sundaylab 3mo ago • 100%
I settled on a Fujitsu Q920 with 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD. Runs FreeBSD 14.1 and each service has its own Jail.
Services:
DNSmasq - local DNS and adblocker Wireguard Navidrome MPD - Media server Vaultwarden - password save Radicale - cardav and caldav server TinyRSS - RSS aggregator Zabbix - server and service monitoring Postgresql Gitea - git repository Emby - jellyfin alternative Mariadb Bhyve VM with Debian running 2 apps (invoiceplane and leantime) which use a quite old php version and I never had time to port to Freebsd.
A second machine that starts daily and creates a backup of machine 1 by using ZFS autobackup.
Nothing fancy but it does what I need.
sundaylab 4mo ago • 100%
That's one of my dilemmas. Due to using BSD and relying on jails I have a hard time using lots of possibly nice apps being released nowadays because they only offer the docker way of installing.
sundaylab 4mo ago • 100%
OK. Thanks for clarifying. :)
sundaylab 4mo ago • 100%
Am I reading this correctly. 799 pln for entrance?
sundaylab 4mo ago • 100%
Most likely corner of Rondo ONZ. Office building popped out there like mushrooms in the last 10 years. Warsaw has changed so much since I moved there 12 years ago. Definitely worth visiting.
sundaylab 6mo ago • 100%
My feeling is that there is. I think it all started with the speed I can login over ssh. Debian always seems to have a short delay but FreeBSD feels instant. When it comes to rating FreeBSD as a better OS for servers I may be biased as Debian has served me so well over the years. I was never a Docker fan but instantly liked Jails for isolating services. Then we have native ZFS support which simplifies my backup needs. A simple zfs send | zfs receive and you have an exact copy of your service instance on a remote node. Everything feels integrated and not stacked. Again, just a personal opinion.
sundaylab 6mo ago • 100%
Yes yes yes. It's great to see other FreeBSD fans here with the same opinion.
I was using Debian as a server OS for more than twenty years with short escapades to other distros but then I discovered FreeBSD and there was no way back. ;)
sundaylab 6mo ago • 100%
I'm a long time user of Debian myself too. No cutting edge fuzz, just a working, stable OS all of the time. What else do you need for a server? It always did the job.
But then I stumbled on FreeBSD, and man, that's a server OS. Simple design and blazing fast. No Docker but I never liked it anyway. My Docker is called Jails and in my opinion is they're superior. Service isolation on the next level.
On my laptop? Debian due to hardware and software support. And I'll stick to that for now. I feel home on that distro.
I can't say anything about OpenBSD as I never tried it but it sure is a perfect fit for a server as well depending on your needs and preferences. BSD just rocks!
sundaylab 7mo ago • 100%
Fifa 1999? Or am I wrong?
sundaylab 7mo ago • 100%
She is still making amazing music. Have been on her concert in Amsterdam last week, and man, what a show. She knows how to entertain.
sundaylab 7mo ago • 100%
Second that. Been with them for a year now. Good price and performance.
sundaylab 9mo ago • 100%
I was debating between getting myself a NAS or some PC to setup my homelab. I decided for a PC as it gives me more freedom to install and personalize it the way I want.
At the moment I'm running FreeBSD with jails on a Q920 with an i5 processor, 16 GB of RAM, one internal SSD with 512 GB and 2 external USB SDDs with each 1 TB which costed me around 300 Euros.
Seems more than enough for the services I want to provide to myself which are the following.
Navidrome > serves all my music locally and remotely.
Zabbix > to monitor my servers
DNSMasq > ad blocking and local dns
gitea > repo for code and other docs
Transmission > torrenting
Radicale > webcal and webdav
Photoprism > local photo gallery
Vaultwarden > Password manager
SearXNG > search
HAproxy > to serve my public content easily to the web
Mastodon
Emby > local media server
And I run a Linux VM on bhyve to serve 2 tools that I was not able to make work easily on FreeBSD.
Besides that, the node replicates some data from my VPS as a backup solution.
And I can't complain at all. That PC is doing its job just fine. No need for any rack that uses huge amount of electricity.
sundaylab 10mo ago • 100%
Same here. I'm using mainly FreeBSD on my servers so docker is a no go due to lack of support. I have to stick with Photoprism for now as it offers a install without docker and it does the job for me. Anyhow, I'm not happy with the trend that most FOSS projects today limit the deployment on docker and do not offer a way of a plain install on you *nix system of choice.
sundaylab 10mo ago • 100%
Thanks for the tip but I'm not sure why I would choose a desktop client over Navidrome itself. I usually have the browser open anyway. But maybe I'm missing something useful by using an actual app?
sundaylab 10mo ago • 80%
I settled with Navidrome. It solves 2 use cases for me. Due to being web based it can be used by any PC or mobile device with access to my server. Additionally it supports subsonic which allows me to use a native android app (ultrasonic) and have music on the go. I don't use services like Spotify.
sundaylab 10mo ago • 100%
Nice one. Downloaded and will try it soon. Using Ultrasonic at the moment so eager to see differences between the apps. Happy new year by the way. ;)
sundaylab 10mo ago • 100%
I jumped onto the FreeBSD train a year ago and needed some virtualization tool for my job. A started using bhyve and must say that I am quite happy with it and don't plan to move to any other tool soon. Not sure how it compares to other tools performance wise but it does the job for me.
sundaylab 11mo ago • 100%
Great work! I still haven't found the time to revisit bastille. I guess I'm just to lazy to make the jump from iocage but with all these improvements it's about time for me. How easy is it to migrate my jails to Bastille from iocage?
sundaylab 11mo ago • 100%
I enjoy being here. I already forgot Reddit and only stumble on it occasionally when it appears in a search result on DDG. Keep strong Lemmy!
sundaylab 11mo ago • 100%
It's exactly that what makes you learn. Trying to create a user, adding them to a group. We all started like this.
Try to setup a little webserver that serves a wordpress site. You will have to install all needed applications and modules to make it work including nginx, mysql database, php and so on and configure some of those services using a text editor. Stuck? Use Google or DuckDuckGo like i do to get answers.
Little by little you'll get there.
Just wondering if anyone has tried or managed to run a lemmy instance on a FreeBSD jail. I have had a look on the repository and docker seems to be required. Or am I wrong?
Generally we only see them in winter when food is scarce so it was a pleasant surprise to meet him in the garden eating cherries and cherry tree leaves.