skillful_garbage

joined 1 year ago
[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Download the .deb from their downloads page and run it, just like you would either a .exe on Windows. Their instructions list that as an option further down on the page. Should be higher up imo

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

Seconded. Love OMV

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I will abandon windows when the games can all be played on Linux properly.

I feel you there. I'm just about at that point, although I also need better support for music software (FL studio, VSTs, etc) and hardware before I can fully switch.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 36 points 11 months ago

Some users are even going as far as to switch to a new browser.

As someone who changes browsers regularly on a whim, I love how big of a deal this is to the average person.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 10 points 11 months ago

Open Media Vault (OMV)! I was given a used QNAP NAS, but didn't want to use their OS. TrueNAS has higher system requirements than what I had and Unraid is paid. OMV has been a dream! Having the flexibility of a full Debian OS, but also with the prepackaged software I need, it amazing. Plus, I love the web UI. At the time of writing this, I have 12TB of usable space with 3 months of uninterrupted uptime.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 2 points 11 months ago

Check out this plugin for it!

https://www.make.md/

It's goal is to lower the barrier to entry for obsidian substantially.

As for different use cases, you can create different "vaults" for different applications. For example, I have a vault for work, and a vault for personal. They're basically just different folders on your computer, but it helps keep differentiation.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 3 points 11 months ago

They can still track you by other data such as IP, user agent, and system info. I don't know that they're doing this for sure, but I have a hunch that they are. It's google lol

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 17 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Lol I clicked the link and reddit showed

This community has not been reviewed and might contain content inappropriate for certain viewers. View in the Reddit app to continue.

With the only two options being continue in the app or take me home

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Most people have an extra computer of some sort for these things. An old laptop or PC can run Linux very well, and most self-hostable services are not very resource intensive.

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

They're both very similar, but they do have important differences.

  • Plex has a sleeker UI that is better for our less tech-savvy friends and family. I don't mind JF''s UI, but Plex definitely wins in this department.

  • Plex is easier to access from outside your home network, especially for those of us who do not have full control of our own internet. With Plex, you just open a port, specify it for Plex, and it takes care of the rest. JF on the other hand requires the user to specify the IP (or domain if you have one).

  • The first two points both result in a better experience for the end user as well. I don't need to hold anyone's hand when I invite them to the server, they can do it on their own. JF may not be as simple for some users.

These are the reasons why I personally use Plex over JF. However, JF is still worth considering. You don't need to pay to unlock any features, it's all FOSS, and imo it's more stable than Plex. It all comes down to personal preference and your situation. Hope that helps a bit!

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

That's what I've got too. Family and friends are slowly catching on the more I talk about it haha. Got a few friends and my whole family on my Plex server now. It's a fun side project/hobby too imo

[–] skillful_garbage@beehaw.org 19 points 1 year ago

This is a super important piece of the puzzle that no one seems to be talking about. It's surface level at best

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