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  • Nextcloud (Docker) calendar sent email reminders for a few days, then stopped. Cron job is working, test emails also work

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  • Since calendar is an app, but fundamental email service isn't, one thing that I found is that apps can interact in ways that are completely unintuitive.

    For example, I activated the ncdownloader app, and it caused mail to stop showing emails, or I activated nextcloud music and it stopped nextcloud news from updating.

    You should check your logs, because usually when there's a problem it will show up in there. The logs I'm referring to are in your administrator panel. It will be completely unintuitive as to what exactly is going on. The other thing that you can do is just pay attention to which apps you've installed, and if there are any that are a little bit unusual, just try to disabling them and seeing if calendar mail works after that.

  • Sources to purchase mp3s?

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  • I personally used 7digital to rebuild my music collection. They sell good licensed mp3s.

    I have absolutely nothing negative to say about them. The prices were decent, the files are boring DRM free MP3s, and they had a really good selection of music.

    Honestly it looks almost exactly the same as when I used it for the first time like 15 years ago.

  • AI adoption rate is declining among large companies — US Census Bureau claims fewer businesses are using AI tools

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  • IMO, AI is a really good demo for a lot of people, but once you start using it, the gains you can get from it end up being somewhat minimal without doing some serious work.

    Reminds me of 10 other technologies that if you didn't get in the world was going to end but ended up more niche than you'd expect.

  • What is the current state of Matrix?

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  • I didn't like synapse or dendrite at all, but conduit has been great.

  • Getting Started with Proxmox

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  • I moved to Proxmox a while back and it was a big upgrade for my setup.

    I do not use VMs for most of my services. Instead, I run LXC containers. They are lighter and perfect for individual services. To set one up, you need to download a template for an operating system. You can do this right from the Proxmox web interface. Go to the storage that supports LXC templates and click the Download Templates button in the top right corner. Pick something like Debian or Ubuntu. Once the template is downloaded, you can create a new container using it.

    The difference between VMs and LXC containers is important. A VM emulates an entire computer, including its own virtual hardware and kernel. This gives you full isolation and lets you run completely different operating systems such as Windows or BSD, but it comes with a heavier resource load. An LXC container just isolates a Linux environment while running on the host system’s kernel. This makes containers much faster and more efficient, but they can only run Linux. Each container can also have its own IP address and act like a separate machine on your network.

    I tend to keep all my services in lxc containers, and I run one VM which I use for a jump box I can hop into if need be. It's a pain getting x11 working in a container, so the VM makes more sense.

    Before you start creating containers, you will probably need to create a storage pool. I named mine AIDS because I am an edgelord, but you can use a sensible name like pool0 or data.

    Make sure you check the Start at boot option for any container or VM you want to come online automatically after a reboot or power outage. If you forget this step, your services will stay offline until you manually start them.

    Expanding your storage with an external SSD works well for smaller setups. Longer term, you may want to use a NAS with fast network access. That lets you store your drive images centrally and, if you ever run multiple Proxmox servers, configure hot standby so one server can take over if another fails.

    I do not use hot standby myself. My approach is to keep files stored locally, then back them up to my NAS. The NAS in turn performs routine backups to an external drive. This gives me three copies of all my important files, which is a solid backup strategy.

  • 18% of people running Nextcloud don't know what database they are using

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  • I set up everything I use "bare metal" or at least in an lxc container I directly build and maintain, but most people don't. Makes a lot of sense, to be honest. A lot of prepackaged software uses databases and nobody has to care exactly what it's up to.

  • Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?

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  • I was about to do the same, had the USB stick prepared and everything, then I tried proxmox. Just lucked out.

  • Selfhosting Sunday - What's up to date, selfhosters?

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  • I moved to proxmox earlier this year and it quickly became a huge deal for me.

    One nice thing is that I can easily create lxc containers for each service that has exactly what that service needs. Each service lives in a container that acts a lot like bare metal.

    A second nice thing is it's really easy to administer everything remotely. All your machines end up accessible through the proxmox interface, and you can hop into virtual machines or lxc containers via the web.

    A third thing is you can easily handle hot standby and backups through an easy UI.

    Totally changed the game for me.

  • 16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

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  • I was going to say "I don't use em-dashes in my books for when they sole all those books" but then I went into my first book and found 22 em-dashes so... oops. I thought the word processor changed -- into an en-dash and not an em-dash.

  • 16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

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  • I think you'd probably be ok with using em-dashes (I typically use en-dashes myself but I'm lazy), but don't use cliche phrases like "It's not [x] -- it's [reframed x]"

  • 16 Billion Apple, Facebook, Google And Other Passwords Leaked — Act Now

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  • “This is not just a leak – it’s a blueprint for mass exploitation,” the researchers said.

    Are the researchers chatgpt? Because that looks almost word for word how chatgpt would write something like that, right down to the em-dash.

  • Fresh Proxmox install w/ full disk encryption—so install Debian first, then Proxmox on top?

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  • I had to do it for my atom d2550s because of the odd hybrid x86/x86-64 systems they are. I had to install what ended up being linux mint debian edition 5 because that was the best way to get an OS on the odd bootloader system for various reasons, then upgraded to 6 to get to the latest debian, then I installed proxmox and removed all the debian stuff.

    What do I do with something as weak as a pair of D2550s? Don't you worry about that. I've found uses for both. :P

    It's an unusual use case, but it's one reason you might need to install debian before proxmox.

  • Jellyfin 10.11 RC1 Released

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  • I have to admit, it's something I'd like to see done a bit better (not that I'd be the one posting about it typically)

    "Crocoslut version 12 released!"

    Uh... great?

    Though sometimes you go to the website and it's not much better.

  • Backup for important files/pictures?

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  • Yes.

  • Backup for important files/pictures?

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  • I use nextcloud and I love it.

    You want to follow the 3-2-1 strategy: 3 copies of your data on at least 2 different forms of media, and 1 backup being off-line.

  • Plex now want to SELL your personal data

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  • Speedrunning destroying your platform.

  • Seeking advice for selfhosting critical data

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  • Nextcloud with a 3-2-1 backup strategy is ace. Proxmox can auto-backup, it's slick.

  • How can I federate my ghost blog?

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  • Well, don't I feel silly. haha

  • How can I federate my ghost blog?

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  • If your blog uses WordPress, there is an activitypub plugin so people can subscribe using mastodon or whatever you've got.

  • That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharing

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  • I started on Plex and even considered a lifetime Plex pass, but I felt like it was more interested in showing their content than my content. It was a lot of effort just to show music and movies.

    My family and I use jellyfin every day now, and a key thing is it starts off boring but it shows your music, your movies, your books, your photos.

    For folks who migrate who were paying, consider a donation to projects you make heavy use of. They don't usually have big companies behind them and can use the help.