Definetly don’t need to go all in, you can start with a few LXCs from the community scripts

Biggest advantage for me is not having to juggle with ports or modify stuff that I already have running to try something new. Each LXC gets its own IP so I can start a new copy of let’s say Jellyfin to tinker with, and use what I learned to fix/improve my running instance.

Another really neat thing is how it handles backups. I have my LXCs on their own ZFS subvolumes and I back them up sporadically to external drives (cold storage). Backups start as a single big file but all the subsequent are way smaller, and checking and restoring them is a 2-click endeavour.

It looks corporate and intimidating, but it has an awesome community and you don’t need to learn all the bells and whistles to get a lot out of it

How can you live like that? I had a single one in a drawer and it drove me nuts, sticking to random crap/tools/pens or to the drawer rails!!

I ended up sticking it on top of the door frame so at least is out of the way

Started with the beta of CasaOS, really welcoming discord community and all, but when I went from a busted laptop to a purpose-built machine, I dove into the deep end and went with Proxmox.

It can be daunting at first with all that lingo but there are plenty of good tutorials. Can’t recommend enough. Also as a gap closer, there’s proxmox community scripts, which are great to spin new LXCs to tinker with and learn/try new stuff without annoying the family with downtime

+1 for Barony, especially with the DLCs. However, it’s important to go easy at first. Don’t scoff at the assistance shrine/items and custom options like turning off hunger or modding to make your first runs a bit easier. Vanilla can be excruciatingly frustrating, and you might bounce off a really fun game!

No need, you can create a password protected link that you can share so anybody can get in as a named guest. I host my own NC instance using the AIO docker since 2020 and since last year we’ve been using spreed (aka NC Talk). I manually added friends and family (each group with their own ACL rules) but also keep a live invite link for casual friends that might hop on a call every now and then. Password is just a safety measure so I don’t have randos joining the call/chat

You’d be surprised. Linux is where good hardware goes to live forever.

For example, the super weird “Sidewinder Strategic Commander” runs out of the box on Linux. A Microsoft device. That got its drivers deprecated after XP SP2, runs today on new kernels without doing anything

It’s just a 24h timeout, back in the early proton day I used to run a batch of benchmarks for games with canned benchmark modes and I always tripped Shadow of the Tomb Raider’s lockout

I’ve seen that message only when I forget to add my relay info and key. Maybe it’s not getting picked up? Check on settings > network > relay/ID see if the info there is right.

WHAT IS THIS?!?!1? NUANCE IN A DISCUSSION?!? NOT ALLOWED IN 2026

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flinging upvotes to y’all, really makes my day seeing civil discourse and not “Discourse” on here. Keep it up, really this is what makes Lemmy such a great place

Make sure the app is set to “unrestricted” under battery settings. Most phones get really aggressive nuking down stuff that is not from FAANG

Paperless always had some sort of primitive AI for document classification and auto tagging. I haven’t yet read the changes on 3.x but I’ve been using it for years and it’s like a dumb AI that needs a lot of guidance and manual tagging at first, but as time goes on, it “figures out” every document you throw in the ingest. I’ve been sending it emails, or uploading straight from the mobile app and its amazing, can’t go back to a folder filled with “Download(739).pdf” or “IMG_4926.jpg” files of random recipts and invoices

Thank you!

Most people have “a nerdy guy” in their lives they can ask for help. And since you’re posting here… I’m almost certain you’re that guy for your people 😉

It requires a steam client restart for refreshing, but I’ve been doing this for my steam games on Linux.

On the storage settings on steam you can add a new library on the external drive and move games to it. Both the game data and the compatdata folders are moved, so you keep the savegames and the whole protonprefix intact

I dont have a deck, I’m on LATAM so I don’t even expect neither the deck nor the gabecube ever coming here…

Used to play it on my previous rig (ryzen 5 2400G + rx580) on lower settings. That’s why I got hooked with AMS 2, ran far better 😁

Self built pc user here, but fellow sim racing degenerate.

ACC runs great on bazzite, though I have never played competitively. Got a g29 and works OOTB on Bazzite. The only extra step was downloading “oversteer” to adjust settings per game. You might need a different piece of software (from Bazaar aappstore) depending on your base’s brand.

If you are somewhat inclined, I’d highly recommend building your own machine, especially if you have a nerdy friend, relative or coworker that could coach you along the way.

FWIW, here are some titles I’ve tried and ran without issues:

• AMS2
• RaceRoom
• Project Cars 2
• Beam.ng (AI drivers have a lot more cpu overhead tho)
• Asetto Corsa (tho CSP and launcher are a pain to set up)
• Dirt Rally 2.0
• Forza 4 5 and 6 (6 needs a few tweaks)
• RaceRoom

Depending on the usecase for your future machine, you can choose between regular and “deck” versions of bazzite. Deck versions boot straight to big picture mode, easier if you want it on your living room or as a dedicated simrig pc.

Go for amd and you’ll have absolutely no issues, everything will run straight out of the install

Have you seen the newer doom games? Those run laps around unreal.

Also fuck microsoft for dismembering the idtech staff

Thanks for this! I have been using HA for a year now but only with stuff I already had on my network and a few Wiz lights. The whole ZigBee zwave thing has been a pending rabbit hole to fall into for a while and this was been an interesting read.