SPANKING NEW DEALS! HAPPY NEW YEAR w/ PREMIUM GIVEAWAYS! FREEBIES GALORE by RackNerd.

BlazinDimes

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Check out Tailscale if you haven't yet!

SillyGoose

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

That's a great prize, let me ask Dustin for this

noob404

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

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@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:

HYPE FOR RACKNERD'S NEW YEAR THREAD !!

Keep up the hype and you'll end up decked out like me!

RACKNERDGANG

What are you doing with lots of mugs.

2 for the cup holders on the chair, another for the table.

Yeah, I'm very ADHD so I have them everywhere. haha

Backups over backups.

Yes! Is this is a good backup strategy?

Infact, the only sound backup strategy.

But spread them around. Don't stack all of them at one place

Yah, maybe I should invest in a few 1GB RAM storage VPSes just for backup. Or, maybe, I could setup a HDD on my local machine to rsync backups directly.

You should!

Which one would you prefer. VPS or a local backup drive?

Depends on the provider of VPS but Local backup is the best when it comes to speed you can easily access the data, if vps provider gives good options for data security then VPS

I haven't gotten around comparing other providers. Pretty happy with RackNerd. As for security, I like to set it up on my own. It's a good learning experience for me as well.

Both are good options, I would prefer local drive for fast transfers

I am planning to get a cheap SATA HDD for backups soon. Maybe will put that to use for this.

Get a nas device with RAID. If you have money use both vps and local drive, vps for offsite backups and local drive for backups

Was thinking of NAS initially, but, they are too expensive and I have a limited budget.

Maybe get a old pc that has 2 disk slot and use it with software or hardware raid. Preferably minipc

noob404

@SillyGoose said:
@noob404 what prize are you going for this time!

Frankly, would be happy with the backpack.

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

That's what our kids are gonna say when they see RTX4090 builts!

noob404

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Check out Tailscale if you haven't yet!

Yup, someone else recommended this as well. Have had some experience with Wg earlier. That's why was opting for it. But, Tailscale seems to be much faster. Will check it out then.

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:
@noob404 what prize are you going for this time!

Frankly, would be happy with the backpack.

If you win something I'll trade that with the backpack I may win 🤣

NodsAirline

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Go for it. I have 20TB RAID 10 at home + Usenet subscription. Couldn't be happier.

20TB HDDs or SSDs? It's quite impressive anyways. D

It's just HDDs on 4 bay HDD Dock connected to old laptop with software RAID. But hey, it works! 🤣

Does this also host your media server, or is just for backups?

Mostly media, and some backups.
But for backups I also store a copy on a storage VPS I got from BF and another copy on iDrive E2.

SillyGoose

There's gonna be speedrecord to break the 100 pages barrier this time

noob404

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

That's what our kids are gonna say when they see RTX4090 builts!

LOL! True. Ray tracing would be a thing of ancient past by that time, I guess.

SillyGoose

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Go for it. I have 20TB RAID 10 at home + Usenet subscription. Couldn't be happier.

20TB HDDs or SSDs? It's quite impressive anyways. D

It's just HDDs on 4 bay HDD Dock connected to old laptops with software RAID. But hey, it works! 🤣

Does this also host your media server, or is just for backups?

Mostly media, and some backups.
But for backups I also store a copy on a storage VPS I got from BF and another copy on iDrive E2.

Yes that's what I'm saying! Use a old hardware with drives and use it as raid NAS

BlazinDimes

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Check out Tailscale if you haven't yet!

Yup, someone else recommended this as well. Have had some experience with Wg earlier. That's why was opting for it. But, Tailscale seems to be much faster. Will check it out then.

Tailscale is based on Wireguard, but I just love the convenience of it and ease of use. I have it installed on everything, so I have a secure connection between local and remote machines all the time, with a full web control panel.

noob404

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:
@noob404 what prize are you going for this time!

Frankly, would be happy with the backpack.

If you win something I'll trade that with the backpack I may win 🤣

LOL! You have better chances of going for the top prizes than me. Don't mind my current pace. Will have to slow down pretty soon.

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

That's what our kids are gonna say when they see RTX4090 builts!

