Basically a backup is a point in time snapshot that you can restore from. So you’d run backups daily or multiple times per day and can easily get back deleted or changed files.

Whereas with a sync service if you delete that file or change it, the original is gone and you can’t get it back. Some will have versions and trash cans, which gives you some limited ability to restore.

Adguard Home has been absolutely rock solid for me, and it offers DoT and DoH servers so you can easily connect devices over those protocols if you want to.

You can do it with any router by manually configuring devices, but one that lets you advertise the PiHole IP as the DHCP DNS option makes it a lot easier.

Well one thing to point out is nextcloud and other sync programs are not backups, they’re sync software.

But syncthing would work fine for keeping changes in sync between systems.

That seems like a rather critical feature to have missing!

Well whatever the equivalent is lol, I didn’t see the last little line on the post.

apt autoremove will do it. Just double check what it’s removing for obvious problems.

Do you need nextcloud? Its resource heavy and slow on the best of days.

So if not you could run syncthing plus a web based file browser, and immich or similar for photos.

Just wanted to point out that if your client is configured properly it won’t have any connections while the VPN is down.

You don’t absolutely need port forwarding to seed. As long as the other side has a port open you’ll be able to upload to them.

I really like this layout, it’s easy to read

Yeah it doesn’t use many resources.

No it’s not, docker-compose stacks are quite nice and easy to manage.

Nextclouds docker setup is an absolute disaster, I don’t blame you for giving up. It’s also slow as molasses to sync anything.

A couple things to look at, I would probably say look at KaraDAV first.

• KaraDAV, this is a simple webdav server that’s compatible with the Nextcloud sync clients. Uses SQLite for a DB so setup is super simple. Has a basic web based file browser too.

• Owncloud Infinite Scale, still a bit of a setup, but it’s better than what Nextcloud offers.

• Syncthing, this is my current setup, just a robust and solid file sync program. You can pair it up on your server with something like SFTPGo or KaraDAV to provide a web file manager and WebDAV server if you need that. Downside is there’s no selective sync or virtual folder support.

What’s the solution for transport around farms and factories and such then? Trucks will always be needed.

Or for people in rural areas? Its 10 miles to the grocery store for me, if there was a bike lane or something I’d love to ride an ebike when I have the time and in the summer. But certainly not in the winter, or when I’m short on time and don’t have 1+ hours to bike there.

Weight affects basically everything. Less weight means less cost to buy, better range, better handling, less cost of maintenance (brakes, tires, etc), better safety, less getting stuck off-road, and so on…

Chrome doesn’t really collect much data directly. It just has no protection against all the trackers on nearly every website that do.

Yes, set the external library bind mount in the docker compose project to :ro (read only).

I’d say go Debian and Docker, proxmox is nice if you’re running a lot of VMs or want HA and clustering but otherwise you don’t really need it.

If you want a GUI for docker containers there are several, Komodo or Portainer are good options.

US Mobile is a good option too, even cheaper than Mint IIRC and you can switch yourself between Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile networks.