This Week in Self-Hosted (20 October 2023)

Software Updates

• Apprise v1.6.0 | Notifications: Notifiarr support, group configuration support, updates to existing notification service handling
• Czkawka v6.1.0 | Duplicate File Manager: Faster caching method, export results to JSON, new logger, improved CLI
• Ghost | Content Management: Post history
• Home Assistant | Home Automation: Home Assistant OS 11 release, update on Raspberry Pi 5 support, security audit updates, removal of Mazda Connected Services integration
• Immich v1.82.0 | Photos: Breaking change – Server and mobile must be on the same version to work correctly, new trash feature, web client WebSocket, library scanning improvements, group by asset time buckets, storage template improvements
• KitchenOwl v0.4.13 | Groceries and Recipes: Export/import household from the UI, follow list view settings in recipes, simple item icon search, improved balance overview
• Komga v1.6.0 | Comics: Configurable sizes for generated thumbnails, background task manager replaced by in-house solution, deprecated configuration keys
• LinkStack v4.3.0 | Personal Landing Page: Auto-resize button height support, redirects for unmatched routes, redirect expired sessions to login page, new link-info page, Font Awesome updates
• Linkwarden v1.2.0 | Bookmarks: Import/export functionality, redesigned 'Settings' page, adjustable archive formats (including Wayback Machine)
• LinuxServer.io | Containers: Headphones deprecation notice
• mailcow | E-mail: No longer supporting stable ARM releases (still available via nightly releases)
• Mattermost v9.1.0 | Communication: Group message enhancements
• Umami v2.8.0 | Analytics: New interface for adding sites to teams, CSS updates on mobile, additional validations for API routes

New Software

• FeedCord: Minimal RSS reader with Discord integration
• G-Systemctl: Graphical user interface for services on *nix systems
• MagicPack: Web-based Wake-on-LAN application
• SQLiteDAV: WebDAV server for mapping SQLite databases to directories and files
• sslash: Text alias desktop application

Community Content

GitHub - loganmarchione/homelab-svg-assets: Full-color SVG icons of homelab-related software, products, and brands

Full-color SVG icons of homelab-related software, products, and brands - GitHub - loganmarchione/homelab-svg-assets: Full-color SVG icons of homelab-related software, products, and brands

GitHubloganmarchione

Debian Server Essentials: Setup, Configure, and Hardening Your System

This Guide empowers users to secure and set up Debian servers efficiently, catering to various skill levels.

Nerdy ArticlesHenning

Enterprise events in November 2023: join Nextcloud team - Nextcloud

This November, Nextcloud team heads to enterprise events across Europe. Browse the events in our blog and book a meeting with Nextcloud team.

NextcloudMikhail Korotaev

Content Spotlight: Mailrise

Meet Mailrise, an SMTP gateway for Apprise, the popular self-hosting push notification platform. In short, Mailrise can be configured to act as an SMTP server that receives mail, converts it into an Apprise-configured notification, and forwards the message to user-configured notification services via Apprise. The application is intended to be a more secure way to monitor e-mail notifications than configuring app passwords for hosted mail services (Gmail, etc.) while also enabling push notifications for devices and services that only support mail notifications.

Instructions for installing and configuring Mailrise can be found in the project's GitHub repository.

Links: GitHub

What We're Watching This Week

• The Benefits of Self-Hosting Your Applications at Home | DB Tech
• The Downsides of Self-Hosting Your Applications at Home | DB Tech
• Reacting to your homelabs! | Christian Lempa

What We're Listening To This Week

Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think

Home Assistant’s founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

One Hundred Percent Colombian

Running OBS Studio built for Ubuntu on NixOS. Updating dozens of Snap to modern standards. J2ME retro-gaming on Android.

Linux Matters

Weekend Discussion

Weekend Discussion: People who self-host podcast servers - why?

Seriously, though.

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Command Line Corner: mkdir -p

Appending the -p flag (--parents) to the mkdir command allows users to create entire directory trees at once rather than using multiple mkdir commands to create nested folders:

mkdir -p personal/storage/photos

Privacy Corner

Brave browser installing VPN services on Windows

I updated Brave browser on Windows, and just like other users I quickly saw a popup saying “Brave VPN Service installed” + found a new icon next to clock named “Brave VPN”. When looking into it a bit more I found two services (using services.msc from command prompt) that I did not see before: Brave…

Privacy GuidesDaveM

Other News in Tech

US FCC votes to advance plan to reinstate net neutrality rules

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to advance a proposal to reinstate landmark net neutrality rules and assume new regulatory oversight of broadband internet that was rescinded under former President Donald Trump.

ReutersDavid Shepardson

Microsoft Announces a New Open App Platform for the Cloud

Microsoft Radius is a new open-source, cloud-native application platform that supports Azure, AWS, and private clouds.

Thurrott.comPaul Thurrott

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