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  • There is a lot here but I think the most important thing is that docker containers should always be disposable. Don’t put any data into the container ever.

    All of your data and configuration should be done in volumes. Local disk to inside the container is all you really need.

    By doing this you make updating any given docker container easy as just pulling the newest tagged version of the container. If you are using docker and not podman you can use tools like watchtower to do this automatically.

    As for what distro, it depends on your goals. Do you want to learn and improve your skills? Stick with Fedora or Rocky or Debian or openSUSE. I recommend learning the command line as you go, but if you want a nice UI openSUSE has Yast which is a very robust tool.

    If you want to just have a home NAS but don’t want to learn that’s a different question. In this case if you’re getting a proprietary NAS anyway you could just get one that supports docker (like synology) and kill 2 birds with 1 stone.






  • mholiv@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.worldFOSS Desktop 2FA app?
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    4 months ago

    Modern smart phones were architected from the beginning to have app isolation. That makes the difference.

    Your phone runs by default like a Linux system with selinux in mls mode with 100% coverage mls isolation policies baked in. That’s just a more secure foundation to build on. No Linux distro today has selinux in mls mode with 100% binary coverage with isolation policies.

    Using your phone is a good safe compromise. Unless you are running Qubes OS you aren’t going to beat it.


  • mholiv@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.worldFOSS Desktop 2FA app?
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    It’s the second factor that adds security. Aka “something you have”.

    If you use totp on your phone to log into an app on your phone yah it’s true it’s not much more secure (although I would argue app isolation does make it more secure) but using your phone to provide totp for your desktop proves that second factor.



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    For less important things I keep my TOTP credentials on my phone. Not perfect but definitely safer than a PC statistically speaking.

    For more important things I use either a passkey or yubikey or a gpgsmart card depending on what is supported. All three work via usb or NFC.



  • mholiv@lemmy.worldtoLinux@lemmy.worldFOSS Desktop 2FA app?
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    Slightly off topic but desktop 2FA apps kind of kill the point of 2FA.

    2FA protects you by ensuring that even if your computer is compromised your account will have a layer of protection in that second factor “aka something you have”.

    If you have that on your desktop, you might as well not have it.

    If you find 2FA off of your desktop annoying I recommend looking into passkeys. Open standard and less annoying. Just not well supported.