| • The speaker returns to England after a pandemic-related delay
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| • They discuss their poor internet connection at their mother-in-law's rural home
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| • The speaker's family travels from the East Coast to London, facing a delayed flight due to wind conditions
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| • 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
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| • They reflect on their own fault in the mistake and acknowledge opportunities for others to have helped them
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| • Discussion of a recent flight on a Boeing Dreamliner
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| • Reflections on traveling with family, including a new baby and adjusting to life in the UK after emigrating
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| • Noticing a lack of culture shock or adjustment period upon returning to the UK
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| • Discussing technology and home setup preparations for trips and self-hosting infrastructure
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| • Mention of off-site backup opportunities and re-evaluating digital setups during trips
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| • Replaced motherboard in UK server with an ASRock Rack board
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| • Reason for replacement was old Supermicro 1366 LGA socket Xeon and requirement for IPMI through Java
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| • New motherboard has HTML5-based IPMI implementation and three PCIe expansion slots
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| • Added NVMe drive and Intel QuickSync capabilities to improve performance
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| • Using Plex for TV streaming, eliminating need for WireGuard VPN
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| • Upgraded to i5-8500 CPU from previous experimentation with GVTG
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| • Bringing a motherboard and Synology NAS through airport security
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| • Dealing with TSA questioning about the NAS
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| • Legally ripping movies and TV shows using Creative Commons content
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| • Importance of IPMI and IGPU support in motherboards
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| • Using the ASRock board for remote server management and QuickSync support
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| • Motherboard price and value during a parts shortage
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| • Setting up hardware parity between UK and US servers
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| • Using Proxmox as host OS for consistency across locations
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| • Issues with ZFS version differences on different systems
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| • Installing Home Assistant on Proxmox VM to control home automation system
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| • Using Zigbee devices, including smart plugs and buttons, for home automation
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| • Comparison of Zigbee vs. Wi-Fi devices for reliability and cost
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| • Discussion on the benefits and drawbacks of using physical controls vs automation in home systems
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| • Explanation of why some people prefer to use switches and physical buttons over voice control or apps
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| • Personal anecdote about Chris's experience with his Hollywood server going down due to a power outage
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| • Description of Chris's plans to upgrade his server and potentially change its configuration
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| • Discussion of high availability and redundancy in systems
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| • Suspecting power supply issues with a system
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| • Mention of WireGuard and TailScale for VPN solutions
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| • Comparison of AdGuard Home, Pi Hole, and OpenSense for DNS and firewall management
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| • Plans to consolidate devices and reduce power consumption at the studio
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| • Consideration of moving WireGuard to its own device
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| • Introduction to TailScale as a solution for secure tunneling between devices
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| • Discussion of Tailscale VPN service and its underlying technology (WireGuard)
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| • Description of how Tailscale uses an intermediary "witness node" to facilitate network connections
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| • Alternative self-hosted implementation of witness nodes using HeadScale open source software
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| • Comparison of Linode's cloud infrastructure with other providers, highlighting its speed and reliability
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| • Personal anecdote about using a Linode server as a backup during a road trip
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| • Promotion of Linode's one-click deployment feature for various services (Nextcloud, Discourse, Jitsi)
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| • Discussion of Linode's services and ease of use for development and game servers
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| • Road trip experiences and managing heat while traveling (especially in hot climates)
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| • Home Assistant automations and controlling heating systems
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| • Overhauling traditional automations to use the generic thermostat entity instead
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| • Home Assistant monitors temperature and provides a thermostat interface
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| • Customizable temperature settings with minimum cycle length option
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| • Ability to turn off automated cycling of heaters via Home Assistant dashboard or HomeKit app
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| • Integration with HomeKit allows verbal control with Siri, including setting temperatures and viewing current temperature
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| • Automation options, such as adjusting temperature based on sun rise/set times
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| • Generic thermostat setup requires only a smart switch and temperature sensor
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| • Self-hosting smart gear pre-flashed with Tasmota from sponsors cloudfree.shop and mylocalbytes.com
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| • Setting up remote backup system using Synology, Autorestick, Restic, and Minio for off-site data protection
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| • Configuring traffic to route data through NAT to the remote backup location on the Synology box at the host's mother's house
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| • Discussing the benefits of having multiple, separate backup systems in different ecosystems
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| • Mentioning the hosts' trip back to the UK and meeting up with listeners
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| • Meetup announced at Breckland Lodge on A11 outside Attleborough near Norwich on September 28th at 6pm UK time
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| • Meeting is impromptu and will be kept small for COVID safety reasons
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| • Attendees can recognize the host (Gary) by his Chris and the Badger t-shirt
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| • Feedback, ideas, and show topics can be submitted through self-hosted.show/contact or on Twitter (@ChrisLAS and @IronicBadger)
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| • Previous episode released as #54 |
