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My very adequate homelab
Been slowly putting this together and I’m pretty happy with my little setup. Nothing rack-mounted, no 40TB NAS, just a Dell OptiPlex 3060 running Proxmox tucked in a cupboard. I am currently running Jellyfin + the *arr stack, Pi-hole, Home Assistant, Homepage, Uptime Kuma and a few other bits. 2TB S…
Cloud in a Bottle: making self-hosting accessible to everyone
Saw this on hackernews, seemed interesting so thought I will share it here. to r/selfhosted
Proxmox Backup and Uptime Kuma
have set up backup alerting for my PVE cluster using Uptime Kuma push monitors driven by a vzdump hook script, and wanted to share the parts of the hook API that were not obvious. https://preview.redd.it/aah1b6e0evnh1.png?width=1068&format=png&auto=webp&s=f4e794ac8f97a8689ef37b2faf33dbe8ad988ffd App…
Looking for a structured path into kernel development
I want to learn kernel development properly, but I’m looking for a structured, guided path rather than randomly jumping between resources. For those experienced in kernel development What roadmap/resources would you recommend for a beginner ? Is there a free, downloadable book you consider essential…
I Built a New Motherboard to Save My Old Server
Wanted to post this here, Whilst doing research for making this, and the video, I read this post https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/1myefam/breathing_new_life_into_an_old_hp_proliant_n40l/ So I thought I'd post this here to show it off :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzW4rRsD8Uk&feature=yo…
Rural Canada Production Homelab / DC
Running outta physical space and power😅 considering renting a shop or a commercial bay at this point. I'm excited I have my ISP coming on Sept 8th to upgrade me from a small / medium business line to full blown commercial internet with a /27 and more soon :) to r/homelab
Is a momentary push button ever used as a toggle switch in an industrial system?
I'm designing my own home alarm system at the moment and just noticed that domestic alarm panels often use a single momentary push button (typically '#') for both arming and disarming the system. It generates a generic button press event and the resulting action (arm or disarm) depends on the curren…
From a Linksys BEFSR41 to this… My homelab in the making.
I started building my home lab / network in 2016 with the acquisition of an EdgeRouter8 (the one at the top of the smaller rack). Upgraded to UniFi and proceeded through the security gateway line and into cloud gateway territory now ending up with Shadow UDM Pro Max’s. I’ve conquered a goal of never…
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what more services should i sh.
i am new to sh, iirc barely a week and a half, and yes this is an addiction, i wanna selfhost everything i can lol the hardware i am using is a spare old decapitated laptop i had lying arround. havent bought a domain yet so forgero and nextcloud arent setup properly also writefreely and feishin's lo…
Built a search engine for my 2+TB radio show archive: Unorganized NAS folders became a searchable, playable library with 6 Python scripts + SQLite
https://preview.redd.it/9i9l7jo1ounh1.png?width=1199&format=png&auto=webp&s=4dbf7753f5690d15684338d3501879437df57f9d https://preview.redd.it/pfur6it8ounh1.png?width=1340&format=png&auto=webp&s=3e93c845078edca9918a5fad219ae522a0b6c7cf I have ~2TB of a daily radio show archived on my home NAS with tho…
How do you Download a Spotify Playlist on slskd?
Hi, Very new to all this. I have around 3000 songs on Spotify from 1000 different artists that I would like to download on my server from Soulseek. I'm currently running Lidarr with Tubifarry and slskd in a Docker compose. As you probably all know, when you upload your Spotify playlist to Lidarr, yo…
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16u done
Now ready for some Mac studios , first rack for ai focused need to find some shorter patch cables. The sever is 1.5 tb ddr5 6400mhz and 192 cores eypc dual core close to 500tb now and 32tb in nvme gen 5 50gps. The rack manages all the overflow in storage and some light models and WhatsApp agents. Ev…
N-Able N-Central second hotfix of the day for a different issue
Now a third party entity has provided info on a vulnerability that may be exploited in the wild. https://go.n-able.com/MzU2LVVWSC00MDMAAAGkFAG-0DB4Ieiew1UlzeiHU\_WE9mGwTd387O8jbQl4usDpmOc7hQ5P21F5Lo-7piHNgtxO220= Sorry for those of you who thought your long weekend work was done with the first patch…
Is this Master, slave - Voltage/ current modulation communication approach viable in phantom mode
I’m planning a simple phantom communication system where the same two wires provide voltage and current modulation for Master slave communication. My idea is: - Master → Slave: voltage modulation — 9 V and 12 V represent 1 and 0. - Slave → Master: current/load modulation — approximately 45 mA and 50…
A developer scraped my AGPL-3.0 app, stripped my attribution, and put it on app stores as a paid closed-source binary.
