Enhancing Decentralization and Privacy with Flux and Tailscale

Brent joins to share part two of his NAS build adventure, and things take a tiny turn. Plus, picking the right encrypted chat app and Chris stacks a few Jellyfin wins.

Special Guest: Brent Gervais.

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