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  • JoeB-@alien.topBtoHome Networking@selfhosted.forum•No internet access with a static IP set on windows - other devices with a static IP workEnglish
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    10 months ago

    …which for me is uptil 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.253 (I cannot edit this, it’s an ISP router)

    Are you certain that you cannot set the DHCP range on your ISP’s router? I suggest researching this option a bit further, including contacting your ISP tech support. I have never heard of an ISP-provided router not allowing customers to change the DHC range.

    Other options include:

    1. disabling the DHCP server on your ISP-provided router and enabling the DHCP server on your Pi-hole with a limited DHCP range as needed, or
    2. replace the ISP-provided router with your own router, which could save money if the ISP charges a monthly rental fee.
  • JoeB-@alien.topBtoSelf-Hosted Main@selfhosted.forum•What service one should NOT self hostEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Choosing a service to NOT selfhost is a subjective descision.

    I host 18 Proxmox VMs and 20 Docker containers at home. I also was selfhosting a WebDAV server for synchronizing my Joplin notes between devices and Vaultwarden for managing my Bitwarden vault, but decided to push the Joplin synchronization target to Dropbox [free] and to use Bitwarden’s free cloud solution for my passwords and secure notes. I did this because I will need immediate access to these two critical sources of information should my house burn down, or get blown over by a tornado. I have extremely strong passcodes for these and trust the hosts.

    This was strictly a personal decision. YMMV.

  • JoeB-@alien.topBtoSelf-Hosted Main@selfhosted.forum•Plex users, why?English
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    10 months ago

    In a nutshell, I have no interest in the feature bloat being introduced into Plex. I want a simple media server. Jellyfin provides this, and includes basic features like hardware transcoding and live-TV. I migrated from Plex [free] to Jellyfin a couple of years ago and haven’t looked back.

    I also am in the Apple ecosystem and pay $10 USD per year for the Infuse app, which is more polished IMO than both the native Jellyfin and Plex clients.