Right on the money. I know that this'll be a hobby I can grow for a while, just gotta find that balance of "is this good enough, or just one more device/peripheral/etc? Right now, I just wanna be able to shove it into my tiny network cabinet (the ones that are included with many new houses). This is what I'm working with currently:
Certainly far from winning any pageants lol. That said, The n100 units, or comparable, are the perfect size to shove into this (sans the two Pis already in there). And yeah, warranty/support-wise, I'm cool with this being an "I'm on my own", as I don't even know how far I'll take this. The e-waste bit, well... I don't really throw anything out. Not a hoarder outside of the digital sense, and repurposing tech is something I'm able to do working for a school district with young tinkerer minds, so to eventually hand this stuff down to them even if just for a stockpile of tech to mess with, is my end goal.
Yeah the HA Docker ish is the one thing I got concerned about, as I already needed to install HACS to integrate my Govee lights into it. For now, I'm also looking at the HA Voice Preview for voice integration, as I'm sick of having my shitty Google Homes all around unable to handle simple requests (like failing to turn on/off lights).
As much as I want to nuke Windows on my main rig, I try to play a lot of VR (especially heavily modded SkyrimVR), and after getting those games tweaked just right, it'd be quite the hit to me if I had to redo all of that again.
Genuinely interested in ProxMox tho, as if I can run all systems in their individual containers (a la Docker w/o the HACS issue) on one main device with a low power overhead, I'm all ears.
The NUC def seems like the best option, although from an earlier replay of mine, I'm still looking into seeing how far I can take the Pi4. MicroSD cards are still far less pricey than a new system after all.
Oh that sounds epic actually. Just like Wizard said tho, I too am curious on your setup. What VM solution? I've been looking lightly into ProxMox, but I know nothing much more than the name so far lol.
Maybe I will try to redo the Pi4. Just wanna see if I can make a full backup of Jellyfin's config beforehand. Or, y'know, just buy a few extra microSD cards.
But yes, the excuse is valid. I feel like eventually I'll hit a wall with the Pi4, but I also dunno how much more I'm trying to expand anyway. Basically trying to get to that low power, self-sufficient plateau without going too overboard.
Oh wow. Yeah, I have an old server hand-me-down from a friend, and his first red flag with it was it was gonna pull down $50 more power monthly 0_o. I may look into this. I have a few old cases lying about, but I was looking from in the super small form factor as I could nestle it in my network cabinet.
Would the 5000 series of AMD's Ryzen 5/7 be a good bet to baseline with? Couple gens old now, so I'm thinking kinda cheap. Something like this from Beelink perhaps?
So I was spitballing there with the Linux stuff. Really I just wanna get something I can VNC into and be headless with a webUI. Something in the PopOS / Mint area if possible, but any other more specialized options could be nice. What would be a "next step up" from the n100 if you know? I'm seeing stuff in the 12th Gen arena as just that.
I'm finding some $200-ish options on ebay, but not sure offhand how they compare to the MS-01, as that's definitely more than I'd like to spend. I am inching closer to $300, but that'll just continue to fuel my indecisiveness :P
Any particular models I should look out for? I'm kinda thinking from the perspective of the mythic i5 2500k, that is. Curious if what you've personally used is something I should consider.
So I couldn't use Docker on my Synology as it wasn't compatible, but I did try to try to use Docker, but it was most definitely a test install trying to squeeze Jellyfin and HA onto an 8GB card... yeah that didn't work (I didn't try too hard). I've heard of Docker Desktop, but sounds like it was not well received.
Yeah, I think I'm willing to go Intel if there's that much a performance gap. I'll look into the Lenovo option, although I'm not sure I'm the best use case for it. Still, thank you for the suggestions! Any particular models, or is it really down to newer = better? Besides the basic moar RAM, moar CPU, but actually I'm quite ootl with the naming conventions with non-desktops procs.
Have a weird nub of bone protruding from my lower jaw under the tongue. Like a little skin covered spike.
Oh, also have a "hair" (maybe more like a mole?) on each side of my abdomen that when agitated, I get a sharp pain on the inside of the corresponding elbow.
In this situation now, kinda. Known each other 13 years, been married for ~10 years (but "separated" for the last ~3), amicably divorcing around December, and keeping the ownership of everything the same, house is plenty big for us all. We came out to each other over the past couple years, and she found her true soulmate. I'm perfectly happy living on my own for once. It's freeing, and we're besties. We see ourselves paying off the 30 year mortgage, and then seeing where our lives go.
Same actually. I got some nice RGB customization, it was comfy, had a right handed thumb rest, and the price was right. Only thing it didn't have like the Basilisk was BT functionality, which in my use case wasn't a deal breaker. Software wasn't bloated either.
I've been using a Redragon M690 Pro as my home daily driver, and I retired my Razer Basilisk x Hyperspeed to my office, although the latter started having issues with middle clicking. The 690 is nice so far though. I don't play any twitch shooters, more of a slow burn style, so ymmv.
My relationship with them was already in very thin ice due to repeated trust issues over the years, but what finally sealed it was my coming out to my dad and his response being "it's all because of this removed generation". Coming from someone who I thought had a very left leaning stance, therapy over the following years made me realize just how shitty and homophobic they really were. Turns out I'm probably more bi than gay (also ace), but it still stands.
Ditto for ETS2 / ATS. I don't play them enough. With the Road Trip update coming out soon, it'll be even better. I've been craving a solid driving sim that's not racing. A leisurely drive through the Nordic landscape would be great.
Other than that, if I have the energy and wherewithal to stand, Skyrim VR, sometimes it's nice to wander without worry.
We have this card game called Ducking High which is basically a bunch of stoner questions and philosophical inquiries and get your mind all goofy. It's honestly even good for non-high activities, lots of good icebreaker topics.
Right on the money. I know that this'll be a hobby I can grow for a while, just gotta find that balance of "is this good enough, or just one more device/peripheral/etc? Right now, I just wanna be able to shove it into my tiny network cabinet (the ones that are included with many new houses). This is what I'm working with currently:
Certainly far from winning any pageants lol. That said, The n100 units, or comparable, are the perfect size to shove into this (sans the two Pis already in there). And yeah, warranty/support-wise, I'm cool with this being an "I'm on my own", as I don't even know how far I'll take this. The e-waste bit, well... I don't really throw anything out. Not a hoarder outside of the digital sense, and repurposing tech is something I'm able to do working for a school district with young tinkerer minds, so to eventually hand this stuff down to them even if just for a stockpile of tech to mess with, is my end goal.