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How to run programs sandboxed on a work pc (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 23 hours ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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Not totally sure if this is the right spot to post but here goes,

SO wants to get rid of spotify. I am looking for alternatives. I did find Spotube which seems awesome on android, however they need to be able to run it on their work PC and our IT dept has to approve the program etc its stupid.

Is it possible to run something like spotube sandboxed off a flash drive? I doubt it. Or, we have a Synology nas, can we run something like spotube off that because we can access the nas from our work pc via browsers (wfh)

Only issue when is when they travel they wouldnt have access to it on their laptop, but could use their phone instead.

I was also wondering if there is such a thing as a discovery plugin for spotube, because SO enjoys that feature of spotify.

What have you guys found? Also, yes I have a large physical media collection already, but SO wants this for work listening and to find new music, so that doesnt really work for them. Otherwise I guess quobuz or tidal it is...

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[–] toor@lemmy.world 28 points 18 hours ago (9 children)

Only do work on work devices. This is a quick way to lose a job. Always assume the company sees everything that's happening on their device. No way around it, and any attempt to get around it will raise the alarm. Just do the music/podcasts/etc... on another device. Why "need to be able to run it on their work PC"?

[–] lucas@startrek.website -5 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

What kind of dystopia are you living in that listening to music or podcasts would 'raise the alarm'? Yes, don't do anything inappropriate (definitely no piracy, obviously), or detrimental to productivity, but listening to music? Would definitely quit if an employer had a problem with that.

Is this a thing that's considered 'normal' in the US? (I'm assuming US mainly because other countries are not generally so hostile towards employees)

[–] fozid@feddit.uk 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think the issue is listening to music, but installing potentially dodgy software that could bring a virus into the corporate network. Hence most businesses handling sensitive information try to protect their systems and networks by preventing unauthorised installation of software.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Don't worry, we are all on win 11, its already a virus xD I cant stand it.

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