I use my 50 mbps connection to host Plex/Jellyfin and I have a wireguard setup to allow me to access my files.

It works… Mostly. I have to manually set my streaming rate in Jellyfin to something reasonable to make it work remotely.

Downloading files from my server is an overnight process most times.

It also runs qbit with port forwarding to have faster uploading speeds. Everything manages to squeeze through that 50 mbps.

Ukranian athlete has a helmet with the names of his fellow athletes that were killed in the war. IOC is telling him he is not allowed to wear it. He said he will wear it anyway.

I had high hopes for soundux but it just doesn’t compare to SoundPad (windows only). It’s a very finicky piece of software

I was about to explain that there’s a way to defog these before I realized he’s not gonna see anything in there…

Oh damn I guess I should learn to read

I play pretty consistently and don’t notice a different after most updates

The updates are just turning on and off the seasonal things and adding community maps and stuff.

Same same but different. I got all the jackboxes through uhh ways and means and I play it on my HTPC on the TV.

There’s a pumpkin sitting in the booth on the right.

Sweet potato pie and pumpkin pie are pretty similar

It’s me… I’m running a widows VM…

Running it on Docker on my debian server. It runs great.

The config setup is a pain in the ass though.

https://github.com/sfortis/frigate-viewer

This is the closest thing to an android app, but it just adds a check to see if you’re on your local network or not. Other than that, it’s just a web frontend.

The frigate documentation also has some info about installing it as an app, but either I’m doing it wrong or it’s the equivalent of a bookmark on my homescreen.

Game servers are always fun! I set up a custom Minecraft modpack and have it set up on my domain. I also run an Arma 3 server, but it’s a hackjob of a self-host solution and I’m ashamed of how it works.

To address your examples directly:

Media server: Jellyfin, along with an *arr stack (Radarr, Sonarr, and qbittorrent and gluetun) to automate everything for you.

Photos app: Immich is your direct Google Photos replacement. Automated uploads, object detection, facial recognition, etc, all ran locally on your machine. Just remember: you still need a proper backup!

Recipe management: Mealie is the best I’ve used. It can import a recipe from almost any website. Very easy to cook with and follow along each step. It also lets you categorize meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner), rate your meals, and randomly pick meals for you.

Other things I have going:

Frigate NVR - A couple PoE and wifi cameras set up around the home record everything. Frigate records and timestamps things based on the settings - A person walks up, something loud happens, etc. My only gripe is that there isn’t a good Android app to go with it. I’d like to receive notifications on my phone, too.

MeTube - Rip videos from almost anything. Friend sent you an Instagram video, but you don’t have Instagram? Chuck it into this and it’ll give you the video. Here’s all the websites it supports.

This dude sounds incredibly dense.

new Netflix documentary series coming in the next decade called “To Make an Arsonist”

She got arrested and beaten by Israelis when trying to deliver supplies to Gaza via boat .

https://it-tools.tech/

Can also be self-hosted:
https://github.com/CorentinTh/it-tools

GMKtec sells solid mini x86 computers. I have one with an Intel N150, which can do hardware encoding with Intel QSV. https://www.amazon.com/GMKtec-mini-pc-computer-n150/dp/B0CH81C4K3

$137 rn on Amazon for 8gb/256gb N150

Thanks, I’ll check those out

You can buy twice as many drives, though.

Haha I just got my kids into castle crashers after looking through my library for 2+ player games.

Awesome that the devs are still doing stuff with it.

Honestly I’d recommend buying refurbished drives and using them in a RAID array so that you can easily replace one for cheap(ish) if it goes bad.

before anyone says “RAID is not a backup” yeah I know but you can’t deny its capability to function as such. 3-2-1 always applies.

serverpartdeals.com

Set up an alert for when the drive you want goes on sale/in stock