vault backup: 2025-08-19 21:54:25

Affected files:
.obsidian/workspace.json
permanent-notes/media-server.md
permanent-notes/whats-installed-on-my-macbook.md

Author: chiubaca

.obsidian/workspace.json

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permanent-notes/media-server.md

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+---
+title: Setting up my media server
+publish_date: 2025-08-17
+last_updated: 2025-08-17
+description: A meaningful description for this note
+status: draft
+tags:
+  - home-hacking
+---
+Few notes on how I've setup my media server
+
+## Server
+
+ Repurposed my old MakeBook D laptop  and installed ubuntu Desktop 24. Thought it might be useful to have a GUI desktop for RDP or Desktop streaming. Turns out this is an absolute nightmare. I got it working, sort of, but I learnt using using RDP on Linux is nothing like on Windows. It has to create a completely new user session and its very cumbersome to set up a GUI desktop, Ubuntu GNOME desktop does not play nicely so you have to use xRDP instead. Its long, its not worth it. SSH is the main means of remote configurations
+
+## Tailscale
+
+VPN which that-just-works™️.
+
+I have my MacBook Air , Matebook D and phone all the same tailnet, which acts my  secure VPN.
+
+## Jellyfin
+
+I went down some wrong turns trying to install jellyfin on Ubuntu.  All you need to do its run:
+
+```bash
+curl https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash
+```
+
+Don't use `apt` , don't use the the Ubuntu store. It will give you a messed up installation and I lost many hours to this.
+
+
+## Torrenting
+
+installed [`qbittorrent-nox`](https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/wiki/Running-qBittorrent-without-X-server-(WebUI-only,-systemd-service-set-up,-Ubuntu-15.04-or-newer)) which lets you run qbittorent in a headless mode, then connect to via web gui instead which means via tailscale I can remotely add magnet links and download my shows.
+
+## Amazon Firestick
+
+These lil things can run a Jellyfin client out-the-box. It's able to detect the instance of Jellyfin running on my local network without the need for Tailscale. 

permanent-notes/whats-installed-on-my-macbook.md

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 ---
-title: Must have mac apps
+title: Whats installed on my mac book
 publish_date: 2022-01-23
 last_updated: 2025-08-12
 description: Everything installed on my Macbook
@@ -18,17 +18,20 @@ tags:
 
 ## Productivity
 
-[Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/) - macos spotlight, but way better
+[Raycast](https://www.raycast.com/) - macos spotlight, but way better replaces [Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/) for window management too
 
 [Obsidan](https://obsidian.md/) - note taking
 ## Utility
 
-[MonitorControl](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl) - contro
+[MonitorControl](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl) - control brighteness for external monitors
 
-[Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/)
+[Scroll Reverser](https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/) - natural scrolling on my trackpad should not invert my mouse scroll. this fixes this annoying behaviour which mac wont fix
 
-[Scroll Reverser](https://pilotmoon.com/scrollreverser/) - natural scrolling on my trackpad should not invert my mouse scroll. this fixes this annoying behaviour which mac wont fix.
+[OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com) - swapped from Google Drive from Google Drive because I got on 1TB of storage per user on the Microsoft 365 Family for £74. Can no longer get this plan
 
-[OneDrive](https://onedrive.live.com) - swapped from Google Drive from Google Drive because I got on 1TB of storage per user on the Microsoft 365 Family for £74. Can no longer get this plan.
+Cyberduck - modern FTP client. Looks better than Filezilla.
+## Terminal & TUIs
 
+btop - resource monitoring dashboard
 
+lazysql - easy way to manage sqlite db