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The key here is old hardware. I built a TrueNAS box out of an old Dell Optiplex 990. I got it from a friend for free but you can find one online for well under $200. Later you can upgrade the box bit-by-bit if you care to. I upgraded the case, motherboard, cooler, and power supply over time. It’s been a capable NAS for several years even though it’s using a 2nd gen Intel core i3.

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Everything about this story sounds wrong. If they are a Microsoft shop they would probably be better off waiting for M365 E7.

Even if you just take screenshots before making changes, this can really save you from an extended downtime while you try to retrace your steps after a failed configuration change. Screenshots take up very little space and can be moved to written documentation (even less space) or deleted (no space!) as needed. ShareX is a great FOSS tool for this.

Even better, Dockhand can send notifications when updates are available. I used to be a Watchtower user with nightly updates until one of my services became unavailable the next day due to a breaking change. Now I look at the update notification and apply manually through Dockhand after reviewing to make sure the update is good. Dockhand also can run Gripe and/or Trivy vulnerability scans on new images so you know approximately how many CVEs you’re adding to your network with each new or updated container! 🤣 I liked Portainer a lot but have grown to like Dockhand a lot. I’m having some issues with updates and vulnerability scanning on Hawser nodes so I’ve also tried Komodo and Arcane. Not sure which I’ll end up with long-term, but Dockhand is my favorite overall. What’s your opinion on these tools? Have you run into any issues with Dockhand?

Hard objects collide elastically which transfers more force in the opposite direction after the collision. Adding a rag, towel, or pillow softens the surface and the collision is now inelastic as some of the force of the jar colliding with the countertop is absorbed by the fibers of the cloth. Think what would happen if you dropped a glass marble on your countertop versus on a towel on your countertop. The marble would likely bounce up in the first scenario and not in the second. Similarly, the sauce in the jar experiences upward force from the jar after the elastic collision with the countertop but not with the rag softening the inelastic collision. You could optimize sauce flow to the bottom by changing the method used to apply forces to the jar. Get a string, tie it around the lid of the jar, and swing the jar around your head a few times. If you don’t yeet the jar against the wall accidentally, almost all of the paste/gel/viscous liquid should be at the bottom of the jar afterward.