gonna let this test nvr record some more before deciding but it looks like this hackjob ubiquiti nvr container with qemu might be a little more usable than running 4+ cameras on the rpi4
like I much prefer hosting my mail at home in the basement on my own rack but also I'm sick of the email going down every time centurylink refreshes my IP or when someone drives their car into the internet or power poles
just a few more weeks until I can dump my mail server setup onto a hetzner vps and then I'll have to decide wtf to do with my little baby server that's just been chilling in my rack