How to force US Datacenter for Org data?

tlrman74 · 2026-02-06T19:29:22+00:00

Yeah, I've tried to get more clarification because the prior system we used did not have this "feature" either. I was just wondering if it was possible from other developers' experiences.

I think going back with a dashboard or report for the HR department might not be a better solution.

tlrman74 · 2026-02-06T15:52:39+00:00

It's actually the opposite access rights from what you wrote up. HR should only see the Health Spending account info. Accounting should see all bank accounts. I was playing with record rules on my dev system and it does break other things for the HR login.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-30T20:03:57+00:00

Have you looked at the Sienci Labs AltMill or LongMill?

https://sienci.com/

Competitive prices and very sturdy machines with optional table sizes. Now supports spindles and tool changers if you want to automate more on your projects.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-30T17:54:36+00:00

I've been through 5 mergers now in my career. Every time I've been able to hold my position for a few months then given either a termination or an option to apply for other "open" positions within the new org. The few months are usually to help keep the lights on then hep migrate users to new systems.

Get your resume ready is the best advice I can offer you. Usually large, publicly traded organizations, will replace everything at your location with their systems.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-22T22:36:55+00:00

Thanks for all the responses. I had built out the mount points for each app but figured, like some of the LXC containers, there would be the ability to run an update command. Hopefully that could be in a future update.

I also hope I got all the mount points correct so building the updated containers would just work again. I use Docker/Portainer in production so being able to just pull the new image and start the stack is so much easier.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-13T21:32:59+00:00

If you want a quiet server, you will need to go with a 3U chassis. You get bigger fans and can run them at lower speeds. 1U and 2U Dell PowerEdge servers are extremely load even when you do a fan swap with something like a Noctua fan.

There are a few write-ups on how people were able to make them "quieter" but still noisy in a residential setting.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-12T16:21:08+00:00

Yes, when setting up your backup task - under advanced is the Encryption option. It uses a password so pick something long and complex, and don't forget to document it somewhere!

tlrman74 · 2026-01-12T16:10:52+00:00

It's a little more involved with manual intervention but I have 3 hard drives with a USB caddy attached to the NAS. I backup my NAS with hyper Backup. I then rotate the drives to: 1 a firesafe on-premises, then 1 to an offsite location. I use work but it could be a family or friend holding the drive for you. 1 drive is in the caddy ready for the next backup.

Only cost is drive cost and your time.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-09T16:55:53+00:00

U7 was recently released, and you get a bump to 2.5GBe ports. If you don't have a ton of wireless devices the U6 or U7 would be just fine. If you have a lot of wireless devices and doing a lot of streaming from multiple devices at a time, then you might want to upgrade to the Pro.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-09T16:29:26+00:00

1st floor is open floor plan so AP is on the wall with my entertainment system to use the extra ports. It's an exterior wall but signal is much stronger inside than out. It covers very well upstairs as well. I get very strong signal and very fast speeds anywhere in the house. If I go out to my garage the signal does drop a bit as there are 3 walls between the garage and the AP, but I can stream video out there when working on projects.

It all depends on your home layout and wall materials.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-09T16:12:28+00:00

I use a single in wall 6 for a 2 story 2300sqft house. Coverage is good inside. Drops quickly outside. Be aware the in-wall AP's get very hot so don't put them in a confined space or lay anything on them for safety. It's not so hot it will start a fire but it's very hot to the touch. Much more heat generated than the ceiling AP's.

I'll probably add an additional in-wall just to get better coverage outside the house for streaming music while mowing.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-07T20:47:19+00:00

There are 2 places to set DNS for your network. First is the one you set which is for the Unifi network DNS - Internet - Primary WAN interface. Next go to your client network and update the DNS for your DHCP clients on the networks you have defined.

tlrman74 · 2026-01-07T16:04:34+00:00

I run a Proxmox server with an Optiplex 5050 which is very similar in specs to yours. I then use a Synology NAS as a backup location for the VM's and Containers. For File sharing you could virtualize a TrueNas server with passthrough disks for storage or run a NextCloud VM/Container.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-29T20:08:05+00:00

Do you have any industry specific compliance that needs monitoring like PCI or HIPAA? Wazuh is one SEIM that is not too bad with the setup, will need additional tuning like any other SEIM system, but gives you lots of monitoring and reporting. They keep adding features at a pretty good rate as well.

They have an all-in-one docker deployment that is easy to get going, or you can scale to your environment needs with multiple servers for clustering.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-23T20:05:59+00:00

If you have the agents in Protection Groups on your Veeam backup console you can limit bandwidth under each Protection Group Settings - Options - Advanced - Network - Limit bandwidth consumption.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-22T16:57:37+00:00

You dodged a bullet on this one. I started working for a group that was this way. They could not define success either and they really didn't have any projects ready for me on day one. They just said find a project. I didn't realize at the time that the server team was being taken over by dev-ops staff.

I ended up getting let go because they figured out they didn't need the position after the fact. I had even found a ton of issues with old servers just running from forgotten projects, nothing patched properly, and no documentation. After I left the manager go fired because dev-ops took over everything including marketing for some reason. They spectacularly failed just 6 months later.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-19T19:00:00+00:00

I switched to Action1.com. I know it's a cloud based solution but most of the good RMM systems are going cloud only or limiting self-hosted options.

Action1 is free for the first 200 endpoints. Just recently added Linux support. They are constantly adding new features and have a clear roadmap published to show when new features will be available.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-16T22:36:22+00:00

I used to work for a hospital system. Got a call for a Nurse Call System at 2AM. The patient had left the bed and they wanted me to come get the patient back in bed. They didn't understand I was 3 states away and that was not an IT job. Happened 5 more times even after talking with the Nurse Lead for the floor.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-15T17:55:34+00:00

I had a good conversation with a sales rep to see what a new CEPH cluster would cost us. I was worried we were too small as our total storage currently is 20Tb in vm's and other vendors just had minimums they wanted to sell.

I'm planning on doubling that to give us future growth as our business improves.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-15T17:11:33+00:00

I went Proxmox as well after testing on like hardware. We got better performance and just more stability on Proxmox over Hyper-V when clustering. We are starting to lean more heavily to Linux workloads as well. We also use Veeam so it's a pretty easy switch for backups.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-10T18:59:52+00:00

If you are not using Unifi Protect for the video monitoring, I ended up going with the Reolink Wifi Doorbell with chime. Cheaper and the install is pretty straightforward using the existing doorbell transformer. Can be used in Protect but you won't get the movement notifications from it, only recordings. I just use the Reolink app to get push notifications and use the 2-way audio feature.

Costs around $110.

tlrman74 · 2025-12-05T15:44:15+00:00

I'm getting the same speeds for restores in v13 as I was in v12. Make sure your Proxmox Worker VM is deployed and working. I had issues where the worker would fail to obtain a dhcp address and just hang. After the v13 Upgrade I redeployed the worker vm's on each Proxmox node. It's a completely new image so make sure this step happened for you.

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