Episode 217: Self Hosting Photos

With all the changes Google is making there's never been a better time to to self host your own stuff! This week we dive into replacing Google Photos! -- During The Show -- 00:45 Minutes In Email 1 - Setting up Federated service instance - Brian What decentralized services could you support using a $5 Droplet or similar virtual server? It is never be set and forget Built in backups are good but don't rely on them What can run on a $5 DO Droplet No - Peertube needs more resources Yes - Mastodon can run, might want more resources Sorta - Matrix could but really should have more resources Yes - Tor relay works really well Yes - VPN node works really well Best practice to run each service on its own VPS 06:50 Minutes In Email 2 - USB WiFi 5 or 6 Dongle? - Cory Edimax MU-MIMO-EW (https://www.amazon.com/Edimax-Adapter-Supports-MU-MIMO-EW-7822ULC/dp/B01MY7PL10/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Edimax+AC+wireless&qid=1611698824&sr=8-4) Plugable WiFi Adapter (https://www.amazon.com/Plugable-Wireless-802-11n-Network-RTL8188EUS/dp/B00H28H8DU/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=plugable+usb+wifi&qid=1611698798&sr=8-3) All Plugable gear is great 08:55 Minutes In Email 3 - Suggestion for Chat programs - Charlie XMPP Best Prior to matrix XMPP Functionality is dependant on add-ons XMPP Slow or a battery hog Delta Chat - chat over email back-end Luke Smith has good video on his peertube server explaining how to setup a email server over at Link 1 (http://videos.lukesmith.xyz/) bitchute link (https://www.bitchute.com/video/3dIVesHEAzc/) PS If anyone is looking for cheap VPS providers, I recommend checking out Low End Box Community forum (https://lowendbox.com/) 13:00 Minutes In Email 4 - Linux Jobs? - Matt Focus on skills not certs Be willing to work for less or free If you want to go the route of certifications RedHat RHCSA (https://www.redhat.com/en/services/certification/rhcsa) Linux Essentials (010-160) USD 120.00 LPIC-1 and LPIC-2 (101-500, 102-500, 201-450, 202-450) USD 200.00 https://www.lpi.org/our-certifications/lpic-1-overview 18:15 Minutes In Pick of the Week Beeperhq (https://www.beeperhq.com/) All your chats in one place Uses matrix on the back-end 21:30 Minutes In Gadget of the Week Deskreen (https://deskreen.com/) Use any device with web browser as second screen for your computer (using Display Dummy Plug) Works accross WiFi or LAN Supports multiple screen sharing sessions to as many devices as you want Supports changing picture quality while sharing a screen. Picture auto quality change supported. (for performance boost while watching youtube video for example) End-to-end encryption Dark mode UI support! Available for Windows / Mac / Linux 24:30 Minutes In Kickstarter for Solo Key V2 Solo Key v2 (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/conorpatrick/solo-v2-safety-net-against-phishing) Reversible connector for both USB-A and USB-C Touch buttons NFC Firmware Upgrades Supports advanced authentication, PIV (FIPS 201) Each device comes with both a P256 and Ed25519 attestation certificate 30:15 Minutes In Mobian Community Edition Mobian Blog Post (https://blog.mobian-project.org/posts/2021/01/15/mobian-community-edition/) Posh gnome UX for phones (Originally developed for Purism Libre 5) Setup Process allows you to set your user password and setup full disk encryption Pine64 Store (https://pine64.com/product-category/pinephone/?v=0446c16e2e66) 33:15 Minutes In Beagle Five Opensource/No patents Single Board Computer Source code for it is available under a BSD license Built around a dual-core 1.5 GHz StarFive SiFive U74 processor with 2MB L2 cache A neural engine for hardware-accelerated computing video decoder/encoder able to handle 4K 60 FPS video decoding. HDMI out port (30fps 1080p) 4 regular USB 3.0 ports ethernet audio microSD card slot USB Type-C port for power Integrated Wi-Fi 2.4GHz b/g/n Bluetooth 4.2 40-pin GPIO connector 2 MIPI-CSI connectors (camera connector) MIPI-DSI connector (display connector) Only the $149 8GB model (sans GPU) is available right now You currently have to sign up for the chance to buy the BeagleV OMG Ubuntu blog post (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/01/beaglev-risc-v-board-for-linux) 35:50 Minutes In JingOS JingOS (https://en.jingos.com/) JingOS Github (https://github.com/JingOS-team) UX designed for tablets JingOS is based on Ubuntu 20.04, KDE v5.75, Plasma Mobile 5.20 They will replace the framework from Plasma Mobile to JDE(Jing Desktop Environment) later this year. Trackpad Gestures Full Function Desktop Apps 37:55 Minutes In Main Segment Microsoft switched their edge browser to be based on Chrome Current browser market share: Chrome = 69.28% Edge = 7.75% Safari = 19% Firefox = 03% Samsung = 03% Opera = 02% One company controlling this much of the browser market is bad Google is discontinuing API access Nothing changes for you if you don't sign in now Google is holding firm and is misleading in their marketing announcements Firefox, Vivaldi, Opera and others have their own sync systems Google is killing unlimited google photos (https://blog.google/products/photos/storage-changes) Awesome Selfhosted (https://gitlab.com/awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted#photo-and-video-galleries) Best model is Free Trial>Paid Hosting or Self Hosted PiwiGo checks all the boxes Piwigo Software Project (piwigo.org) Piwigo Service Provider (piwigo.com) 1yr / €39 / $47 / yr Unlimited Storage Photos Only No Ads Give you a custom domain Business Plans 50G / €45 All file types €250 / 1TB From the Piwigo privacy policy: "Piwigo.com business model relies on subscriptions from clients. 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