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Dave , 3 months ago

How about Jellyfin server, synced with Kodi for playing on the TV?

Dave , 3 months ago

I head the Jellyfin apps aren't great. However I admit to never testing them.

Dave , 3 months ago

My instance's image cache is like 230GB. Plus a bunch more for the db. Can confirm storage is needed.

(unrelated question 😶 - anyone running pictrs 0.5 on local storage happily?)

Dave , 3 months ago

Yeah no house would stay on the market for over a year with the reason being something a buyer could fix with a few grand.

Dave OP , 3 months ago

I just ran it through one, and it says it's valid.

Home Assistant actually seems to validate it as well.

Dave OP , 3 months ago

Thanks!

I got it working, though it seemed to be a combination of two things. I added the timeout, but it didn't help. Then I read that sometimes calling a general notification doesn't work, so I set it to specifically my phone and suddenly it worked! I removed the timeout, and broken again, so it definitely needs the timeout (despite saying it's optional), so thanks for that tip! Weird that it still fires and recognises the trigger, but it just doesn't do other actions because the automation already aborted.

Is there any issue setting super long timeouts? Can I set it to 24 or 48 hours without issue?

Dave OP , 3 months ago

Oh that sounds like a better way of handling it! When I get a chance I'll take another stab at it and see if I can get it working your way.

Dave OP , 3 months ago

Thanks! I managed to get it working using one automation with three triggers (original trigger, plus one trigger for each of the two actions), where I have a conditional checking which of the triggers was the one that started the automation. It seems to work 🙂

Dave , 3 months ago

Who says it's made from the meat?

Dave , 3 months ago

It did! Even worked on WEP encrypted wifi!

Dave , 3 months ago

I was surprised to see that I could see other users’ documents.

TBH this is how I expected it to work. A shared family document repository. I'm not against having more granular permissions, though!

Dave , 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago)

The vast majority of mobile ads are served from google or apple, which likely is not where the rest if the app data is served from. It makes it particularly easy to block mobile ads from adMob or whatever the apple equivalent is called.

You don't even need pihole, there are VPN-based apps that screen and block ad domains.

Dave , 3 months ago

I use Kavita. I have some minor complaints but in general it works.

I haven't tried others though, so can't say if it's the best or not.

Dave , 3 months ago

It's nice to imagine but it was probably a copyright bot that logs automated DCMA complaints. In fact I think this might be functionality YouTube provides to large content providers.

Dave , 3 months ago

The URL saves 'statcounterdata' so maybe from https://gs.statcounter.com?

Which has Linux at just under 4% for Jan 2024, and if you include Chrome OS then it's over 5%. link

Statcounter provides free analytics by embedding their code in your site. And their stats come from aggregating all the data from all the sites that use their analytics.

Dave , 3 months ago

I'd think there's a pretty high chance!

But also I wonder if Linux users are more likely to stray off Instagram and TikTok onto smaller sites that might use Statcounter?

Dave , 3 months ago

Depending on the food, I'll probably do that thing where I hold it between my teeth waiting for it to cool down.

Dave , 3 months ago

I'm not above doing that either 😆

Dave , 3 months ago

I use Tasks.org synced with Nextcloud, and it's pretty good.

Dave , 3 months ago

I use Nextcloud for other stuff too. I'm syncing with Nextcloud because I already had it 🙂

Dave , 4 months ago

Tailscale requires each person be granted access, I.e. it's private. (Edit:I didn't know about Tailscale Funnel, which is more like Cloudflare tunnel)

Cloudflare Tunnel gives anyone on the internet access, but to my knowledge only covers HTTP traffic. If what you're trying to do requires port numbers then I don't think that will work.

In regards to media traffic, Cloudflare silently removed that section of their Ts & Cs, so hosting Jellyfin, etc should now be OK.

You might be able to use Tailscale on a cheap VPN to forward traffic to your setup, but it might be cheaper and easier to pay your ISP.

