colebrodine

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I have a VPS that I use to host a Nextcloud instance for my family. I host it there because my internet can be unreliable at times due to my rural location. I have an Unraid server at home that I use to host several services, but most file storage, for my family on our local network.

Previously I've been using https://github.com/juanitomint/nextcloud-client-docker to sync my files hosted on my VPS with my local Unraid server for each of my users. It has worked well for a few years, up until last week when I upgraded my Nextcloud on the VPS to 31.0.0.

I don't use the Nextcloud Client because I can't find it in a docker and I have multiple users I'm syncing to their appropriate file shares.

I've tried a few other Webdav related dockers to sync and I'm not having much luck. Most of them only seem to sync the main folder, so maybe I'm missing some argument or something?

Any advice or help is appreciated!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Similar idea, but a different service if you like gotify: https://github.com/tystuyfzand/gotify-smtp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

For my own morbid curiosity, why Zigbee?

If you don't want to learn ESP Home yet, but you're ok with Wifi, here's a sensor that uses ESPHome, but is all pre-programmed and ready to go with Home Assistant. I haven't used this produce yet, but the other products from Apollo are pretty awesome.

https://apolloautomation.com/products/temp-1-temperature-probe-for-home-assistant

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Not saying you're wrong, but I'm married and I never wear my wedding band unless its a special occasion. I know too many people that lost a finger because of it. My wife doesn't care and I'm just used to not wearing it. People still seem to figure out that we're married.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

It came with a plug in wireless chime, but nothing to wire to the old chimes. I have only been using it since October, but no issues so far. We live in the country, so not a lot of visitors either, but we have had several people use it over the holidays.

This is the exact one I purchased: https://a.co/d/88peOTU

I'm powering it with this: https://a.co/d/dpTUHh4

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Mine is connected to the network wirelessly. It is powered from the doorbell transformer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I have a Reolink Doorbell. We have about the simplest/cheapest mechanical chimes you can get. (2 total, one on each floor). The Reolink said I should disconnect the chimes and use their electronic ones, because it might mess up the doorbell if I didn't. I ignored this advice, and the Reolink still rings the mechanical chimes when somebody presses the button. I have yet to see any issues with the Reolink. I did plug in their wireless chime also, and it rings too.

So I would say, YMMV, but there's a good chance a Reolink will still ring your chimes.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You'll want to research "room presence" systems.

Here's one I've been looking at implementing for an example: https://espresense.com/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

NTFY Any reason to pick NTFY over Gotify? I've been using Gotify for quite a while with good luck, but I would switch if there was a compelling reason.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

"I'm never moving it again...". As a larger guy that owns a pickup truck, I wish I had a nickel for everytime I heard that about a big rack I help move. (Or a baby grand piano, pool table, or gun safe) :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I have installed 3 of these now. A little expensive for an outright cost, but well worth it when you see how easily it integrates with the garage door openers. You can a ton of information out of it and some other goodies like parking sensors. They did a great job of making it really easy to install and straight forward to add to Home Assistant. You save a ton of money in the long run over a MyQ subscription.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I use the M5Stack C124 AtomS3 Lite with the RS485 Base for direct local control of my Rheem water heater. (I have the heat pump version, but it works with other versions also)

https://github.com/esphome-econet/esphome-econet

Way better than using the econet integration in home assistant. It eliminates the need for the Econet account and cloud. Now it is all local and provides way more information and options than the built in integration.

I know it isn't technically a stand alone project made by a specific company, but it was so easy to install and setup and really pretty cheap. No soldering and just some very minor modifications to an existing phone cable that I sacrificed to the cause.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

My server uses about 6-7 kWh a day, but its a dual CPU Xeon running quite a few dockers. Probably the thing that keeps it busiest is being a file server for our family and a Plex server for my extended family (So a lot of the CPU usage is likely transcodes).

 

Is anybody aware of any self hosted alternatives to Parrot.ai or Otter.ai? I've tried these services and I'm finding them very useful, but the price tag is a little steep. It seems like something that the open source community could solve. Anybody know of any projects, either existing or upcoming? Thanks!

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If anybody is interested, Amazon seems to be running a sale on my wife's Science Fiction novels right now! I'd tell you how great they are, but I'm probably biased.

EDIT: Also wanted to come back and mention that Kindle Unlimited Users can read her first book for free! https://www.amazon.com/Hellhound-Siege-Engine-Suzanne-Brodine-ebook/dp/B07T57V4YC/

 

I thought this group might be interested. My wife happens to be a budding Science Fiction writer. We've been hitting up a lot of cons to help sell her books and get her name out there. If you want to check out her book, please do so.

Can anybody recommend some good conventions we could get a booth at? We're located in South-Central Nebraska, so anything in a day's drive or so would be great. (Hard to fly with all the book stock we have to bring with)

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