I wanted to share a project I've spent the last 5+ months building, alongside a frustrating license violation situation I'm currently fighting. I built AttendMate, a local-first, privacy-focused attendance tracking application built with Flutter to help students manage strict university attendance c…
Starting a homelab… but first!
I’ve fallen down the homelab rabbit hole and I’ve been wanting to take the leap and get some beginner gear, but first I wanted to tackle the network panel mess that the Cox guy had left behind. $100 later, I have Ethernet going into every room and feel ready for the next step! I’m trying to decide b…
Domain controllers functional level
Do we have to keep all our domain controller os version same ? to r/sysadmin
What do you use for update notifications?
I have DIUN email me when an update is detected and it works good, but sometimes it sends notification out when there is not an update (confirmed via podman auto-update) or like just now, I updated Dawarich, after DIUN notified me of the update, but as soon as I finished the update, it emailed me ag…
My machine have 2 ethernet ports, there is a way where i can pass all the network traffic through it? (Extra details in text)
So, i want to know if is possible if i can route all the traffic from devices connected to WIFI and also by other means in my network to a single machine, that centralizes internet access. Phisically the CAT5 cable would be: ISP router -> Server -> <- Other machines in the network Thinking on that t…
Jellyfin / Plex / Emby, Which integrates IPTV the best?
I watch a good amount of live tv using IPTV and ideally id want an all in one solution with catch up, vods etc that way I dont need seperate apps and have to teach family how to juggle between different players across different platforms. Which solution would be best? I value a good UI (EPG guide) h…
Stuck position configuration on Seeed T-1000
I have 3 of these setup as Tracker nodes. They are all running firmware 2.7.26. All 3 have Smart Position enabled. Two of them I have setup with a Minimum Interval of Fifteen Seconds. On the third node it refuses to save that Minimum Interval value and no matter what I try it stays stuck at Five Min…
After struggling with replacing the reporting system for weeks, I made a PDF -> ZPL engine.
https://github.com/lolopop01/pdf2zpl/tree/main This is EXTREMLY niche so I don't know if any of you guys would even use it, but basically older thermal printers had no support for PDF Direct, so you had to send raw ZPL or go though window's API. With this solution, you send pdf images as compressed …
Pi Pico2W Wireless charger and Clock + Weather
I was looking for a nightstand wireless charger with a clock. I couldn't find one that I liked so I made my own. Connects to WiFi to get the time and weather. Updates for day light savings time and the weather icons update. Auto dims at night. I tried to make an android app to control it over BLE bu…
Tinkersteam: A Local Edge Impulse Alternative for RISC-V MCUs
So, continuing along with my Rovari ecosystem for RISC-V one of the things I included was a local alternative to Edge Impulse that would work with RISC-V MCUs, especially since Qualcomm acquired Edge Impulse. I wanted something that would be free to use and that won't require any accounts or cloud o…
How to name things
A short essay on naming to r/programming
Looking for advice on a game streaming/library setup
I’m looking for a little help with a project I’ve been working on. I’ve done some research and have already put together a basic setup, but I haven’t quite been able to get it working the way I’d like, and I’m not even sure if what I’m trying to accomplish is possible. I’m looking to build out somet…
My Lab
I started down this road a couple years ago with only a 2bay qnap and a raspberry pi 4b on a shelf in the garage. Almost all of the equipment has been purchased second hand at prices that would make your eyes water from marketplace. ATT Fiber 2000/2000 UCG-Fiber with a 3d printed rack mount. Agg swi…
Well that’s not good (RPi5)
Started suspecting something was wrong when GCC started crashing…and in an inconsistent manner. Fortunately the affected area was only about 32MB in size and I was able to modify the device tree to tell the Linux kernel not to use the affected portion of memory. It’s been behaving much better since …
Grimmory vs Bookorbit
Curious what everyone thinks. Between the two, which is better and more actively maintained? I've been messing with Kavita, komga, stamp, and grimmory and found grimmory to be the nicest. Just heard of Bookorbit recently so I was wondering if I should look into it before plunging headlong into grimm…
Sunday Daily Thread: What's everyone working on this week?
