I’m pretty new to selfhosting, but one thing that I know to take seriously is log collection. Since there are a lot of different type of logs (kernel log, application logs, etc) and logs come in many different formats (binary, json, strings) - it’s no easy task to collect them centrally and look through them whenever...
I’ve been using Loki and promtail for containers I actually care about aggregating logs for. It’s something relatively new for me but so far the experience has been positive.
Why YSK: Choosing an instance with defederation policies you’re most comfortable with is important to make your Fediverse experience smooth in the long run....
I would second this. A normal tower with a high quality psu and 5 drives is what I use for cheap storage. Obviously more failure prone than true enterprise hardware but a hell of a lot cheaper.
How do you deal with the logs on your servers?
I’m pretty new to selfhosting, but one thing that I know to take seriously is log collection. Since there are a lot of different type of logs (kernel log, application logs, etc) and logs come in many different formats (binary, json, strings) - it’s no easy task to collect them centrally and look through them whenever...
Why are you 𐐘? (lemm.ee)
You are 𐐘.
SSD - redundand storage, or not?
With SSD storage, what what your thoughts on redundant storage devices (e.g RAID1), is it a waste, a nice to have or a must?...
YSK: What other instances have the most notable Lemmy instances defederated with (pixelfed.social)
Why YSK: Choosing an instance with defederation policies you’re most comfortable with is important to make your Fediverse experience smooth in the long run....
Rules rules rules… (i.imgur.com)
Recommendations for JBOD?
It’s time to get some storage for the homelab. I could get a Synology, but I’d quite like to build my own using ZFS....
Sources for audio books
Does anyone have good sources for audio books? Finding a specific book can often be hit or miss on torrent sites.