Episode 251
If it's not FOSS - Don't Host It
September 21st, 2021
56 mins 16 secs
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About this Episode
Even when you can self host it, relying on proprietary software can be challenging. This week Noah & Steve step through the latest self hosting options! Canonical extended their support for Ubuntu for 10 years, plus our picks!
-- During The Show --
01:00 Caller James
- Windows won't run well on a RaspberryPi
- Look at a Skull Canyon NUC
- RaspberryPi 4GB model should handle 1080P or lower
06:05 User Responds Wiping Flash Media - Dalton
- Boomstick
- Self Contained
- Automatic/semi-automatic
- USB stick based
- SSD and HDD Eraser
- Boomstick Gitlab
- Noah does not trust SSD firmware
09:12 Windows 10 Bloat Removal Script - Charlie
- Windows Decrapifier Script
- Decrapifier Github
- Make Use Of Article
- Portable Apps
10:30 User Reflects on EP 250 - Bhikhu
12:44 Synology & Docker Applications - Chas
- NAS products have a lesser CPU
- Might have issues with wireguard and containers
- Synology can take features away anytime
18:00 LAN based chat server - Anthony
- Matrix - Protocol
- Synapse - Server
- Element - Client/App
- Setup a unfederated unregistered Synapse
- Use your own internal domain
- SSL/domain is only required for federation
24:50 Pick of the Week
- WallCal
- [WallCal Github]https://github.com/kacpertopol/wallCal
25:55 Gadget of the Week
- Loupedeck
- Elgato Stream Deck
- Stream Deck Affiliate Link
- RaspberryPi Companion Github
- Stream Pi
- Stream Deck UI
35:05 Ubuntu Life Cycle Extended to 10 Years
- Ubuntu Blog
- Only for paying customers
- Ubuntu sources are not public unlike Red Hat
- Red Hat puts a lot of effort into open sourcing everything - "It's part of the company DNA"
48:00 Self Hosting
- Locally controlled and/or Open Source
- Gold bar is Internet goes away and you don't notice
- Living on an island
- Libvirt/Proxmox
- PFSense/OPNSense
- Plex/JellyFin/Kodi
- Seafile
- NextCloud
- TrueNAS/Open Media Vault
- MediaWiki/XWiki
- Funkwhale
- Volumio
- PiHole
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