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My systems are all on btrfs, so I make use of subvolumes and use brkbk to backup snapshots to other locations.

Yes, you can expose jellyfin via a reverse proxy or through a vpn like tailscale to your friends.

Quality and speed depends on what client they use, what transcoding hardware is in the server and your internet speed. For most usecases, a newer Intel based CPU can do 5-8 streams at once without issue, so it will likely depend on your internet connection.

I have an Intel N100 based mini PC on a 1Gbit/s upload connection running Jellyfin that I share with some friends. Usually 2-3 streams at once and it handles it well. Most of my media is in H264/MP4 with AAC audio, so they rarely transcode.

I'd recommend either an african or european swallow.

You can install a flatpak plugin for the GNOME software center and use that to update everything. It does debs, snaps, firmware and flatpaks for me on my work laptop.

Wouldn't a high contrast dark theme do something like that?

I don't have any sources, just anecdotal evidence. I work in an IT department for a large company and we see components give up because the machine runs stressful tasks for long periods of time.

Interesting results...

I would not recommend you heat your room/house this way, as it takes a huge toll on the PC hardware. It's not really designed for creating heat, like the radioators are, so the components might "burn out" if stressed for long periods of time.

Forgot that distinction. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

Ah, my bad, forgot about the threads thing. :)

Matter sounds neat and all, but it's still wireless on the 2.4 GHz band, so it will still have the same amount of noise that Zigbee does.

How are you feeding this cat, while you are gone?

Get someone to take care of the cat while you are away. Either relatives, friends or some kennel/petcamp. You will feel better knowing the cat is in good hands if it's condition should worsen and the cat will feel safe.

I'm sure one of the self-hosted RSS servers can do what you need. Look up TinyRSS, FreshRSS and the like.