I use a mix of docker containers and pods (with quadlets). I actually prefer quadlets where I can use them, though.

Holy shit, xfire… That’s a deep cut.

Did you go to trade school to become a machinist?

Containers are no crutch. I love containers and use them for everything. They’ve fully replaced VMs and bare metal for me, they’re just easier to use and manage. Honestly if that’s what’s stopping you from experiencing the best open source image software I’ve ever used, it’s your loss.

Thank you :)

Thanks for the details - I’m sure it’s intentional that Daylio makes it quite the circus to go through. I’m excited about Journiv in general, so I might switch over once mood tracking is all set. However, it’d still be great to be able to import Daylio as I have around 2,000 entries :)

Cascadia now!

OP’s mind is already made up, as you can see. They just wanted to ruffle up some feathers. They aren’t here for actual debate.

They’re “just asking questions” in the Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro way.

The incel freaks are unfortunately everywhere, especially now that they’ve been emboldened by the current political climate.

This comment thread of theirs was likely the start, but probably not the first time they’ve thought about this.

Not just rich people, also stupidity is a threat to democracy but how to fix it?

Unfortunately, most people didn’t realize their instance and replied in good faith. Someone replied to them basically saying that education was dismantled to keep people stupid to benefit the rich, and then OP replied with a lovely comment hinting at eugenics.

Trust me there are people who even using the best education they stop being stupid is like it is in their genes.

They commented that right before this post. Notice how they wanted to “fix” stupidity, and then they tried to pull the conversation into supporting eugenics.

trying to get opinions from other people on Lemmy

Basically the “just asking questions” classic. mgtow is right wing bullshit, and it always has been. Your comment right before you made this post was on this topic, except you just outright said that stupidity was in people’s genes. You’re “just asking questions” about eugenics and then calling people weird, all while being on the mgtow instance. I might be weird, but at least I’m not on the mgtow instance with all the other right wing incel freaks that can’t get laid.

Also, look at the rest of your comment history. It takes no genius to see through your BS.

Your instance and post history says otherwise.

Ah, touched a nerve did I? Sorry that you can’t fuck, you’re missing out. Missing out so much, apparently, that you feel the need to do a little bit of eugenics. What a sad state, indeed.

mgtow instance

lmao, you sure you’re not just upset that no one wants to fuck you because you have a shitty personality?

Oh absolutely on the last part. This was a huge deal with COVID, and is really why I wore a mask all of the time (and am starting to once again).

Do we need to worry about ourselves if vaxxed?

I need to gain weight and was recommended to eat nuts. The only problem is that I’m deathly allergic to tree nuts and even peanuts can be cross contaminated. The closest I’ve been willing to go is peanut butter.

mgtow

lmao

If this supported daylio (and the mood tracking that daylio uses), I would immediately switch.

Do you have backups? You mentioned family photos, so I hope so. If yes, have you tested them? Remember, RAID (or RAID-adjacent) is not a backup.

What filesystem are you using at the moment?

Questions aside, since you have precious photos and are using RAID, I would absolutely get a UPS. This will save you a lot of pain in the future, and you can continue to use it while you wait to upgrade. You can find them for relatively cheap on ebay, just make sure whatever you get has a new battery (frequently listed as “NEW BATT” or similar). Bonus points for a USB connection to gracefully shut down your raid array, protecting it from getting corrupted.

For the drives themselves, even if you aren’t shucking them yet (shucking meaning taking external drives out of their cases to put into a server), I would use https://shucks.top/ to find the best deals per TB. This comes with the upside of allowing you to shuck them in the future if you get a proper enclosure or chassis, and you don’t have to buy an extra case. Interestingly, external drives (like those listed on the website above) are generally cheaper than naked drives, especially when priced per TB. If you want to avoid shucking entirely, you can pick up DC rated drives for relatively good prices on https://serverpartdeals.com/

The three main concerns with this setup, in my opinion, are power, heat, and speed. With raid, you’ll want the UPS as discussed, which covers the power issue. Since they’ll be in cases, it’s definitely possible they’ll heat up quickly, especially if you ever have to do a data rebuild or otherwise hammer them with lots of writes. As long as you’re able to keep them below 55-60C during those operations, you should be fine, but it’s something you’ll want to keep an eye on. Speed, meanwhile, won’t impact too much but you’ll probably notice some slow writes compared to having a drive over SATA. Rebuilds will be pretty slow.

Apologies if that was kind of rambling. I’ve been a data hoarder archivist for over a decade. I’ve gone through several iterations of NAS and learned some hard lessons along the way. I encourage you to keep thinking about how to best secure your data from loss; it’s good to ask questions like this.