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  • Correct.

    With normal split tunneling you can normally do something like this anyways, but it can be finicky to configure, and easy for something like DNS, etc to access the internet without your VPN in the middle. And sometimes if your VPN fails to connect, you could be connecting without your VPN.

    By using docker with gluetun + qbit (I believe docker images for this setup exist already) you can force it to use only your VPN, and if the connection fails then your bittorrent client can’t connect. With gluetun all your bittorrent traffic would flow through your VPN, but there’s a way it can be configured to allow only your webui port to be accessed locally on your network








  • Thanks! I need to look more into what the power implications of 8 drives is - they never spin down, so I assume they are a non-trivial portion of my power consumption.

    That said, I’ve been considering upgrading to something recent and low power anyways. It would be a good opportunity to sneak in some useful features too,

    • Maybe the possibility of transcoding a video stream
    • USB3 (not a huge deal)
    • Non VGA display (useful, for when connection issues arise)
    • Audio jack (I could use navidrome jukebox mode!)

    Which the old hardware wouldn’t support without adapters, cards, etc.



    • Server - Desktop Tower

      • Build - Intel server board & CPU based on old serverbuild naskiller guide
        • OS on SSD
        • ZFS ON 8 6TB DRIVES, YIELDING ~36TB of storage, recoverable with up to two failed drives
      • Runs (via docker)
        • Navidrome (webui used daily @ work, dsub on phone, feishin on desktop)
        • Jellyfin (used almost exclusively locally on my TV, occasionally to watch with friends on web)
        • Nextcloud (used occasionally, mostly backs up password files, etc or to share. Thinking about replacing.)
        • QBitTorrent with glutun VPN
        • Audiobookshelf - used frequently for audiobooks. Occasionally for podcasts. Often more convenient to use antennapod/pocket casts on phone for active podcasts)
        • Kavitas - used seldom. Thinking about stopping. I like using obps on my rooted kindle to access my library.
        • Changedetection.io -watch some sites for new products, etc
        • Kiwix (local wikipedia copy I use shortcuts in FF locally to search for things)
        • Homepage (local links I use on local machines to my services)
    • Raspberry pi

      • Adguard home & unbound - block most garbage for any traffic from my home

    Thoughts - I’m considering downsizing. I don’t really need all that much space, and it can be a headache at times. With drive replacement costs on top of power (~$320 a year) I consider either going to a vps or downsizing to what could run on a small compute like the n100 or a raspberry pi5, etc.