Our problem is that we’re using these as boot drives and transferring files to appliances (ie network switches, etc) so we can’t use a lot of the software based encryption.

I’ll just hope that the iStorage and Apricorn drives use more than smoke & mirrors to protect the contents

So… how good are the rest then?

We’ve spent a whack on different secure USB drives

I went from Joplin to Logseq (now Logseq OG)

Joplin just didn’t click for me, but Logseq saved my life when I took on a new role at work.

I’ve not switched from the markdown to the db version, but after 3 years of almost daily notes it’s ok, but it needs a good spec machine when you’re searching across all the files

I’m just going to wave the MythTv flag and wave it around a little.

Self-built box which is under clocked to run cool with a passive CPU cooler so it’s quiet

A few Hauppage TV tuner cards to record programs and then lots of torrents stored locally as I want to download / stream once.

No issues for years, decent TV UI for TV, films and music… and it just works.

It’s just not in vogue at the moment.

The NAS is on site, yes. It’s backed up to Hetzner - inc. it’s own /etc, /home, etc. so the NAS itself is kinda a 2-1 (2 backups, 1 offsite), but it would be a lot of rework to restore and that’s the device I’d need to recover everything else in case of a total disaster (like a house fire).

(🤔 better check the Hetzner encryption is noted in my keypass file)

I do need to get it’s config setup in Ansible though so it can be rebuilt automatically, but Ansible for single devices can be a little overkill and difficult to maintain.

Similar for my hypervisor box… damn… there goes some more evenings…

Nice philosophy.

I’m kinda in the middle ground here.

I backup “everything” from my raspberries, and just \home for laptops but for an actual disaster recovery I’d just do a clean install, get an IP address and then reinstall everything via Ansible, then drag my home data back off the NAS

But… I like that statement. I’ll use that at work.

I suggest you have 2 separate physical devices.

1 - a NAS 2 - a server that you’re running everything on.

Use OMV for the NAS if you’re not technical enough / want less maintenance and just keep your data there with only a backup app installed,

On the other device pick whatever you’re comfortable with, docker is the mainstream choice, you’ll get loads of youtube / forum / lemmy support, but there’s other options of course.

The advantage to this setup is that you can backup your server and if when you f*ck up you can restore it again.

Less eggs in more baskets

And as others have said, look at your router & internet security too

And not using php for a webui

Technically, all* could be. They’re just indexing the torrents that are out there.

*all = the ones that would list TV shows, etc. of course

I have this on my NAS, works well

Southern Company’s public notice specifies the type of data involved. “Based on our investigation to date, the limited customer account information that the unauthorized party gained access to includes the customer’s name, mailing address, phone number, email, or the last 4 digits of their Social Security Number, and other basic account details,” the notice reads.

The utility says the attacker did not access bank account numbers, payment card numbers or driver’s license numbers.

Is it normal for US utilities to have Social Security or Drivers License details?!

Depends…

If someone’s just arrived home, the freezer door’s open, etc, then I’m using Home Assistant to speak / flash a light / etc.

If a device fails, then Uptime Kuma sends via to ntfy & gotify (I’m trying both atm to decide on one)

If it’s something I’ve (not) done, then my partner tells me (arms folded, stern look)

I’m currently running both to decide which to use, what made you pick ntfy?

If only they’d had a 15 character minimum password length… (/s)

Not yet 🙂

Both services work well, but the (Android) app is also a consideration… Gotify appears to keep losing the connection, but as I have different alerts going via different routes I need to sit down and spend some quality time with these, which I don’t have at the moment.

Excellent article

I have a few “Adriana” / “Furio” models around the place… looks like I’ll try something else next time!

SMART data will show the data you mentioned; age of the drive, max temperatire, etc.

I always do a full scan of a new drive too - no matter the supplier

Uptime Kuma if I want something to alert me (still trying to decide between ntfy & gotify)

Home Assistant is also checking some stuff

Watchdog to reboot my Raspberry Pi Zeros when they fall off the wifi

Smokeping for a general, long term feel of the network, which might answer your bonus question?

Not sure why you’re being downvoted, but you’re absolutely correct

Web searches… they either take me to a blog where someone’s worked through the problem, or the HA forums

It’s always slow going (ie for any product) until you build up the concepts, but when I can contribute something back again, it makes me realise my own progress.

I personally hate chatrooms with multiple overlapping conversations going on - noone’s going to be taking the time I need to walk me through something in depth, but forums can be responsive enough to allow time for trial & error thinking time between postings, which raises the signal to noise ratio.