Weekly Thread: What's Everyone Working On This Week? 🛠️ Hello r/Python! It's time to share what you've been working on! Whether it's a work-in-progress, a completed masterpiece, or just a rough idea, let us know what you're up to! How it Works: Show & Tell: Share your current projects, completed wor…
Design Help for LM393 based circuit to charge a large capacitor to variable voltage level.
https://preview.redd.it/57pvcrqjbsnh1.png?width=934&format=png&auto=webp&s=bb404fe7ad549d2aee7168815f8932e83b3b6ee4 Hi, I am looking for feedback on what might have caused a failure in a circuit i tried to make to charge a large cap to a specific voltage I want to try to see if this design is even w…
Solution suggestions for config backup, and hardware map management?
Hello self hosters, there are a couple of problems I haven't found a really good way to solve and wondering if anyone knew of any hidden gems out there to accomplish: Config file management For example go in to your router, export config. I'd love some kind of made for purpose management system for …
Sanity check for beginner: Budget Dual RTX 3060 12GB build for Qwen 3.8
Hey everyone, I'm a complete beginner diving into local LLMs. I live in a country where PC hardware prices are heavily inflated and part availability is scarce, so I have to make every dollar count without room for expensive mistakes. My main goal is running Qwen 3.8 27B (Q4\_K\_M) locally for dev…
I wrote a lighthearted guide to learning Monads - maybe you like
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[WIP] SurfaceCluster – 10 Surface Laptop 2 boards turned into a Proxmox cluster
I got my hands on a batch of discarded Surface Laptop 2s and decided to turn them into something slightly ridiculous instead of throwing them away. I stripped the laptops completely and kept the motherboards, NVMe SSDs and original cooling. Current setup: 10x Surface Laptop 2 motherboards Intel Core…
Package manager broken.
Its been a heck of a week, chasing this down. I've gone so far as to wipe and reinstall and update to the latest, and while pfsense is "working" I'm back to the point where I can't remove a package, and I can't install any new packages. If I pick a package to install, Then verify, it just never goes…
RAK 19007 not charging via USB-C
Hey, I just bought a Starter Kit from Rakwireless. My Problem: the board doesnt work with only the usb plugged in. It shows like 2 green flashes and then dies and doesnt start again. When the battery is plugged in without the USB everything works. App Shows 55% Battery and 3.77V and the green light …
Wii tracker l1 pro
Just got my pair of wio tracker l1 pro and just wanted to let anyone who was thinking about getting some but wanted to switch to the regular sma antenna it comes built with the RP-SMA But it also has the SMA antenna lead in the box for you to switch it too to r/meshtastic
Supply Drop BBS v1.0.0 released today
Supply Drop BBS just hit v1.0.0! It's a bulletin board system built for LoRa mesh and runs on Meshtastic (or any protocol YOU write a plugin for!). It features rooms, DMs and full sysop control. Runs on Raspberry Pi or any Linux-based OS. What's new in this release: - Backup and restore now has a GU…
N-Able N-Central patching again for CVE-2026-86206 and CVE-2026-86207
Two security vulnerabilities within N-central were responsibly disclosed by a third party through our security disclosure program. We have issued a hotfix that you should apply immediately to help ensure your environments are protected. At this time, we have no confirmations that these vulnerabiliti…
Should PiHole (and/or local DNS) be installed on separate hardware from media server (Jellyfin) and other apps?
