Posts made by marcinozga

@DustinB3403 said in NAS for Plex use... Again:

I've always thought having a Plex server would be useful, but then though where would I get content?

Where are you guys getting your contebt to house on your systems?

Torrents, private trackers. Deezer for music. Some use usenet, but you need to pay for indexers and/or server access. At that point it's just better to pay for Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, etc.

Sonarr, Radarr and Lidarr to manage and automate all that. There are extra helper apps like Bazarr for subs, Oscarr as your dashboard, Jackett to index all your trackers, etc.

@dafyre said in NAS for Plex use... Again:

@hobbit666 said in NAS for Plex use... Again:

My god you lot have spent some ££££/$$$$ on your Home lab/Media Servers

I only have like 10 film and 4 television series on my Plex at the moment, and only 3tb storage lol.

I had an interesting storage setup at one time where my videos were cached locally to my Plex server, and they were aged out onto Cloud storage. So I could watch any movie I wanted whenever I wanted, but if my internet connection went down, I was limited to only what was cached on the Plex server.

I used UnionFS to do this... I may need to look at doing that again! lol.

I don't think UnionFS is actively developed anymore, MergerFS is better solution.

Plex needs lots of CPU power if your clients require transcoding. I have a 4 core E3 Xeon, 1231 I think, running Fedora on bare metal, but Plex and others run in docker containers. All my media is sitting in Google Drive, I have that mounted with https://github.com/plexdrive/plexdrive , some use rclone too. Google Drive for business cost me $12 a month and comes with unlimited storage, I think I'm pushing close to 100TB now. I've had way too many drive failures, I even had LSI SAS controller flipping on me, and after spending close to $1500 on storage alone, I said screw that. There's even Plexdrive docker image to keep your base system kosher, I think it comes with option of UnionFS and MergerFS, but that's more advanced topic.

See https://cloudbox.works/ for some ideas, I built my server in similar way. Cloudbox is a set of Ansible roles to setup completely automated media server. Mine is a bit different, I use Traefik as reverse proxy, with added OAuth2 authentication layer.

@WrCombs said in Collision Domain - In POS:

@brianlittlejohn said in Collision Domain - In POS:

One port isn't an issue unless you are saturating that one line, also it is all going down to one line when it goes to the server. If you saturate more than the switch can store and forward it drops the frame. It would be odd if that was the case giving the small number of devices running on the network. I would check and make sure the switches connected to each other are both negotiating at the full speed of the switch e.g. gigabit if it is a gigabit switch.

Does the tablet freeze up as well when the other machines do? If so, i would look at the switch in the back as the issue or the line going to the server.

If it is just the front machines, it may be an issue with the line itself, or the first switch in the bar.

They're Plug and Play Gigabit Switches from Cisco on the front and a plug and play D-link gigabit switch in the back .

Tablet does not freeze up while the other terminals do from my understanding - but it's also routed from the firewall to the port that feeds into the switch..

Just replaced the first switch in the bar a week ago and it didn't help with the issue.

Can you attach network diagram? My brain is hurting today, I don't want to visualize this network in my head, I'd rather see how it looks.

@WrCombs said in Collision Domain - In POS:

@brianlittlejohn said in Collision Domain - In POS:

On switches you can't have a collision, they are layer 2 devices with queues. Collision domains were a problem back in the day of hubs because 2 devices could send at the same time. Hubs operated on layer 1 and you would split collision domains with a device called a bridge, it would take packets and store and forward them between the collision domains. A switch is just a multiport bridge, each connection on a switch is its own collision domain since the device will store and forward for each segment.

Odds are your issue are a cabling issue, or a bad NIC on the server, or a bad switch/port on switch somewhere.

It also could be a software issue on the server causing the issues.

Right - The reason I was under the impression it's a collision domain issue is there's one Port being used by all of the terminals that connect to the Server, So even if switches that connect the terminal on the front of house act as a bridge, it's still sending all the information back and forth to the terminals on One line..

Maybe I'm not understanding my own thoughts here.

Your problem is that you're learning obsolete information. All these Network+, Security+, etc. are filled with information that was relevant in 80's or earlier. Instead of relaying on that, use your brain. Can POS terminals be sending so much data that they saturate 1Gbit network? Or even 100Mbit? Highly unlikely. So faulty hardware or software is your most likely problem.

