Look into BTRFS. I’ve been using it for a few months now and it’s awesome. Live disk images with delta changes (saving on consumed space and backup time), even with encrypted drives, and it’s used extensively by Google and Amazon so it will very likely be supported and maintained for a long time to come.
Reading through this thread I’m starting to feel like I’ve probably been overly paranoid.
I have:
Some of that infrastructure was necessary for my line of work during the worst of the covid pandemic, but now it’s more “nice to have in case of apocalypse” equipment.
As others have said, there isn’t much story for most of the game outside of subtle, environmental story that can only be inferred. The biggest story beats happen at the very beginning and very end of the game.
Those callbacks that are annoying rehashes for you are intended to be nostalgic for players of the first game. Keep in mind that there was an 8 year gap between console metroid games.
If you aren’t having fun playing the game, then it’s failing at its primary goal. Feel free to skip the rest of the game, but please be sure to at least watch an online video of the ending, before, during, and after the final boss. The opening of Fusion and other future games in the series reference that ending, and it’s absolutely an iconic piece of gaming history.
Edit: I couldn’t find any examples on PeerTube, but this video of the ending from YouTube is fantastic (should you choose to skip the game).
One I haven’t seen mentioned, and likely isn’t very famous anymore is (212) 736-5000.
How does this differ from something like FreeMcBoot?
I get that this is better than the old titles.db + specific PS1 disc method, but FreeMcBoot memory cards already made that approach obsolete years ago. Is it just that it supports more models than the older exploits?
Happy to help!
You can find a bit more information at the URL below, and feel free to message me if you run into any issues getting it set up.
https://letsencrypt.org/docs/challenge-types/#dns-01-challenge
Cheers to your journey so far, and to your continued success!
You can absolutely do free SSL certs with Let’s Encrypt without exposing your infrastructure to the internet. Just use DNS based validation instead of HTTP, copy the required TXT records to your domain as instructed, wait for any cache/TTL of any old records to expire (generally 1-2 hours by default), and finally complete the validation.
You’ll need to renew the certs every 3 months, which could be annoying if done manually. If your Registrar has a decent API, writing a script could be a fun automation project. Alternatively I can also send you scripts that I used to use for that purpose.
As a sanity check, I just completed the same setup that you described (Ubuntu Server 24.04 running in a Proxmox VM, Domain name pointing to a CNAME that points to the Dynamic IP, using the installer script, enabled CrowdSec, etc.), and everything worked out of the box. A couple of things I noticed that would also be worth checking now that I’m more familiar with this specific setup are:
dig pangolin.mydomain.com or dig @1.1.1.1 pangolin.mydomain.com should show the CNAME that points to the A record.I hope that helps!
The script should take care of that config, but it’s something to check just in case there was a typo or anything else like that.
Did you check to make sure the DNS records are resolving properly?
According to the docs, you should be using UDP port 51820 (unless you changed the port in the docker compose file).
You should also check the dynamic config file to be sure that it’s using the correct domain name. See this page: https://docs.fossorial.io/Getting%20Started/Manual%20Install%20Guides/docker-compose
If you’re still having issues, make sure the containers are running with docker compose stats and check the logs with docker compose logs -f. It might also be worth checking the domain name to be sure that it’s resolving to the correct IP address, both locally and externally.
No worries! Yes I’m absolutely still interested, and I have the optiplex set aside for you.
I currently run it with Keycloak for Auth and previously had it behind a Nginx Proxy Manager reverse proxy, but have since switched to using a Cloudflare tunnel.
It works great and allows me to provision limited and controlled access over various game servers to admins of those servers. They can access what they need and nothing more, and only on the servers that they have been granted access.
I use Apache Guacamole, which works great for just about any kind of remote access and has a dead simple to use Docker Container.
It supports folders, copy/paste, uploading/downloading files, multiple open connections at once, and alternative mouse modes for touch screens. Best of all, it’s completely free and open source.
Imagine if OP asked: “I want to repair/maintain my own car, but I don’t want to open the hood or get under the car. What are my options?”
Obviously there would be some options, but those options would be very limited and not ideal. This is very similar. Self-hosting, like self-repair of a vehicle, requires some foundational knowledge and understanding of your specific hardware, usecase, and needs, as well as the knowledge and ability to bring those things to fruition. There is no single universal answer that applies to everyone, but those skills can be acquired by anyone.
I don’t think self-hosting is any more doomed than self-repair of a vehicle. It’s certainly not for everyone, but it can be satisfying, rewarding, enjoyable, and generally optimized for those who choose to participate.
Interesting and good to know, thank you for the info! I haven’t run into that issue with synapse yet, but I’m also running it in a docker container on an enterprise server. I also don’t currently have any chat rooms with more than 5 or so users, and I imagine that is also a factor.
How does this differ from something like synapse?
I also don’t use Mint personally, but based on their releases page, it looks like they follow the Ubuntu LTS releases. The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is already being used for Mint 22.1, so I wouldn’t expect to see Gimp 3 until the next LTS release in April of 2026.
Debian based distros are notorious for using old, but known stable packages. That’s kind of their whole thing. If you want the latest and greatest, look for a rolling release based distro.
Sorry for the late reply. The optiplex is absolutely sold as a desktop, but I’ve been using it as a server for a couple of years. Very small, quiet, and it sips power, but it only has support for 2 2.5" SATA drives (though it does have plenty of USB 3 ports if you don’t mind using external storage). TrueNAS installed on it would be similar to your Synology setup (without the vendor lock in), though not nearly as convenient as the front bays you’re used to.
It’s yours if you want it, but no worries otherwise.
That would be awesome. I have a Dell Optiplex 7040 Micro that might be better suited for your needs after you play around with the big server. Maybe we could trade?
I personally use btrbk with a custom built systemd service and timer. Right now it’s very specific to my infrastructure, but if enough people request it and I have time and opportunity, I’ll post a generic solution here as soon as I can