Self-Hosted

Special guest Brent Gervais discusses practicality and optimism in making the best out of old hardware. Topics include home media setup, bringing Spook into Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi 5 performance, benefits of Linux and self-hosting, and comparisons between Kodi and Jellyfin as media center options.

Topics discussed in this podcast include Plex cracking down on pirated content, benchmarking Quick Sync transcoding performance, new features of TVOS 17 allowing Tail Scale on Apple TV, exploring the combination of Linno and Akama for cloud computing, frustration with recent Google Nest device changes, and recommendations for garage door controllers and automations.

Alex sits down with Antonio Musumeci, lead developer of mergerfs, to discuss topics such as automating physical devices with ESP clicker and integrating it with ESP Home and Home Assistant, challenges of using battery-powered buttons, expanding services and object storage using Linode, storage technologies and MergerFS, supporting the MergerFs project, and turnkey solutions like Nextcloud and media service setup.

In this podcast, Alex shares insights from the overhaul of his website while Chris achieves complete local voice control of his network. They also discuss the frustrations with domain name sellers, the benefits of using containers for website building, and open source firmware alternatives for Wise cameras.

A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. ⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index.gmail-unsubscribe: Bulk unsubscribe from lists in your Gmail inbox for free without compromising privacy — This Google Apps Script + Google Spreadsheet combo unsubscribes you from all the messages with a specific label (default "Unsubscribe"). Unlike services such as Unroll.me that sell your data but don't actually work, this script is completely private: all data stays in your Google account, and you can verify the script's behavior by reading its source before giving it access to your account.Year of the Voice - Chapter 3: Ready when you are - Home Assistant — For Chapter 3, we bring the full power of Assist to the million active Android devices running the Home Assistant Companion app. Got an Android phone, tablet, or watch? Set Assist as your default digital assistant and talk to your Home Assistant with one push!2023.8: Translated services, events, and wildcards! - Home Assistant — Pretty much all features in this release are absolutely amazing, and it is hard to pick a favorite. Great translation improvements that help with the user experience, a new entity to capture events from things like remotes, and the new Assist features are, again, mind-blowing!Linkwarden — Linkwarden is a fully self-hostable, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages.Linkwarden Docker Compose · GitHublinkding — linkding is a bookmark manager that you can host yourself. It's designed be to be minimal, fast, and easy to set up using Docker.floccus — Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers an devicesdevopsdays Chicago 2023 — Devopsdays is coming to Chicago!Chicago Matrix Chatroom — A spot for listeners from Chicago to organize.IMDB for the Terminal — IMDB for the terminal uses three APIs - one to scrape IMDB for the top 1000 lists, one to give you details on the movies and series and one to show you where you can stream itPage2API — Page2API is a delightful and versatile API that empowers you to scrape the web like a PRO. Workgroup:SELinux - NixOS Wiki — This group is about adding SE Linux support to NixOS both booting and when run on a system like Debian or Fedora with SE Linux support. hass-rename-entities: Home Assistant CLI script to rename entities in bulk — This script allows you to rename entities in your Home Assistant setup using the command line interface.Supported SSO identity providers · Tailscale — Tailscale works on top of the identity provider (IdP) or single sign-on (SSO) provider that you already use.Introducing Custom OIDC · Tailscaledotfiles-flake — This repo contains a minimal set of configuration needed for installing NixOS on a computer with ZFS as root filesystem.ChrisLAS on Nostr — pubkey: npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4 / eb882b0bb659bf72235020a0b884c4a7d817e0af3903715736b146188b1d0868Baby Breathing Monitor | Angelcare AC027 — Our Movement Sensor Pad is designed to be placed under your baby's mattress, where it will sense even the smallest of movements.

Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Support Self-HostedLinks:⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. ⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index.wallabag — wallabag is a web application allowing you to save web pages for later reading. Click, save and read it when you want. It extracts content so that you won't be distracted by pop-ups and cie.wallabag/docker: Official docker-composer for wallabag.FreshRSS, a free, self-hostable feeds aggregator — FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator.linuxserver/freshrss - Docker Image | Docker HubSelfhosted show wiki: The official Wiki of the selfhosted.show Podcast. — This repository contains the backend for the Self-Hosted podcast wiki.dust: A more intuitive version of du in rust — du + rust = dust. Like du but more intuitive.duf: Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative — Disk Usage/Free Utility (Linux, BSD, macOS & Windows)dua-cli: View disk space usage and delete unwanted data, fast. — dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible. Optionally delete superfluous data, and do so more quickly than rm.Nixhub.io | A Nix Packages Registry — Search over 400,000 granular versions of nix packagesThe NixOS Foundation's Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support — TL;DR - Kicking off an effort to secure long-term funding for our S3 costs and exploring alternatives. This comes after multiple years where Logicblox has been graciously sponsoring the S3 costs for Nix! An enormous thank you to them.Alex's configuration.nixPostmoogle · GitLab — An Email to Matrix bridge. 1 room = 1 mailbox.The Everything App — Imagine an app where you can do everything.Self-hosting - any tech docs — This article will help you to self-host Any-Sync on your own infrastructure for personal use and configure Anytype clients to work with your nodes.Outline – Team knowledge base & wiki — Lost in a mess of Docs? Never quite sure who has access? Colleagues requesting the same information repeatedly in chat? It’s time to get your team’s knowledge organized.Taiga — For cross-functional agile teams to work effectivelyplanka: The realtime kanban board for workgroups built with React and Redux. — Elegant open source project tracking

