I’m using 2 old laptops for a Jellyfin server. One runs Jellyfin, Sonarr and Radarr. The other runs Jackett and Transmission. I’m looking to add a third to handle Sonarr and Radarr and let the original one do just Jellyfin.

I have no backups except for the ones Jellyfin, Sonarr, and Radarr create 🤷‍♂️

I’ve installed Mint on 2 older MacBooks. All I had to do was plug in to Ethernet and update the drivers to get it working. I have had no problems with either one since.

Thinkpads are super durable and kind of fun. I got a bunch of T420s (nice) from my boss for free and they’re all running Mint fantastically, as well as some 90s games. (They are being used for the occasional LAN party)

The T420 is from around 2011, so if you spent money on one you could get a better one easy.

Hmmm interesting.

What about the Mac version? And Mac software in general? I’m also new to Linux (and not a programmer), but wouldn’t that be easier to get running considering Mac OS is Unix based?

Sorry I kind of feel like I’m high-jacking your post, but it got me thinking and I’m probably too lazy to ever post about it myself.

Awesome thanks!

I’ll play around with this idea on my tester laptop :)

What about non-gaming software? I do some video editing for work occasionally and am often handed projects started in Premiere. They want it back in Premiere, so I can’t switch my main desktop over because of this.

The web interface is fantastic. I just use a spare laptop with a wireless keyboard and mouse

After reading this I’m confused about what immutable means

Am I the only one not seeing the tips?

That sounds like a huge pain.

Yeah I started my Linux adventures on Ubuntu but got frustrated and restarted on Mint. I’ve been setting up some home servers on old laptops I acquired for free.

I’ve been enjoying Mint enough that I switched over my MacBook, but my desktop is still on MacOS til I figure out a couple more things.

I will say that SyncThing is absolutely fantastic for syncing files between devices, but not useful if you only want them in one spot.

I’m not super experienced, but I just got file sharing working on a couple of Mint machines.

I had to install Samba and create a Samba user to be able to access from another computer. (I just made the Samba user the same as the computers’ login)

It was a super simple terminal line to do so, but I’m at work right now and don’t have access to the tutorial I bookmarked.

I also followed a tutorial to add right-click shortcuts for sharing in Thunarr (not sure what you’re using for a file browser)

Oh, but when I do connect to one machine from the other a dialogue asks me if I want to forget the password immediately, remember until I log out, or remember forever. Maybe that’s the piece you’re missing…

I’ve done it on a 2010 pro and a 2014 pro. Both work quite nicely.

You pretty much said what I would’ve said, but probably better :)

I have 3 Macs I want to switch to Linux, so I’m approaching this conversion piece by piece, using my thinkpads as placeholders. Figuring out new cloud software can wait until they’re all switched.

Cool I’ll check this out

A web app for the calendar could be handy… but I could just use another calendar app…

This sounds like a good solution. Can I set it to sync when I’m off my home network?

Ah ok, thanks

I suppose the biggest thing I’m looking for a solution for is photos.

I have my phone to set up to sync to iCloud, which then automatically download to my desktop, which is then automatically backs up via Time Machine.

How could I transition this behaviour to Linux keeping in mind I’ll be using an iPhone for at least another 3 years?

I dunno. It’s plugged in directly to the modem/router provided by my ISP while my wifi is provided by a separate mesh setup, which is also plugged in to the modem/router 🤷‍♂️

Yea same I don’t even care.

It’s an old laptop, I have a backup. Go ahead, fuck it up.

Oh weird. I had an issue where I couldn’t play Dawn of War II with my brother on windows from my Mac. I solved it by using windows through boot camp, but that’s so lame.

I wonder if it’s the same issue.