u/XxapP977

Hi there,

We have setup a saas product and, technically we have a well developed product and for a few months now I am struggling with sales.

I'm more of a technical guy, and I'm really looking forward to understanding and learning what sales is, how it works and how to grow the business.

I'm looking for a possible voluntary mentorship from experienced ceo, hit me up if you'd have the chance, interest, time to do this together.

Many thanks in advance!

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Hi there, I am having issues with loggin in to my tiandy nvr as I wanted to do an upgrade of the firmware, however I am encountering two issues.

The first one is that the password and admin seem to have been changed from any possible defaults and since the client had a different technician setup his camera systems, I am not able to find out what he did before.

And the second one, is that I am not able to find any kind of firmware upgrade version from the current one. I checked on my client's phone setup and it has a 2022 version which surely cannot be the latest version.

Now checking on Tiandy's official firmware upgrade, it does not have any type of results for my specific nvr device, which is not only weird, it is unsettling for me as the client is kinda doubting my ability to find the new version online, the thing is that this made me furious when going back home and I am not able to find any type of information on this type of model....

I’m planning an on-premise production deployment for ERPNext/Frappe and would like feedback before we buy the hardware. (the money is coming from a government grant for startups)

Please note that this is for direct production, not a homelab. The goal is to support the business for roughly the next 2 years and moving from cloud to on-prem gradually with a current hardware budget of around $27,000.

The initial idea is:

• 2 physical servers
  • Server 1: ERPNext/Frappe platform host
  • Server 2: MariaDB/database host
• Both servers with ECC RAM, enterprise SSDs, RAID 10, dual PSU if possible, and remote management such as iDRAC/iLO/IPMI
• NAS backup target with RAID 6 / RAIDZ2
• Offline archive backup using encrypted external drives
• UPS for servers/NAS/network
• Business firewall + managed switch
• Spare disks included from day one

The current budget-oriented target configuration is something like:

Platform server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 64 GB ECC RAM
• 4 × 960 GB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Database server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 128 GB ECC RAM if possible
• 4 × 960 GB or 1.92 TB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Backup

• 6-bay NAS
• 6 × 8 TB or 10 TB HDD
• RAID 6 / RAIDZ2 / SHR-2 equivalent
• 2–3 encrypted offline archive drives
• Backup and restore testing planned

Network/power

• Business firewall
• Managed switch
• Possibly targeted 10GbE between app server, DB server, and NAS
• UPS with graceful shutdown

I know this is not true high availability. If the app server or DB server dies completely, we would still need to restore or move services manually. The intention is not full HA, but a production-safe setup with good backups, RAID, UPS, monitoring, and a realistic recovery plan.

Questions:

1. Would you keep the two-server split between ERPNext/app and database, or would you buy one stronger server plus a smaller standby/backup server?
2. Is RAID 10 still the right choice for both the app and database servers?
3. For the NAS backup target, would you use RAID 6, RAIDZ2, SHR-2, or something else?
4. What would you remove or downgrade to stay under $27k without making the system irresponsible for production?
5. What is missing from this buying list that people commonly forget?
6. Would you trust refurbished enterprise hardware for this, assuming proper warranty/spares, or should we reduce scope and buy new?
7. For ERPNext/Frappe specifically, are there any sizing or architecture mistakes here?

I’m especially interested in practical feedback from people who have supported SMB production infrastructure, ERP systems, or on-prem database-backed applications.

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Users are expected/forecasted to be at 500 weekly active users next year which is a KPI we need to prepare for and since we won't have the option to automatically size up our resources, we are looking for advice before buying/setting up the infra.

Finally, I am more familiar and used to Ubuntu (linux based) setups therefore if there's an impactful difference between windows serveer OS and ubuntu server OS, I'd much appreciate it if you'd give your 2 cents for me to take into account.

Many thanks in advance!

I’m planning an on-premise production deployment for ERPNext/Frappe and would like feedback before we buy the hardware. (the money is coming from a government grant for startups)

Please note that this is for direct production, not a homelab. The goal is to support the business for roughly the next 2 years and moving from cloud to on-prem gradually with a current hardware budget of around $27,000.

The initial idea is:

• 2 physical servers
  • Server 1: ERPNext/Frappe platform host
  • Server 2: MariaDB/database host
• Both servers with ECC RAM, enterprise SSDs, RAID 10, dual PSU if possible, and remote management such as iDRAC/iLO/IPMI
• NAS backup target with RAID 6 / RAIDZ2
• Offline archive backup using encrypted external drives
• UPS for servers/NAS/network
• Business firewall + managed switch
• Spare disks included from day one

The current budget-oriented target configuration is something like:

Platform server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 64 GB ECC RAM
• 4 × 960 GB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Database server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 128 GB ECC RAM if possible
• 4 × 960 GB or 1.92 TB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Backup

• 6-bay NAS
• 6 × 8 TB or 10 TB HDD
• RAID 6 / RAIDZ2 / SHR-2 equivalent
• 2–3 encrypted offline archive drives
• Backup and restore testing planned

Network/power

• Business firewall
• Managed switch
• Possibly targeted 10GbE between app server, DB server, and NAS
• UPS with graceful shutdown

I know this is not true high availability. If the app server or DB server dies completely, we would still need to restore or move services manually. The intention is not full HA, but a production-safe setup with good backups, RAID, UPS, monitoring, and a realistic recovery plan.

