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[2173.00 --> 2179.50] And we'll have a link to Matt's YouTube channel in the show notes as well as Instagram and other things like that.
[2179.50 --> 2181.10] Big thanks for listening, everybody.
[2181.58 --> 2187.46] Huge thanks, actually, to our site reliability engineers over at selfhosted.show slash SRE.
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[2190.62 --> 2192.32] I think we're going to be taking those down soon.
[2192.70 --> 2194.12] Uh-oh, better go get them soon.
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[2212.60 --> 2217.94] Yeah, reverse proxy servers as well as HTTPS, SSL stuff, load balancing, all of that goodness.
[2218.50 --> 2219.92] Linux web services with the Cloud Guru.
[2220.08 --> 2223.00] We'll have a link in the show notes, or you can find them at a cloudguru.com.
[2223.14 --> 2224.52] You can find Alex on Twitter.
[2224.62 --> 2225.76] He's at Ironic Badger.
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• The speaker returns to England after a pandemic-related delay
• They discuss their poor internet connection at their mother-in-law's rural home
• The speaker's family travels from the East Coast to London, facing a delayed flight due to wind conditions
• The speaker recounts a humorous anecdote about accidentally using an expired passport for travel documents, causing a day of stress and explanation to their family
• They reflect on their own fault in the mistake and acknowledge opportunities for others to have helped them
• Discussion of a recent flight on a Boeing Dreamliner
• Reflections on traveling with family, including a new baby and adjusting to life in the UK after emigrating
• Noticing a lack of culture shock or adjustment period upon returning to the UK
• Discussing technology and home setup preparations for trips and self-hosting infrastructure
• Mention of off-site backup opportunities and re-evaluating digital setups during trips
• Replaced motherboard in UK server with an ASRock Rack board
• Reason for replacement was old Supermicro 1366 LGA socket Xeon and requirement for IPMI through Java
• New motherboard has HTML5-based IPMI implementation and three PCIe expansion slots
• Added NVMe drive and Intel QuickSync capabilities to improve performance
• Using Plex for TV streaming, eliminating need for WireGuard VPN
• Upgraded to i5-8500 CPU from previous experimentation with GVTG
• Bringing a motherboard and Synology NAS through airport security
• Dealing with TSA questioning about the NAS
• Legally ripping movies and TV shows using Creative Commons content
• Importance of IPMI and IGPU support in motherboards
• Using the ASRock board for remote server management and QuickSync support
• Motherboard price and value during a parts shortage
• Setting up hardware parity between UK and US servers
• Using Proxmox as host OS for consistency across locations
• Issues with ZFS version differences on different systems
• Installing Home Assistant on Proxmox VM to control home automation system
• Using Zigbee devices, including smart plugs and buttons, for home automation
• Comparison of Zigbee vs. Wi-Fi devices for reliability and cost
• Discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of using physical controls vs automation in home systems
• Explanation of why some people prefer to use switches and physical buttons over voice control or apps
• Personal anecdote about Chris's experience with his Hollywood server going down due to a power outage
• Description of Chris's plans to upgrade his server and potentially change its configuration
• Discussion of high availability and redundancy in systems
• Suspecting power supply issues with a system
• Mention of WireGuard and TailScale for VPN solutions
• Comparison of AdGuard Home, Pi Hole, and OpenSense for DNS and firewall management
• Plans to consolidate devices and reduce power consumption at the studio
• Consideration of moving WireGuard to its own device
• Introduction to TailScale as a solution for secure tunneling between devices
• Discussion of Tailscale VPN service and its underlying technology (WireGuard)
• Description of how Tailscale uses an intermediary "witness node" to facilitate network connections
• Alternative self-hosted implementation of witness nodes using HeadScale open source software
• Comparison of Linode's cloud infrastructure with other providers, highlighting its speed and reliability
• Personal anecdote about using a Linode server as a backup during a road trip
• Promotion of Linode's one-click deployment feature for various services (Nextcloud, Discourse, Jitsi)
• Discussion of Linode's services and ease of use for development and game servers
• Road trip experiences and managing heat while traveling (especially in hot climates)
• Home Assistant automations and controlling heating systems
• Overhauling traditional automations to use the generic thermostat entity instead
• Home Assistant monitors temperature and provides a thermostat interface
• Customizable temperature settings with minimum cycle length option
• Ability to turn off automated cycling of heaters via Home Assistant dashboard or HomeKit app
• Integration with HomeKit allows verbal control with Siri, including setting temperatures and viewing current temperature
• Automation options, such as adjusting temperature based on sun rise/set times
• Generic thermostat setup requires only a smart switch and temperature sensor
• Self-hosting smart gear pre-flashed with Tasmota from sponsors cloudfree.shop and mylocalbytes.com
• Setting up remote backup system using Synology, Autorestick, Restic, and Minio for off-site data protection
• Configuring traffic to route data through NAT to the remote backup location on the Synology box at the host's mother's house
• Discussing the benefits of having multiple, separate backup systems in different ecosystems
• Mentioning the hosts' trip back to the UK and meeting up with listeners
• Meetup announced at Breckland Lodge on A11 outside Attleborough near Norwich on September 28th at 6pm UK time
• Meeting is impromptu and will be kept small for COVID safety reasons
• Attendees can recognize the host (Gary) by his Chris and the Badger t-shirt
• Feedback, ideas, and show topics can be submitted through self-hosted.show/contact or on Twitter (@ChrisLAS and @IronicBadger)
• Previous episode released as #54
[0.00 --> 3.70] I'm looking out tonight over a beautiful Norfolk sky.
[3.92 --> 6.52] I'm finally, finally back in England.
[6.84 --> 10.80] Oh, that must feel amazing after having to wait with the whole pandemic and everything.
[11.00 --> 14.82] And how ironic is it that now that I'm back in my studio, you're traveling.
[15.38 --> 16.06] I know, right?
[16.48 --> 21.34] And I'm talking to you over a 4G LTE connection because the house I'm staying in at my mother-in-law's
[21.34 --> 25.38] is so rural, she can only get two meg down on DSL.
[25.56 --> 27.56] Well, now the shoe's on the other foot.
[27.56 --> 29.94] But I'm with the good connection and you've got cellular.
[30.74 --> 30.92] Yeah.
[31.10 --> 31.94] How was it though?
[32.04 --> 37.14] I mean, traveling with the baby plus, that's no short flight from, even from the East Coast
[37.14 --> 37.86] to London.
[37.96 --> 40.76] That must have been six hour flight, something like that.