| • Discussion about the prevalence of dashboards in self-hosted and Homelab subreddits
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| • Criticism of dashboard clutter and maintenance requirements
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| • Mention of various dashboard options (Homer, Heimdall, etc.)
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| • Complaints about dashboard overload and difficulty keeping them up to date
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| • Conversation about Plexamp updates, including the addition of a shuffle button and Siri support
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| • Discussion of Plex's ecosystem and its music-focused applications
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| • Announcement of Plex's $50 million growth equity round and plans for further development
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| • Fragmentation of streaming services and Plex's goal to bring all content into one interface
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| • API access and integration with services like Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney
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| • Concerns about analytics and tracking by streaming companies
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| • Impact on the value proposition of subscribing to separate services
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| • Technical challenges and limitations of Plex accommodating multiple streaming providers
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| • Monetization strategies for Plex's new direction
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| • Concerns about mixing personal and family media content on a single platform
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| • Discussion of the potential for an option to separate personal and family content in a future update
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| • Comparison of Plex with other media server options, including Infuse and Jellyfin
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| • Review of the Infuse app as a viable alternative to Plex, particularly for Apple TV users
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| • Discussion of Linode's cloud computing services and their one-click application deployment for Plex
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| • The speaker uses Linode for all of their hosting needs due to its performance and reliability.
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| • They appreciate Linode's own ISP status, which provides faster interconnects between data centers.
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| • The speaker likes that Linode is a good product with fast machines and dedicated CPU rigs.
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| • They also appreciate the simplicity and ease of use of the Linode dashboard.
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| • The speaker mentions using Linode's S3-compatible object storage for backup and as a back-end storage mechanism.
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| • He discusses his experience with Fire tablets in home automation, mentioning performance issues and ads on one of them.
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| • The speaker suggests using an old 7-inch HD tablet from 2015 that he repurposed into a wall-mounted dashboard.
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| • Setting up voice transcription on tablet
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| • Replacing Amazon OS with Lineage OS and customizing for Home Assistant use
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| • Unlocking bootloader and installing custom recovery software
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| • Using FDroid app store to install Google-less apps, including Home Assistant
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| • Managing power usage and screen settings for infrequent use
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| • Performance issues with Lovelace and Home Assistant on older hardware
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| • Discussion of Prometheus as a monitoring tool for APIs and services
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| • Overview of how Prometheus works, including scraping data from remote servers and alerting users to potential issues
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| • Example of using Prometheus to monitor CPU temperatures in a VMware system
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| • Hardware requirements for running Prometheus, including flash-based storage media
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| • Explanation of scrape jobs and YAML configuration files
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| • Discussion of data retention policies with Prometheus
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| • Kubernetes and Prometheus monitoring
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| • DevOps and site reliability engineering tools (Prometheus, etc.)
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| • Cloudfree.shop devices for self-hosted solutions
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| • Upgrading storage on a Synology NAS with mirrors and snapshots
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| • NFS vs ZFS or ButterFS for file transfer and backup options
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| • Risks of relying solely on RAID or mirroring for data storage
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| • Importance of external hard drive backups and data redundancy
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| • Utilizing free space on a LAN to pool resources for temporary storage needs
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| • Home Assistant automations for cycling battery charging
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| • Difficulty in finding solutions for devices without an OS, such as iOS devices and drone batteries
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| • Introduction to Halcyon, a Rust-based application designed to work with Home Assistant for presenting metrics and potentially solving device management issues
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| • Discussion of migrating from Google Photos and exploring self-hosted photo storage options
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| • Discussing backup solutions for photos and files
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| • Requirements for incremental backups due to library growth and remote LAN storage
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| • Researching software that doesn't automate one-way backups from phone to server
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| • Mentioning Duplicati as an unreliable option
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| • Recommending Borg, Restic, NextCloud, and Photosync as alternative backup solutions
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| • Discussing the discontinuation of Plex Photos camera upload feature
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| • Expressing skepticism towards Plex's decision-making process
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| • Discussing Google Stadia and its potential for playing games on any machine
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| • Building a self-hosted gaming setup using Steam and streaming protocols like Parsec and Moonlight
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| • Appreciation for site reliability experts (SRE) members who support the show
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| • Announcing a limited ad feed for SRE members with benefits including extra content and post-show discussions
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| • Thanking Cloud Guru for their support
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| • Contact information for the self-hosted show, including social media links and Discord channels |
