I’ve been happy with whc.ca for hosting…been using their pro account for years. I generally use canspace.ca for domain registration, and have done so for more than 10 years without issue.
I’ve been happy with whc.ca for hosting…been using their pro account for years. I generally use canspace.ca for domain registration, and have done so for more than 10 years without issue.
If it were me and there was no way to have an additional drop installed from the exterior, I would still consider running a single cable through the living space to your desired location, as discreetly as possible.
It’s difficult to suggest exactly how to do so without pics or a floorplan, but I would try to match the wall or trim color and keep the cable tucked close to the floor and/or ceiling throughout the run.
Once in place, the cable will quickly disappear into your surroundings and you’ll be left with rock solid reliable networking.
Yep, this is how we’ve kept ours for over 20 years. Even if you don’t use the command line, most graphical file browsers will search through text files without issue.
One of these days I’ll get around to setting up my own email server, but in the meantime I just take advantage of introductory offers on shared hosting plans. I purchase the 3-year plans and end up paying about $3-4/mo (CAD). When the plan is nearing expiry, I take my data and move on to the next web host. Been doing this for about 28 years now.
Radicale on the home server, which syncs contacts and calendaring for us. Thunderbird on the desktop. Fossify Calendar on Android, synced to Radicale via DAVx⁵.
I think you’ll be out of luck for 3 slots, but you could always use the native slot for OS and dock the other 2 via USB with RAID capability in something like this.
I’m a big fan of the Intel NUC platform, coupled with a fanless case and all-SSD/NVMe drives. They’re low-powered, fast enough for most common tasks, and completely silent.
I have an NVMe drive for the OS (currently Proxmox, soon to be Debian again or Fedora), containers and VMs, and an internal 8TB SSD for data storage (whole disk encrypted). This may not meet your needs if you’re intending to be a data hoarder, but I have a sizeable movie and lossless music collection accumulated over 25 years and I’m not even using 4TB yet.
You can of course still use a similar setup but keep even larger storage on a NAS device, or simply use a USB dock with a couple of 16TB drives. It’s really down to whatever your needs are.
I love that the server, router, modem, and switch use such a small footprint and are able to be powered for up to an hour by an equally small and inexpensive 600VA UPS.
Depends on your power needs. My home server is an Intel NUC, so I’m able to keep it, the modem, router, and main switches running through most power outages with an APC 600VA UPS for about $80 USD.
I try to keep things simple and just use Markdown files for everything. I have a doc for each physical device, and another doc for each service/container running on the LAN.
I generally track hardware specs, upgrade paths, and software changelogs/todos as unsorted lists within these docs. It’s super portable and easily synced across devices via Syncthing.
You’re very welcome. For Markor, I wasn’t a fan of the default viewer theme, which is how I view most notes when on mobile, so I made some tweaks to improve its appearance…below is a screenshot:
If you want something similar, add the following under Settings > View mode:
And replace the <style>...</style>
block under the inject -> head
pop-up with the following CSS:
<style>
html, body {
font-family: sans-serif-condensed;
font-size: 110%;
background: #0d1117;
color: #c9d1d9;
margin: 0;
padding: 0.5em;
}
a {
color: 58a6ff;
text-decoration: none;
}
h1, h2, h3, h4 {
padding-bottom: 0.25em;
border-bottom: 2px solid #222934;
}
hr {
border: 2px solid #222934;
}
pre, code {
color: #b5a5ee;
}
</style>
I write nearly everything in markdown. Like you, I don’t want databases, or other barriers that will complicate portability.
I just use my text editor of choice, usually VSCodium or vim on the desktop, and Syncthing to keep the notes synced across all of our devices.
On Android, I’ve been happily using the Markor markdown editor for years. I’ve tried several others but always return to its simplicity.
All of the above editors support opening folders in a tree view, so you can easily keep your notes sorted under a traditional folder structure and find what you when you need it.
Edit: Forgot to mention that Markor does have a dedicated to-do feature too, which also uses markdown.
We use markdown notes extensively. Everything is synced to our desktops and mobile devices with Syncthing. Markor editor for Android, and VSCodium/vim on the desktop. Works great for tech notes, medical info, shopping lists, recipes, etc.
Kodi has fallen out of fashion these days but it’s also an excellent solution, depending on your streaming needs. I’ve used Plex in the past and found it to be sluggish on Samsung’s Tizen OS. Jellyfin was a lot slicker, but also a fair bit more work to set-up if you want to stream remotely.
In the end, I put one of my pi4s to work as a Kodi box, since I only stream to my TV. It’s running LibreELEC, which is a barebones OS providing just enough to run Kodi. Media is fetched from a samba share on the home server. It’s been far better for me than Plex ever was, and way easier to set-up than Jellyfin. Kodi is essentially a standalone player, so not the right solution if you’re wanting to stream to multiple devices or remote clients. Just throwing another option out there for anyone looking.
Same here. I have an 8i5beh home server in an Akasa case and I love that it’s tiny, low power and completely silent. During power outages, a cheap APC UPS keeps it, the router, and switches running for hours.
I’m a little worried about the future of those 3rd party fanless solutions now that Intel is leaving the scene, but I see that Akasa has AMD and raspi variants, so that’s promising at least.
Well said!
I write everything in markdown, and I mean just about everything. Tech notes, recipes, work procedures, shopping lists…everything. If you check my comment history from today, you can see a quick example of the kind of tech notes I keep (firewalld in this case).
I keep all of my plain text files synced across multiple devices using Syncthing. For desktop editors, I use mostly vim and VSCodium (though Kate is nice too), and I use Markor on Android. This workflow has been highly efficient for many years now, and I no longer waste time constantly reviewing the latest note-taking app.