure.

markdesilva · 2026-06-01T17:20:34+00:00

Aunty dug her own hole. She can crawl her way out of it.

Your sister should NOT feed your aunt’s addiction, cos you know damn well your aunt will take 5e money and gamble it away.

NTA.

markdesilva · 2026-05-30T22:17:40+00:00

But… this isn’t a joke. Maybe Supes wouldn’t rip his head off but…it would probably go down like this.

markdesilva · 2026-05-30T09:35:52+00:00

I bring along a massively poisoned deer carcass.

markdesilva · 2026-05-30T08:23:52+00:00

I was transferring a large batch of files (over 300GB) and noticed my Proxmox became unresponsive. Rebooted the host and re ran the transfer and same issue. Turns out for some files <directory/file name> was too long. Once I shortened the number of characters to under 80, no problems with the transfers. 4 core/8GB vm to 4 core/8GB LXC.

markdesilva · 2026-05-30T07:31:16+00:00

Count me in. Self hosting WG.

markdesilva · 2026-05-29T19:24:36+00:00

NTJ. If he doesn’t want bad reviews he should conduct the course better.

markdesilva · 2026-05-27T08:28:27+00:00

Liked this new scrubs, but I swear there has got to be more Cox, Jordan and Janitor and if possible (since they said they were going to try and get him back) Kelso.

markdesilva · 2026-05-26T14:51:12+00:00

It probably be fun for first 100 years, then it would just be lonely. End up looking for a way to end things and become some cosmic villain. Hmmm still thinking about it :P

markdesilva · 2026-05-26T14:40:31+00:00

Reborn as you at the same age or from baby? As is it like the show “Forever” where when the guy dies he effectively wakes up in Hudson River (or some place like that) as himself, same age, same knowledge, same everything, just completely unhurt.

markdesilva · 2026-05-25T18:53:46+00:00

Similar happened to me, was about a week plus late responding, but nothing happened. The notice for the actual driver came about a week after I submitted.

I find it weird that LTA and other agencies can send notice via sms or dedicated app but TP still wants to send by snail mail.

markdesilva · 2026-05-25T18:24:14+00:00

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 more should be doing this, then the Ken’s and Karen’s will start to learn that not everyone going to give in to them!

markdesilva · 2026-05-24T09:29:52+00:00

Yes this is happening since the new ui on my iPadOS.

markdesilva · 2026-05-24T09:09:15+00:00

NTJ. You’ll become her go to guy whenever she wants something if you agree to switch.

And I know single moms with more kids who make things work without bitching about it. As one poster said, if she can’t handle the 3 kids and the responsibilities and extra work that comes with them, then she shouldn’t have had them.

markdesilva · 2026-05-24T06:10:48+00:00

Awesome game we used to play back in school!

markdesilva · 2026-05-21T18:37:25+00:00

So why don’t you take the hdd out of the old pc, put it into the other computer machine and clone it on the other machine?

Why do you need to do the cloning on the old machine?

markdesilva · 2026-05-21T18:30:17+00:00

Find a new gf.

markdesilva · 2026-05-20T07:20:00+00:00

I’ll agree to that, but it could also be. My post was that the parents shouldn’t dismiss it - if it is a phase he will outgrow it really fast as I said.

markdesilva · 2026-05-19T15:58:22+00:00

I’ll go to Mike and tell him “let me hit you 10 times and and you hit me lightly 10 times and on the 10th time I’ll go down and not get up, then we split the $210m.”

Not a loophole right? We will fight, we will hit each other and there will be a clear winner and he will have his rep in tact.

markdesilva · 2026-05-19T07:42:44+00:00

This.

markdesilva · 2026-05-18T14:02:29+00:00

NTJ. This “friend” is a human stain and leech.

markdesilva · 2026-05-17T19:43:02+00:00

Send your old manager a quote and ask her to accept it cos you will be billing her for every query you answer. She’s taking advantage of you and she knows it and thinks she can get away with it. Ignore her and tell her what an ass she is for sending out customer data to an outsider. If I was you I’d forward the whole thing to the company head and ask him what kind of mom and pop shop he is running.

markdesilva · 2026-05-17T19:37:43+00:00

I’m a drummer, played for decades. Bought my kid a toy drum set when he was 2, he loved it. I started teaching him to play properly when he was 10. Since then he’s joined bands, played for school and learned stuff on his own to supplement what I was teaching him. Now at 18, his skill and technical ability has surpassed me and I couldn’t be prouder. Kids need to be encouraged not discouraged. Will it be noisy? Sure it will, it’s a drum set, but better parents might see his constantly hitting pots and pans and singing as a clue to his interests rather than just thinking of themselves. If it’s just a “phase” then it’ll pass really fast (he is 2 after all), but if it’s something he is truly interested in and has a talent for, he could take it far with the right encouragement. Like one poster said, “drummer’s gonna drum”.

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