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• Discussion of SyncThing server setup and performance |
• Feedback from listeners about previous episodes on SyncThing |
• Introduction to the host's "perfect media server" project |
• Overview of the perfect media server concept and its evolution over time |
• The project's five-year development journey and upcoming release |
• Plans for a 2020 version of the article on perfect mediaservers.com |
• Creating a wiki-style website for media server setup and management |
• The importance of having up-to-date information on media server setup |
• Using open-source tools and community contributions for media server setup |
• The value of opinionated guidance in helping people choose a specific setup |
• Introducing the site perfectmediaserver.com as a resource for setting up a home media server |
• Discussing the potential for users to get overwhelmed by various options and documentation |
• Highlighting the need for clear, step-by-step guides for installing Ubuntu, MergerFS, and other tools |
• Covering topics such as Docker, ZFS, Proxmox, and hardware setup |
• Media server build costs |
• Minimum hardware requirements (CPU, motherboard, RAM, hard drives) |
• Comparison of True NAS and Free NAS products (Synology, QNAP, Unraid, ZFS) |
• MergerFS for dynamic storage growth and flexibility |
• Benefits of using Linux for media servers (open source, reliability, battle-tested) |
• Discussion of MergerFS vs ButterFS |
• ZFS limitations and comparison to other file systems |
• Use cases for MergerFS and its benefits |
• Experience with MergerFS on Raspberry Pi media servers |
• Comparison of MergerFS, ZFS, and SnapRaid solutions |
• Contributing to the self-hosted wiki using MKDocs |
• Vim and search function |
• MKDocs features, customization, and usability |
• Documentation presentation and readability |
• Open-source documentation platform |
• Ease of use and flexibility for internal documentation |
• Future-proofing with plain text Markdown files in a Git repo |
• The user has spent several hundred hours working on their website |
• They are open to receiving pull requests and issue reports through the GitHub repository |
• A listener is asked about ButterFS documentation, prompting an exchange of comments |
• The conversation then shifts to discussing Linode, a cloud hosting provider, including its pricing and features |
• Two listeners share their experiences with using Linode for NextCloud setups and perfectmediaserver.com |
• Discussing generating public URLs for soundboard clips |
• Linode services, including object storage and load balancers |
• Powerline networking, including its use in scenarios where Wi-Fi is unreliable |
• Personal experience with powerline adapters and TP-Link AV1000s |
• JT's email sharing his positive experience with using powerline adapters |
• Issues with packet drops and bandwidth limitations |
• Customer's experience with Cloudfree.shop smart plugs and Home Assistant |
• Automation of home devices, including bearded dragon cage lights and fish tank lights |
• Integration of a D1 mini ESP8266 Wi-Fi board and BME280 sensor for temperature, pressure, and humidity control |
• Discussion on the importance of redundancy in automation systems |
• Discussion about Powerline adapters and their performance |
• Comparison of Powerline speeds to wired Ethernet and mesh Wi-Fi |
• Sharing of listener's experience with TP-Link Powerline products |
• Mention of various speed tests conducted by the listener |
• Discussion of the listener's preference for mesh Wi-Fi over Powerline |
• Misleading marketing practices by manufacturers regarding gigabit speeds |
• Separation of solar power system from main electrical system |
• Use of coax for running ethernet cables in modern homes |
• Potential benefits of using QuickSync-enabled motherboards, specifically the ASRock J5040 ITX board, for low energy usage and NAS capabilities |
• QuickSync hardware acceleration is mentioned as looking "really good" |
• The latest AMD desktop APUs are getting idle power consumption below 10 watts |
• A Ryzen 5000 processor is being considered due to its performance benefits |
• A cloud guru has a Python 3 scripting course for system administrators available at their website |
• NFC tags and their limitations on iOS |
• Using NFC tags for home automation, such as controlling heating and lighting |
• Comparison of NFC tag functionality between iOS and Android devices |
• Setting up a studio mixer with an NFC tag to automate tasks |
• Storage setup strategies for media collection (8 terabytes) and personal photos |
• Recommendations for storage solutions and software, including perfectmediaserver.com |
• Building a media server for storing 8 terabytes of data |
• Recommending used enterprise gear from serverbuilds.net |
• Discussing the importance of redundancy and duplication in storage solutions |
• Suggesting a mini ITX box with two bays to hold a large hard drive |
• Advising on hardware capacity, recommending at least 12 terabytes for current users |
• Mentioning Amazon.de as a potential source for affordable Western Digital drives |
• Local storage vs cloud storage |
• Personal risk profile and importance of data |
• Cost of ownership and potential surprises with cloud storage |
• Self-hosted solutions for digitalizing and organizing recipes |
• Options for scanning and digitizing handwritten family recipe books, including apps like Scanbot and Vapeen 1111/Recipes |
• Syncing files to multiple cloud services |
• Recipe management and importing from websites |
• Open-source software for managing household items |
• Self-hosted solutions vs. mainlining Linux distributions |
• Hardware support for open-source operating systems |
• Ecosystem limitations for rapid hardware support |
• Comparisons with the Raspberry Pi and its image availability |
• The speaker's experience with the Helios 64 and its Pi KVM setup |
• ZFS working on the Helios 64 after a kernel update and DKMS fix |
• Challenges of getting ARM-based devices to run with Linux and Windows |
• Apple's transition to ARM CPUs and its impact on the industry |
• Support for projects like the Helios 64 and COBOL from the community |
• The speaker selling their Helios 64 unit and offering a special thank you to Self-Hosted members |
• Contact information: dot show/contact and social media handles |
• Self-hosted podcast and Jupiter Signal network |
• Show URL: selfhosted.show/35 |
[0.08 --> 2.50] Today's episode is a really exciting one for me. |
[3.06 --> 5.70] It's the culmination of five years' work. |
[6.00 --> 9.66] The perfect media server is now, well, I'll save it for the show. |
[10.06 --> 11.68] We also respond to a ton of your feedback. |
[11.96 --> 13.50] This is Self-Hosted 35. |
[15.00 --> 17.50] Well, Alex, I'll admit it right here on the show, |
[17.66 --> 20.66] I set up yet another SyncThing server this weekend. |
[21.00 --> 23.54] You thought you'd leave 2020 behind in style, hey? |
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