They work just fine as media organizers with no downloader at all!

I’m pretty sure you can just buy the toys

https://wiki.servarr.com/

Proxmox can run lxc containers natively.

Personally I keep a Debian VM for docker, a holdover from before hypervisors supported containers natively. I use docker compose and it Just Works™.

I don’t think jellyfin runs on DOS.

There’s a bot you can use to jump-start federation. No idea what it’s called, but I’m sure you can find it with a few seconds of searching.

VPN. Jellyfin is not intended for direct exposure to the Internet.

You should run it in docker anyway for convenience. A reverse proxy is optional, but I use traefik also for convenience (so that I can just use domain names on the same port, and so that it can automatically fetch certs).

Opportunity ain’t putting food on the table.

I think you have that backwards

Devuan is Debian with sysv.

This is all too common for a company of this size. Bigger doesn’t mean better.

A couple million posts isn’t much?

Yup. Just depends on how strongly you hold your principles.

Therefore to comply, the server would relocate or go offline.

I specifically said linear and not flat because it is a non-exponential increase.

You could say the rate of posts is flat, but the data series is posts, not rate of posts.

Politely decline. If it’s a firm requirement, look for a new job.

It’s just a byproduct of our calendar.

Then why do they have a lock on their phone? Their house? Why do they wear pants? They already won’t give their phone number or email address to anyone who asks. They already practice privacy.

It’s not about having something to hide, it’s about protecting what you share against misuse. Think identity theft.

The point of precheck is to identify you. If you don’t want that, don’t sign up.

https://lemmy.fediverse.observer/stats

Total posts by month appears fairly linear.