Episode 376: Ask Noah Show 376

How do you setup an IP camera doorbell to call your phone? Can Windows decrypt gpg files and should you store those on a network share? It's a packed episode with your questions and our answers!

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01:50 Noah's Cloud Experience

• Paramount attaches to google account
• Google locks out account
• Experience was terrible even when it was working
• Artificial barriers encourage piracy
• Google continues to charge card after closing account

07:20 Nextcloud Issues - David

• Apple shuts down 3rd party sync
• iPhone automation to fire the Nextcloud app
• Add CardDav/CalDav account
• Contact sync guide
• Check "pathing"
• Report the issue to container maintainer
• What the Nextcloud all in one container does
  • Pulls down other containers
  • "black box"

15:54 Encrypted files help - Joshua

• Master source of truth
• Attackers target samaba shares
• PGPtool
• ZFS encrypted volume and manually load/unload key
• Encrypted containers
  • Veracrypt
  • KDE Vaults
• Purpose of encryption
• Write back in with use case!

24:52 Linux Consulting? - Jeremy

• Make sure your employer is cool with it
• Networking
• Look in the community
• Job boards

31:54 Home Assistant & Door Bells - Eddie

• Riolink python library
• Use Home Assistant automation
• Noah's setup
  • Generic SIP = phone portion
  • Generic RTMP = Camera portion
  • Generic GPIO = Control

38:51 Niche Distros

• Can be special snowflakes
• Nobara
  • Based on Fedora
  • Made by glorious eggroll folks
• GoboLinux
• Why not just use "configure package" on base distro?
• Appliance distros have their place
• ElementaryOS
• Endless OS

50:38 EMS Migration

• EMS responsive, great docs
• No insight
• EMS left instances running past shut down date
• Don't run two servers at once

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