LOL! True. Ray tracing would be a thing of ancient past by that time, I guess.

One thing they ain't gonna say is, lowendtalk was expensive servers! 😁

SillyGoose

****> @noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:
@noob404 what prize are you going for this time!

Frankly, would be happy with the backpack.

If you win something I'll trade that with the backpack I may win 🤣

LOL! You have better chances of going for the top prizes than me. Don't mind my current pace. Will have to slow down pretty soon.

Hahah, you will win something.

noob404

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Go for it. I have 20TB RAID 10 at home + Usenet subscription. Couldn't be happier.

20TB HDDs or SSDs? It's quite impressive anyways. D

It's just HDDs on 4 bay HDD Dock connected to old laptops with software RAID. But hey, it works! 🤣

Does this also host your media server, or is just for backups?

Mostly media, and some backups.
But for backups I also store a copy on a storage VPS I got from BF and another copy on iDrive E2.

Well, that's good enough for most people's needs. Your comment on older laptops just gave me another idea. I could use my Android box for this. Would install Armbian on it and connect a SATA dock with the said HDD to it and setup the Tailscale/Wg tunnel and use it for backups. This way, I don't have to worry about electricity bills that woulda come with usage of my PC for the backups.

noob404

@SillyGoose said:
There's gonna be speedrecord to break the 100 pages barrier this time

That's become a tradition now.

markz

@SillyGoose said:

@markz said:
Haha, already on page 25, so fast!

It will go faster!

Yeah, this is really fast

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:
There's gonna be speedrecord to break the 100 pages barrier this time

That's become a tradition now.

Yes sir.

noob404

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Check out Tailscale if you haven't yet!

Yup, someone else recommended this as well. Have had some experience with Wg earlier. That's why was opting for it. But, Tailscale seems to be much faster. Will check it out then.

Tailscale is based on Wireguard, but I just love the convenience of it and ease of use. I have it installed on everything, so I have a secure connection between local and remote machines all the time, with a full web control panel.

Well, that's what I am gonna go for then, given there's an Armbian package for it.

xpress7

@SillyGoose said:

@NodsAirline said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:
BTW, this is an attempt to install a disc drive onto the OG PS5 Digital -

Didn't PS5 now has seprate disk drive that you can buy?

Only for the PS5 Slim version, not the OG

Ah, scalpers are already reselling it for double

PS5? is that rare?

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Go for it. I have 20TB RAID 10 at home + Usenet subscription. Couldn't be happier.

20TB HDDs or SSDs? It's quite impressive anyways. D

It's just HDDs on 4 bay HDD Dock connected to old laptops with software RAID. But hey, it works! 🤣

Does this also host your media server, or is just for backups?

Mostly media, and some backups.
But for backups I also store a copy on a storage VPS I got from BF and another copy on iDrive E2.

Well, that's good enough for most people's needs. Your comment on older laptops just gave me another idea. I could use my Android box for this. Would install Armbian on it and connect a SATA dock with the said HDD to it and setup the Tailscale/Wg tunnel and use it for backups. This way, I don't have to worry about electricity bills that woulda come with usage of my PC for the backups.

Seems like a solution.

noob404

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

That's what our kids are gonna say when they see RTX4090 builts!

LOL! True. Ray tracing would be a thing of ancient past by that time, I guess.

One thing they ain't gonna say is, lowendtalk was expensive servers! 😁

Hells yeah.

xpress7

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@noob404 said:
@DaDeveloper Youa re in top position now. Keep going. The Acer Nitro laptop (1st prize) is priced the same as the Skytech Gaming PC on the BF thread. And, Ig, this is the first time, an i7 laptop is up for grabs in a RackNerd GA.

That would be nice if I could get it, but I also want to not always be glued to my device all the time

Well, I promise not to compete for the gaming laptop. Infact, I really need to get back to my work. I won't say no to the backpack though.

Thanks. Let me try for one or PS5..

Good luck, bro. The PS5 digital edition is cool as well. But, the games are really expensive.

You can just subscribe to PS+ and enjoy the game catalog (it's quite a lot).

