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0 pointsWXLCKNO5mo ago0 comments

I'm running Truenas Scale on my old i7 3770 with 16GB DDR3.

Obviously got a bunch of datasets just for storage, one for time machine backups over the network and then dedicated ones for apps.

I'm using for almost all my self hosted apps.

Home Assistant, Plex, Calibre, Immich, Paperless NGX, Code Server, Pi-Hole, Syncthing and a few others.

I've got Tailscale on it and I'm using a convenience package called caddy-reverse-proxy-cloudflare to make my apps available on subdomains of my personal domain (which is on CloudFlare ) by just adding labels to the docker containers.

And since I'm putting the Tailscale address as the DNS entry on CloudFlare, they can only be accessed by my devices when they're connected to Tailscale.

I think at this point what's amazing is the ease with which I can deploy new apps if I need something or want to try something.

I can have Claude whip up a docker compose and deploy it with Dockge.

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queenkjuul5mo ago

I just retired my 3770 server last month, it was a good system

WXLCKNOOP5mo ago

Unfortunate that hacker news doesn't have reply notifications but I'm curious what you did when retiring it.

Just recycle the parts? Was it your main and only server?

I have that server running Truenas, I have another PC I had built for friends and family for Plex only, and I have a third one running an ethereum validator which is the most powerful but only does that.

It's not stuff that would sell for any price i'd care to get and just throwing it away / recyling it feels bad since it still works.

WarOnPrivacy5mo ago

I still have one powering a firewall. The only pressure to replace it is power consumption.

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