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liliumstar

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  • Noob Guide to Understanding Stack Creation

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  • I would approach it this way:

    1. Learn to configure and install Jellyfin the way you like it. You sound like you have a good start on that. JF handles metadata for you, and you can also manually match items if/when it matches up. The only extra plugins I install are some of the ones for extra metadata providers and TMDB box sets.
    2. Setup Jackett with the qB search so you can run manual searches for stuff against your indexers.
    3. If you want to use docker, learn docker. There's a million tutorials around. You can use Docker Desktop on Windows if you want a GUI to help you out. Since docker on Windows runs on WSL2, it's a good opportunity to mess around with Linux if you aren't familiar.

    From there you can work your way up to full automation and such if you like. I don't think it's necessary for most people.

    As for data layout, just make some folders like movies, tv, music, etc, and lay out stuff in there logically. If you have a fancy storage setup, you might do separate shares for them, whatever works for you. Some people like to link from their "download" folder into their actual media folder to keep things clean. You can do hard and soft links on Windows with NTFS, but it's kind of a pain.

  • Is FitGirl not accpeting Seeds?

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  • Mullvad doesn't have port forwarding, so that's going to be a factor.

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    I just want to say THANK YOU to Claude.ai, for making this attempt at fully moving to Linux a rousing success!

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  • I agree with the general idea of what you're saying, but it's a slippery slope.

    Most people I know personally would never take the effort to learn anything past the point of "Ask ChatGPT" when they have a problem. What happens when the model is wrong, or simply cannot solve the problem? Or maybe they have no network connection and cannot run something suitable locally?

    At that level of coddling, then they might not even have the ability to find and open a man page, or edit a config file without a GUI. And that's a problem. It's not even Linux-specific. I went to school with "smart" computer science students who don't even understand file extensions or what a shortcut conceptually is.

    What I'm getting at, is there needs to be some kind of balance, or people will just gradually become more useless.

  • Anyone run a matrix server in the cloud? How much does it cost you?

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  • For something like that, you'd want a VPS with 2-4 cores, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD. Any less and you'll start to run into problems when adding bridges and stuff.

    So, it's really a matter of what deals you can find in that bracket, and if you care about the geographical region it's hosted in. Usually https://lowendtalk.com/ is a good place to start looking at options.

  • Pi-Hole question regarding unbound and cloudflared

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  • I think what you have is fine, and wouldn't worry about it too much.

    That said, I run unbound with pi-hole, directing the dns queries through a wireguard tunnel. It's a bit slower, but I do like having my own recursive DNS, especially with news that more and more services are implementing DNS level blocking.

  • In this thread, i figure out how to transfer Tixati from Windows to Linux; step 1: core2.dat doesn't work

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  • Best Trans-gui for QBittorrent's webUI?

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  • Not a solution to your problem, but just wanted to let you know you can run multiple instances of qB side-by-side. Make a new profile directory and use the option --profile=

    <new-profile-dir>

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    Has anyone tried Riseup VPN?

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  • The primary reason free VPNs/proxies are not recommended is due to the high amount of abuse that flows through them. As a sysop, it's just easier to blanket ban all those IPs.

    I have ethical concerns with your use of RiseUp as well. They are trying to offer a useful service to people on a donation basis, and you are funnelling a large amount of traffic through them.

  • my tier list of open source android apps I've tried:

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  • Fixed, thank you

  • qbittorrent cli project

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  • my tier list of open source android apps I've tried:

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  • Thought I'd throw in some things I've been using.

    • yetCalc - it's a calculator
    • Vector Camera - novelty camera app which can make it look like you're in the matrix
    • Leon - The URL Cleaner
    • Libera Reader - document viewer
    • K-9 Mail - it's thunderbird mobile now
    • Imagepipe - image editor / exif cleaner
    • Gauguin - sudoku like puzzle game, configurable difficulty
    • Feeder - rss reader
    • AntennaPod - podcast manager / player
    • Element - flagship matrix client
    • AdAway - host based ad blocking (requires root)
    • Ente Auth - MFA

  • Opinion on the Matrix protocol

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  • Overall, it's good, but you need to know what exactly you're signing up for. The reality is that you can run a decentralized or centralized E2EE chat server, along with voice/video calling, without much effort. There are hiccups with the key exchange that suck, and metadata isn't really protected. It really comes down to if it meets your particular requirements.

  • How do you, or do you vet if a software will paywall features or "enshittify"?

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  • My basic check is: Are there investors / vc people involved? If so, then it will inevitably enshittify. If not, then requires further investigation. OSI-approved open source is a big plus

    Even when choosing what seems like good software, I think it's important to consider switching costs. How easily can you move to another solution, say the second pick, if things go south?

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  • I believe the auto-detect is based on a geo-ip database. If you are connecting from a VPN or datacenter IP then I imagine you might have unexpected results.

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  • That site redirects to another domain that tries to sell me on AI roleplay whether or not tgx is down

  • New PC build -- which version of Windows 11? LTSC, IoT, ??

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  • Previously I ran Win 10 IoT LTSC, with a bunch of scripts from https://privacy.sexy/

    I believe most things will work about the same in Win 11. Be sure not to disable anything you might actually need as it can be hard to diagnose.

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    Arch Linux – Best Tips for Beginners?

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  • I've been using Arch off and on for a long time, since it was horrible to install and updates did often break stuff. This is not the case now 🖖, and the Arch wiki is your friend.

    1. Consider using btrfs with automated snapshots using yabsnap. It includes a configurable pacman hook in case something goes awry. Also just nice to have snapshots in case you accidentally delete a file or something.
    2. Use paru, an AUR helper. Good for random things which may not be officially packaged. Expect to run into failures, and learn to diagnose them. Sometimes it's just a new dependency the packager missed. For both paru and pacman, clean the cache once in a while or automatically, or things will get out of hand.
    3. Do the "manual" setup, at least the first time, so you have an idea what's going on. Don't forget to install essential stuff like iwd (if needed) when you do pacstrap, or else you might have to boot from live again to fix it. Once you're done, take care to follow the important post install steps, like setting up a user with sudo, a firewall, sshd, etc.

    As for general setup, I've recently embraced systemd-networkd and systemd-resolved. Might be worth giving it a shot, since there is no default network manager like application. You can even convert all your wireguard client configs into networkd interfaces.

    Best practice: Keep a personal log of various tweaks and things you've configured, and set up automated backups (more of general guidance).

    Have fun!

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    Equinix Sunset, future of gitlab.freedesktop.org

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  • Some interesting discussions there, looks like they won't be hard up finding sponsors or places to move. Nice to see.

  • Thunderbird 134.0 released

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  • It only took what... 20 years?