Like 1 hour every two months or so, I just run an ansible playbook and check everything is working ok

Yes I use it a lot to read manga and some books. Works perfectly. On Android you can connect with CDisplayEX.

Great summary. How does work the provision with terraform? Do you have some guide? Is possible to provision LXC/VM on proxmox with ansible instead?

Syncthing, Gitea, jellyfin (with arr stack), audiobookshelf, Kavita.

Great starting point! I think option 1 will be better for this scenario. But later if you can, a cheap desktop build will be better for proxmox since you will have more room to expand and play with more things, add more storage even GPU for jellyfin.

Have fun!

I perform a backup once a week from my main desktop to a HDD, then once a month I copy important data/files from all nodes (proxmox, rpi’s and main desktop) to 2 “cold” unplugged HDD that’s the only time I connect them. I do all of that using rsync with backup.sh and coldbackup.sh

I use syncthing for notes across mobile/desktop/notebook, for that and other important files the backup goes to Google Drive or MEGA (besides the offline backup).

I want to try S3 Glacier since is cheaper for cloud backup… has anyone tried?

Sure you can check https://trash-guides.info/

and here is my setup, I’m using podman containers for everything

I’m using my RPi4 4gb to run a home media server, jellyfin and *arr stack all containerized and automated. Also syncthing for obsidian. Works perfectly

Wait for it to go up gain 🥲. But now I’m curious how people use 4G as second option maybe I will try juat for fun.

Maybe it’s hard at the beginning but as you keep doing it becomes easier. If you feel overwhelmed take a break for a few days and try again later. I think we all have been there and hit a wall. Self host, open source and Linux communities are friendly you can ask for help and find someone willing to help you, so don’t be afraid to ask for help (as I was before). Just take small steps.

Don’t give up. Have fun.