1. Yes but then they need to get a warrant.

2. All the more reason to have it encrypted since they can’t access it even with a warrant and confiscation.

Would probably be trivial for a local authority to hack your server and collect the necessary info that way.

I mean that’s the main reason I self-host anyway.

Just install SyncThing on whatever your Nextcloud was installed on?

Self-hosting is much more complicated than some folks would have you believe but software like CasaOS (not an OS), Yunohost, Cosmos Server and Umbrel make getting started so much easier.

I’ve seen L1Techs recommend Solidigm several times now. These are also often the cheapest drives around. If I were in the market I’d be having a close look at them.

I don’t have a specific problem. I was asking, much like OP, for general guidance.

It’s a very complicated thing. And all the resources I find assume you already have advanced knowledge of Docker and networking and proxies and VPNs and on and on.

I asked for help a while back on here but most people ridiculed me for daring to ask for personal help.

I’ve since managed to get a few services running.

I’ve set up a Mobilizon instance and will create a group there to try and help others.

DM me and I’ll send you my contact info and I will share what I’ve learned.

This is one of many reasons I set up a backup at my parents’ place. Was an extra $200 or so but my most valuable data is backed up there also.

I also have my favorite photos printed every year.

Well they abandoned desktop processors. The inefficient ones with giant heatsinks.

Yep. I’m interested to see where homie goes.

There’s also Gladys assistant which looks like a HA fork.

I’ve tried to set up a business installing HA but I need someone smarter than me to provide support who is interested in profit-sharing.

HAOS is intended for people who want everything to just work, without much fiddling.

AHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHA

why is an x86 architecture a sought after feature

Software compatibility.

My understanding is that ARM is more “bang for your buck” in terms of computation effort to power draw.

Yes but it’s also usually a small “bang”.

my M2 (ARM based) MacBook does all sorts of heavy lifting

The new Apple silicon is a quantum leap in technology in many ways. Apple managed to make something with desktop-level power and SBC-level efficiency. It’s why they abandoned desktop computers altogether.

The industry is in the process of shifting in that direction but they’re still way behind Apple.

Well I’m no network engineer either but I think the most common use is a VLAN but I believe you can also just connect both to get 5Gb/s.

4 and 5, yes. But only single channel (arbitrary Intel limitation).

Maybe you could set it up to run for a family member? I’m always trying to recruit more self-hosters.

I’ll recommend the EQ12 instead. Comes with DDR5 and 2x2.5Gb NICs. When on sale it’s ~$200.

60W vs 3-4W isn’t really a fair comparison…

My N100 MiniPC runs on ~10w

More and more people are asking that question every day. Especially with the company going public.

I use a N100 Mini PC. They’re very popular for this purpose these days. Mine has 16GB DDR5.

I’d recommend one of those combo router/mini-PCs, and it can replace a bunch of your other equipment.

Otherwise I have a GLi-net router that is absolutely amazing.

If you just want something cheap, just grab any old WiFi 6 router compatible with OpenWRT.

Yunohost (Debian)