u/PingMyHeart

Hi,

I wanted to share something I discovered while testing the 0.18 beta 3 image, in case anyone else is experiencing unusually high CPU usage and can't figure out why.

After quite a bit of troubleshooting, I found that the issue in my setup came down to one setting: the FFmpeg path.

In 0.18, the FFmpeg path is set to default, which uses FFmpeg 8.0. My understanding is that 0.17 used FFmpeg 7.0.

I changed the setting from default to 7.0, restarted Frigate, and my CPU usage immediately went back down to the green range, even under heavy detection.

I knew something wasn't right because I was seeing around 80% CPU usage consistently when normally I hover around 20%.

Glad I managed to track it down, and I figured I'd share in case it helps anyone else running into the same issue.

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Edit:

I solved the CPU usage issue. My fault for not reading the release notes. The fix below also brought my live view events thumbnail functionality back.

Under go2rtc in my config.yaml I had to explicitly set

ffmpeg:
  global: "-vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128"

I was beginning to really like the new UI in the admin console, only to wake up today and realize it's been moved back to the top.

Why? The new design was better IMO

Hi everyone,

I recently switched from 0.17 to 0.18beta3, and I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with how much of an upgrade this is. The settings section alone is a huge improvement, and I can see it making things much easier for both new and longtime users without having to constantly dive into the config file.

That said, I have noticed a couple of things since upgrading and was curious if other 0.18beta3 users are seeing the same.

The event thumbnails above my live view feeds dashboard aren't populating. Is this a design change in 0.18, or could it be a bug?

I've also noticed noticeably higher overall CPU usage compared to 0.17.

I'm definitely not complaining, especially since this is still a beta. I'm mainly curious whether these are known changes, something isolated to my setup, or perhaps something that can be addressed by tuning the new settings.

I haven't changed any settings since upgrading because I haven't had much time to go through everything yet. Are there any settings in 0.18beta3 that users coming from 0.17 should specifically review or tune?

Just curious if anyone else has noticed the same behavior.

Hey everyone,

I currently use GNOME on my desktop and Xfce on my laptop, although my laptop doesn't get much use.

I have to say, I really like Xfce and I'm considering switching to it on my desktop. My main concern is that I rely on quite a few GNOME extensions, and I'm wondering how well Xfce can replace some of that functionality.

I've read a bit about Xfce plugins, but I'm not sure they provide the same kind of experience as GNOME extensions. Are there similar solutions in Xfce for adding functionality and customizing the desktop, or would I need to approach things differently?

The main reason I'm considering the switch is that I've always preferred lighter, simpler desktops with less bloat and more control over customization. From what I've seen, Xfce seems to tick a lot of those boxes.

For those who have switched from GNOME to Xfce, how did you find the transition? Are there any GNOME extensions or features you particularly missed, and were you able to replace them in Xfce?

Upgrading the Proxmox kernel sometimes feels like going to the casino. There is always a decent chance that after the reboot, all of my LXC containers will fail to start because /run/pve is missing.

This has happened to me numerous times over the past year. I have had zero issues with VMs, but LXCs seem to be particularly notorious for this.

Is there a reliable way to prevent this from happening with LXCs? Or is this just something we have to deal with when upgrading the Proxmox kernel?

Hi,

Is it just me, or does the Frigate still image in the live view flash black and occasionally white for a second or two before switching to the live feed?

I'm wondering if this is expected behavior, and if there's a way to fix or prevent it.

Thanks!

Hi,

I am self-hosting WireGuard inside an unprivileged Proxmox LXC. Everything works great for the most part, except I am experiencing a strange issue with Android notifications.

When my Android phone is connected to WireGuard, notifications can be severely delayed. Sometimes they will not come through until I disable the VPN, at which point I get flooded with all the notifications that were waiting.

The interesting part is that general internet connectivity works perfectly fine while WireGuard is enabled. Browsing, apps, streaming, etc. all work normally. It seems to specifically affect push notifications.

I previously experienced the exact same issue with Tailscale, which makes me think this may not necessarily be a WireGuard configuration issue.

For DNS, my WireGuard clients use my home's primary and secondary DNS servers. Both are devices that run AdGuard Home for DNS filtering, Unbound for recursive DNS, Traefik for internal reverse proxying/FQDNs, and an NTP server.

My home LAN DHCP also hands out these same two DNS servers to local clients. However, my main router's external/WAN DNS is set to Quad9.

