Where in the world are you?

I guess eBay works in large parts of the world, and websearching for refurbished tech could yield helpful results.

Drew’s post is linked though

You’re in for a great time, have fun!

i3 6100 is on the lower end, but it depends on what you plan to do with it.

Don’t buy anything yet! Except the HDD maybe. Use what you already have to tinker with things and try different setups.

A common OS people use is Proxmox, it’s free and you can easily create VMs. You’ll come across Docker/Containers sooner or later and you can easily test them in a VM.

Play around, figure out what you need and how you want to set it up, and only then get the necessary hardware.

Why would you?

How does using Podman help when the registry is down?

I also switched to that, used sync thing before. Super glad I can still use my old Tolino despite the broken USB port (charging works)

Not every device supports it, but you can download books via OPDS, which Calibre supports natively. I run KOReader on my Tolino and it works great with it

Hooray!

Interesting using systemd for that, I’d probably have chosen containers for that.

What’s the reason for replication vs. dumps? Does the client failover to the replica?

If you want to use Calibre Web, should be accessing the server as easy as having it running on the desktop? Also has the benefit of downloading books directly to the e-reader without needing your desktop.

Also check Calibre Web Automated! It’s a fork with lots of additional features.

Oh that’s an amazing idea! I need to check if I still have a landline number and if I can answer calls to it somehow…

How much storage do you think you’ll need with caching external content? Does Peertube even do that?

I’m super glad I arrived this state and don’t have to do anything mostly. Just when I want to change stuff :)

I just heard it’s a bit more of a hassle to set up than like gutes/forgejo, but if you already got that, enjoy!

What kind of hardware is it running on?

Pretty cool! I’m using Prometheus but I alert over Matrix. Do you have a specific Signal bot account or are you using your normal one and send to yourself?

Cool, have fun! Any particular reason for Gitlab over other forges?

The mini PC case is open and the cables go directly from the mainboard/PSU to the BOD back (4 SATA and 1 MOLEX).