Do y'all not reboot after kernel/firmware updates?
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part of the reason to use Debian is it doesn't really need to be updated, at least not very often
It needs to be updated at least several times a year...
depends on your use case
home automation server that doesn't connect to the internet? nah
media server that only occasionally gets connected to the internet? maybe
anything else that regularly connects to the internet, definitely
home automation server that doesnβt connect to the internet?
Well if uses wireless connectivity with either range broader than your place or is connected to a device that is itself online it can still be a risk. Sure it's very VERY specific but scanning techniques also improve.
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Can I introduce you to OpenBSD where we measure uptime in years?
up.. date? what does that mean?
Iβve been running the same AIX kernel since 1993, and my ftp server is still running fine. I donβt know what the rest of these assholes are complaining about.
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Hmm, not my proudest moment.
16:09:15 up 1031 days
Private server, though.
Almost 44 days last year before I needed to reboot for an update:
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The UPS will keep it running long enough to switch to another power source.
I'm guessing OP probably doesn't have a petrol/diesel generator handy :p
An extension cord running to another room would be enough if the minor electrical work only needs a circuit to be switched off.
That assumes your breakers are labelled well. I turn off like a quarter of the panel just guessing to avoid extra trips.
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Ironically, this was one of the primary reasons I have a UPS on everything. The uptime must grow.
Having high uptime is not the flex you think it is
You shouldn't have uptime higher than 60 days
I tried telling this to my manager for years. He saw it as a "X days since we last had a problem and needed to reboot the server" and took pride in it.
We finally shut it down at over 5 years of uptime. Some docker containers had been running for 4 years straight.
Yes, that means what you think it does concerning update policies. Yes, the server and some containers were exposed to the internet. No, the backups were never tested.
Yeah these days a high uptime is a mark of shame, not a badge of honour.
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If you don't have a UPS, just use a suicide cable to energize the circuit while it is disconnected at the breaker.
(/s, if the term suicide cable wasn't enough of a hint; don't actually do this)
"Shutdown off"
"Openup on't"
ππ uptime check β¨ππ
22:09:13 up 9 days, 12:29, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.05, 0.11
EDIT: wait why does it say 2 users though π³
EDIT: wait why does it say 2 users though
Sorry about that, won't happen again
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That's for your daily driver desktop right? Right??
Regular files check by your FBI agent.
It's probably your mom.
Linus Torvalds is just making sure you're Linuxing correctly
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Well proxmox is based on Debian so it's technically included in the original meme
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I just power off the containers. If it causes an issue, it's so easy and fast to restore from backup, in the long run it saves time versus waiting on clean shutdowns for all 10 or so.
i know the OP was about server, but just curious how long is every one's uptime on laptop / desktop?
As a professional IT guy, I love to show my users their uptime after they lie to me about how they already rebooted their computer and it still isn't working right. Yesterday I showed a user her uptime of 152 days which is impressive considering the city she works in has worse average electrical uptime than the state of Texas.
I turn my desktop and laptop of when not in use.
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I'm in the same boat. Got all the equipment in for my whole house solar installation and will be re-routing circuits to the new panel as soon as I have time so will have to turn all the power off for the duration of that.
I've got an Anker power station that should run my stack for about 4-4.5 hours by itself and can run it indefinitely while the sun is out while hooked into the PV panels. Those are (currently) independent from the new installation I'm about to start.
My UPS's are also LiFePO4 models and can add an additional ~45 minutes of uptime. So hopefully 5 hours is enough to avoid having to shut anything down.
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I use one of these lithium power stations as a UPS for my servers. They are all low wattage so they'll run on backup for a few hours.
https://itechworld.com.au/products/ps800-portable-lithium-power-station-800w-40ah
Most APC/Tripplite battery backups can hold a server "up" for a solid 1/2 hour easily while the breaker goes down. They can even be had cheap second hand if you're willing to replace the cells!
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