let’s get real…google isn’t going to stop. why would they? there’s zero repercussions for their aggressive strategy against their own consumers.

so stop using their products. cut google out, entirely.

just don’t “google it”.

at the molecular level at that.

one thing to consider with a raid is the drive resonance. if you don’t have proper hardware to ensure the drives are properly isolated you could shave months or years off their lifespan.

always use the same make/model and data density when building a raid. you should also buy them either all new or used that were pulled from another raid.

also more is better. raids are designed to fail. buy extra drives to replace active drives. my personal rule is to buy 50-75% more than required. so if the raid will have four drives, I buy six or seven.

also, when one drive fails others will inevitably follow due to manufacturing defects or resonance changes. replace your backup stock when affordable.

I do agree though. of you’re selfhosting, a raid array is the best place to start. though, I’m personally partial to a raid-10 over a 5.

these are people who “have an idea for an app” that pester devs to build their dumbass ideas.

everyone loves a big shiny deick!

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sometimes the easiest solution is the best solution.

nothing is exposed publicly except a VPN. no key, no service. (edit: firewall rules only activate on special request from an app on my phone. via software I wrote that polls specific values with specific signatures)

VPN drops you to a vlan that only has app access through reverse proxies.

all network traffic is monitored and alerted using graylog. same for system logs as well.

all alerts notify me directly. all WiFi is whitelist only.

why so strict? mostly because I’m paranoid. I had a stalker earlier in my life that made me fully appreciate privacy.

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who needs cybersecurity? nothing bad should happen.

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don’t pull a Temple, take time off and prioritize your personal health and wellness.

I’ve got a 12tb sitting with a dead control board. looking for parts to fix it with tbh.

I’m sure there are folks selling drives like that online.

What he said. DF won’t take into account the contents of mount points within a directory.