The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup.Special Guest: Brent Gervais.Sponsored By:Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: The HL15 from 45HomeLab is an open-source, open-platform, 15-bay homelab server. Support Self-HostedLinks:Berlin with Brent, Sat, Jul 22, 2023 — Brent loved his time in Berlin so much, he's going back for more!Berlin Buds Matrix Chat — Join the realtime Berlin chat room on Matrix.MicroBin v2 Released — I am proud that MicroBin now contributes to a world-wide effort towards making privacy accessible and easy, and I hope v2 will help it towards becoming the secure self-hosted file-sharing solution. Docker | MicroBin — For Docker, you can either use our setup script, or download the Dockerfile and .env file in the repository and set it up yourself. The image is also available on DockerHub.MicroBin Demo PageFully Kiosk Browser - Home Assistant — Fully Kiosk Browser is a powerful kiosk browser for Android devices. It provides a number of features for monitoring and controlling your Android device. This integration gives you access to control your device and view the status in Home Assistant.Fotoo - Photo Frame Slideshow — Turn your tablet/TV/phone into an elegant digital photo frame and photo slideshow player!Fotoo - Digital Photo Frame Photo Slideshow Player on AmazonSamba - NixOS Wiki — This guide will help you on how to use samba on nixos. USB Smart WiFi Adaptor for USB — Splenssy Tuya Micro DC 5V. Turn on/off the light with your smartphone from miles away. What Exactly Is Federation, Anyways? — Really, federation is just, well, decentralization with extra features. Decentralized software is where, in effect, anyone can run their own instance, there is no one ‘central’ location. Configuring Federation Sharing — Nextcloud — Federated Cloud Sharing is now managed by the Federation app (9.0+), and is now called Federation sharing. When you enable the Federation app you can easily and securely link file shares between Nextcloud servers, in effect creating a cloud of Nextclouds.Include | Docker Documentation — A Compose application can declare dependency on another Compose application.introduce include to load sub-compose projects as dependencies by ndeloof — Pull Request #416Plex Dupefinder — Plex DupeFinder is a python script that finds duplicate versions of media (TV episodes and movies) in your Plex Library and tells Plex to remove the lowest rated files/versions (based on user-specified scoring) to leave behind a single file/version.Free your notes - Obsidian — The first conversion format we have added is .enex for Evernote. Why I stopped using Intel GVT-g on Proxmox with Quick Sync — The promise of GVT-g technically was very high. One box to rule them all. However in practice, it just didn't live up to expectations.Crackpipe — the decentralized gaming platform for 'alternatively obtained' games⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Send a Boost into the show, first grab Alby and then top it off directly or with the CashApp.⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — Once Alby is topped off, head over to the Podcast Index and Boost from their website! 🍻

We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.0 — This major release is based on the latest Debian 12 (“Bookworm), and comes with an extensively tested and detailed upgrade path for users of Proxmox VE 7.4 or older versions to enable a smooth upgrade. Proxmox VE 8.0 uses a newer Linux kernel 6.2 as stable default, and includes updates to the latest versions of leading open-source technologies for virtual environments like QEMU 8.0.2, LXC 5.0.2, ZFS 2.1.12, and Ceph Quincy 17.2.6.Immich — Self-Hosted Google Photos alternative. Immich Recent ReleasesDownload iCloud photos and videos - Apple Support — With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device.Bulk Upload (Using the CLI) | Immich — You can use the CLI to upload an existing gallery to the Immich serveriVentoy — iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine.Perfect Media Server — If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This site documents the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software wherever possible.PairDrop — SnapDrop Altnerative recommended. Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — You can Boost the show from the Web! Grab Alby first, top it off, then head over to the Podcast Index and boot from there!

We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:Reddark — These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. Click here to find out why.Lemmy 🐀 — A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the Fediverse.Install with Docker - Lemmy Documentation — Make sure you have both docker and docker-composeInstall with Ansible - Lemmy Documentation — Follow the instructions on the Lemmy-Ansible repo.Mlem — The Lemmy client for iOS.Jerboa — An Android client for Lemmy, a federated reddit alternative

We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more.Sponsored By:Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-HostedLinks:Amazon is discontinuing Alexa’s celebrity voices, even if you paid for them — “After three years, we’re winding down celebrity voices,” Amazon spokesperson Eric Sveum says in a statement to The Verge. “Customers will be able to continue using these voices for a limited time, and can contact our customer service team for a refund.”45Drives Needs Your Help Developing a Homelab Server — 45Drives here to talk about a new project that we are super excited about. We’ve realized it’s time to build a home lab-level storage server.Emby Security Advisory - May 25, 2023 dua-cli — dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible. Optionally delete superfluous data, and do so more quickly than rm.Developing inside a Container using Visual Studio Code Remote Development — The Visual Studio Code Dev Containers extension lets you use a container as a full-featured development environment. It allows you to open any folder inside (or mounted into) a container and take advantage of Visual Studio Code's full feature set.Alby: Your Boost companion for the web — Alby brings Boosts to the web.Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index.