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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by reactordev on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @09:25AM (#45515920)
I do distributed computing, and doing it at home for low costs without cloud spend helps…
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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by somehnguy on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @10:49AM (#45516824)
Are virtual machines not an option for your use case? From the outside looking in they appear like they would be easier to manage and far less costly.
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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by reactordev on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @11:28AM (#45517249)
They are if the GPU can be attached. I avoid virtual machines in favor of container workloads from containerd for this reason. It’s easier to attach Mali GPU and do my work than it is to find cash in this economy for a dozen RTX’s.
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