u/Luminous_Giraffe

As the title suggests, I'm considering switching from GMail to Proton, or Tuta. I have been using both services under a different account for some time (a few months), trying them both out. Though I will admit it isn't anything close to extensive testing, since my day-to-day email correspondance is pretty limited.

I was considering making the move to Proton, but that's when I came across this subreddit, and the pattern of censorship over on the official Proton subreddit. It does bother me a little; and I do believe them spreading their resources out over multiple offerings instead of addressing the already reported issues with their core services is a bit concerning; but on the other hand, I do like some of their services - namely, VPN, Mail, and Calender.

With Tuta, they have the mail and calender, I can just always keep using Proton's VPN with Tuta's mail service, but I wonder if there's any pros and cons to using one over the other?

PS: I know Tuta is also working on their Drive solution, so we'll see how that goes as well.

Hey r/homelab! I've been wondering recently if I should actually try to build a home lab/server. The main consideration is in terms of the time and learning it will take. I don't mind putting the time it takes to learn and to actually set one up, but as of now, I don't really have any long term plans.

Right now the only real use case I can think of using my local AI stack and deploying it for me to use when I'm not at home/near my pc but still want to access my local AI. This is my current setup:

• Win11 + CachyOS: Dual boot, keeping windows for occasional family use
• Local AI stack:
  • Ollama
  • OpenWebUI (running in a Docker container)
  • Ngrok (access when I'm not near my pc)

I know using Ngrok is a temporary solution, but as of now, I don't need to have a server up and running for more than a few hours a day at best.

However, I do have a spare Win10 laptop lying around that I can't upgrade to 11 and I'm considering repurposing it as a homelab/home server. So the question is, should I, or should I not? Would it make sense to put in the time and effort to learn something new, or should I just stick with my current setup?

PS, here's the specs for the spare laptop in case anyone's interested:

• RAM: 14 gigs
• Processor: 7th gen Intel core i5
• GPU: NVIDIA eForce 940MX
• Storage: 500gigs

Hey r/selfhosted, I’ve been wondering lately if I should try to set up my own Home Lab/Server, and here looking for advice and opinions.

I have recently gotten into Linux, local AI, and self hosting; however I’m wondering if it would make sense for me to go through the effort of trying to set one up since I don’t really have a long term goal or plan as such.

Right now, I'm running the following for my locally hosted AI experiments:

• Dual Boot: Win11 + CachyOS: This is my current setup. I primarily use the CachyOS partition, but I still keep Win11 installed for occasional family use.
• Local AI Stack:
  • Ollama: Running local AI models.
  • OpenWebUI: The web interface – super handy when I'm nott home and need access.
  • Ngrok

I know using ngrok is a temporary solution, but right now I don’t have the need to constantly keep a server running or get a domain and self host anything 24/7, or even for more than a couple hours at a time, which is the main reason why I’m wondering if it would be worth it to try and set up a home server in the first place.

I have two older laptops available to potentially convert into servers:

1. Win11 + CachyOS dual boot:
   • RAM: 14gigs
   • Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 series (Integrated graphics)
   • Storage: 1TB total (750 gigs for win11, 250 for the linux partition)
2. Windows 10: No family borrowing this from me!
   • RAM: 14 gigs
   • Processor: 7th gen Intel core i5
   • GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
   • Storage: 500gigs

My question is, should I seriously consider setting up a dedicated home server, or should I just stick with my current dual boot setup?