So I was reading this. And it seems pretty good. In my current set up if my server ever just restarts or something I just kind of don’t have it until I get home. Which is no issue because my set up is just local anyway hehe. Still I am thinking of changing my set up to be more of a real server. I don’t really need the encryption, but I have it and feel I should use it out of some principle of the matter.
So what is the workflow that people use if they need to restart or there is a power outage and want the server to turn itself back on, but no one would be around to unlock the LUKS?
have the data drive (movies, backups, etc) get decrypted with a keyfile from the system SSD. you’re safe to lose, throw away, sell your data drive and don’t have to bother with shredding the data. this takes hours for drives of any significant size.