I agree, but most games also have a higher ratio of value to cost. If I buy a game for 50 bucks, I'll play it for many hours, let's say 50. So that will be 1 per hour, pretty good. If I buy a new movie, that isn't available for subscription streaming, that ratio is easily double. If I have a subscription and need another now, that also lowers it's value. It also comes with lower comfort and ease of consumption, as you mentioned.
Another great example is YouTube premium. I'll gladly pay 5 or 7 bucks for adfree content, not 14 though. I don't need YouTube music. So I block ads where I can and donate to creators, if I can afford it. They could have had my money, but they are, simply, greedy.
I also hate it, when deals are altered without my consent. It makes me feel like a sucker, and therefore makes it less likely for me to keep investing.
You most likely won't utilize these speeds in a home lab, but I understand why you want them. I do too. I settled for 2.5GBit because that was a sweet spot in terms of speed, cost and power draw. In total, I idle at about 60W for following systems:
I know exactly what you mean. I'd also prefer Debian, Mint or Fedora. Each has its weaknesses, but you got to start somewhere. Go for it, then decide for yourself. It's not that hard to switch again.
I'd be very careful to publicly host Jellyfin. Although not necessarily true, it basically advertises that you're pirating content while also giving out your IP. Even if you rip your own media, this can still be illegal. Please be careful.
Maybe you can put it behind some authentication or, even better, a VPN.
From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.
From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.
From what I found, Lemmy is much better in this regard. I've gotten lots of helpful answers here, so give it a go! There is also a ton of tutorials on YouTube, I recommend something like this for beginners.
Hej. I need all of that data. And those movies too. But yeah, seems to be the case. Weird, that people buy those drives, when 12tb aren't that much more expensive. We'll, but here I am but only because I had an old but okay 4TB drive lying around.
Let me know if you need any help with that. I'm still a beginner, but have used the last few months to learn about cyber security. It can be a daunting subject, but if you get the basics right, you're probably good. I also hosted without a care for years and was never hacked, but it can/will happen. Here are some pointers!
Get or use a firewall. Iptables, UFW and such are probably good enough. I myself use OPNsense. It can be integrated with Crowdsec, a popular intrusion prevention system. This can be quite a rabbit whole. In the end, you should be able to control who goes where in your network.
Restrict ssh access or don't allow it at all via internet. Close port 22 and use a VPN, if needed. Don't allow root access via Ssh, use sudo. Use keys and passphrase login for best security.
Update your stuff regularly. Weekly or bi-weekly, if you can.
Use two factor authentication, where possible. It can be a bit annoying, but improves things dramatically. Long passwords help to, I use random-word-other-word combinations.
If you haven't, think of a backup strategy. 3 redundant copys on 2 media, one off site.
How would that work? I couldn't find it in that post.