I have been a proud Arch linux user since 2019. Six years. That’s the longest I’ve stuck with any distro, which is saying something considering I’ve hopped through Debian, Ubuntu, Mint, Pop!_OS, Manjaro… just like any normal linux distro hopper.
After building my DIY NAS (because apparently I hate free time), I thought, “Sure, let’s throw in a few services because I have a better machine. What’s the worst that could happen?” Fast-forward a few months and I was basically running a small “data center” in my bedroom.
And managing it? Absolute chaos.
Ever since I shared my epic saga of self-hosting Immich on a Raspberry Pi (check out the post if you haven’t already, because, you know, it’s a masterpiece), everything’s been smooth sailing. Until, of course, I started adding more services.
Suddenly, 1TB of SSD plugged into a humble Raspberry Pi just isn’t going to cut it anymore. So, I’ve ventured into the treacherous world of Mini PCs, DAS, and NAS. Here’s what I’ve found so far.
Preserving memories is a human instinct. We have been doing it for centuries. From cave paintings to digital photos, we have come a long way.
When speaking of Change Data Capture, Debezium and Kafka connect are the first tools that comes to our mind. Though you are missing out on a great gem if you haven’t heard of Canal.
Point in Time Recovery (PITR) is a feature in MySQL that allows you to recover your database to a specific point in time.
