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[–] parse_error@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Maybe I was too literal in how I answered the question because I do use VLANs in my home network, but just to segregate my guest wifi which I also use for IoT things that I don't need on my main network.

I don't think of this as "home lab" because all my services run on my primary network VLAN and my secondary VLAN only exists at my router, switch and wifi APs.

I haven't found a need for a "no access" VLAN as if I wanted to keep something from going outbound I would just create a firewall rule. I've also found my PiHole to be very effective at blocking telemetry traffic from things.

[–] parse_error@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago (16 children)

How much hurt you're in is largely going to be a factor of how dependent you are on IP addresses between all your services. Moving services into a VLAN is also going to require new IPs. If you're using DNS names between everything that will help, especially if you're mostly using DHCP. If you've got lots of hand configured IPs between you're services you're going to have to chase all those down.

My recommendation is to start small. Create the new VLAN and put a new host in it, make sure you're confident about how you want to set it up in ProxMox and your router, get some experience.

Then think about which services you're actually going to be benefit from the VLAN switch to move. You'll probably do best at this point to just leave your ProxMox management interface where it is and just move services over that need it.

All said, I run a small stack at home and haven't really found any personal need for VLAN segregation for my services, so definitely start with a reason and a plan. Learning can be a reason.

[–] parse_error@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I've been using Volumio 3 for a while to drive my office setup. I run it on Pi 3, USB to my DAC and play my FLAC over an SMB share. I mostly control it through the web interface or the Android app. I also use it as a Spotify destination.

It's met my needs well, but I'm not doing much complicated with it. Just play and album or playlist from my library.

I never used Volumio 2 so I can't comment about how it compares. I am interested to try Volumio 4 and hear what other people think.

[–] parse_error@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Second this. There are so many used cheap on eBay. You can usually upgrade the RAM and storage if needed. For Jellyfin pay attention to what video chipset is embedded. Also, pay attention to the listing, some don't include a power supply, which can get you good deals, but make sure you know so you can price the PSU in.