Gonna assume you want much more control than this but something that really helped me understand what each arr component did was using an automated script to stand everything up. If you’re using something like proxmox or a VM I really liked yams.media as the steps are laid out very straight forwardly.

After about a year of running that and moving my home server to TrueNAS I now stand up all my own containers using dockge and docker compose. But IMO its easier to start easy

Honing in on the “recipes” par of your post. I’ve really enjoyed self hosting mealie for those.

Correct. Its just a mesh VPN

I think this may be a your milage may vary thing. I only personally use netbird for remote server management, as I barely consume anything other than streamed music remotely. I host netbird community edition on my server in a VM so the streaming quality isn’t dependent on any tier of service purchased from the company

I’ll recommend netbird as its entirely running on your server, is free, and I found it way easier to set up compared to Tailscale/Headscale

The amount of ppl that don’t do that is really saddening lol

So the proton mail webapp works just fine for you? I don’t know how I could have broken mine… Maybe I’ll try a fresh install or something. Supposedly my librewolf is the latest version

I understand and agree with you in principle but “Tell the mail service to change their application” is such a long-shot step to fix the issue that I simply want to be able to use my browser to access my webmail…

From where I’m standing it’s easier to switch to hardened Firefox than to switch mail providers just to continue to use Librewolf

EDIT: I would love an explanation of wtf the WebCrypto API even is and why you think it’s spyware, though EDIT 2: Proton claims the WebCrypto API is a browser security feature. It’s also developed by Mozilla

EDIT 3: Fixed this by simply forcing an update to the latest version of LibreWolf. Not a browser problem, not a proton mail problem, WebCrypto API is not spyware.

Thing is, proton is already in my exceptions for a bunch of the LibreWolf features…

I have it bypassing resist fingerprinting, I let it save cookies. When I search for peristent storage it just takes me to ‘Cookies and Site Data’ which already has proton mail and other urls excepted…

Does it come default? I had been using librewolf for over 6 months without problems, and haven’t installed any plugins myself

Not sure what that is. My librewolf install is entirely stock except for one homepage plugin called nightTab

Not running anything myself but am part of a self hosting discord that swears by Netbird because its basically Tailscale but with a bunch more ease of use features apparently

White people will hold anyone but themselves responsible for Trumps win when they vote overwhelmingly Republican LMAO. They’ll even lie in posts like this

Obviously everything depends on use case. I definitely am a tinkerer and prefer options. I’d never run a jellyfin server off a synology NAS cause… Well cause it can’t transcode very well. So efficiency is less of a concern than processing power.

I get now that my questions was a bit moot, obviously some people will pay a premium for a narrow use case if it brings reliability and ease of use.

I see! Thanks so much for the thoughtful response definitely seems like there’s a use case for people who might be more creatives with a need for storage rather than self-hosting enthusiasts who want to mess around in a homelab.

The prices are still a bit eye watering but you pay for software support for sure.

Is the main appeal of prebuilt NAS cases the aesthetics and the reduction of DIY concerns?

Because they seem to me like overpriced and underpowered computers. Most tech-oriented folks I know have more powerful PCs in a closet somewhere that they could easily convert into a NAS

Edit: some very thoughtful responses thanks y’all! I definitely see the appeal for people who just need something that doesn’t need tinkering or care significantly about power draw and noise.

Instruments and a nice microphone. The audio interface handles both hardware side and passes the audio via USB to the PC

Oh I guess I thought they were the same think. I have vesktop.

I don’t have some objective reason personally, I just don’t like web apps for 90℅ of things.

I’m curious does the web app allow for pass-through audio devices (an audio interface) or things like voicemeeter?

Can someone more plugged in than me show me what I gotta do to get that ‘Discord Wayland sharing’ working? I literally installed Vencord a month ago because every time I tried to share a window or my screen on discord it would hard crash.