nixCraft 🐧Jul 18, 2024
Billions of devices sync with NTP servers daily, checking for and correcting time discrepancies both during boot-up and in the background. NTP is an essential for modern applications and all connected devices
Show threadInternet RandoJul 18, 2024

@nixCraft Remember folks. For the low, low price of some lost accuracy, you *can self host* your own time server (at stratum not 1), alongside that pi-hole you'd probably better be running in 2024..

anyway, two more cents from some random nerd. peace out.

Show threadVaria
@mousey @nixCraft Your pi or consumer level hoster is more likely to fail or drift out of sync than the pools of NTP servers provided by organisations and large communities
Jul 18, 2024 at 10:12pmWeb
Show threadInternet RandoJul 19, 2024
@varia @nixCraft definitely. I'm just saying, it's one of those democratized internet things that you can add your own egg to that basket. True facts about uptime and consistency, YMMV, and all, true true.. god bless pool.ntp.org et al..