I’ve tried to figure some of this stuff out but I really don’t know what I’m doing. Most documentation is written with a vocabulary I don’t understand. Tutorials assume a high-level understanding of coding, software, CLI and a bunch of other stuff.

So far I’ve got an old gaming PC with a R7 2700x + 2060 Super and I think maybe it’s overkill. I’ve got TrueNAS running on it but that’s about as far as I got…

Thinking maybe we can have an open Jitsi meeting and just anyone who needs help can get it (myself included 🙂)?

Would anyone be interested in something like that?

E: some people have imagined up some things that I said so let me be clear about what I did not say:

At no time did I insist, beg, or demand that anyone help me.

I did NOT ask anyone to help with a specific issue, nor should I be required to.

I asked if anyone would be willing to help myself and possibly others to get some services running, and I asked to do it in a videoconference setting where we can have a discussion and where you can see what I’m doing as I’m doing it, out of respect for both of our time.

If you are not interested, you do not need to come in here and announce it, and you sure as shit do not need to speak for anyone else on whether they will want to. Just keep scrolling.

E2: special thanks to those who actually reached out and offered to help!

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlOPEnglish
      01·
      1 year ago

      In truenas go to apps, pick one, and click install.

      Not helpful.

      Also, you may want to add truecharts repository (assuming you’re using truenas scale)

      This is very helpful, thanks.

      • krolden@lemmy.mlEnglish
        01·
        1 year ago

        Guess what all of that is on the getting started page for truenas. Instead of reading that you made a post here.

        Why?

        • helenslunch@feddit.nlOPEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Once again, I explained why in the OP.

          It took me an hour and a half just to get logged into the server because their documentation is outdated. That’s something a knowledgeable user could have worked out in 5 seconds.

          Just from a cursory glance, here are some advanced concepts on the first paragraph of the “getting started” that I don’t understand:

          • SSH
          • “web shell”
          • “go to system --> advanced” where!?
          • “link aggregations”
          • VLAN
          • “default gateway”

          You understand what I’m saying? These documents assume a certain level of knowledge that I don’t have and thus cannot make any sense of them.