[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

I run OpenFire (https://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/openfire/) as my server. Upgrades are easy, and I like the 2000-era interface as it doesn't take up much room, but if I was starting from scratch again, maybe I would try a different server, as the way it deals with Lets Encrypt certs is a bit annoying when it's time to renew - this could be user error, but it's not obvious.

ejabberd having it's built-in "certbot" equivalent sounds great!

I use Monocles (Android) and Dino (Linux) clients, and it's pretty stable. Monocles also allows some server commands from the client, which is pretty cool. Sorting out TURN was a faff, but it doesn't help that my server is behind 1:1 NAT I guess :/

Still, now that is sorted, it's great :) I just need to find out a way of enticing my friends to use this instead of WhatsApp etc

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

https://woof.tech/@Purple/115344050312673769 has some installed if you have questions, although they are in .nl rather than .de

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

Stability, good user interface. While I am technical and enjoy playing with bleeding edge stuff, it is a struggle to get "normies" to join yet another chat system if they aren't as easy to use or reliable as signal/whatsapp. audio/video calls are also critical for most people I expect, if you want people to use it as a proper alternative.

My other half and I use monocles (used conversations originally, but had some slight annoyances). Both have a very nice interface, and are usually reliable. Now and again one of us doesn't receive the others' message, and I have no idea why, and it is it difficult to diagnose.

I only recently got my XMPP server to work through NAT properly for A/V calls, which took me ages to sort out, and the errors in the monocles interface were not helpful in diagnosing the problem.

Sometimes (rarely) monocles doesn't reconnect properly and one of us doesn't realise for a while, and then we get a flurry of messages once we reconnect. An easy way of telling when it's not connected would be good - the little icon monocles has isn't that obvious (esp now that android only allows white notification icons, which is really lame). Other chat systems seem to be more reliable in this regard.

I'm not sure if any of this helps, but best wishes with your project!

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 1 points 5 days ago

monocles will use stickers, and even (kinda) can import signal ones - I imported the mastodon ones recently, and they worked. Not tried any others.

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submitted 1 month ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/podcasts@slrpnk.net

Not mine, just heard of it after listening to a Media Revolution webinar.

Some of the videos look quite interesting, and talk about community projects etc.

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

Haha! I reported it to ebay. Man that was a faff, there's no category to report dangerous / lying listings. The chat system was crap too. I had to say "I want to speak to a human", and it put me through.

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 months ago

no kidding. Even 35A is enough to melt a 12v plug spring into the plastic surround.... don't ask me how i know....

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago

I've never seen that connector in a car......

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submitted 2 months ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

1500W? At 12V that's 125A - That is fucking dangerous! Most sockets are rated at 20A. Most inverters that are >300W use crocodile clips, or preferably screw-down terminal rings. The cable looks way too thin too. That's a fire waiting to happen....

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 months ago

Sorry! Added ๐Ÿ˜Š

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

I finally received the inverter I ordered a while ago, and have been using it for a couple if weeks so far. I've been looking for a decent one for ages, as all the other high-output ones I tried or read about so far have been sub-optimal.

I wrote a review about it. Feel free to ask any questions!

That was stupid: yeah, here's the Review link: http://gogreenit.net/index.php?page=morningstar-suresine sorry!

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 months ago

It looks like even the forum is gone now, and generates 403 errors for me ๐Ÿ˜ž

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submitted 6 months ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/homelab@selfhosted.forum

Would anyone be interested in a Cisco 3750 (WS-C3750G-48PS) for their #HomeLab or #SelfHosting set up etc?

There are 48 x Gig RJ45 ports, 4 x 1Gb SFP ports, and have PoE (15.4w) on all copper ports up to 370w total. This is usually good enough for CCTV cameras, VoIP phones and WiFi APs.

It's an old model, but works fine. It will be wiped and won't have any SFPs or console cable, but I can provide a power cable if needed.

If you don't want to buy a console cable I can configure it with an IP and credentials.

I was given several by a friend, but don't need them all. One of them is still my core switch, which is on 24/7.

I am willing to post to the UK only, as it will be too expensive to send overseas (unless you're willing to pay, but then would be cheaper to just buy one off ebay locally...)

Any takers?

I don't want to just give them to a recycling company, and ebay would probably be too much hassle.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/catalyst-3750-series-switches/product_data_sheet0900aecd80371991.html

DM me here or on Mastodon if you're interested ๐Ÿ˜€

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 6 points 6 months ago

Not sure how Porn = Terrorism. Sounds like mission creep to me.... Oh well, I guess it makes a change from using Anti-Terror laws to stop people putting the wrong things in wheelie bins: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3333366/Half-of-councils-use-anti-terror-laws-to-spy-on-bin-crimes.html

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 3 points 9 months ago

There's an old thread about someone doing it here: https://diysolarforum.com/threads/replace-apc-ups-sla-batteries-with-lithium.25424/ but sadly he doesn't give any details, or any updates.

It's wierd. APC do a really crappy small one for telecoms cabinets, but none for servers. I would love to replace my APC batteries with lithium ones.

Let us know what ones you chose in the end.

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submitted 10 months ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/energy@slrpnk.net

WTF?

This is why cloudy systems are asking for trouble. I have several charge controllers at home - none of them connect to the internet, and although probably more expensive, I feel vindicated that this was the right choice....

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submitted 11 months ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/offgrid@slrpnk.net

A bit too hardcore for me, but can't fault his conviction.

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submitted 1 year ago by Chewie@slrpnk.net to c/energy@slrpnk.net

I'm all for putting solar panels all over the place, but won't these get dusty and oily and need loads of cleaning after trains pass over?

Also, costing โ‚ฌ623,000 over three years sounds rather expensive for just 100m (although that roughly equates to 11KW).

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Hi everyone,

I thought I would add this as I think it is one of the best Solar Charge Controllers I have tried. It's not cheap, but has been reliable, and I can get stats out of it.

Let me know if you have any questions about it, as I have been using several of them for a few years now.

[-] Chewie@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

Still, it would be nice to see. Nothing wrong with second hand hardware - most of my setup is second hand. Here is a rather rubbish diagram and short explanation of how it is set up: https://mammut.gogreenit.net/@chewie/113075530030174991

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