I did it purely so I could fully back up my server VM and move it to new hardware when I wanted to upgrade. I just have to install Proxmox, attach the NAS, and pull the VM backup. And just like that everything is back to running just as it was before the upgrade! Now just faster and more energy efficient!

The last time I looked at time I missed something. I want to use my existing chime and have it also use that power supply as a power source. Turns out the battery one does that! I missed that months ago! I was going to get a Ring Pro or whatever to get it to do that! This is so much better! Moving up the todo list now!

What about something like this? I haven’t tested it personally, but it has been suggested elsewhere. https://a.co/d/gp4BIEV

I picked up an Intel N100 mini PC and put Bazzite on it. Regular Bazzite instead of the HTPC version that goes to game mode on boot. It works great as a client! I can directly play most everything and it’s very snappy. I use an Logitech wireless keyboard with a trackpad to control it from the couch. It gets the job done.

Check out the Park Cities that are north of downtown Dallas.

Wait, Lidarr also has broken metadata search?

Lidarr does an alright job of it.

You could step up a level and use btop! More numbers!

I prefer dockge for putting all of my compositions in one place.

Let me know if you hit issues. It was a very thrown together thing that is very lacking in customization without hacking python logic together.

I duct taped together some API calls and a config file to get some smart playlist features. I find it very helpful for the slow pace I listen to some podcasts. I have it set up to put daily and weekly episodes first and then serials. Super niche , but it’s just how I like to listen to my podcasts. https://github.com/TunaLobster/PyAutoABSPlaylist

You can run both. There might be issues with the metadata going back and forth. Not sure. Haven’t done it myself. There are definitely people doing this out there.

Like mDNS?

Proxmox can be a bit of a bear to setup. The documentation is not very approachable for new users. It uses a lot of terms without definition which is a deadly sin of technical writing IMO. Guides for getting an Ubuntu Server VM setup vary wildly and often recommend outdated settings.

I’m totally on board with using it though. It eliminates the need to start from scratch when migrating to newer hardware.

Set up your favorite Linux server distro and then go ham on setting up docker (dockge is a great tool to introduce compose).