This is incredible!

What application are you trying to tweak?

I should also say I use portainer for some graphical hand holding. And I run watchtower for updates (although portainer can monitor GitHub’s and run updates based on monitored merged).

For simplicity I create all my volumes in the portainer gui, then specify the mount points in the docker compose (portainer calls this a stack for some reason).

The volumes are looped into the base OS (Truenas scale) zfs snapshots. Any restoration is dead simple. It keeps 1x yearly, 3x monthly, 4x weekly, and 1x daily snapshot.

All media etc… is mounted via NFS shares (for applications like immich or plex).

Restoration to a new machine should be as simple as pasting the compose, restoring and restoring the Portainer volumes.

Use portainer + watchtower

I use the *arr suite, a project zomboid server, a foundry vtt server, invoice ninja, immich, next cloud, qbittorrent, and caddy.

I pretty much only use prebuilt images, I run them like appliances. Anything custom I’d run in a vm with snapshots as my docker skills do not run that deep.

I love docker, and backups are a breeze if you’re using ZFS or BTRFS with volume sending. That is the bummer about docker, it relies on you to back it up instead of having its native backup system.

Is tube archivist dead?! I just discovered it and I’m loving it!

How does this differ from tune archivist?

PLA wants a small amount of squish. If you run your finger over the surface it should feel smooth. If you feel the ridges you’re too low. And if it is wavy you’re super low.

Are you using node red or keeping all of this native?

I bought a cheap AIO PC on FB Marketplace and run HA’s front end on it. I also have the thermostat on an Amazon fire.

Each device has its own login so I can update what it sees. Eventually I want a 2F control, 1F control, and maybe use open hasp for thermostats. I’m also going to experiment using a raspberry pi or esp32 and gpio buttons.

If I were going to spend a little more cash I think I’d get a Chromebook that has a detachable screen and use that.

Looks like textbook too close to the bed. What firmware are you running, are you able to baby step while printing? Also what filament are you printing?

I looked at your post history and you’re overwhelming negative on a very small platform that tends to be people interacting with their best interests at heart. Maybe you grew up on 4chan, maybe you’re used to reddit griefing, either Lemmy doesn’t seem like a good place for you.

This is why I came here. I think you’d need at least three. One to work while the other sleeps, and a spare in case one gets injured.

Check out resilio.

I kind of agree with what you’re saying on creality, but if you look at their core xy machines compared to other manufacturers of a similar price point, it’s just not worth it (K1).

To your point about larger size, Qidi XMAX3 is where it’s at. It’s rock solid and customer support is amazing. They’ve sent me free parts due to clogs and helped diagnose issues on the printer (this is what Creality lacks, support). It runs on Klipper and is easily modified, and it’s fully enclosed with a heater.

I also think a “beginner” machine has shifted. Most people want to print, not maintain. And now we have plenty of machines that need little maintenance.

Creality machines do excel at tinkering, swapping parts, and doing fun mods. But you need to know that’s what you want when going in. Even then for a beginner I’d say get something rock solid for your first printer, and get a tinkering machine for your second.

I agree with everything you’re saying about filament. The only thing to use CF with is Nylon if you need it to be a little more rigid, but it will eat your nozzle.

ASA and ABS won’t only smell, it will poison you. Do not hang out if you can smell it.

As per Amazon and their return policy, totally true. If you’re not buying there make sure they have a solid customer support, like Qidi and Bambu. Creality wouldn’t take a return for the world.

Bambu has community firmware.

I don’t think so. It looks like it lacks ABL, and the time savings from a core XY with ABL or auto first layer are MASSIVE. Also your print quality increases exponentially.

Take a look at the FlashForge 5M if you want a budget auto first layer printer, or the Qidi line for a slightly more robust printer (but needs more manual intervention).

And if you’d like to focus on printing and not tinkering forever, get a Bambu. Any of them.

Avoid creality.

Qidi has been fantastic for me. Amazing customer support. They’ve sent replacement parts as well.

It’s not a death trap it’s just not to code. Possible fire risk? Sure. But there’s a lot of things that are too code that are fire risk as well.

Mainly it needs a disclaimer that it’s not to code for the US and for low voltage projects only.