Mostly just the question in the title. I just started a jellyfin server (2-3 weeks old) and I've been thinking about running pi hole as well for the obvious ad blocking but also was thinking of using it as a quick/easy way to add local DNS records to accessing my other services. Is there any good re…
My home lab
5 physical servers, 1 desktop, and several laptops (not shown). I use 1 server a deepseek server with a 1080ti 11gb graphics card, intel i7 with 64gb memory I also have 1 server running plex, with 16TB of NAS, intel i5 with 16gb of memory I use 1 server running several websites, intel i7, with 32gb …
Text messages
Before I retired, I would send alerts by email, like 1234567890@txt.att.net, to send it to texting on my cell phone. It looks like all the cell phone providers have done away with this service. How can I do this now with hopefully a fairly free service since I don't send many at all? to r/sysadmin
Hoemlab as a student
Hi all, A few months back I slowly started this homelab. I really like doing so and its quite useful. Its still a mess but on the front its okay imo. I have 2 nodes running Proxmox VE: Node 1: thinkcentre m900 - i5-6500T 4c4t - 8GB DDR4 - 512GB SATA SSD Node 2: thinkcentre m900 - i5-6500T 4c4t - 16G…
Easy S3 backups for self-hosted SQLite apps
Built-in Litestream replication and automatic restore for SQLite databases is a new feature I added in OpenRun. OpenRun is a self-hosted declarative deployment platform for web apps. If you are building SQLite apps and want continuous backup to S3 compatible endpoints, then OpenRun makes it very eas…
Need advice on eventually moving to a NAS
I'm currently running a media server on a JBOD setup either in external enclosure docks, or external WD drives. I've got about 60TB across 4 drives for media and a 3TB for system images and backups. All of these drives are shared across a network using SMB and rclone for some drive management needs,…
Do you have to do operating systems related coding in your job?
I always figured embedded systems was just about coding/controlling peripherals but I see a lot of job descriptions that require some knowledge on startup sequences and such. So, I was wondering how much of OS concepts you use in your day to day job.....and if I'm cooked if I don't have experience w…
Realistic Range Expectations?
I’m a Dad considering to DIY my way into this hobby to meet a need: have a backup communication method for my family. I’d like to have a small node to carry everywhere for myself and wife, and a tdeck or similar AIO setup for kids. The internet raves about the range of LoRa tech but how far is the r…
The Journey Begins
Just finished getting everything in place for what seems to be becoming my first Home Lab Setup. Iv had the Synology DS923+ for a few years now, recently got into hosting my own media server via Emby installed on the NAS. Worked well enough at home but noticed some transcoding troubles with remote p…
Do you automatically isolate servers/devices based on detetctions?
We don't have a 24/7 SOC, so we are thinking about automatically isolating servers and some high-value devices based on custom Defender for Endpoint detections. Obviously, we want to do that only for high-precision and high-confidence detections, such as opening a shell from a strange parent process…
should i use my main pc or an old laptop for a home server i only turn on occasionally?
i have a powerful desktop pc running cachyos, and i also have a very old laptop with only 4gb of ram. i want to use my pc as a kind of personal cloud while i'm away for long trips. basically, i'd like to access my photos, movies, tv shows, music, ebooks and files remotely. i'm thinking about using t…
Does open source matter if you still depend on someone else’s infrastructure?
