We kind of selfhost almost everything - while we operate a small server ourselves, the main burden is on a dedicated server setup. Basically a FreeIPA+Authentik+OpenCloud Stack as a base,with Redmine, Kimai, Zammad, Matrix, Jitsi and a few more apps. (Moodle, Seed DMS, Netbox, Zabbix, OPNsense, Vaultwarden, Forgejo, Ansible). Additionally we use a fair share of software remotely via RDP.

Backups are done onsite and to three different offsites, including cold storage backups.

As we all work fully remote this setup is also fairly adaptable and the switch to a (almost fully) Linux shop went far better than expected - my staff is fairly content with their setup (afaik).

The only thing I refuse to selfhost are email and VoIP.

Still mediocre compared to OPN/pfsense, IPfire, VyOs,etc.

I must admit I can’t find the exact guide I used anymore. Especially not a English one.

But the official guide should help you: https://www.zabbix.com/de/integrations/proxmox

I think whatever I used was pretty close to it. If you have any issues send me a DM.

(And tbf, I use both the Agent2 and the API in a perverse mixture. And for some nodes IPMI on top of it. It’s really kinky,but it does the job)

Absolutely, but unlike Ubiquiti they did not keep them under the rug that long. (Nevertheless: Both are shit for firewalling. Put a OPNsense before it?)

Zabbix is extremly nice.

Why?

• API Monitoring for Proxmox and Docker/Podman. Aka "you don’t need to setup monitoring for every container/LxC/VM. Do it once for the host,then everything gets autodiscovered.

• Active and passive agents as well as SNMP, IPMI,etc. can be combined as you like. Also does Website/service/application/database monitoring, SSG/Telnet checks and nowadys can even do Prometheus and MQTT/Modbus

• The proxy is really really worth it. It collects data from nodes you do not want exposed and relays them to the server. This includes all kind of inputs and is really easy to setup.

• Due to it being around for two decades there are a shitton of templares for devices - and it’s fairly easy to do your own.

• Unlike other systems (cough checkmk cough Grafana) there are no features that are only available to paying customers.

The most major downsides are the fact that it’s moderately to fairly ressource intensive to run in a small setup(but does consume less than others in large Setups) and it’s far less flashy dashboards. (Which are still powerful,though)

Not a fan. Absolutely not.

They had multiple security incidents which they kept under the rugs for a long time, they have the tendency to EOL devices without warning (which then means you need to replace your sometimes 9month old device or your whole enviroment can’t be updated), their lock-in into their ecosystem is much more complete as they can’t be used properly without their enviroment.(e.g. Omada devices can work without the Omada stuff, with Unifi you will always need a controller for some functions).

So if you realy need SDN features like Unifi look at Omada,otherwise Mikrotik is a solid alternative. (And OPNsense for firewall)

My company is a part of critical infrastructure and we provide consulting in disasters (e.g. how to get a hospital back up and running). So we fall under European legislation to have certain precautions. And as I colocate in my companys rack…it’s easier. As the rack is in a room I rent to my company. (We are small and I am the founder,that makes it easier)

But yeah, we put a bit of thought in it. Waiting for Iris2 finally materialise so I can get rid of LTE finally.

I have a LTE Backhaul,but admittedly if the firewall itself craps out I would also be offline - but I can at least reboot it via a plain old GSM power plug. That thing does not directly reboot the firewall,though, but brings up a old raspberry (usb boot,I don’t trust sdcards) which then checks if outside connectivity is still available (so if the GSM power plug gets compromised it’s not an issue) and if not tries a shutdown or,if that is unsucessful, a powercut of the firewall. If that also doesn’t work it triggers a dry contact in the GSM plug which leads to the plug sending out a SMS so I know I am fucked and need to get someone with a key to the rack.

Paramedic here with specialised delivery training. Delivered around 30 babies probably. Saw a high three digit number of pregnant patients.

You can’t reliable say that. Until you see the kid.

And I don’t mean the cases were the mother is blocking out the pregnancy mentally until she is crowning. (But tbh, it’s one of the most cherised moment of everyone in my profession if you have the “I am not pregnant,you idiot!” “Ma’am, I literally can see the hair of your baby coming out…oh and here’s the rest of the bub”-discussion)

I literally had a aquaintance not recognise her pregnancy (and she had been pregnant before) until she went to hospital for stomach pain. I saw her the weekend before and did not recognise the pregnancy. And,yes, the baby was full term. Happens, especially if the uterus is not in its usual place.

In other people you see it after 8 weeks (and well,it is often not the belly that is the first indicator which grows suddenly).

Other people look like "13 months pregnant with triplets"at the beginning of their second trimester.

Anyway: What is the reason for your question? (And: If you or anyone needs support in that case write me a messge. More than happy to guide you in the right direction if you are in a tight spot.)

Datacenter heat is actually a very good source for local heating networks and a lot of European countries either already mandate to consider it when feasible, have introduced legislation that will make it mandatory over the next years or are at least supporting it financially.

It’s actually fairly common to do so for a long time here - from waste incineration, steel mils, nuclear plants, etc.

Personally I heat my office from my server rack and my old job did heat one of their office buildings from the heat generated by the data center in the basement. (And funny enough also did partially cool it from that source)

Excellent points,just a few things added:

• Sueddeutsche has a english section as well that also includes some articles from the Atlantic

• TAZ.de is also an option,it’s free but mostly German (but also has a small English section). It’s bit like the Guardian but more left leaning.

• heise.de is a reasonably good news source for tech news both in German and English

• France24.com is a good english speaking choice for world news,especially as they often cover topic not heavily covered by other news outlets,e.g. things in Africa,Asia,etc.

• Sadly only German speaking but ver good: Der Falter (falter.at) from Austria.

There is a directory of European newspapers at newspapers-europe.eu.

Another protip: You can get registered in a library and a lot of them provide free access to a LOT of magazines to read for free online. And you often don’t even have to live close to said library to register and can register online.

Just saying: There is a HomeConnect Local Integration for HomeAssistant.

Other than that: Bosch/Siemens (same brand) is solid. My washing machine moved over 22.000km with me by now…over 15 years…and works like a charm.

The seedstudio is absolutely shit for frequent updates of the content,though, as it refreshes the whole screen everytime and is slow as hell. Send mine back after a lengthy exchange with the support.

So, prove me wrong.

… And yet almost all developed nations do it without any issues. … And funny enough technologies like micro trenching work for most use cades.

Oh boy…

The difference between the US the rest of the world is 4 years and due to the Edison-Westinghouse struggle the US were overtaken by the end of the century. (Same goes for Telephones btw. NY had less then half the phone lines Berlin had by 1900)

The argument with the time difference is often cited but not based on fact - it’s more about the fact that electricity networks in the US were a commercial/capitalist enterprise from the start which was not the case for European cities for a long time.

And even today power grids in the US are,well, seen as something to be run with the maximum amount of profits with the minimum amount of goverment regulation. If you consider the difference to Europe or parts of Asis it’s insane.

Yet almost all of the developed world does it…

He clearly did not say he was not at risk but less so - which totally falls within Niemöller and os absolutely correct.

That only works if the army stays united as a single power block and does not split.

Nope. Just an idiot. Shouldn’t have done the double shift. Overtime happens in this job.

And while I did not kill/hurt someone back then (as far as I know) I massively increased my patients risk of suffering from one - and I surely would have treated them at least faster.

Today I would never take this risk again voluntarily again - there are situations that might warrant it (I have responded to a few major disasters, mainly floods, over the years), but these are rare. That back then? That was stupid. In so many ways.