So the DNS setup is essentially:

• LAN DHCP DNS: Home Primary + Secondary DNS servers
• WireGuard DNS: Home Primary + Secondary DNS servers
• Router external DNS: Quad9
• Primary/Secondary DNS: AdGuard Home + Unbound

Has anyone experienced something similar with Android push notifications over WireGuard or Tailscale? I have no clue where to look further.

Any suggestions for troubleshooting would be greatly appreciated!

For those familiar with both, are the safety concerns around doing Bufo at an Ayahuasca retreat also applicable to Vilca?

Is there a meaningful safety difference between Vilca and Bufo in this context?

Hi everyone,

I have a ton of WebP images in my WordPress media library that I’d like to compress to reduce file sizes, but I want to minimize the risk of breaking anything on the site.

Ideally, I’m looking for a plugin that can compress my existing WebP images while:

• Keeping them as WebP
• Keeping the same filenames and URLs
• Replacing the existing files rather than creating new ones
• Preserving image quality as much as possible

Has anyone used a plugin that handles this reliably? I’d appreciate any recommendations or experiences with bulk-compressing existing WebP images.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m planning a two-week retreat and have a few different itinerary options. I’m having a hard time deciding which one would be best from a healing and integration perspective, so I’d really appreciate some input from people with experience.

The options are:

Option 1:
4 Ayahuasca ceremonies each week, for a total of 8 ceremonies. There is also an optional Bufo ceremony before the 4th and 8th Ayahuasca ceremonies.

Option 2:
First week: 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies, then optional Bufo, followed by a 3rd Ayahuasca ceremony and then San Pedro.
Second week: Same schedule again, so 2 Ayahuasca ceremonies, optional Bufo, then a 3rd Ayahuasca ceremony followed by San Pedro.

Option 3:
4 Ayahuasca ceremonies during the first week, followed by 3 San Pedro ceremonies during the second week.

What would you recommend?

This definitely isn’t my first time with Ayahuasca. I’ve been to many retreats before, but I’m struggling to decide what would be the most beneficial this time around. I’m also not doing particularly well mentally at the moment and honestly don’t feel like I’m thinking as clearly as I normally would, so I figured it might help to get some outside perspectives from people with more experience.

The shamans at these retreats are all excellent, without a doubt. I trust the facilitators, so the main thing I’m trying to figure out is which itinerary would provide the best balance between ceremony, rest, integration, and actually having enough time to process what comes up.

For those who have done multiple ceremonies within a short retreat, how many ceremonies have you found to be too much? And which of these three options would you personally choose?

I'd been using tailscale for the better part of the last four years or so and it never sat well with me that it wasn't entirely open source and that the coordination server was on the cloud so I started looking into wireguard recently and boy am I glad I did.

I set up the hub on my Proxmox PvE node in an unprivileged LXC and it didn't take too long to figure out. Now I can connect my mobile phone and my laptop anywhere I go and it doesn't even feel any noticeably different than the tailscale experience but the best part is it's completely open source and fully in my control which makes me really happy.

Luckily, I also had my own domain name on CloudFlare, which I was able to set up a dynamic DNS on my unifi router with it. So no need to panic when my dynamic IP at home changes.

The whole mesh thing with tailscale is obviously nice, but for a homelabber like me, this is more than adequate.

Hi everyone,

I recently realized that my Dream Router 7 has built in WireGuard support, and it got me thinking about simplifying my remote access setup.

Right now I self host Headscale as my Tailscale coordination server. It has worked well, but I'm wondering if it still makes sense for my use case. I'm just a homelabber, not running anything for a business, so I don't necessarily need all of Tailscale's features.

One thing I don't love about Tailscale is that the coordination server is closed source and outside of my control. Headscale solves that by being open source, but it also means I have to expose it through my UniFi firewall, which adds a bit more complexity.

Because of that, I'm considering dropping Headscale altogether and just using the built in WireGuard server on my UniFi router. It seems like it would be a simpler setup with fewer moving parts.

Has anyone here made a similar switch from Tailscale or Headscale to UniFi's WireGuard? If so, do you miss anything, or has the simpler setup been worth it?

I'd appreciate any experiences or advice from people who have gone down this path.

Hi,

I'm an open source enthusiast and a longtime Tailscale user. I'm seriously considering switching to Headscale, but I wanted to ask the community first if there are any downsides or gotchas that people only discover after making the switch.

