[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

I'm... a little offended by that! 🤣

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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by Tsubodai@programming.dev to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

I run a load of containers on a NAS, and reverse proxy them through synology's inbuilt reverse proxy settings.

Essentially, I'd like to harden my security, and not really sure how best to do it.

Seeing people recommend nginx proxy manager, I've tried to set this up but never managed to get the certificates to work from letsencrypt ("internal server error" when trying to get one). When I finally got it working a while ago (I think I imported a cert), any proxy I tried to setup just sent me to the Synology login page.

I've tried to setup the VPN that comes with Synology (DSM 7+), but I must have set it up using the local IP address. It only works when I'm on my LAN, and not from an external network. Which is kind of the point, lol. I would like to use VPN to access the home network when out and about.

I've set random, long, unique passwords for everything I want to access, but I am guessing this is not the most secure, after seeing so many people use and recommend vpns.

I have tailscale, which is great for ssh-ing onto my Nas from the outside world. But to access my services, is a VPN the best way to do it? And can it be done entirely myself, or does it require paying for a service?

I've looked at authentic - pretty confusing at the outset, and Isee few evenings of reading guides ahead of me before I get that working. Is that worth setting up?

Does anyone have any advice/guides/resources that might help?

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago

I backup my music, photos, docker settings and that's about it. Daily backups to one external HDD, but recently setup a second backup that's runs weekly juuuuust in case. The music is only because it's taken me a long time to build upy library, and that would be painful to lose. TV, movies, meh.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Similar story here. Readarr (two instances, one for ebooks, another for audio). Calibre server with a watchdir to add books from libgen/elsewhere, and organising stuff. Calibre-web because trying to use calibre server on a phone is painful. WebDAV connection through phone app (Moon+) as a backup (LAN only).

Oh, and Audiobookshelf for the audiobooks, but I generally prefer reading

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 9 points 6 months ago

Why not just run a watchtower container? Combined with a diun one to send gotify messages to my phone if you're into that. (I am!)

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 7 points 6 months ago

Im probably the opposite of you! Started using docker at home after messing up my raspberry pi a few too many times trying stuff out, and not really knowing what the hell I was doing. Since moved to a proper nas, with (for me, at least) plenty of RAM.

Love the ability to try out a new service, which is kind of self-documenting (especially if I write comments in the docker-compose file). And just get rid of it without leaving any trace if it's not for me.

Added portainer to be able to check on things from my phone browser, grafana for some pretty metrics and graphs, etc etc etc.

And now at work, it's becoming really, really useful, and I'm the only person in my (small, scientific research) team who uses containers regularly. While others are struggling to keep their fragile python environments working, I can try out new libraries, take my env to the on-prem HPC or the external cloud, and I don't lose any time at all. Even "deployed" some little utility scripts for folks who don't realise that they're actually pulling my image from the internal registry when they run it. A much, much easier way of getting a little time-saving script into the hands of people who are forced to use Linux but don't have a clue how to use it.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 1 points 6 months ago

Lurking to see what folks think.. I have a really old nook which I rarely use anymore. Reasons for getting it was my ebooks are all in epub format, and I heard scary things about Amazon doing shady things with my books/data.

After setting up a home server, I now self host my books and haven't found an easy way of transferring books onto it, other than plugging it in with a cable. (Tried rooting it, kind of got it to work but it wasn't great).

I really miss being able to send any new epubs to it over WiFi/email/without needing a cable.

Now I usually read books on my phone, using Moon+ reader app and a WebDAV (LAN) connection to my server. Calibreweb is running to enable me to grab books when I'm travelling/away from home, but for long trips I'll sync the nook up with a cable. Battery life is incredible compared to a phone..

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

Piling in to say been a member for 10+ years, it's my go-to for any books (text and audio), and with the system they have, my ratio is somewhere in the 300+ range. All by keeping around 100 book torrents alive on an old raspberry pi and using the bonus points.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

Neovim extension for vscode. Love it.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 8 points 7 months ago

I have a coding folder "repos". It's on a remote machine though and I get this every time I connect to my code folder using a new remote host. So annoying!

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

Hang on, you're not me, are you?

This is an exact description of my situation, fwiw.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I tried it but need the SSH extension as a daily driver (it's a MS one apparently). Didn't work, spent 30 minutes trying the suggestions found online but that didn't work either so had to get back to doing actual work instead of fiddling with an IDE.

[-] Tsubodai@programming.dev 68 points 9 months ago

Working in a European country, went to someone's leaving party, to celebrate their career after 35+ years in the job. The manager is new, and flies in for the event specially. The whole room is speaking in their local language, the person's whole extended family is there.

The manager gets up and starts to make a speech, using a lot of English idioms. The speech started out with "35 years?! You get less for murder!". As a native English speaker, I thought that was actually pretty funny. The guys entire family - not so much.

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