Nah I prefer to OWN what i pay for

That's a good point as well. Companies be getting greedy nowadays.

One of the few reasons I want to get a job is to get storage to download all of my GOG games

If you are a mid-serious gamer, that's a good motivating factor then.

Nah I just dont trust the tech companies to not try to screw us over

Another good motivating factor.

Noob! Are you ready for the engagement this time? You're getting the first prize for sure again 😁

LOL! No, this time around, I am gonna hang back. Will be active for a few more days, bu,t starting Jan 1, gotta really get back to serious work, if I wish to come back for BF2025 action.

Oh! But you did win exciting prizes! This was pure hardwork.

Yes, I did. Thankful to Dustin and RackNerd for everything they have been doing for the community. BTW, planning to participate in the GA?

What do you mean by GA?

Give Aways

SillyGoose

@xpress7 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@NodsAirline said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:
BTW, this is an attempt to install a disc drive onto the OG PS5 Digital -

Didn't PS5 now has seprate disk drive that you can buy?

Only for the PS5 Slim version, not the OG

Ah, scalpers are already reselling it for double

PS5? is that rare?

The disk add on.

noob404

@SillyGoose said:
****> @noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:
@noob404 what prize are you going for this time!

Frankly, would be happy with the backpack.

If you win something I'll trade that with the backpack I may win 🤣

LOL! You have better chances of going for the top prizes than me. Don't mind my current pace. Will have to slow down pretty soon.

Hahah, you will win something.

Let's hope so. Frankly would be happy with the backpack.

NodsAirline

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:

@NodsAirline said:

@noob404 said:
This is what I am thinking. Maybe a drive on my local machine with a Wireguard tunnel setup using DNS (I have dynamic IP). What do you guys think?

Go for it. I have 20TB RAID 10 at home + Usenet subscription. Couldn't be happier.

20TB HDDs or SSDs? It's quite impressive anyways. D

It's just HDDs on 4 bay HDD Dock connected to old laptops with software RAID. But hey, it works! 🤣

Does this also host your media server, or is just for backups?

Mostly media, and some backups.
But for backups I also store a copy on a storage VPS I got from BF and another copy on iDrive E2.

Well, that's good enough for most people's needs. Your comment on older laptops just gave me another idea. I could use my Android box for this. Would install Armbian on it and connect a SATA dock with the said HDD to it and setup the Tailscale/Wg tunnel and use it for backups. This way, I don't have to worry about electricity bills that woulda come with usage of my PC for the backups.

Definitely! You don't need RAID most of the times.

SillyGoose

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@SillyGoose said:

@noob404 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@SillyGoose said:
I was today thinking about Dustin doing another giveaway and here we are.

Yep, here you go!

~$6K for that?? I feel bad for our ancestors.

That's what our kids are gonna say when they see RTX4090 builts!

LOL! True. Ray tracing would be a thing of ancient past by that time, I guess.

One thing they ain't gonna say is, lowendtalk was expensive servers! 😁

Hells yeah.

I hope all this gets archived!

xpress7

@codelock said:

@xpress7 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@xpress7 said:

@BlazinDimes said:

@xpress7 said:

@noob404 said:

@DaDeveloper said:

@noob404 said:
@DaDeveloper Youa re in top position now. Keep going. The Acer Nitro laptop (1st prize) is priced the same as the Skytech Gaming PC on the BF thread. And, Ig, this is the first time, an i7 laptop is up for grabs in a RackNerd GA.

That would be nice if I could get it, but I also want to not always be glued to my device all the time

Well, I promise not to compete for the gaming laptop. Infact, I really need to get back to my work. I won't say no to the backpack though.

Thanks. Let me try for one or PS5..

I'm still using the Xbox Series S that I won in 2021, and I just bought a new ASUS ROG Strix G17 (Ryzen 9 7845HX/4070) so I'll leave y'all the top prizes this year.

Yup. I remember that XBox one.. Wow you got some new specs. 4070 is cool. How much VRam that model have?

8GB GDDR6

Nice. You using it to test any Gen AI?

Games probably 😭😭

I want to save some money this new year, to get one good rig to play with GenAI. I have some interesting ideas to integrate it to my web projects