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  • Such an overused trope and really isn’t relevant with DNS resolvers where there are multiple good and, proven, free options.

    Not to mention there are tons of things people pay for and still end up being the product, ISPs being a major culprit.

    I always find it ironic and, a bit laughable, to see users make that statement while participating on a free social media platform.


  • To each their own. I have over 30 devices on my network and am no where close to 300,000 unique queries but maybe im significantly underestimating the average user.

    Considering how many other good free solutions (or non subscription based) there are I tend to doubt paying for the pro version of NextDNS is worth it if you are going over the free limit.





  • I’ll answer what I know.

    LineageOS doesn’t have anything like sandboxed Google Play. That is a flagship feature of GOS.

    It is highly unlikely there is a backdoor in the Pixel. It’s just not worth the risk for Google. Not only are the phones highly scrutinized by experts but Google has a million other legal ways to get info off your phone for 99% of users who use the stock OS.


  • There really isn’t much comparison.

    Graphene only supports Pixels because it is the best phone for hardware security. If you choose to use a different phone you have already accepted a less secure device.

    Sandboxed Google Play is going to offer the most compatibility as it allows you to access the main app store in the Android eco system without giving up privileged access to your phone. Devices that use Micro G or regular play store can’t make that claim. Which is a massive privacy issue.

    Since Graphene OS works with other launchers there really is not a difference in customizability.

    I’d love to be able to say there is a good competitor for GOS but none of the other custom ROMs actually focus on Privacy/Security and most are dishonest about that fact. Divest OS was one of the few other ROMs that was honest about what it was so it was sad when the dev moved on.

    I’d also note that threat model matters. Not everyone needs top notch security or privacy. There are good reasons to not use GOS, but better privacy/security isn’t one. The obvious one is opportunity, whether it’s regional or financial, Pixels can be a pain to get.










  • I figured it out…

    Here is what I did (I am sure there are more efficient ways)

    1 - I left the I-am-PUID-0 setup how it is. What I mean is after I went through the guide and got it working I did not change anything to get RDT working.

    2 - I created a new docker-compose for RDT that uses the rclone mount from the I-am-PUID-0 guide. I did this because when I had them combined into one compose, RDT would work but Zurg did not. If I have them separated as different docker setups they both work.

    2a - Make sure you understand what the Download Path and Mapped Path are in RDT. The Download Path is the path inside the Docker container where files are downloaded. Whereas the Mapped path is the path on your host that is mapped to /data in the container.

    My docker compose for RDT is

    # version: "3.8"
    
    services:
      rdt-client:
        image: rogerfar/rdtclient
        container_name: rdtclient
        stdin_open: true # docker run -i
        tty: true        # docker run -t
        volumes:
          - /pd_zurg/mnt:/data  # Ensure this matches the pd_zurg mount
        environment:
          - RCLONE_UID=1000
          - RCLONE_GID=1000
          - TZ=America/New_York  # e.g., "America/New_York"
          - DOWNLOAD_DIR=/data/downloads  # Specify the download directory
        ports:
          - 6500:6500
        devices:
          - /dev/fuse:/dev/fuse:rwm
        cap_add:
          - SYS_ADMIN
        security_opt:
          - apparmor:unconfined
          - no-new-privileges
        restart: unless-stopped
    

    With this setup Zurg is grabbing anything I download from Real Debrid and adding it my Plex server. RDT via Sonarr is grabbing whatever shows I tell Sonarr to download via Torbox. All that has to be done is add the downloads folder as another library in Plex and voila.

    I am sure you could configure this to do more, I just wanted an option to grab shows on demand and make use of currently having two active debrid services. My use case is a bit odd and most likely not optimal for most but, hopefully this helps somebody.