its OK that other people have different tastes and priorities than you do

There is a great book on this called the ‘The Let Them Theory’ by Mel Robbins. Stop wasting energy on things you can’t control and stop comparing yourself to other people.

severe long-term symptoms of Covid

Sure hope you’re doing better now, and no ‘long Covid’ after effects.

Are posts about that welcome here?

Absolutely. The gate’s open…come on in. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a Windows based server. I still run Windows 10 in the lab, plus Linux and Mac. I don’t really discriminate. All OS’s have their place imho.

So far its a blast!

That is one of the prime directives of selfhosting. I have a ton of fun learning about new stuff to do and how to do it. Tell us all about it man. What do you selfhost? Are you running any Docker containers? I’m all ears, which in reality isn’t too far from the truth with my Jumbo ears. Share! Share!

You could do it that way. You could use something like Cloudflare Tunnels/Zero Trust where you’d get DDoS protection for tunneled hostnames http/https. If you’re looking for raw tcp/udp arbitrary ports protection, they have a paid Spectrum protection plan.

I don’t know your specific situation, but after all these years of self hosting, I can’t say as I’ve ever experienced a DDoS attack. Not saying they don’t happen or that it isn’t a concern. I’ve experienced someone hacking my server, but I was super green back then and undoubtedly didn’t have the proper protections in order.

Most of your reputable, well established VPS vendors like Digital Ocean, Linode, Vultr, offer DDoS protections. Some like Hetzner offer multiple tiers of DDoS protection.

I’m just new here.

Welcome to the club bro!

I’ve bookmarked the project for reading later on this evening. I’ll probably have questions then. Thank you for sharing your project with us.

Dokuwiki

Ahah! When I went to the site I was having a deja vu moment. The content looked familiar, but the framework looked much different. So I assumed this was a new user with a new blog. I found your wiki quite a while back looking for a docker compose. Good stuff.

This is an exemplary exchange between the potential end user and the dev. Refreshing. Thank you.

Exactly…so I made a manual Olive Tin I guess.

See my wiki at https://wiki.gardiol.org/7-services/radicale

Nice wiki btw. Bookmarked

home assistant

One of these days I’m going to have to spin up HA and see what it’s all about.

Ah, I thought you meant there was some technical issue that I wasn’t aware of / it had been superseded by a superior method.

Make millions bro. Come back and tell us all about your adventures.

What’s up with arr stack tho?

I have no qualms with the software itself. In fact, from what I’ve read, it’s pretty amazing as to how it all fits together. Some good software engineering there. However, my problem arises in what most people use the 'arr stack for. I don’t police your usage, and I don’t preach at those who use the 'arr stack to pirate content, I don’t leave castigating comments and down votes. I figure you are all autonomous adults capable of making your own decisions and living with them. I’ve heard all the pros and all the cons and everything in between, so no need to rehash all of that. Nothing I could possibly post would convince anyone to disband their 'arr stack, so why bother? What would I gain except some faux sense of superiority? I don’t know what people get out of slamming others for using AI. What does it do for you? Does it make you feel better to trash someone’s project? Let the end user decide if the project is worthy of them running on their server, not a consensus of AI haters.

It all gets down to how you interpret Rule 1: ‘Be civil: we’re here to support and learn from one another. Insults won’t be tolerated.’ Everybody was all chatty about Rule 3, but Rule 1 seems to be a hit or miss. Like I said, it’s 2026 and AI isn’t going away. It is probably a good assumption that any project within the last 5 years is going to be using AI in some form or fashion.

It occurs to me (who dresses in shorts and a t-shirt) a good market that might be worth exploring would be costumers, like on Broadway, Theater, etc who has a warehouse of wardrobes, and needs to pick some things that convey a certain atmosphere for the performance … maybe theme based Operas. Runway model manager,. people in charge of choosing wardrobes for public performances.

I sincerely hope your endeavor is successful and you reap the rewards.

Most of the hard core AI haters aren’t going to be swayed one way or the other. For myself, I am concerned with security. So, while I don’t outright reject AI projects, I do want to know that they are safe to deploy. It’s 2026 and AI isn’t going away no matter the level of gnashing of teeth. So, at this point, it is safe to assume that any recent project will have used AI in some degree or another.

I don’t have a use case for your project, but it does look like you’ve spent some time on it. You had a problem, and produced a solution. Bravo! Don’t let 'em give you shit about your pony tail.

but it feels like cataloging stuff you put in your fridge so you can make recipes instead of just looking in the fridge.

I use Grocy and Bar Code Buddy for the pantry and groceries. My ‘wardrobe’ consists of jeans or shorts, and a t-shirt, so there’s not much to catalog. However, I can see how someone who has fashion sense, going to a fancy engagement, might want to browse their wardrobe for a potential ensemble and accessories. Not everyone is a slob like me. LOL

Win argument.

Lost war.

Just a follow up to first say thank you, and that the script is working for me. I’m doing a bit of tweaking but it certainly jump started the process. You’re a scholar and a gentleman.

freshdock looks pretty interesting.

old seed drill

The 'ol Jethro Tull

community of AI haters.

Didn’t down vote…but not all of us are AI haters. A lot of us also have the unique ability to actually scroll right on by things we are uninterested in without leaving castigating remarks. If I were to launch into a diatribe every time someone mentioned the 'arr stack in here, I think most of you would be like 'Hey man, how about giving it a rest. We get it. You don’t like the ‘arr stack’, and you’d have a valid point.

my 2p