It's worth pointing out that port forwarding happens on your router, but if you don't have a public IP then it won't work. Sometimes ISPs will give you a public IP if you just ask, sometimes they tie it to a static IP add-on and charge for it. It sounds like you might be in the latter case. It can vary by ISP, so if you live somewhere where you get a choice, you may find another ISP is a better deal (e.g. where I live some charge $15 a month for a static IP, some charge a one off $40 fee, and some you can just ask and they will give you a public dynamic IP for free. Others will give everyone public dynamic IPs).

Dave , 4 months ago

Dynamic IPs don't change very often. Sometimes you can get a new one by restarting your router, which most people don't do very often. But in my experience they stay the same if you don't restart it.

If you do end up with a new IP occasionally, it's typically not too hard to change things to the new one.

Dave , 3 months ago

Does your ISP sell static IPs? Maybe they are all static?

For an ISP using all public IPs, in the days of dial up they could rent less IPs than customers because people were online at different times. These days the routers are all online 24/7, so it seems odd to me that some ISPs have everyone on public IPs but they aren't static. Probably some technical reason why things don't work how I think they do, but it just feels like a way to sell static IPs as an add-on when it wouldn't cost them anymore to allocate an IP to a customer for the life of the connection.

Dave , 4 months ago

I love how Outlook opens your links in Edge and gives you a little message about how it knows it's not your default browser but it thought you'd like to open in Edge anyway.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Are there longer range zigbee extenders? I would like to avoid having to find places for a bunch of smart plugs across the house to extend the signal.

Wouldn't wifi battery operated buttons need batteries replaced all the time, isn't that one of the reasons for something like zigbee, the low power usage?

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Isn't the point of Matter that you can do this sort of thing? Have a separate zigbee network connection via a bridge that uses wifi? Is it worth using yet?

Dave OP , 4 months ago

My issue is that I have some devices near my skyconnect, and that works fine. But now I basically want a second zigbee network for the smart button and plug.

My understanding is that Matter solves this by allowing you to use a zigbee bridge. The bridge connects to zigbee to talk to the button/switch, and talks to home assistant over wifi (using the Matter protocol). That way you don't have to have the zigbee network continuous. I was watching part of Home Assistant's live steam the other day that explained it a little.

I guess it's still very early for Matter, so probably my best bet is to either extend the zigbee network or get a wifi button (or wait until Matter is more mature).

Thanks for the help 🙂

Dave OP , 4 months ago

If the area is too far away (say in another building), you could setup a Zigbee to MQTT router nearby and route the messages via another network back to Home Assistant.

Can you tell me more about this? Wifi is available in the area, which seems a better option than a chain of zigbee extenders.

Can I just get a zigbee to MQTT router and that bridges between a zigbee button and HA?

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Thanks, I was definitely confused! It does sound like the effort to run a MQTT server isn't really worth it for one button. However, I don't really know a good way to build a good zigbee network. My house has in-build LED lights, I can't swap them for Hue bulbs or anything like that. The only other common extender I know of is smart plugs, and having a bunch of smart plugs all around the house that aren't actually used is just annoying.

I'm not sure the effort is worth it for this one button at the moment. Maybe I will wait until I've added other things naturally extending the zigbee network.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

There aren't really any nice places to put the smart plugs. They are bulky and make it annoying for anyone trying to use that socket (or the one next to it), and ones in the open get knocked out by kids running past. Plus the ones I have don't have great range, a few metres (10ft or so) at best before they start getting dodgy. My skyconnect is unfortunately in one corner of the house where the raspberry pi and router are, and i want the button in a spot on the opposite side of the house. If the smart plugs do 3 metres each then I'd probably need 4 or 5 of them since the sockets aren't placed in a straight line between the two points, and it needs to go through 3 or 4 walls depending on placement. Hence why I was hoping for some way of jumping across the house using wifi.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Ooh, that looks like what I need! Looks like it's rechargeable and has a decent battery life, works on wifi, and works with home assistant. Looks perfect, thanks!

