Not sticking up for Microsoft, but when you first setup a Windows machine, all those metrics toggled on like advertising and keyboard or handwriting usage, etc, I turn all 6 of those off. One in Windows I now uninstall Copilot and disable stuff like phone link, OneDrive, and pretty much every application from running at startup ( Adobe if needed, etc)

This is just for work, but I can usually get away with lower spec machines by curating what’s allowed to run by default.

Oooh new toy to help?! Ok I’ll check that out and Yunohost too

Yeah, since Christmas, I more it sounds silly, but I’ve been playing a ton of video games with my kids lol. But not like CoD, more like Grounded 2, Gang Beasts, and Stumble Guys lmao

Haha, thanks! It’s probably more problematic being a solo IT guy as it feels like I don’t always have did dedicated time to get projects done. Part of why my lab is overkill is because I want something at work, so I spend a little time at home figuring stuff out, but, you know, family time n all…

Its still fun mostly, but work keeps assuming I must’ve freed up a lot of time in automating or improving stability so I keep being rewarded with more work outside of IT.

Yeah, self promote away lol

Yeah, transferring 80TB took what felt like an eternity. My Plex has a 2.5GbE and my switch is 10GbE but my SFP+ NIC in the storage wasn’t playing well…

That’s true, I’ve done a lot of stuff as testing that I thought would be useful services but then never really got used by me, so I didn’t maintain.

I didn’t take the time to really dive in and learn Docker outside of a few guides, probably why is a struggle…

This. I definitely need to take the time to organize. A few months ago, I setup a new 4U rosewill case w 24 hotswap as bays. Expanded my storage quite a bit, but need to finish moving some services too. I went from a big outdated SMC server to reusing an old gaming mobo since its an i7 but 95w vs 125wx2 lol.

It took a week just to move all my Plex data cuz that Supermicro was only 1GbE.

Dang, how’d you make that transition? Are you a dev or SWE?

That doesn’t sound the least bit fun lol

I will check that out even though, yes is homework lol.

And +1 for the contribution to help a stranger out!

Never heard of that, definitely checking it out!

Once you understand them, I suppose its easier. I’ve got a mix of win10, Linux VMs, RPis, and docker.

Having grown up on Windows, it’s second nature now and I do it for work too. I stated on Linux only around 2010 or so but kept flipping between the2 . anymore, trying to cut the power bill and went RPi but also trying to cut others and so docker is still relatively new in the last few years. Understand that I also do it few and far between at times on projects so is hard to dedicate time to learn enough to be comfortable. It also didn’t help I started on Docker Desktop and apparently everyone hates that and may have been a part of my problem adopting it.

Why did I never think of that?! That would make sense lol. Thank you!

Nextcloud is on my list lol, but I need to run a separate box for it I think vs visualizing. It would be easier/cleaner and more reliable.

Well, I’ll share an example. Choosing between Traccar and OwnTracks. I’ve run a lot of stuff on Raspberry Pis, I like it, but, do I keep setting up new devices just to continue more devices or do I dump some for a Linux desktop and move a lot to containers? But that’s more work lol. Aren’t there different versions of docker, too? I recall fucking a service up one time using the wrong documentation once.

I think part of my problem is I’ve pieced stuff together slowly and it feels like a fragile balance, but at work I’ve got more access to resources… And budget lol

Good point. I think I’ve got so caught up between projects at home and work I need a break from both.

I agree with that 3rd paragraph lol. That’s probably some of my issue at times. As far IT goes, does it not get overwhelming of you had a 9 hour workday just to hear someone at home complain this other thing you run doesn’t work and you have to troubleshoot that now too?

Without going into too much detail, I’m a solo operation guy for about 200 end users. We’re a Win11 and Office shop like most, and I’ve upgraded pretty much every system since my time starting. I’ve utilized some self-host options too, to help in the day to day which is nice as it offloads some work.

It’s just, especially after a long day, to play IT at home can be a bit much. I don’t normally mind, but I think I just know the Windows stuff well enough through and through, so taking on new Docker or self host tools stuff is Apple’s and oranges sometimes. Maybe I’m getting spoiled with all the turn key stuff at work, too.

Could you explain? Why would that set us back? You mean if Paramount wins?

I’ve called them Gooplesoft now.

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