@scottalanmiller said in Install Skyetel Postcards on CentOS 7:

@marcinozga said in Install Skyetel Postcards on CentOS 7:

@black3dynamite said in Install Skyetel Postcards on CentOS 7:

Still preferred fallocate instead of dd to create a swap file?

dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile count=4096 bs=1MiB && chmod 600 /swapfile && mkswap /swapfile && swapon /swapfile && echo "/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0">>/etc/fstab

Still using swap file? Memory is cheap. I don't recall a server where I created swap partition or swap file.

Memory is NOT cheap, not at all.

It is if you own it. If you rent your hardware, yeah, it adds up.

@black3dynamite said in Install Skyetel Postcards on CentOS 7:

Still preferred fallocate instead of dd to create a swap file?

dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile count=4096 bs=1MiB && chmod 600 /swapfile && mkswap /swapfile && swapon /swapfile && echo "/swapfile swap swap defaults 0 0">>/etc/fstab

Still using swap file? Memory is cheap. I don't recall a server where I created swap partition or swap file.

@scottalanmiller said in How to Connect Power Disable SATA Drive to Dell Inspiron 5676:

@marcinozga said in How to Connect Power Disable SATA Drive to Dell Inspiron 5676:

How about Sata to molex adapter and another molex to sata?

Couldn't find one, I looked. Do you know of one? That would be simple.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=7642 - male sata to female molex
https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=8799 - male molex to female sata

How about Sata to molex adapter and another molex to sata?

@Dashrender said in Apple Mac Going to ARM RISC:

@travisdh1 said in Apple Mac Going to ARM RISC:

Microsoft has traditionally failed at this because they have to support every piece of hardware made for the past 10-15 years.

And legacy software - Apple just flips their nose at their customers, LOL
I say that last part somewhat in jest, as a complete NON-mac user, I have no knowledge on what was or wasn't needed to be repurchased after the processor changes.

Nonsense. Nothing need to be repurchased, unless software developer wishes to charge you for it. And even then you don't have to, you can stick to using existing software, that's what Rosetta 2 is for. Most software devs will provide universal binaries, like was the case after switch from PowerPC to Intel. And if your software is subscription based, you're covered. Apple showed native ARM MS Office and Adobe applications already, both subscription.

I just wish they had already announced new machines with ARM cpus, my 2012 iMac needs replacement soon. I don't want to invest in obsolete technology.

@wrx7m said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@marcinozga said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@Dashrender said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@wirestyle22 said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@Dashrender said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@wirestyle22 said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

We have cellular in the bus. He wants syncing to occur when they are connected to Wifi which I have to figure out

Is cellular for the guests use via wifi?

Yes. Quoted comment was in relation to the bus being parked when not in use. Once it connects to the HQ wireless network it can sync. This would actually be a great ansible project I'd think

Wow - the cellular bill must be huge..

In such case you just buy unlimited data plan, making sure there's no bullshit fine print saying unlimited for first 2 or 3GB then fallback to 2G or similar crap.

Who offers these plans?

Everyone offers unlimited plans. The problem is with slowing down after certain data threshold, for that you need to talk to sales directly and negotiate contracts. We did that with RingCentral, where I literally crossed out most fine print on contract and asked for new one with my corrections. I don't know how much luck would you have with wireless carriers.

@Dashrender said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@wirestyle22 said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@Dashrender said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@wirestyle22 said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

We have cellular in the bus. He wants syncing to occur when they are connected to Wifi which I have to figure out

Is cellular for the guests use via wifi?

Yes. Quoted comment was in relation to the bus being parked when not in use. Once it connects to the HQ wireless network it can sync. This would actually be a great ansible project I'd think

Wow - the cellular bill must be huge..

In such case you just buy unlimited data plan, making sure there's no bullshit fine print saying unlimited for first 2 or 3GB then fallback to 2G or similar crap.

@notverypunny said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

For the most part it looks like a solid plan / fun project. I'd see about a platform that's got strong built-in browser support and video focus. I've never used plex and can't speak to Kodi's web-interface but had come across jellyfin when looking at media server options (jellyfin.org) They've got a demo instance you can play with and it looks reasonably slick. As far as making it dummy-proof, my first instinct would be to add a simple dns entry and configure guest / unauthorized access (your access control is already managed by whether or not the person / device is allowed to access the bus' wifi, so additional authentication seems excessive).

Syncthing is what came to mind for keeping the content up to date across the fleet, although I'd add a central node at the garage where you'd have the main/master copy of the library as a send-only node.