The main reason I want to move is that I'd like full control over the coordination server. I know there are other self-hosted options like NetBird, but it's not really an option for me. No offense to the NetBird team, but I've tried it a few times over the years. The web interface is solid, but I haven't had a good experience with the mobile apps.

My current plan is to run Headscale with Headplane for management.

For those who have switched from Tailscale to Headscale, is there anything you wish you had known beforehand? Any missing features, compatibility issues, maintenance concerns, or other tradeoffs that surprised you?

I'd appreciate any insights. Thanks!

I don't know what it is about Reddit and YouTube but they are the only two websites I frequent that after a couple days of keeping the browser opened, these two sites start to really lag so bad that I have to relaunch the browser in order to fix it. The lag is essentially a 3-5 second delay on any click actions or typing.

What's causing this? Seems to be unaddressed for quite some time. I don't want to stop using Zen because i love this browser but this is a real pain and I haven't seen any posts on reddit confirming it's a known bug or issue that is being worked on. Not sure how much longer I can hold on for.

I use Debian Linux btw.

Hi,

I'm trying to delete this firewall rule but it won't allow me to delete it. How can I delete this properly? In fact, none of the firewall rules allow me to delete them.

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Before I spend the time migrating everything, I wanted to ask people who have been running plain WireGuard for a while.

I've been using Tailscale for several years and have also spent some time with NetBird. Both are great pieces of software, but they each have their own tradeoffs.

Tailscale has been incredibly reliable and just works. My biggest hesitation has always been the trust factor. As someone who values open source software and privacy, relying on a company for the coordination layer has never sat completely right with me. I'm honestly surprised I've stuck with it for as long as I have.

NetBird's fully open source server side story was very appealing, but in my experience it still feels unfinished. I ran into enough client side issues, especially on Android, that I eventually lost confidence in it. At this point I would have expected a more stable experience.

That brings me to plain WireGuard. I know it's a much more manual approach, but I'm willing to put in the work if it means having a simpler, fully self-managed setup.

For those of you who have been using WireGuard for a long time, what should I know before making the switch? What are the biggest downsides that someone coming from Tailscale might not think about until after migrating?

For context, I currently run Tailscale on as many devices as possible, including my Android phone and Linux laptop for remote access. I self-host quite a bit on a couple of Proxmox nodes at home and primarily use Tailscale to access those services when I'm away.

I also use one of my Proxmox nodes as a subnet router and exit node. Through the Tailscale admin console, I configure my two AdGuard Home instances as my primary and secondary DNS servers so my phone and laptop continue to benefit from ad blocking and recursive DNS while away from home.

I know I can replicate most of this with WireGuard, but I'm more interested in the things you only discover after living with it for a while.

What do you wish someone had told you before you switched to plain WireGuard?

Thanks!

They finally did it. They finally made the stable version of Android appear as "up to date".

Thanks Tailscale. Hopefully this wasn't a mistake and it stays this way.

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Hi,

When I first started using Proxmox, I accidentally made one of my Debian LXCs much larger than it needed to be. I've since learned that you can't shrink an LXC disk after it's been created.

I tried deleting the LXC and restoring it from my PBS snapshots through the web UI, but I couldn't find any option to restore it with a smaller disk size.

I found a few older Reddit comments mentioning that this can be done from the CLI using pct restore, but I'm not sure of the correct process or commands. I'm a bit worried about making a mistake and breaking something.

I'd really like to avoid rebuilding the container from scratch because I don't have the time to set everything up again right now.

Could someone explain the safest way to restore an LXC from a PBS backup using pct restore while specifying a smaller disk size? An example of the commands and the overall process would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I've noticed a pattern over the years that I'm curious about.

A surprising number of Linux applications, especially smaller projects on GitHub, seem to ship with an incorrect or missing StartupWMClass value in their .desktop file. The result is that when I launch the application from a pinned icon, the running window does not associate with it. Instead, a second icon, often a generic one, appears in the dock or taskbar.

In all cases I can fix it by checking the application's actual WM_CLASS value with xprop and updating the .desktop file to match. Once StartupWMClass is correct, the launcher and running window consolidate into a single icon as expected.

At this point it only takes me a minute to fix, but when I was new to Linux it was incredibly confusing because I had no idea why it was happening or how to resolve it.

My question is whether this is simply something developers frequently overlook, or if there are legitimate reasons why it is often left out or ends up being incorrect. Is it harder to get right than it seems, or is it just an easy detail to miss during development and packaging?

I'm interested in hearing from people who package or develop Linux desktop applications. Is there more to this than meets the eye?