Been thinking about this after looking at different Discord alternatives. A lot of projects advertise themselves as open source but the community still ends up depending on infrastructure controlled by someone else. You can inspect the code or fork it but if moving your members, permissions, data an…
M.2 HAT+ Compact with official Raspberry Pi 5 case
The official Raspberry Pi M.2 HAT+ Compact arrived a couple of days ago for my Raspberry Pi 5 4gb from The Pi Hut. There aren't any useful pictures of the fitting online so I thought I'd put this here for those interested, or those who might search for it the future. The kit came with three spacers,…
My small homelab is slowly turning into an AIOps / local LLM lab
My small homelab is slowly turning into an AIOps / local LLM lab I've been building this mostly from small/refurbished hardware, with the goal of keeping each machine's role simple rather than building one big server. Current setup: Cerebro — Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 Tiny, i5-6500T / 8 GB Dedicated k…
Open, future-proof, multi-room audio
You want high-quality connected speakers for your home without depending on shitty apps that stop working in a year? You want to stream from your own hardware and control everything with Free Software? Then this article is for you! I wrote a blog post on my audio setup! Quite happy with the result. …
Built a 3-node Kubernetes homelab with Talos Linux
I recently set up a 3-node Kubernetes homelab on bare metal (on Dell OptiPlex) using Talos Linux, mainly to have a proper environment for learning, testing failures, networking, storage, GitOps, observability, and general Kubernetes experiments. The setup uses three control-plane/etcd nodes with a s…
The Debian Subreddit is Moving to Fluxer
EDIT: Sorry for the confusing title. I tried to make a new thread but AutoMod instantly deleted it. We can't include Discord in titles it seems, but yes the subreddit is not going anywhere, we're just talking about going from Discord to Fluxer. Hey all. I'm one of the lead mods over on r/debian and …
[help] Connecting to PEAP+MSCHAPv2+CA University Wi-Fi using `wpa_supplicant` 2.9 on OpenBSD 7.9
Hello, OpenBSD community! I am a university student and I am currently stuck trying to figure PEAP out on OpenBSD 7.9 with wpa_supplicant 2.9 to connect to my university Wi-Fi. I know that the hardware or firmware is not the issue, because it all works on Linux and I've used non-PEAP Wi-Fi before on…
STM32G474RE sometimes sends missing data over USB CDC
I am currently in the early stage of creating an oscilloscope, right now I have an ADC configured to sample on each timer interrupt and do DMA transfers. the DMA buffer is 200, 2 byte elements, and I am sending it over USB CDC in a single freeRTOS task that doesnt yield or anything and only gets int…
Recommended configs for the new SenseCAP MeshTracker X1 as a GPS tracker?
Hey everyone, I just got my hands on the SenseCAP MeshTracker X1 from Seeed Studio and want to use it mainly as a GPS tracker on the Meshtastic network for outdoor trips/hikes. I already have some experience with Meshtastic (T-Beam S3 Core, RAK WisMesh booster) configured on the Italian network (EU_…
Getting Started with Meshtastic
I am interested in getting started with Meshtastic and am considering setting up a node at my apartment, as well as acquiring a portable unit. While I have reviewed the options available on the official website, I would greatly appreciate hearing your recommendations and any suggestions you might ha…
What's are the funniest/best tickets you've ever got working helpdesk?
I'm starting in an IT role for helpdesk, I need to know what I'm walking into and some of the best tickets you've had to r/sysadmin
Re flashing us such a pain in the butt
Should I reflash my mesh node every time there's a new update? It's such a pain to reflash I try to ota but get an error message. I try to over a USB cable it connects fine I see the map and other nodes but when I use the reflash web I get a not connected to the device after I select the bdud rate. …
There's No Limit to How Bad Code Can Get
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Newbie help
Hey all. New to the meshtastic world. My main interest with it is lora messaging/gps for hiking/camping. Just picked up a thinknode m5, issue I am currently having is that both my phone and the node will switch from longfast to different settings like mediumfast on their own. I am also getting frequ…
.gitignore everything by default
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Upgrading antenna
Hi all, I have. Heltec V4. I would like to upgrade the antenna. I am having trouble finding how to attach one and how that works with cases. Do I need a cable to connect to the board and then an antenna with an SMA connector? All the cases I see (I haven't gotten one yet), show a small rubber duck a…
My Pi runs Arch, Btw
This took way longer to get running than I care to admit but overall the end result is solid. KDE plasma runs fairly smooth right out the gate, still have some work to do But it’s getting there to r/raspberry_pi
CE 2.9 - kea and unbound stuck waiting on each other
I'm running pfsense ce 2.9.0 with KEA, Unbound, APCUPSD, Wireguard, and PFBlockerNG in Unbound Python Mode. My configuration in 2.8.1 was the same and I did not have any issues. It only started after upgrading to 2.9 and seems to occur roughly once every week or so. The problem: I have twice now sin…
No way to know other Nodes are on different preset (new user frustrations)
just my perspective as a new user joining from the DragonCo event firmware…. it’s absolutely frustrating that nodes can be listed by your radio but unable to communicate because they are on different presets. Atlanta is on MediumFast, my hometown is LongFast. my friend accidentally set his radio to …
Just deployed my first tree node
Currently at a lower test height while I verify waterproofness, solar charging, and general reliability. Probably give it a couple of weeks before a permanent deployment at greater height. to r/meshtastic
Got a node in London trying to figure out how to find others
Only found about three other nodes but I know there's an active community in London. I am new to this and don't have much knowledge about the subject. Please advise, happy to share any more info as I understand this might be quite vague. Thanks to r/meshtastic
The NX bit is not just about security
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What is this connector? Is there an associated communication standard likely associated with it? Or is it likely proprietary?
