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

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756 points mtlynch | 2 comments | 23 Jul 20 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
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crypt1d ◴[23 Jul 20 17:28 UTC] No.23929804[source]▶
KVMs have been a the bane of my existence over the last 10 years. Almost 99% of the time they come with some ancient Java dependency that breaks on any modern OS and is barely usable. Not to mention the nightmare-ish KVM experience big players like OVH and Hetzner provide.

This is a superior solution to all of them.

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louwrentius ◴[23 Jul 20 22:39 UTC] No.23933475[source]▶
No. Modern IPMI is HTML5 based. Lightyears better than the old java/.net clients or this (awesome) hobby project.
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1. crypt1d ◴[24 Jul 20 10:24 UTC] No.23937773[source]▶
Sure, the modern ones are better. But they are also very expensive, and usually only come with the higher end hardware too.

If you are looking for a reasonably priced server today, you are likely to end up with the shitty Java-based KVM.

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2. TheSmiddy ◴[25 Jul 20 22:57 UTC] No.23953040[source]▶
Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Supermicro all have firmware patches for their current line of servers that replace the java kvm with html5 versions. I assume most other manufacturers are following suit. It would be exceptionally rare to buy a brand new server today with a java based remote console.