happyborgWhat are your favourite but maybe not so well known #HomeLab apps or gadgets?
B@happyborg I just bought a Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi monitor and installed https://magicmirror.builders on it.
@blainsmith interesting thanks. Hard to find info on exactly what a "smart mirror" does. The repo and docs don't cover it. If you have a link which explains this I'd be interested and maybe good to add to the front page of both.
What do you like most about it?
@happyborg They don't do a good job explaining it, but it's just a node/electron full screen app with modules you can configure.
@blainsmith I get the basics from looking through the modules. Thanks for the tip 👍
Daniel Schildt@happyborg Mobile app called Spectroid is useful when trying to figure out what devices make most of the noise. It shows audio spectrum visualization that makes it easier to see what audio frequencies are loudest. Could also be useful for comparing how much better sound insulation improves things, or for comparing different kind of cooling fans.
@autiomaa thanks. Unexpected answer but yes, why not. Very useful to know. I'm up for hearing about anything home-labbers (is there a better term? 
) find handy.
) find handy.@happyborg Point is, a lot of people don't run their own home servers because those make too much noise. When trying to make things useful for small homes, noise levels matter a lot to keep people healthy. Extra noise reduces sleep quality and is also a reason why many got rid of their homelabs.
Thijs@happyborg Nginx Proxy Manager (https://nginxproxymanager.com/) in a docker container to run everything on TLS hassle-free, combined with Pihole for local domain names like photos.thisismyhome.com
monotux@happyborg netbox, caddy, alpine linux (esp for SBCs!), woodpecker ci
oh and everyone should avoid rustfs, the amount of terrible security issues is impressive and should hint at the overall quality
@monotux Caddy sounds handy thanks. Netbox is also new to me. Do you have a complex setup? I only have one box just now but will add more over time, planning to use #Proxmox to manage VMs. I'll probably start with the backup server and run #HomeAssistant, then build from there.
I'm guessing #Netbox will be overkill for a small #HomeLab even as it grows. What do you think?
@happyborg yes netbox is overkill, it's handy if your network is more complex than you can remember or if your network is an enterprise network.
oh caddy integrates really well with tailscale, which is a very nice VPN/mesh/overlay solution
@happyborg the Lenovo M720q, my fav server for the home lab
@happyborg a terminal emulator you like, a nice shell and a sprinkle of tmux :D