#120: Can a VPS Replace a Homelab?
hoary thornBOT
lofty glacier
vestal saffron
Nice episode! Just on Hetzner and Proxmox, it can be challenging. I wrote a blog post on this mainly so I wouldn’t forget. I cheat and don’t install Proxmox from an ISO, and instead start from Debian. That helps make things much easier. Also, it has info on how to install the DHCP server you kinda need to have to run multiple VMs. It’s for v7 of proxmox, but I doubt much has changed in the install process - https://www.rootisgod.com/2023/Creating-a-Cheap-but-Powerful-Proxmox-Server-with-Hetzner/
river scaffold
Catching up a few weeks late... @plucky spruce Can you elaborate on your needs for an XMPP server are? I have maintained an XMPP server for years, just because I can and have been looking for interesting uses for it.
plucky spruce
I have no needs for an XMPP server?
dusk zenith
i think you meant Chris (who doesn't use Discord)
plucky spruce
@wanton sky is the droid person you're looking for
river scaffold
That's probably who I was looking for... Still curious what interesting things folks are using XMPP for.
dusk zenith
i think he just wants a super light weight/self hosted chat app
matrix is great, but it's also kind of a big piece of software. kind of like Nextcloud. sometimes have a dedicated app to to just one thing (ie chat 1 on 1) is ideal, versus Matrix which is 1-1 chats, group chats, spaces, etc.