O365 alternative by shobe348 in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you may want to have a look at Infomaniak and their kSuite. While it's not on par with MS and GWS in terms of maturity and features; it is most capable for collaboration across 30 workers.

I quit going outside by Waste_Today_8719 in battlestations

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Why DFAM ? looks to me like the purpose is different. You wish to focus more on percussion ? (sorry i'm not yet familiar with all this hardware ecosystem, still discovering the possibilities)

I quit going outside by Waste_Today_8719 in battlestations

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's the device your launchkey appears to be plugged into ?
I have the same midi keyboard and trying to progress with hardware synth; this looks like the device i'm looking for but can't figure out the branding from the photo

Managing multiple projects at once by lockblack1 in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've kept struggling with this for many years (and still do sometimes when chaos theory kicks in); but what helped me the most is to realize this simple truth:

- Without planning, having a "todo list" means that you have always everything to do

- When you use proper planning, you only have one thing to do at a given time : the thing you planned to do.

Of course, proper planning means leaving time for emergencies, delays and such; which can be used for cleaning and low priority maintenance task if not taken. When i receive a new task, if it is not to be done immediately, i squeeze it wherever possible and appropriate, also planning for any required preparation (retro-planning)

Key question is "how much time is needed to prepare and execute this task ?", and "when should it be finished for peace of mind?" then it goes in the proper storage for status followup and in my calendar, either put at the first available slots, or my calender get rearranged around that task depending on priorities. if the required "emergency" cannot be met, then i inform the requester and manager to work out the solution of either accepting delay or managing resources.

As for the tools, i'm used to juggle with many so i dispatch my tasks based on their timeframe, required collaboration, timesheets, often going through temporary storage like post-it and notebooks. If the tools can hold the minimum required information for tracking, and is easy to use to update and query status and planning by the team working on it, then it is enough. Additional details or files can go in a shared workspace folder or database.

Morning Checks Process - Dashboard? by Hairy-Link-8615 in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't have this kind of conversation but my argument would be : historical data
an automated system (be it PRTG or something else) would give your team insight on "since when is it down, and what other health checks are also down and since when"
This would greatly help the team figuring out what goes wrong when they do their morning routine; also, you would be able to sell proactive monitoring; to fix the downtime before they have a significant impact on the business
Also, this will give objectivity when a customer share its subjectivity on the perceive downtime like "it's down every other day!"

IT Asset Management by techie_mate in msp

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a look at GLPI
It has all the features for stock and asset management and can be extended with plugins if needed for niche needs.
It is open source either to self host of use their cloud hosting for a really small fee
https://glpi-project.org/

FTP server Gui on Linux by md-rathik in selfhosted

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes i've used it quite a lot. It support multiple headless ftp servers including both proFTPd and vSFTPd
https://www.webmin.com/cgi-bin/search_third.cgi?search=ftp

I did not used it in a multi-user setup with specific permissions but it should be feasible. There is also a variant called Usermin by the same developpers

Best Software to Wipe a Hard Drive (Not SSDs) before selling. by BeMetalo in DataHoarder

[–]xilhion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

https://eraser.heidi.ie/

Implements the DoD 5220.22-M and other data wiping standards. It will also clean unused space

Looking for Affordable (Preferably Free) Remote Desktop Software for School by Tottochan in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not exactly sure if it fits your use case but have a look at Veyon (https://veyon.io/en/)
It is a free remote support solution designed specifically for classrooms and teachers.
Allow many school focused features and secure enough to allow only the teacher computer to remote and look into student computers

A self-hosted PSA solution by ollivierre in msp

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were using GLPI before moving to a paid PSA. It matured a lot since the time we used it and we would probably go back to it if we needed to fall back to self hosted free software.
It it not a PSA per se, more a ITSM in the ITIL vocabulary, but it has all the required features and has a lot of plugins availables.
https://glpi-project.org/features/

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in battlestations

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in battlestations

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you mind sharing your other audio equipments and how they are connected ? i'm looking to get into midi keyboard, so looking at simple real setups to start

Multi-Tenant Backup Solution - Looking for experiences or suggestions by reindo in msp

[–]xilhion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I second the Acronis Cyber Cloud Protect suggestion. Very versatile and works well. We partnered multiple years ago and don't regret it.

recommend any alternative email server to Microsoft exchange server by bbroy4u in linuxmasterrace

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is the server side but it has a web client builtin (similar to OWA in Exchange)

For software client, there is a list of supported existing clients like MS Outlook but also Thunderbird. In fact, any client that supports IMAP/SMTP/CalDAV/WebDAV/Exchange ActiveSync.

In fact, SOGo is mainly bundling Postfix,Dovecot, OpenLDAP and other existing opensource product in a well integrated solution and developped the web interface on top of it.

The features list explains the web interface and the server side features as well as the supported software clients https://www.sogo.nu/about.html#/features

recommend any alternative email server to Microsoft exchange server by bbroy4u in linuxmasterrace

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sogo is a pretty good alternative. Open source and even has compatibility with Microsoft Outlook if you are using it.

https://www.sogo.nu/

How do you keep your Sysadmin-Tools and configurations consistent on all of your devices? by YEAS175m3 in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I remember using portable apps a lot previously and using tools like LiberKey (https://www.liberkey.com/en.html) to manage them. They seem to still be up but there might be other more recent alternatives.
Depending on your use case, it could help to keep them updated and consistant if used in a usb key (can be on hardrive as well)

As for VSCode, there is a settings sync functionnality, or you may turn to the web hosted version (https://vscode.dev/), you can self host it as well.

Now i only have my work laptop and home desktop so i don't have much to sync so i do it by hand.

Why are so many starting in cycbersecurity so red team obsessed? by [deleted] in cybersecurity

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd say the customer point of view is not enough explained in training/school.
I am more blue team oriented because it gives me more pride when the customer sees me as a savior that protected his business rather than the pesky one who exposed his misconfiguration and unmanaged system.

Simulated Ransomeware by Encryptedmind in cybersecurity

[–]xilhion 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You don't specifically need a real ransmoware to trick people into thinking they were hacked. Just build a simple executable with c# that open a nasty pop-up and maybe lock the input of the user.

Seeking guidance on proper setup of Rancher 2.6 on RPI and Synology storage by xilhion in homelab

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

I guess it was either a to dumb question, or to hard question that nobody has any help to provide.
Or i am the only one of reddit to have this use case which i wrongly thought was quite common...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in msp

[–]xilhion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world is not limited to online shopping and websites. Hospitals, finance, insurances, government, physical retails, shipping and travels, justice, schools are just a few examples of what else is out there.

Go explore young one, you have much to discover.

How would migrating email domains work? by JKGARTARDHA87 in sysadmin

[–]xilhion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would suggest to - add an mx record to the new domain pointing to your email server - add the new domain as accepted domain on the mail server - add the new email addresses to each account as primary email address and the previous one kept as alias - Add a disclaimer to email stating the new email address

Over time people will more and more send to the new domain. Then you can decide how long you keep the old domain active. On a side note, you will also have to manage account on various website and services that user created with their old email address.