LavaCreeperBOSSB

joined 11 months ago

What scenarios does a home server need a GPU? in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

If you use a third party app that can play directly, like Infuse, or your CPU has Intel QuickSync, then you'll likely be fine. For security cameras unless you need any sort of facial recognition or object detection just a CPU will still be fine. If you need anything more advanced then a GPU is necessary

Working on a frontend to youtube-dl which doubles as a fully-functional video-hosting website in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

What exactly does this do? Youtube-DL's a video and then lets you watch it?

Yay... tunnels! in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

All fun and games until you're on a restricted network where even OpenVPN is blocked

Should I get this VPS for hosting a basic website for myself? This is a private hosting service that my friend's friend runs. in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Whats the provider? Also, unless your friend is paying for it, why not check out something like Oracle Cloud's Always Free Tier?

[non self hosted] : Cheap Services You Still Pay For in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I only pay for iCloud+ for mail

Selfhost Mac backup in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

No problem I think they actually have an example

Selfhost Mac backup in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can setup SMB and enable the Time Machine option

What VPN provider do you use? in c/main@selfhosted.forum

[–] LavaCreeperBOSSB@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Mullvad, it's extremely popular among privacy advocates