With the latest release of android it now supports some Linux functionality. I got docker installed simply by following Docker’s docs.

Any thoughts or uses for a mobile homelab? What would be useful to have mobile?

  • merthyr1831@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    my friends complaining that my plex server because I left my phone on the bus and it ran out of charge

  • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
    15·
    15 hours ago

    With the latest release of android it now supports some Linux functionality.

    Wait, it does? Gonna have to check that out.

      • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        Is it an app I should be able to just find in my installed apps or do I need to enable it?
        Because as of now (Pixel 7, Android 15) I can only find Termux.

        • SteveTech@programming.devEnglish
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          4 hours ago

          You have to be on the March update, then go to Developer options -> Linux environment, and enable it. Then ‘Terminal’ will appear in your apps drawer.

      • Domi@lemmy.secnd.meEnglish
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        14 hours ago

        Dope, seems to not have landed yet in LineageOS but the Terminal app is already installed. Just missing the toggle in the developer options.

  • node815@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    Maybe your own adblocker, I thought about doing that myself, I use the public one from adguard on my phone (dns.aguard-dns.com) but having it on your own device would be pretty slick perhaps. But thinking about it more, Google wouldn’t just let you use an internal IP for the private DNS. I have tried it with my locally hosted adblocker and it rejects it.

    Or you could set up a dashboard like Homepage or Dashy, or Flame or ? Ultimately, your imagination would do! :)

    • trevor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Unfortunately, from trying this myself, I don’t think you can forward port 53 to the Android host, so that won’t work (easily). It seems that privileged ports aren’t allowed to be forwarded.

    • Dust0741@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      Yea kinda. Android is switching to quarterly releases, so my phone now says “Android 15” but this was QPR2 specifically

  • muelltonne@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    15 hours ago

    What is the current wisdom about having an android device always plugged in? Some people say that it will kill and pillow the battery, but does it really?

    • Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      8 hours ago

      The trick of retrofitting any battery powered device into a wired one is to remove the battery. No matter what, Li-ion batteries cannot sustain permanent power. Expensive adapters and new Androids can regulate power well, as can automations, but the best worry-free option is battery removal.

      Edit: I’ve just remembered Fairphone, they’re bossing the mobile repair ability front and have removable batteries like pre-2012. Could get one of those

    • Dust0741@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      I don’t know. I think they are pretty good at managing battery, and have a new setting for maxing it out at 80% charge, but I don’t think I’d put it near anything expensive for years on end.

  • kratoz29@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    14 hours ago

    I can see my 5 year old android mobile struggling being a suitable self hosting machine… (Because of the battery).

    But not gonna lie, having it working as a more advanced travel router connect to Tailscale sounds like a neat idea (which I think it is already possible? The other day I saw the client app that supports subnet routers? I just haven’t tried it, and it has a disclaimer that it drains the battery… So I didn’t end up doing that at that moment when I was away).

  • tofu@lemmy.nocturnal.gardenEnglish
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    21 hours ago

    That’s cool! I’ve always had the idea of a small k3s cluster on old phones with postmarketOS. I guess it doesn’t work with older phones which don’t have the latest Android Version but given the homelab trend generally goes towards small, low power devices, this could continue the trend with super small and low power phones. Probably in 2 years when current gen phones rotate out of company leasing contracts?

    • Dust0741@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      20 hours ago

      Oh man that’d be super cool. An ARM cluster of androids would be awesome. Battery backups built in!

  • confuser@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    19 hours ago

    How do we activate this feature? I have it enabled after going into the developer settings menu but nothing seems to happen, I see mentions of an app but idk what the app is. I am on grapheneOS though instead of normal android so there could be something with that here.

    Oh nvm I figured it out, it just took a bit for me to realize there was a new terminal app on my phone

    • Dust0741@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      15 hours ago

      Hmm I was messing with its networking. External vpns break stuff on GrapheneOS. Its internal IP was 192.168.0.2, and my network is different.

      • shadowtofu@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        16 hours ago

        Yes, Linux is running in a VM, and the network interface is a virtualized veth interface connected to a host bridge. The host android system has IP address 192.168.0.1, and this network interface is called avf_tap_fixed (as seen from termux).

  • knF@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    20 hours ago

    Impressive! Can you please link the instructions you followed?

    Some time ago I was hosting the full ARR suite, bitwarden, AdGuard etc, but it was usually a mess with direct installs. With docker it might be worth revisiting it.

    My only advice, buy a usb-ETH dongle, it will make a huge difference in stability