Looking for Creative Uses for Jellyfin Streaming Clients running Debian at Friends' Houses

I run a jellyfin server and give access to about 10 friends. I just kicked everyone out and the new rule is, that I will only stream to linux devices.

So there will be a few streaming boxes at friends places and I thought this could be a nice opportunity.

**Some ideas I've had: **

  • distributed backups
  • botnet (I always thought about playing around with a smal botnet on socials to do some fun experiment)

If anybody has cool ideas, please share : )

Edit: Everything runs on tailscale

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12 Comments

ptz@dubvee.org · 33 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Are you friends okay with you doing that? I would not be, especially if my so-called friend didn't disclose the secondary operations of the device that's in my home, on my internet connection, under my name.

tootnbuns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -26 pts · 1y (1 reply)

yeah, they'd be fine - that I'd be using the computer as a small server on the side would be their "entry price", so to speak.

ptz@dubvee.org · 35 pts · 1y

Then you really should list all of the secondary functions you plan to add to it, make sure they understand what those are, and agree to each of them: full disclosure.

If you do something on it that could get them in trouble, it's their ass on the line, not yours.

tekato@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y (1 reply)

You’d make a great tech CEO.

possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 1y

True management material

jecht360@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 1y
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AtariDump@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Glad I’m not on your sever.

sk8boy204@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

100% this ^

someacnt@sh.itjust.works · 7 pts · 1y

Sometimes I wish I were like OP, being creatively greedy to snitch lots of money. Then I realize, that requires money and influence to work out.. Life.

flightyhobler@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y

Don't punish what's wrong. Reward what's right.

supervent@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -11 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Tor bridge/snowflake, i2pd, syncthing relay, ipfs, pihole, wireguard...

tootnbuns@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I've got most of that running on my 2 servers anyways - was more looking for something where I benefit from having a lot of computers at peoples houses.

adarza@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 1y

anything 'worthwhile' is probably gonna use a lot of power, burn through bandwidth, or not exactly completely legit and legal.