Hahaha. I see you're being down arrowed a bit... But I was thinking the same thing.
Reason I was thinking nixos was because op was talking about " flipping switches" they couldn't flip back. Nixos has that sorted out.
Plus... It sounds like op isn't afraid of trying new and possibly difficult things on a new server they've acquired
The truth is that proxmox is likely the best option here. But nixos could be a fun ( type2 fun) challenge if they're into that kind of thing
To add to the idea of using tailscale. I've been using tsdproxy for a while now and it's outrageously easy to set up.
The reason I've gone this route is that I feel like it gives me a bit more control over who is in my network and what they can get to.
Each service gets a funny name address and I get to share that specific service with other people who also have tailscale. Then if they get on my nerves or something, I can stop sharing that specific service and they can figure it out on their own.
Hijacking a bit... I'm on the hunt for a meshtastic device with Ethernet instead of WiFi. Having a hard time finding specifics about what options there are.
You seem like a person in the know. Any suggestions?
I use the notes sections in proxmox preeettty heavily. Lots of links to the helper scripts, youtube videos and other resources i used to get er' goin'.
In the near future I'm really hoping I can set up Netbox to help me document the network and equipment I'm putting in my homelab. a nice thing is that I went through a divorce a while ago and I'm getting to start from scratch. You'd be surprised at just how much you've learned since starting to self host and I think there's this sunk cost fallacy that gets a lot of us to keep going with what we've got already set up because we've "already put so much work into it" and the concern of what we might lose by scrapping it and starting over.
Also, not what you asked... but if you're still relatively new with proxmox you should check out the ProxmoxVE helper scripts. Lots of good automated scripts from doing a post-install to setting up various LXC containers and VM's
I didn't actually read this... because I'm actually supposed to be working right now. After a bit of digging i found their methodology. someone want to look it over and see how legitimate it is? https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/methodology
I used to work for a mobile phone dealership for said company...
I'm sure any Telus robot or shill could find out exactly who I am based on what I'm about to say, but it doesn't really matter anymore.
The business practices they used ( and ~~possibly~~ probably still use) were atrocious. I, like most people in sales... Don't actually give a rat's ass about lost sales or poor earnings. We care about getting the customer the thing they want and/or need. I was continuously blocked from helping my customers because they made it painfully difficult to get resources. Oh... This customer had a weird charge on their bill? That'll take 2.5 hours on the phone to reach someone who can't even help you immediately. Oh... You're a geriatric man who has hearing issues and someone sold you a phone over a landline and now you're in my store confused about where it came from. Sorry, that's not something I can deal with, but you can call in and I can help you navigate the bullshit that Telus with immediately try to sling at you.
Even the plans didn't make any sense. Plans with calls were priced lower than plans with only texting... Texting itself ( as far as my research took me) actually used less of the network resources than a phone call. The ONLY reason I can see why this was the case is because " the market would bear" and it was something everyone wanted. Similarly, data plans seem to be the same. I don't even think that modern phones distinguish between communication traffic and data traffic anymore.
Either way. I've all but given up on mobile providers giving reasonable service... Turns out... Publicly traded companies will only do things if there's a monetary consequence for not doing it. I feel like we need to give the CRTC some bigger teeth
I'm with OP on this one. I enjoy reading quality content, not just the act of reading. I think the idea is that by using an LLM to help sort through the drivel you have more time to do the reading of the quality content.
And really, I'm always suspicious of the why when an algorithm suggests me an article... Having something less tied directly to a companies bottom line might help me trust the content more.