You could split the cost with other family members to make it a little more reasonable

A GoPro and brackets to mount it to stuff so he can film himself

Not for longevity. Oracle can shut it off in a blink for no reason

I know a VPS is a simple thing in theory but sometimes it’s a lot for a beginner.

A VPS paired with Docker may also unintentionally expose something not meant for the outside world due to it ignoring iptables and ufw

Open MicroWave (Morrowind)

Stardew Valley

A reputable VPN, preferably with port forwarding (I use AirVPN, $5/mo and I have no problems with it.)

A Usenet provider and indexer (Newshosting is reasonable; nzbgeek offers a lifetime subscription)

I set up Authentik for some of my services and it works.

The setup really threw me off but I powered through learning it. It’s a strange UI and process.

Basically you set it up with Nginx or Caddy or whatever reverse proxy you use. Your reverse proxy points to Authentik and Authentik takes that link and checks for authorization first. If not authorized, prompt login. If authorized, pass on to the subdomain or whatever it is.

To do all this, you’d need a domain.

Love my Racknerd VPS.

Edit: Some deals here

Opera music

I think any issues would show in “other”

Just hide it in your OS notification settings

I self-host my own rustdesk server and it’s awesome. It just works flawlessly.

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I have a FLIRC remote with the receiver and use it for both my TV and HTPC.

It’s awesome once set up, but the app is honestly dogshit. They put in all these smooth menu transitions and whatnot, making it painfully difficult to configure the remote.

https://flirc.tv/

So, once OS updates are unavailable, the machine might become a weak link from security standpoint or stop running some software.

That’s why I specified:

Double check before buying that it can be wiped and you can put Linux on it.

Yep, that’s what I started with. I had a 2014 Toshiba Chromebook with 16 GB storage and 2 GB memory.

It was my lil ssh/vnc machine for the longest time until the battery stopped working. I replaced it with a proper Thinkpad recently.

An old Chromebook sounds perfect.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Chromebook+10+inch

Looks like most of those are 11.6". Double check before buying that it can be wiped and you can put Linux on it.

I’d advise against pinetime as a sports watch because it doesn’t accurately track mileage or pace. I’m looking to replace mine eventually with a Garmin or something.

Never used a Pebble, sorry.

If you want simplicity and something between a smart and dumb watch, check out PineTime. The battery on mine lasts for about 8-10 days.

It has basic features like notifications, timers, and step counter. You can also customize the UI.

https://pine64.com/product/pinetime-smartwatch-sealed/