Questions:

1. Would you keep the two-server split between ERPNext/app and database, or would you buy one stronger server plus a smaller standby/backup server?
2. Is RAID 10 still the right choice for both the app and database servers?
3. For the NAS backup target, would you use RAID 6, RAIDZ2, SHR-2, or something else?
4. What would you remove or downgrade to stay under $27k without making the system irresponsible for production?
5. What is missing from this buying list that people commonly forget?
6. Would you trust refurbished enterprise hardware for this, assuming proper warranty/spares, or should we reduce scope and buy new?
7. For ERPNext/Frappe specifically, are there any sizing or architecture mistakes here?

I’m especially interested in practical feedback from people who have supported SMB production infrastructure, ERP systems, or on-prem database-backed applications.

----

Users are expected/forecasted to be at 500 weekly active users next year which is a KPI we need to prepare for and since we won't have the option to automatically size up our resources, we are looking for advice before buying/setting up the infra.

Finally, I am more familiar and used to Ubuntu (linux based) setups therefore if there's an impactful difference between windows serveer OS and ubuntu server OS, I'd much appreciate it if you'd give your 2 cents for me to take into account.

Many thanks in advance!

EDIT: Based on the comments and feedback so far, it seems I need assistance on planning this, if anyone is willing, please dm me and I'd really love to have a web conference to get your expertise on this matter and explain my situation in detail. Also I'd love to meet new people, so that's a plus I'd say!

P.s. no matter the timezone, I'm cest based and can adjust to any timezone.

I’m planning an on-premise production deployment for ERPNext/Frappe and would like feedback before we buy the hardware. (the money is coming from a government grant for startups)

Please note that this is for direct production, not a homelab. The goal is to support the business for roughly the next 2 years and moving from cloud to on-prem gradually with a current hardware budget of around $27,000.

The initial idea is:

• 2 physical servers
  • Server 1: ERPNext/Frappe platform host
  • Server 2: MariaDB/database host
• Both servers with ECC RAM, enterprise SSDs, RAID 10, dual PSU if possible, and remote management such as iDRAC/iLO/IPMI
• NAS backup target with RAID 6 / RAIDZ2
• Offline archive backup using encrypted external drives
• UPS for servers/NAS/network
• Business firewall + managed switch
• Spare disks included from day one

The current budget-oriented target configuration is something like:

Platform server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 64 GB ECC RAM
• 4 × 960 GB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Database server

• Refurbished enterprise rack server
• 16–24 cores
• 128 GB ECC RAM if possible
• 4 × 960 GB or 1.92 TB enterprise SSD
• RAID 10
• Dual PSU preferred
• Remote management required

Backup

• 6-bay NAS
• 6 × 8 TB or 10 TB HDD
• RAID 6 / RAIDZ2 / SHR-2 equivalent
• 2–3 encrypted offline archive drives
• Backup and restore testing planned

Network/power

• Business firewall
• Managed switch
• Possibly targeted 10GbE between app server, DB server, and NAS
• UPS with graceful shutdown

I know this is not true high availability. If the app server or DB server dies completely, we would still need to restore or move services manually. The intention is not full HA, but a production-safe setup with good backups, RAID, UPS, monitoring, and a realistic recovery plan.

Questions:

1. Would you keep the two-server split between ERPNext/app and database, or would you buy one stronger server plus a smaller standby/backup server?
2. Is RAID 10 still the right choice for both the app and database servers?
3. For the NAS backup target, would you use RAID 6, RAIDZ2, SHR-2, or something else?
4. What would you remove or downgrade to stay under $27k without making the system irresponsible for production?
5. What is missing from this buying list that people commonly forget?
6. Would you trust refurbished enterprise hardware for this, assuming proper warranty/spares, or should we reduce scope and buy new?
7. For ERPNext/Frappe specifically, are there any sizing or architecture mistakes here?

I’m especially interested in practical feedback from people who have supported SMB production infrastructure, ERP systems, or on-prem database-backed applications.

----

Users are expected/forecasted to be at 500 weekly active users next year which is a KPI we need to prepare for and since we won't have the option to automatically size up our resources, we are looking for advice before buying/setting up the infra.

Finally, I am more familiar and used to Ubuntu (linux based) setups therefore if there's an impactful difference between windows serveer OS and ubuntu server OS, I'd much appreciate it if you'd give your 2 cents for me to take into account.

Many thanks in advance!

So we are onboarding a new colleague on our teams channels and I've started to rethink why I chose Teams and their services.
Simply adding a new member to our current channel does not exist as an option and I still haven't found out how to do this.

OVERCOMPLICATED BLOAT Software provider = MS

EDIT: I understand that you can learn the platform, but you also need to understand that I am not the IT guy, I am the business user and I just want it to work like slack where things are understandable, placed as expected and their workflows work like we've been used to on other daily platforms.

Since our company does not yet have an IT person with experience, I'm thinking of raising a request to change with another user-friendly provider. If anyone wants to suggest any provider not well known, I'm willing to check them out. TY