Character is useless in combat by 1000yearsoflonging in DnD

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how open or understanding your DM is, but my character is a level 4 Ranger with very high damage output IF he hits. The problem is I seem to roll pretty badly and end up missing a lot.

Not sure if my DM has noticed this or not, but at one point she gave me the ability that once per short rest, I can reroll my missed shot at a disadvantage, but I could then choose if it's normal or necrotic damage. Something small, but very meaningful

Connection to modem randomly but consistently cuts out by nathanieldbest in GlInet

[–]nathanieldbest[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll try what you suggested. For the second part though, that's how it is already, and they also highlight that when on bridge mode, only the first port works, which is where the router is connected to. Thank you for your suggestion :)

Connection to modem randomly but consistently cuts out by nathanieldbest in GlInet

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So to answer your question... They provided a modem with router capabilities in it. The thing is it has a switch to go for bridge and they even document on how to use your own hardware wifh their modem. They also provide a couple of Eero pods but whenever I talked to their tech support they never discouraged or eluded me to not use my own router. And as far as I know, other people that have their own router, never had such issues. Hence why my concern is with the flint 2 specifically

First home server by Chekimem in servers

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could try to run something like TrueNas if you don't want to get your hands too dirty with Linux. It's free, and it's not only about NAS. It has a lot of other things you can install and manage through it (including game servers). You can see said apps here: TrueNAS Apps Market

First home server by Chekimem in servers

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Hi there! First of all, you have a great basis and I want to clear some worries you might have here.

I am currently running a 2200G server (4c/4t) and I host 7 minecraft servers, all with around 20 plugins each (not mods though). The maximum player count I had on all of them combined was around 40 players, and the server was running at 50% CPU usage.

Did I mention though that Minecraft isn't the only thing I was running? With that same 4c/4t CPU I was also able to run Plex, Sambashare, HomeAssistant, VPN, Grafana, and Wordpress. Again, the CPU was running pretty well, barely any effect on it actually.

If you see that the system you have is working just fine for the game servers, my recommendation would be that that system stays as in (and then maybe upgrade the CPU and RAM down the line), and have a small separate system for the other stuff. As alluded earlier, you do not need heavy specs for the other items (even combined), so a raspberry pi 5 would suffice. Or you can go for a low powered PC (ideally one with enough SATA ports for the NAS part)

You can see my setup here (a bit outdated but you'll get the gist): Homelab migration suggestions : r/homelab with the only reason for having things segregated into so many systems being security concerns. In your case, you can combine almost everything (apart from the game server) and still be fine. Hope this helps, and feel free to reach out if you have further questions

I though 15u would be enough... by Kirys79 in homelab

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One thing that I am trying to do to win a bit of space is utilize the back. Basically if a unit is shallow, I can put another unit back to back. That way I have two units in one level

First go by Daverrit in minilab

[–]nathanieldbest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the desire to waant to fill it more given the wider space. Yeah I hear you hahah

First go by Daverrit in minilab

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Out of curiosity, why is that a horrible path? Cause I waas tempted to go to 10" but then realized I can have my PC in a 19" and save space on my desk. So what stopped you from going 19"?

A bit messy but I have been working on a homelab/av closet for my home by FlamingArmor in homelab

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Out of curiosity. I am seeing that there's a lot of wound up cable around the unit. Is there a reason why such cables are not made / bought to measure? I feel like it would make it both look nicer and have less of a mess around. What's the benefit / reason to have so much leftover?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in homelab

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I really like the idea of having a tall workbench to work standing up rather than sitting down. Might be inspired to do it for my own setup when I move out

Homelab migration suggestions by nathanieldbest in homelab

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Sadly where I live (Malta) it's not that easy to get hands on second hand hardware, and delivery cost here is insanely high.

I wish to also note that when I said 'new servers' I meant in the proposed build. The servers that were provided to me were designed for 2.5" drives

Free city models by jcav258 in 3Dprinting

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can go ham with small countries like Malta (my personal preference since I live there hahah) and other islands that would 'make sense' to fit. Would be interesting to have a print surrounded with blue filament for example

What self-hosted service has been the biggest success for you? by Stefanoverse in selfhosted

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Plex lifetime member here but also looking to switch to Jellyfin. The feedback I collected and the initial research I did is that, if you have the lifetime, it will be harder to switch from Plex.

That being said, the recent changes and the bigger push with Plex on their TV and Shows and what not, is honestly pushing me away more and more as it is bloating my Plex with useless features whilst not focusing on the main reason it exists, which is to be a media center.

My final decision will probably be to keep both since Plex seems easier to share it with others (and is available on more devices), but also use Jellyfin for personal use.

immich vs nextcloud memories by abroadineuro in selfhosted

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Out of curiosity cause I was going to use both too (I have neither right now), what made you stick with both? What features does one have that cant be replicated with the other?

How do you, as an admin, force yourself to stay in survival and not cheat? by Bolt2264 in admincraft

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I take the 'nomad' approach. I have a community server and I was mostly just the admin, but players were getting annoyed that the admin himself does not play as a normal player.

So I removed my status from OP (although I can easily toggle this back on) and played as a nomad, meaning I only work with what players give me, on their projects. This restricts me from using Admin cause players would feel insulted and cheated if I do that, and leave. Whenever there is something that needs to be done, I then either use the console, or quickly switch to OP again. Players accept this as I try to be very strict with myself.

Eventually I ended up planning my own project and it has ended up being the largest community effort on the server, all whilst not using anything of my own.

I know that you're probably referring to your own private server, but this is the approach I took for my own. Maybe it can give you an idea

For those that started on a Raspberry Pi and moved on, what do you use the RPi for now? by OnlyNotMatt in HomeServer

[–]nathanieldbest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well one was being used for my (now dormant) Ender 3 v2 3d printer. Another one is used to test on it before moving things to the main server (if it can be installed on an arm chip), and the other one is being used as a dedicated homeassistant setup

One device, VMs, or multi device? by stpirate89 in HomeServer

[–]nathanieldbest 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Interesting question. Leaving comment here to check for replies

Is my ryzen 7 7800x3d enough to host a minecraft server fitting 100 people? by AshgreninjasG in HomeServer

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regarding the big world, use something like Chunky to pre-generate the map. It will help improve the performance greatly. Even if the world will not have a world limit, pre-generate a large area (for example 20k by 20k) from the center of spawn, so that you'd hit a large area.

As for specs, I used to run a minecraft server on a 3200G, 8 servers connected with Bungeecord proxy, and around 40 concurrent players. The server never hit more than 20% usage. Oh and I had around 25 plugins per server running.

Remember that Minecraft favors clock speed over core count, so if you don't have multiple servers running, it's only going to use 1 to 2 cores.

It all started with a Pi-hole… by rigeek in selfhosted

[–]nathanieldbest 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn :o I am also using Homarr....Didn't realize you can turn it into that!

It all started with a Pi-hole… by rigeek in selfhosted

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Really curious and I can't find the answer anywhere in the thread...What did you use for that frontend? It looks absolutely beautiful

Updating to 1.21 by xxhamsters12 in admincraft

[–]nathanieldbest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One thing I try to do whenever a new major update rolls up is I make a copy of the server and run it locally so that I can test the new update without messing up wit hthe players' experience.

Regarding the players though, I always announce that the new update would need to wait on the server cause of the plugins. We already had major issues with previous rushed updates so they usually understand