I hooked my GNU/Linux-loving son up with an old #lenovo #thinkcenter mini-PC that I picked up at a used AV store for about $50. For another $20, I upgraded the ram to 12GB.

He's got it setup it up with #debian as his first home server, with which he's now hosting a few static websites and an internet radio station for his friends and family. He's got loads of resources to spare for when he gets into running larger services.

You don't *need* to spend $30+ a month on cloud services when an old recycled office PC will more than suffice.

The best part? Helping him troubleshoot his problems with #DNS and #nginx and all that fun stuff. I've already made every mistake possible over the decades, and he gets to benefit from that. That how it should work!

#gnuLinux #selfhosting #disenshittify #eff

Prevent sleep/suspend when not logged in
Recently I've been logged into a laptop remotely a lot. Logging out from "main" session makes my Gnome on Debian 12 go to suspend after a while. To avoid it you just have to tell:

sudo dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-type 039;nothing039;

Thanks to WinEunuuchs2Unix for the answer
https://monodes.com/predaelli/2024/01/08/prevent-sleep-suspend-when-not-logged-in/
#Gnome #GNULinux #Tricks

Prevent sleep/suspend when not logged in

Recently I’ve been logged into a laptop remotely a lot. Logging out from “main” session makes my Gnome on Debian 12 go to suspend after a while. To avoid it you just have to tell:…

^{Paolo Redaelli}