Appreciate it! I'll play around with the configuration and see what works. Initially I had a really fun (/s) time with permissions on folders that were accessed by multiple containers (could write to one folder but not read it with Plex, for example) so I'm going to phase it in incrementally, hopefully without breaking my current setup.

Maybe this is an incredibly dumb question, but I was actually doing research on a very similar question to the OP and I still don't really have a definitive answer.

I currently have a series of docker containers running Plex and the full *arr setup on the Linux drive of my PC. Because I dual boot my machine, I want to migrate my server to a NAS so I don't shut it down whenever I switch from Linux to Windows. I'm seeing that I could theoretically use a NAS just for the media storage and keep all the transcoding (ie all of the docker containers with sonarr, radarr etc) on the existing Linux drive. However, would the Plex container live on the NAS or the Linux drive? I'd assume the NAS...?

Same. I tried to quit (and even deleted my account) but realized that the Lemmy equivalent of my home city community isn't yet on here (and there's also a buy nothing subreddit that's been helpful for getting baby stuff). I use RedReader and I'm only subscribed to three local subreddits.

I'll have to check the box but I'm pretty sure that's what I bought. The fact that this is even an option is pretty exciting. Would I be able to include Adguard if you can push apks to it? (Would it even be worth it?)

Huh. Didn't know you could do that to a Chromecast! Do you do it using adb?

They've rendered my Google smart speaker mostly useless except as a glorified hands free on/off switch for lights and tv. I used to be able to add items to my shopping list on Bring via voice command, and then suddenly one day it stopped working because they got rid of the tool that enabled that function (I'm not using their shitty lists app instead). I also found out that a tracking app that I use for noting down baby feeding times and diapers used to have voice command functionality until, you guessed it, Google axed that feature. It worked perfectly well before, I'm guessing they didn't want to pay people to maintain it.

It stopped working. They figured out a way around it 😢 Fortunately I found a cracked version of the premium APK so now I get ad free and unlimited hearts without paying a dime (I didn't necessarily care about the unlimited hearts but the ads were fucking obnoxious). I might still look into another system though because they keep reshuffling the format, and I don't feel like I'm progressing.

When we moved into this house, the prior owners had a hookup to AT&T that was max 50 mbps for $50/month. We kept getting told that At&T fiber was coming "soon" to the area, but the truth is that we live in a neighborhood with a lot of old people who don't need/know about fiber and there was no incentive for them to bring it to our street (the biggest kick in the balls was that it was available a couple blocks away). So we got a Comcast hookup that has served us well for a couple of years, for $75 a month (my only gripe of course being that we never got the speed we paid for). Well, they just upped the price by $5 a month and fiber has finally arrived in the form of Fidium, so we're saying good riddance to Comcast as well.

This is probably the first time ever that I've had more than 1 viable option available to me, and the competition is probably why Comcast was cheaper for us than for my parents living in a Comcast only area. We have no brand loyalty, we'll switch service the minute we get a better deal. But these companies are able to maintain their shitty practices because most people don't have options.

One issue in particular that took a minute to figure out with docker, if you need the containers to talk to eachother, you have to be aware that certain types of docker network connections will not automatically see the other containers, even if both containers are connected to your home network.

Yup, this is exactly the issue I haven't been able to figure out. For some reason, the files I download in Sonarr are associated with a user group that Plex isn't a part of, so Plex can't see the files (and I've tried adding Plex to that group and it still doesn't work, argh). I know you can specify a UID and other specifics when you initialize a container, but inside the container itself that doesn't seem to apply, it sets its own user parameters. I'm about ready to throw in the towel and just run the software on my machine itself with a VPN, because then at least everything will be able to talk to each other.

I've been doodling around with Plex and sonarr in a Docker setup on my Linux box, but I've run into some issues that I can't figure out. Any good resources to recommend for creating the optimal setup?

Honestly moisture sensors would be nice to have later, but you don't need to start with that. A smart irrigation timer from companies like Rachio will be just fine for the begining. It adjust the watering schedule based on current weather conditions so you don't have to make manual changes from season to season.