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Thanks, I agree, on learning more about it, it doesn't seem like the best solution.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Thanks, someone else mentioned these and it seems like the best option so far.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

It sounds simple in theory, but for the light switches and relays I'd need to get in an electrician, and I'm just not that invested yet. I don't have bulbs I can swap out, as my lights don't have bulbs. That leaves smart plugs and that last one you linked, the gateway.

Smart plugs are annoying. They are big and bulky, the plugs fall out of the wall easily when they get bumped by kids, and it's an annoying extra thing for anyone wanting to use that socket.

That last link you have looks interesting. It doesn't state what the range is, but the reviews have lots of comments about the great range. That might be an option. Any idea what kind of range it has? I need to make it about 10-15 metres and through 3 walls, so I suspect it's a bit of a stretch but it would still probably greatly reduce the number of devices I need in between.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

If it's in relay mode, does it only need power via USB or does it still need to be plugged into a server? I don't have any nearby devices to plug it into, I'd probably need to get some mishmash of USB charger and adapter to plug in the coordinator and power it, if it can't reach straight from my HA server all the way to where I want to put the button.

Dave OP , 4 months ago

Sweet, I'll have a think of where I could put one. Any idea of range for ones that have an antenna?

Dave OP , 4 months ago

I probably won't go the tinfoil route, I'd prefer to keep it inconspicuous. Using it as a relay may do the trick, depending on range. I'll think about what my plans are for future devices, as I don't have many right now (hence not having a big zigbee network).

Dave OP , 3 months ago

Oh cool, thanks. None of the ones I looked at showed range info that I could see. It has to travel through a few walls, but I'm sure one will do the job with the right placement.

Dave , 4 months ago

Now you mention it, I have spend so many hours on Windows trying to get the damn game to work. Trying to hide run Windows games on Linux, if it doesn't work immedietly and I can't find easy tweaks to fix it then I just assume it doesn't work on Linux. But when a Windows game doesn't work on Windows, I will spent hours making it work because I know it should!

Dave , 4 months ago

Damn right, long live Google Wave!

Dave , 4 months ago

I was joking, but I'm curious what product you think could replace email? It's popular because it's instant (as opposed to phone, fax, email), and most importantly because it's decentralised. There is no one company in control, anyone can run a server on any software so long as it speaks the open standards.

I'm sure there is something that could replace it, but what's your suggestion?

Dave , 4 months ago

Email have very much not been replaced. Messengers fit a specific niche. I personally send dozens of emails a day, and receive even more. These aren't chat messages, but more elaborate emails that chat messages just don't suit.

Dave , 4 months ago

Reddit must share IP addresses of piracy-discussing users

Uh oh, some sort of court ruling?

film studios say

Oh right, nothing to see here.

Dave , 4 months ago

0.8 watts? Honestly, I think it gets closer than I was expecting. (edit: millli/micro, messed it up. This is a tiny amount of power. Needs to get near that 1W they are aiming for to be useful).
Searching around, I see estimates of 5-20 watts when fast charging, and 1-2W in standby mode. The article says they are aiming for 1W in the next couple of years, which can probably do it. However, it's not clear what peak output it. You would probably use half the space for a normal battery and half for this power source, so that the phone can charge itself but also have a higher output when it's needed.

It probably doesn't even need to provide all the power. Imagine if your phone would trickle charge wherever you were. If you're watching netflix you might run out of battery and have to charge. If you aren't using it much, even if the output of these things can't keep up, the battery could last days or a week on a charge before eventually running out.

Dave , 4 months ago

I mean, there was all that drama where the board formed to prevent this from happening kicked out the CEO trying to do this stuff, then the board got booted out and replaced with a new board and brought back that CEO guy. So this was pretty much going to happen.

Dave , 4 months ago

I haven't branched out much, I'm afraid. Using the default Kodi theme, only split by TV/movies, and I just created a new jellyfin account specifically for Kodi.

However, this page says that you create Kodi profiles for each user, then you can log each one in to jellyfin under their own profile. This lets you use the native Kodi users for switching between jellyfin users. But it does sound like a bit of work to set up.