I started out with an old laptop then eventually “upgraded” to a refurbished office surplus desktop. I highly recommend starting out on a project PC as a sort of proof of concept before investing any money into it. Even hosting the family media libraries, I have never had an issue with streaming video, etc. even with pretty dated hardware.

Saving this for later. Great list!

Biblically accurate feline

I tried Navidrome, and it’s a plus because it is compatible with any Subsonic app, such as Tempo (FOSS) or Symfonium (paid, independent dev, highly rated).

In the end, I personally had some stability issues (probably because I don’t really know what I’m doing). I find that the music server options in Jellyfin are the best option for me, and there are some very solid apps as well. I use Finamp, although there is also Fintunes, which seems to have more active development (both FOSS).

The built-in music player in jellyfin is pretty solid too, which is especially useful for playing on a TV (family dance party anyone?). Jellyfish is already on every platform, and I never did find a good TV client for Navidrome.

I’m sticking around this thread to find out if there is a good music discovery option because I haven’t found anything remotely close.

Edit: both Navidrome and Jellyfin allow you to set up multiple user logins. I’ve found it’s much better to set up individual playlists and make them available to everyone.

great collection! love it.

I live in a hot climate, so it’s really the expense of air conditioning.

Small adjustments to the temperature based on whether or not we’re home, pre-cooling versus cooling during the heat of the day, etc. makes a big difference on the bill potentially.

I’ve seen some scenarios where people were able to save hundreds of dollars a year just by adjusting the timing of systems. The price of electricity can go up and down during the day.

Maybe those cases are outliers and it’s actually not worthwhile, but it seems compelling. If I can put a system in place for under $100, that will be at least as good as what I have and possibly a significant improvement, I’m interested in trying it.

So which was the easiest?

Thanks for the tip! Others have mentioned that it’s very tricky to find one that works offline without the manufacturer’s software (website, login, data collection, etc)

Wow, very detailed! Thanks

Also, if you have a headphone jack, you could use a 4-way headphone jack splitter and 4 of those little car audio bluetooth adapters. A little hacky, but it wouldn’t break the bank.

There are apps that will synchronize audio, like snapcast. But yes, you would need individual devices.

You can also find a device that is capable to send two BT signals but I’m guessing one that sends 4 might be pro audio level.

I wish the conversation happened before creating the community, but I don’t agree that locking a community immediately after creating it is the best way to build a resilient platform. Unless there is some kind of automatic link forwarding that I’m not aware of. I’m making assumptions about what “Redirect” means based on my knowledge.

Is this the best account to reach you by pm?

Tailscale is my number one app of the year. It makes everything else I do possible.

I understand this point as well. This community was created as a result of several requests in [email protected] from people who were unable to locate the alternative. I did not see [email protected] suggested or promoted in that community, and I did not find it when I searched. Unfortunately we all know that the search built into Lemmy is not great.

Hopefully this new community will also raise the profile of the SJW one. I have included the link in the sidebar so that more people can find it. If this community proves unnecessary, I will happily close it and merge with the SJW one.

I appreciate the work you do in helping to keep the fediverse distributed. It is truly our greatest strength.

The standard will be similar to other Lemmy communities.

As with others, if this is applied in error, only providing a credible source will be necessary to reverse a removal.

Again, thanks for mentioning it. I replied to your alt that I wasn’t able to find it when searching, which is why it is now linked in the sidebar.

Thanks to your suggestion, anyone who finds [email protected] will also be able to find [email protected]

Really interesting - I never used something like this but certainly see the value

How does lineage stack up to graphene? My impression is that lineage is more designed for older phones to extend the useful life, while graphene is more focused on privacy and security, and only works on limited devices.

Am I understanding the gist of it or have I missed the plot?

Absolutely phenomenal. Great app, hosting, and development community.

It’s a good reason to start self hosting.

On mine I can just swipe the entire line to the right or left to delete.