Taken at an upward angle, to the bottom right of a passenger display on an Asiana Airlines B777-200 to r/embedded
When scaling application pods with SQLAlchemy pools, who redistributes existing connections?
I’m running application pods that use SQLAlchemy’s connection pool to connect to PostgreSQL. Each pod has its own pool, so when I scale the application from, say, 3 to 10 replicas, the new pods create new pools while the existing pooled connections remain open. If PostgreSQL has read replicas behind…
Mobile node while camping - new and stupid question
I'm new to this and haven't bought or used anything yet. But here's the scenario I think I'd like to solve for. I have a 4x4 sprinter and travel/work remote a lot. I'm usually in the California desert or mountains. I'd like to mount a meshtastic node on the roof (alongside my other antennas, Starlin…
is a simple password suffice for user axcount
hi So if your Openbsd is a home-bound Thinkpad laptop that only ever connects to a GLinet router (which get WAN from a iphone's USB tethering)...is a simple user password like 4-digit numerical code enough? only i have physical access to router and iphone and only i can use the router and the iphone…
Nothing like dealing with TPM Cert issues at 10pm on Friday
Work Log: 9PM - User is unable to boot, absolute disaster, is litterally melting down crying for help. 9:10 - Confirmed TPM issue on boot, locate Bitlocker recover key, load up windows 9:20 - User Pin/TPM Trust is broken, user has an unprivileged account, so use Windows Hello to try and reset, found…
OpenAI is showcasing KiCad integration with their latest model GPT‑6 Astra
I came across an interesting article about benchmarking AI models for circuit design (worth a read as well) where I learned OpenAI is showing Kicad integration with their latest model. I've been skeptical there was enough high quality data they could train them to do a good enough job, but the video…
Looking for a no-cost, phone-free MFA solution
Microsoft will retire Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication beginning February 1, 2027. Organizations that need to retain these methods must configure a customer-managed telecommunications provider, which will involve additional costs. Please refer to the link below. https://learn.microsof…
Rippling MDM - A Nightmare Nobody Else Should Go Through
tldr: if anyone in your company's management pushes for you to implement Rippling, do everything in your power to stop it in its tracks. They will not work with you, and will refuse to let you out of your contract. As a smaller ,growing company we decided it was about time to start evaluating MDMs t…
Are you satisfied with LLMs code quality in embedded software domain?
Hey people, I want to get some opinions on this topic cause I am tired of YouTubers one-shoting slop games and calling new model “crazy good” and what not. I’ve been improving my agentic workflow for the past 2 month, even creating skills tailored to MCU firmware dev, but I am still not satisfied wi…
Environmental Sensor with 7 years battery life
I want to share my latest project, it is an environmental sensor which broadcast environmental measurements over BLE every 5 minutes using a single coin cell battery, while consuming only 1.8 µA in sleep mode and an average current consumption of 15.5 µA. The device measures the room temperature, ai…
.name Termination
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Senior accidentally installed whole fleet with 26H1
Just needed to rant a little. One of our seniors finally completed the long-pending task of upgrading the fleet to Windows 11 from Windows 10. He downloaded the iso, installed it everywhere. All good. Until the internal WSUS started attempting to grab updates that don't exist. Apparently the 26H1 (w…
AI burn out - how are you dealing with this?
Hi folks! I am absolutely burned out due to AI right now. Everyone on the MT is 'pushing' to use AI for everything and more and more it feels like my profession and know-how is getting devalued, it took me a long time to learn and become proficient on Embedded, I love it, it was my hobby and then my…
My new T-shirt
Tried to make it concise yet to the point. What you think? to r/openbsd