Jellyfin is a fork of Emby, main competitor of Plex. It's nice, but it's really lacking in device support, and imho has a very low "wife approval factor". Plex is just more mature, polished, well supported product.

@black3dynamite said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@JaredBusch said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

@black3dynamite said in Running Plex in Multiple Vehicles:

Instead of Plex what about using Kodi on a Raspberry Pi device?
https://kodi.tv/
https://kodi.wiki/view/Raspberry_Pi

How does this solve the problem of multiple people watching one device? That’s not something I’ve ever seen from Kodi.

I was thinking of the users accessing Kodi via the web interface to watch movies.
https://kodi.wiki/view/Web_interface

That's no different than using Plex with web browser. And last time I used Kodi, it was just the client, there was no server component. You pointed Kodi at location with your media and it did its thing. Plex has a central server and clients to access it.

@Obsolesce said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

I want to see the age group data of all reported cases.

https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/covid-19-2.001.jpeg

Figures are from China, but given that 80% cases are from there, it should be accurate.
Original article https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/dont-panic-the-comprehensive-ars-technica-guide-to-the-coronavirus/

@dafyre said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

@bnrstnr said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

@marcinozga said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

I don't get flu shot because I'm scared shitless of needles.

I'm probably being an idiot too, but I swear the only time I get the flu is when I get the flu shot. Most likely it's coincidence... but I still skip them now. I've gotten 2 flu shots in my adult life. First, the year my wife got pregnant with our first kid, and I got the flu that year. Second, when our second kid was born, also got the flu that year. The only 2 times in my adult life that I got it, were when I had the shots. Go figure.

I know folks from both campus: Those who swear by the flu shot, and those who swear they get the flu every time they get the shot. I've never had a flu shot, so I'm not sure which camp I fall into.

My body is able to fight it off in a few days, so I'm good. If I get to where I have trouble getting over it, then I'll probably consider it more. I didn't even get the flu this year (knocks on wood), so I'll be one of those idiots too, until my body tells me different.

The shot is the flu virus, just dead/inactive, and that's suppose to force our bodies into producing antibodies. Perhaps it makes some people sick, or the virus in the shot isn't completely neutralized, I don't know, I'm not healthcare professional, so I can only speculate.

My body is also able to deal with flu easily, so the shot wouldn't provide much benefit for me either. I also know a family where all but but father got the shot, and all but father got the flu, go figure. My kid gets it, so if/when he gets the flu, his symptoms shouldn't be that bad. And unlike Covid-19, flu does kill children too.

I've seen that a lot. When I import Drupal databases, I learnt to use its Backup and Migrate module instead, it works flawlessly. Downside is you need to do clean Drupal installation first, but that basically is just creating blank database and putting brick on enter key.

@Grey said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

@coliver said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

@dafyre said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

I've done a little bit of reading about COVID-19 (the new Coronavirus)... It seems to me that everybody is panicking simply because it's new?

It's new and so far it's deadlier and more infectious then the flu that we are used to.

I've seen published mortality rates for ages 60+ as high as 10%. These were probably inflated by news outlets rounding up, based on https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/, but the comparison to having the flu is real, and if anyone has an immuno-suppressed or weakened condition, such as a cancer patient in chemo therapy, or idiot parents that refuse to vaccinate, then it can lead to a pretty serious situation. The highly infectious nature is also disturbing since it shows just how fast it spreads. Without any vaccine or cure, the best medicine is to be preventative.

I wonder what's the flu kill rate in that same age group. Probably high too, maybe not that high, but same principles apply, if you're old, sick or have otherwise compromised immune system, you're more likely to die from flu.

I would be one of those idiot parents too, my kid is fully vaccinated, including flu, but I'm not. I don't get flu shot because I'm scared shitless of needles. And I enjoy my yearly flu infection, I get to stay home for a day or 2 and play games lol.
Give me flu vaccine in a pill and I'm first in line to get it though.

This is where Clorox wipes were. And so far no reported cases of Covid-19 in the county, 1 case in 1 county over.

@dafyre said in Real Time Coronavirus Website:

I've done a little bit of reading about COVID-19 (the new Coronavirus)... It seems to me that everybody is panicking simply because it's new?

Maybe. It mostly kills old people. And some with weak immune systems and other health issues. Surprisingly children are fairly safe from it, no child 0-9 year old has died.

People panic over silly things, you should have seen local markets before each snow storm or hurricane. Partially media are to blame as they spread misinformation and fear.