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[2803.56 --> 2808.92] I think the Orange Pi makes a decent low-cost board. They sell for around 24 bucks and you can
[2808.92 --> 2814.66] get them directly from the manufacturer. Now, Tim, I know you're a bit of a pie fiend as well as I am
[2814.66 --> 2818.34] and Chris too. Have you ever heard of these Orange Pies?
[2818.74 --> 2823.50] You know, I've heard the name, but I can't tell you how they differ.
[2824.06 --> 2831.06] I can't. Yeah, I have lots of Raspberry Pis. I even have a Turing Pi too. And the only
[2831.06 --> 2837.60] non-Pi device I have is an NVIDIA Jetson. But I haven't heard of them. I need to look into them,
[2837.72 --> 2841.06] especially if they have a better supply than Raspberry Pis right now.
[2841.34 --> 2845.74] Well, that's just it, isn't it? Raspberry Pis are unobtainium. So no matter how much we might
[2845.74 --> 2851.50] wax lyrical about them, if you can't find them, then it's pretty much no good to anybody. So
[2851.50 --> 2856.56] yeah, maybe these Orange Pies are the way to go. They look like a pretty cool board. They're ARM64
[2856.56 --> 2862.04] based, which is, you know, it can be a bit of a problem sometimes to find applications to run on
[2862.04 --> 2867.76] these things. But for a small little headless box, maybe they'll do the trick. Who knows?
[2868.16 --> 2872.34] If you have been running an Orange Pi in anger, please write in and let us know at
[2872.34 --> 2878.08] selfhosted.show slash contact. Now, I want to say a huge thanks to Tim for stepping in at the last
[2878.08 --> 2880.62] minute here to help me co-host the show. Thank you, Tim.
[2880.98 --> 2882.48] Yeah, thanks for having me. Huge fan.
[2882.80 --> 2886.32] Is there anywhere else you'd like to send people? I mean, I imagine you've got some channel on YouTube.
[2886.72 --> 2891.74] Yeah, yeah. Channel on YouTube. Yeah. Just Google Techno Tim or use your favorite search
[2891.74 --> 2896.28] engine and look for Techno Tim or just Techno Tim. Live. That's an easy way to get a hold of me.
[2896.78 --> 2898.96] Well, very good. Thank you very much for joining us. Now,
[2898.96 --> 2903.76] I want to say also a big thank you to our Site Reliability Engineers, our SRE subscribers. You
[2903.76 --> 2910.06] make the show possible over at selfhosted.show slash SRE. You can also go and support the entire
[2910.06 --> 2915.64] Jupiter Broadcasting Network over at Jupiter.party. Don't forget as well that we have the London
[2915.64 --> 2920.40] Meetup coming up on August the 5th. More details to follow on that soon. And again,
[2920.46 --> 2925.82] if you have a venue recommendation, please, I would love to hear it. As always, you can get in touch
[2925.82 --> 2930.36] with us at selfhosted.show slash contact. That's the place to go to get in touch with us. And you
[2930.36 --> 2935.82] can find me on Twitter at Ironic Badger. I'm at Techno Tim live on Twitter. Very good. And thanks
[2935.82 --> 2939.48] for listening, everybody. That was selfhosted.show slash 73.
• Josh Laskar from Red Hat joins the show
• Introduction and warning about Josh's large collection of Raspberry Pis
• Upcoming London meetup on August 5th at Jubilee Gardens
• Discussion of meeting location and timing (BST vs GMT)
• Creation of a new leaderboard for the number of Raspberry Pis owned
• Organizing self-hosted events, including meetups and virtual events
• Announcement of a JB Meetups matrix space for organizing location-specific chat rooms
• Discussion of pre-drinks or pre-eats before the main meetup
• Thanks to Tim for filling in on the previous episode
• Discussion about receiving a MyBook drive instead of an original Easy Store drive after shucking
• Shucking and upgrading hard drives for use in Synology boxes
• Deleting old movies and shows to free up space on a media server
• Comparison of internet-sourced video quality vs. locally ripped content (Blu-rays)
• Home Assistant voice control using HomePods, with discussion of local LAN execution
• Siri is not responding correctly to voice commands
• Voice assistant settings have changed unexpectedly
• Personalized results and voice recognition have been enabled
• Devices are being controlled incorrectly when commanded by different users
• Home automation system is malfunctioning
• Importance of security in home automation systems was discussed
• Local control and API access were highlighted as desirable features
• Local API vs cloud-based APIs
• Experiences with Nanoleaf and Govi smart lights integrations
• Issues with Govi's rate-limited API requests and impact on Home Assistant
• Discussion of data collection by vendors and ecosystem building
• Observations on multiple product lines and logo branding by companies
• Introduction to Tailscale VPN technology and its features
• Comparison of local API approach to cloud-based APIs
• Tailscale.com/self-hosted: a platform for creating a flat network across devices and services
• Josh's Raspberry Pi collection: 43 Pis and 8 Pi Picos
• Reasons for collecting Raspberry Pis: interest in Linux, early adoption of the platform, community support
• Experimenting with alternative devices (Libre boards) but finding the Raspberry Pi to be more suitable due to open source and community factors
• Limitations of using Raspberry Pis for specific tasks (e.g. Plex server)
• Virtualization servers vs individual Raspberry Pi devices
• Personal experience with virtualizing everything but switching to individual Pis due to ease of use and cost
• Using multiple Raspberry Pis for various projects and tasks (e.g. Pi Hole, network monitoring)
• Heat management and case choices for Raspberry Pis in hot environments
• Alternative thermal cases (Villarose and Geekworm) compared to others
• Unused vs used Raspberry Pis and the emotional attachment to them
• Various security-related projects using Raspberry Pis (e.g. pen testing, Wi-Fi hacking)
• Onboarding children with computing through Raspberry Pi projects
• Discussion of software-defined radio (SDR) monitor stations
• Using SDR for tracking aircraft and other signals
• Implementing SDR with Home Assistant and Zigbee
• Analyzing data from SDR monitoring for home security applications
• Tracking traffic and mapping frequencies
• Exploring use cases for SDR, including measuring tank levels and recording audio
• Comparison of using commercial products versus DIY solutions
• Raspberry Pi projects discussed:
• Lap deck project
• Implementing Kubernetes on the Pi
• Discussion about moving OpenShift clusters to Raspberry Pis
• Power efficiency comparison between Raspberry Pi and traditional hardware
• Limitations of using Kubernetes at home for learning purposes
• Storage leaderboard on a self-hosted wiki website
• Debate over whether 20 terabytes is a significant amount of storage
• File system discussion, including Synology file system and ButterFS
• Conversation about the Raspberry Ninja project and remote camera streaming with Raspberry Pi
• Promotion for Linode.com cloud solution
• The advantages and features of using Linode for cloud infrastructure
• Comparison of Linode's performance to hyperscalers
• Availability and reliability of Linode's services (99.99% uptime)
• Alternative to hyperscalers, potential use in hybrid cloud setup
• Feedback on Orange Pi boards and the Armbian OS project
• Discussion on operating systems for Raspberry Pis, including Raspbian/Raspberry Pi OS and Armbian
• Discussion about using SQLite database vs. MariaDB
• Benefits of using a time-series database like Influx for storing data
• Home Assistant team improving database performance in recent releases
• Authentic (Authentik) authentication system mentioned as an alternative to other solutions
• Josh's approach to authentication, using FreeIPA and wiping/reinstalling when necessary
• Discussing challenges with mirroring and use of Synology
• High signal compliment from CastPlan and Boostergram show feedback