build my own CRM system with logseq

Can you elaborate on this some more? I’m familiar with logseq, but I’m genuinely curious on how you went about this.

The 300W XE3 PSU should offer plenty of overhead for a quality low-profile GPU and an i7-7700k (though you can’t overclock it). Mine also runs a Precision 3420 CPU cooler and has an additional intake fan up front.

I have one of those running as a node in my proxmox cluster. Great little machines. You can hotrod them with Precision and XE3 parts, too, including the XE3’s 300W PSU vs the factory 180W unit. Drops right in.

It, along with the rest of the cluster, plus my NAS, draws about 100W average.

Yes, yes, and yes.

Oh absolutely.

All valid points.

I was going off the assumption that these are a sort of self-sustaining terrarium.

Devil’s advocate:

These cost far less to maintain than having a team or two dedicated to upkeep for the trees.

That said, these things are a terrible idea, clearly the brainchild of clueless techbros, and overall a massive eyesore. Trees are objectively the better option. Just not Bradford Pear trees… Anything but the cum tree.

Honestly?

Dockge

Set it up according to the dev’s recommendations (and Docker, of course), then you can configure pretty much any application that uses Docker and docker-compose within Dockge. It’s far simpler than Portainer, and runs within Docker’s limitations instead of yoloing your configs in random locations (like Portainer does). Plus it’s free, and made by the same dev as Uptime Kuma.

Have you checked nocode platforms/databases?

I can’t say that I have, honestly. It never really clicked until now that a database platform is essentially what I’m looking for 😅

NocoDB looks promising! Doesn’t look like they have any live demos to try out, but I can work with that. Thanks!

So…CCC seems to be a very basic inventory management solution. What this generally describes is a system compromised of a database with a front-ends that makes sense of whatever the particular project is (car repair), and provides an easy to interact with the database.

What you’re using now is simply for workflow management of projects in a simplified way, which is probably not what you want.

Yeah, that about sums it up. Planka is a great kanban board, but kanban boards lack actual project management features in the way i would prefer to use it.

Nocobase looks promising. I fired up a demo to poke around with.

I’ve come across Odoo a few times, but I don’t remember if I actually went for a demo or not… I’ll check it out again. Thanks!

I keep seeing people mentioning Syncthing with KeePass… I use both, but not together, between 3-4 different devices. I have a central Syncthing server to which all devices sync everything, but my KeePass database (keyfile & password protected is stored on Google Drive, in a G Suite Workspace account that I pay for. The keyfile is stored individually on each device that needs it, with a printed out copy (with instructions!) as a backup.

Would my keypass database survive Syncthing the way I have it setup?

I love the command line. A terminal window is always open on whatever computer I’m using at the moment, even when I was running Windows.

But I also like having a dashboard to see what’s going on, all right in front of me. I have ADHD, and if I can’t see it, then I will forget it exists. I use command line to handle more granular tasks, and have various UIs to help me handle other things, like Proxmox (obvious), Dockge (docker stacks), OMV (NAS), Cockpit (all of my computers have this, really good for remote control), and a few other things I’m forgetting.

OP also has an XY problem.

Oh god, that… I recently realized that I’ve been fighting that concept with one of my cars for over a year now. Just this week, I finally figured out the right troubleshooting path 😂

OP also said they’re willing to learn the terminal:

I would like to find an OS that is easier to setup with less of a neccesity for the command line (I would still like to learn how to use it though, I don’t want to get rid of it entirely!).

They’re essentially asking to start with a working and well-known platform that any Joe Regular can use. In car terms, this would be akin to the Chevy 350 V8. Pretty much every car guy knows that engine and how to make it run well without needing to rebuild the entire thing right off the bat.

I’m all for command line, but I’m the kind of person who needs a dashboard, otherwise I forget everything. OMV has a solid dashboard and has been really good for me.

Yeah, so I’ve heard 😕

I use SMS Backup/Restore, it saved my ass during my divorce.

I’d love a FOSS version that can handle RCS…

Remember, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with buying a used 7th gen Intel PC and filling that with [insert drive of choice]. An i7-7700T is still more powerful than even the newer Synology units.

So you built your own NAS, then. NAS is just an acronym, “Network Attached Storage”. Not a singular line of products.

That said - I also feel the same way about Synology and the other “all-in-one NAS” brands. Expensive for what they are, which is essentially an incredibly cheap PC with a built in toaster. I built my NAS out of a 2014 Mac Mini (running OMV) and a Sabrent USB-C 4-bay drive dock, and even full of WD Reds, that entire rig is literally half the price of a DS920+. And more powerful.