Now I got a VM running with KVM/libvirt, that accesses my LAN with a bridge on the physical NIC, so I can do simple port forwarding to ssh on the VM, so that Ryn can access it from outside with his key and tunnel into the server, so we can try the project management apps 🥴

Do any of you use any dynamic DNS services?

I chose dynv6.com. Got it working with with ddclient after a lot of fiddling around, running on my local server. The firmware of my router (FritzBox) tripped over itself with this service provider

≈ 1/α subscribers, nice 👀

Ryn and I have been looking into project management systems.

The requirements we were able to spell out without having any prior experience with any such system are:

Hard:
  * open source
  * self-hosted
  * dockerized
  * projects can depend on other projects
  * wiki functionality
  * a way to store files e.g. pdfs directly in the system
  * a good project overview

Soft:
  * work items can depend on other work items
  * depency graph for both projects and work items

Nice to have:
  * visualization of the project dependency graph
  * APIs
  * plugin interface
  * issue tracker
  * git integration
  * easy backups

I gonna summarize our findings here:

Taiga

+ initial release in 2014, last release Oct 10th 2025.
It's been around and is actively being developed.
- "self hosted" page entry brings you to a pricing site: 20€ / month
+ it IS open source though:
https://github.com/taigaio/taiga-docker
* backend is written with Django
- agile development focused (Kanban/Scrum)
- projects overview page too minimalistic. No status, no progress indication, no grouping
- no sub-projects and dependencies. Neither between projects nor work items
- no dark theme?
* backups: need to write a short noscript

OpenProject

+ self-hosting options advertised right there on the official website
+ docker images and rpm/deb packages available
+ open source (GPLv3) community edition
* written in Ruby
* developed by the OpenProject GmbH
+ initial release in 2012, last release 13th Nov 2025.
It's been around and is actively being developed.
- premium features show up in the community version
+ REST, Webhooks, APIs: HATEOAS API v3, BCF API v2.1
+ a mobile app is in development
+ gitlab and github integration
* backups:
+ a simple command with the non-dockerized version
- a bit of a hassle with the dockerized version. Need to write a noscript
* Gantt

Projects can have sub-projects. But it's only One-to-Many relationships, a strict tree structure. A project cannot be a dependency of several others.

There is also no way to group projects together. There is also no graphical overview of project dependencies.

There is a wiki functionality.

I don't know if it's my ADHD or because my life is such a mess (not to kid myself: my life is a mess because of my ADHD, so the question is moot) ... but I need to interrupt the previous stream of posts with something else that needs my attention first yet again

I need to switch distros. I have over 10 years of Gentoo under my belt. I have used Arch, Sabayon, Debian, *buntu. I had moved away from rolling release and switched to *buntu LTS because Linux is no longer a hobby in and of itself for me. I stopped being 12. (I'm 13 now).

The problem that emerged however: the LTS update cycle is too long and too large. My system ends up a big mess with a ton of ppas and other random stuff that is a massive pain to upgrade. It's better to just re-install. But that eats too many spoons, I am way behind.

Hence I figured, it's best to move back to rolling release. Keep the updates small and make a habit out of it. I do not want bleeding edge however, my system needs to work. I don't need the maximum gaming performance or anything. Just a solid base that gets out of my way and where I can pop the hood open if I have to, without turning it into a giant mess.

So what would your suggestions be?

I've already been recommended openSuse Tumbleweed, Manjaro and CachyOS

Jesus fucking Christ I'm running Focal Fossa here 💀 Just end me already

Popped in a random SATA m.2, so I can test drive a few distros

Edit: it helps to put it into the m.2 slot that's actually SATA capable