I like the advice to use a VM for anything specifically touching hardware. I think I'll run with that. Thank you! External access is tricky, I know, and doing it securely and safely is really paramount for me. This is the one thing that's keeping me from just "jumping in" with things. I don't want to mess that part up.
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I am running HA in a container, so that's not an option, unfortunately. If I'm being honest, though, it's probably not a bad idea to start fresh with HA and re-import individual automations one-by-one, because HA has a lot of "slop" leftover from when I was first learning it and playing around with it.
You make a very good argument for Tailscale, and I think I'll definitely be looking deeper into that.
I like your suggestion to map out functional requirements, and then go from there. I think I'll go ahead and start working on a decent map for that.
As far as the new router for pi-hole... my super-great, wonderful, most awesome ISP (I hope the sarcasm is evident, haha; the provider is AT&T) dictates that I use their specific modem/router (not optional), and they also do not allow me to change DHCP on that mandated hardware. So my best option, so far as I've seen, is to use the ISP's box in pass-through with a better router behind it that I can actually set up to use pi-hole.
Thank you for your thoughts and suggestions! I'm going to take a deeper look at Tailscale and get started properly mapping high-level needs/wants out, with options for each.
I'll take a look at that one as well, thank you!
I'd planned on using the GPU for things like video transcoding (which I know it's probably way overkill for). Perhaps something like stable diffusion to play around with down the line? I'm not entirely sure. I do know that, since the CPU isn't a G series, it'll need to be plugged in at least if/when I need to put a monitor on it. Laziness suggests I'll likely just end up leaving it in there, lol. As far as the dh-15, yeah, that's outrageously overkill, I know, and I may very well slap the stock cooler on it and sell the dh-15.
Thank you!
I forgot to mention, I do use docker-compose for (almost) all the stuff I'm currently using and, yes, it's pretty great for keeping things, well... containerized, haha. Clean, organized, and easy to tinker with something and completely ditch it if it doesn't work out.
Thanks for the input!
I might be able to scrounge together another physical server to use strictly as a NAS, that isn't a bad idea. Thank you for the suggestion!
I'm glad you're having a better time with it! Honestly, if you watch any amount of YouTube on your TV, it's well worth the $20 just for SmartTubeNext. Such a massive improvement to skip all the sponsor, promotion, intro, etc segments.
Jellyfin is definitely on my radar, and I'd love to make the switch. One thing that's important to me and my family, however, is the library sharing between accounts. To my knowledge, Jellyfin doesn't support this.
Directly from the play store, you can install alternative launchers. Some people like FLauncher; I did not. I went with Projectivy. Highly customizable, very clean.
You can also grab a button re-mapper there. I went with tvQuickActions Pro - it's paid, but quite powerful.
For SmartTubeNext, I followed this guide.
I just recently started using my Samsung TVs as dumb screens because they're slow as shit, but a nice side effect is zero ads.
ONN 4k streaming box for $20 at Walmart.
Install a custom launcher.
Install a button remapper for the remote.
Install SmartTubeNext for YouTube (no ads, SponsorBlock).
Install whatever other apps you need (Plex, etc).
FAR better experience. Turn the TV on and it's ready to go in a few seconds, not the ~60-90 seconds it takes the Tizen nonsense to "warm up."
It's not perfect, but it's a hell of a lot better. Can recommend, especially for only $20.
Huh, this is interesting, I'll have to take another look into this. Thanks for the lead!
And I do have a UPS, and it is, indeed, pretty glorious that my internet, security cameras, and server all stay online for a good bit of time after an outage, and don't even flinch when the power is only out briefly. Convenience and peace of mind. Well worth a UPS.