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Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi

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756 points mtlynch | 1 comments | 23 Jul 20 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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vidanay ◴[23 Jul 20 14:57 UTC] No.23927993[source]▶
I'm all in favor of cool projects, and I have done my fair share of useless experiments. But wouldn't it just be simpler to attach a dumpster-sourced monitor and keyboard to the server in question for the 3-4 times a year you brick it? To me the idea of a locally placed 1:1 KVM "switch" (huh? it's not switching anything if it's 1:1) is crazy. It makes sense if it is remotely located, but not if it's within your own home.
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1. cm2187 ◴[23 Jul 20 15:08 UTC] No.23928121[source]▶
Every time I update windows and reboot, I never know if the server is bricked or if it is just windows taking ages to update.

Also if you use TPM / full disk encryption for a server in colocation, it only takes a firmware update for TPM to request to reenter the key on reboot.