SOLUTION: runs contrary to common knowledge, but what ultimately helped was:

• INCREASING print speed. The usual recommendation is the slower the better, but at that point, there’s no pressure control over the filament
• ENABLING retraction. Again, usual rec is to disable it for flexibles but turns out it alleviates too much backpressure which leads to filament buckling in the extruder

Also printing hotter than mfg recommends: I printed at 260 (10C over recommended maximum).

Thanks to u/Over_Pizza_2578 for pointing me to the right - opposite to everything else - direction.

I have absolutely no idea how Brave got the reputation it has. It’s business model is disgusting and extortionate, it’s like paying for warez. Been clear as day since day one.

Look here for more boner:

https://tteck.github.io/Proxmox/

Lots of simple scripts to set up new stuff, remove annoyances, easy updates…

I have switched from bare metal running on Rpi4 to proxmox and I’ve been super, super happy with it. Things like snapshots and backups make everything a breeze, and it’s really solid.

So you use the free thing wrong, don’t RTFM, vent on internet and then vent some more when corrected? What’s your end game?

Looks like an user error to me. Influx is for long-term storage of history and data, you don’t need it for automation at all.