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Cake day: June 17th, 2023
  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Haier hits Home Assistant plugin dev with takedown noticeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Not a lawyer; would this likely stand up in court? Obviously I wouldn’t risk it were I the dev, but just curious.

    It’s pathetic that I’ll happily recommend my Emporia Vue2 energy monitor to folks running HA — not because it works out of the box, but because the company is aware of the community integration projects and seems ok with it, even if they don’t actually support it. (ESPHome Firmware flash gives you local control — It’s been pretty great!)

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Google Photos AlternativeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Big difference for me between the RPi 5 and orange pi 5 Plus is more RAM and m.2 NVME support on board. It also has four additional efficiency cores and dual 2.5G NICs, but that’s less important to me.

    Downside is it has a less polished ecosystem.

    Overall though I’ve been happy! But I also love my collection of raspberry pis, so it’s a matter of taste I guess.

    My current self hosted setup is my OPi running Immich, an RPi 4 4GB running Home Assistant and Pihole, an RPi 5 4GB “off-site” (with family, via WireGuard VPN), and a VPS with public IP as my entry point from outside. It’s a fun hobby :)

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Google Photos AlternativeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    I think this is hard to answer because there’s no “one way” to do this.

    Do you want it accessible only in your house, and you’re running something like a raspberry pi? That’s one set of instructions.

    Do you want it accessible from anywhere in the world, with proper TLS? That’s a little more complicated, and there are a million ways to do this — do you want to self host and expose public IP? Self host using a VPN as the entry point? Host on a VPS?

    I would recommend playing around with it first. This is easiest if you can get a well-supported environment, so something like a raspberry pi is best IMHO if you want to play around with minimal frustration.

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•Google Photos AlternativeEnglish
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    7 months ago

    How many photos? It’s a very good user experience for me, with 123GB library (23k+ photos, 1k+ videos). Fairly entry-level Samsung phone and iPhone 13, both work great.

    Running on an Orange Pi 5 Plus.

    Absolutely love Immich. Was previously running on an RPi 4 w/4GB RAM, but with the other services I had on there I needed to disable ML. Orange Pi 5 Plus (16GB RAM) and it’s just a dream. Kicked off ML/facial recognition before bed and it was done in the morning. Migration from RPi to OPi was straightforward.

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoSelfhosted@lemmy.world•NAS/Media Server Build RecommendationsEnglish
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    7 months ago

    Cool! I just got an Orange Pi 5 Plus, 16GB RAM**, but haven’t set it up yet so can’t give any recommendations. On paper though it looks great — significantly beefier than a RPi 4 (my current server), and supports M.2 NVME as well. Might be worth looking into for your use too, but the emphasis here is kinda on computing with a very low power budget, so I’m sure you could get more horsepower with e.g. an x64 NUC or similar.

    Here’s a review, and note that this is without extra heatsink so it was probably thermally throttling (as was the RPi?): https://www.phoronix.com/review/orange-pi-5

    **I first ordered the 32GB version but it got seized for counterfeit postage, and then some shenanigans ensued. If buying from Amazon I would suggest only buying units in stock and shipped from Amazon. May only apply to US though…

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Bankruptcy is lifesaving
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    7 months ago

    Credit cards, for instance, are not required but extremely useful. For instance, my recollection is that when booking hotels or rental cars with a debit card they will put a hold on your account for collateral. This could be a problem if you’re living paycheck to paycheck. If you have a credit card, you may get a hold as well — but this is just reducing the amount of available credit. Functionally this is the same, if you have enough money, but if you’re living on the edge and your rent money is in your checking account, this is pretty unfortunate in the case if a debit card.

    Additionally, credit cards offer consumer protections, including chargebacks. My understanding is that debit charges are much more difficult to dispute.

    And, in the US, for many people not in urban centers, owning a car is essential for life/work. Quick Google search claims, in relation to savings, “The median balance for American households is $5,300.” So if your car bites the dust, buying a new (used) car may not be possible without a loan.

    You’re right though, it’s certainly not literally required.

  • qjkxbmwvz@lemmy.sdf.orgtoMemes@lemmy.ml•Bankruptcy is lifesaving
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    7 months ago

    Given the effect it has on credit score, it will perhaps be more difficult to accumulate debt — it will be harder to take out large credit card, mortgage, or other loans. Probably not applicable to medical and whatnot.

    In theory I think it makes sense: loans should be a privilege not a right, or something like that. But in reality, loans are essentially required for modern life, at least in the US. So the people who can least afford it end up with loans with ridiculous interest rates (even if the total loan amount is smaller than it would be pre-bankruptcy).

    I am fortunate enough to be able to pay off my credit card every month, so the interest rate doesn’t really matter. It’s a great, but dystopian, example of positive feedback: those who can afford pay less (no interest), and those who can’t afford pay more (interest).