This Week in Self-Hosted (28 June 2024)

This Week in Self-Hosted

Occasionally, the amount of project launches in a given week will surpass the number of notable updates to existing projects – and today marks the end of one of those weeks.

Aside from the number of launches, I was more so intrigued with the number of launches that were accompanied by interesting backstories:

• A fantastic first attempt at an investment portfolio management app – one of the most sought-after self-hosted applications across the communities I frequent
• A newsletter platform prompted by Mailchimp's discontinuation of TinyLetter
• A TikTok-styled video feed platform developed and released literally days after a Reddit user requested one
• A novel attempt at consolidating existing software and tools to streamline a clunky process for ebook workflows

Check out the full list in the New Software section below for links to the projects above (and a lot more).

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

Meta is connecting Threads more deeply with the fediverse

Replies from other platforms will show up in Threads.

The Verge

5 things we learned from sponsoring a sampling of our open source dependencies - Microsoft Open Source Blog

Microsoft is experimenting with and investing in sustainability of the open source ecosystem sponsorships. Learn more.

Microsoft Open Source BlogEmma Irwin, Justin Gosses

Software Updates

• Firefly Pico v1.2.0 | Firefly Mobile App: Decreased image size, new animations and loading UI, new dashboard options
• Ghost v5.86.0 | Content Management: Internal linking feature release, added '@' shortcut for triggering internal linking search
• LinguaCafe v0.13 | Language Learning: Support for remote MySQL servers, multi-user support, configuration for e-book metadata import
• Medialytics v2.3 | Plex Statistics: New charts for movie resolution and container types
• OpenSign v2.0.0 | Document Signing: Revamped UI, improved compatibility and responsiveness
• Photoview v2.4.0 | Photos: Support for .CR3 photos, swipe gestures, globe view, thumbnail rendering options
• Wallos v2.6.0/2.7.0 | Subscriptions: New calendar view, export subscriptions as ICS file

New Software

• Calibre-Web Automator: Auto-import and conversion in Calibre-Web
• ControlR: Zero-trust remote control solution
• DCTS: Self-hosted Discord and TeamSpeak alternative
• Envelope: Environment variable CLI manager
• Erin: TikTok-like feed for video clips
• LetterDrop: Newsletter management service
• Richy: Investment portfolio manager
• SecureSling: Web-based E2E file transfer platform
• SSHFS UI: Manage remote filesystems via SSHFS
• Statusnook: Status page and uptime monitoring
• WhoDB: User-friendly database management tool
• Yukonia: Minimal video site generator

Latest Apps and Companions

• Dawarich: Self-hosted alternative to Google Location History
• OpenEMR: Electronic health records
• Syft: CLI tool for generating container image bills of materials

Community Content

The Top 10 Reasons Why Mastodon is the Best Social Media Platform

A guide to Mastodon for “normies” showing the top 10 reasons why it’s far better than social media platforms by Big Tech

Elena RossiniElena Rossini

Setup Jellyfin with Hardware Acceleration on Orange Pi 5 (Rockchip RK3558)

Recently I moved my Jellyfin to an Orange Pi 5 Plus server. The Orange Pi 5 has a Rockchip RK3558 SoC with integrated ARM Mali-G610. This guide will show you how to set up Jellyfin with hardware acceleration on the Orange Pi 5.

Akash RajpurohitAkash Rajpurohit

A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins

A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Gist262588213843476

More From selfh.st

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Self-hosted alternatives for the popular web analytics platform

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives

A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Content Spotlight: Open Trashmail

Meet Open Trashmail, a Python-powered mail server for generating throwaway email addresses. Open Trashmail is designed to allow users to quickly and easily generate temporary (or permanent) email addresses to be used when signing up for websites, newsletters, etc., that they might not otherwise want to share personal addresses with. Features include RSS feeds for each inbox (helpful for subscribing to email-only newsletters via RSS), a JSON API, webhook support, attachments, random address generation, and a web interface for managing addresses and inboxes.

Open Trashmail can be installed via Docker and requires basic DNS/MX record configuration for each domain or subdomain.

Links: GitHub

What We're Watching

• This problem in my home lab is finally solved | Hardware Haven
• Meet ChangeDetection - A Self-Hosted Website Change Detector! | Techno Tim
• OpenMediaVault 7 (OMV7) Setup Made Easy: Step-by-Step Guide! | DB Tech
• Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) - Installation Guide | Jim's Garage

What We're Listening To

Smart But Not Cloudy

Chris reviews the Aqara G4 Video Doorbell, Brent frees his Garmin from the cloud, and we discuss getting iMessages on Android.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

The Homelab Ep. 131 – Home Desktop OS Linux, Windows, Apple. – The Homelab Show

The Homelab Show Catch Up on the Vlog and Podcast

Smart Home and Automation

Voice Chapter 7 - Supercharged wake words and timers

MicroWakeWord v2 brings huge improvements, and we introduce advanced timers.

Home AssistantMike Hansen

Switchbot Unveils Universal Remote With Matter Support - Homekit News and Reviews

SwitchBot has introduced the new SwitchBot Universal Remote, supporting Matter when paired with SwitchBot Hub 2 or Hub Mini with Matter.

Homekit News and ReviewsThe Editor

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + l

Use Ctrl + l (that's a lowercase "L") to instantly clear the terminal window while preserving any input on the current line:

/$ cat example.txt
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Click here to view an archive of commands shared in previous newsletters.

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In Conversation with Kyle Spearrin: The Genius Behind Bitwarden

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