This Week in Self-Hosted (17 November 2023)

In the News

Now available: Enterprise self-hosting for Bitwarden Secrets Manager | Bitwarden Blog

Self-hosting is now available for enterprises looking to gain further control of their secrets management environment and data.

Bitwarden

Nextcloud founder earns European Free Software Award - Nextcloud

Nextcloud founder and CEO Frank Karlitschek earns the honorary SFS Award at the 20th annual SFSCON taking place in South Tyrol, Italy.

NextcloudMikhail Korotaev

Saying Goodbye to OpenSubtitles.org API: Embrace the 20% Black Friday Treat - Open Subtitles Blog

Attention Subtitles Enthusiasts! Big Changes Ahead for OpenSubtitles.org API As the familiar landscape of online movie subtitle searches undergoes a transformation, OpenSubtitles.org has announced the end of its original API service in 2022. A significant shift in its system has been set in motion,…

Open Subtitles Blogos_dev

Software Updates

• Gitea v1.21.0 | Git Service: User details page, cron schedule for tasks support, archive labels, disable workflow feature
• Homarr v0.14 | Dashboard: New authentication system with users and invites, improved board UI, dark mode/language sync across devices, guest interactions
• Immich v1.86.0 | Photos: Partner sharing on main timeline, new map tile server, support for additional facial recognition models, user avatar colors
• KitchenOwl v0.4.14/5 | Groceries / Recipes: OIDC support, collapsible recent item categories, password resets and e-mail verification, settle balance button, recipe list grid view
• Linkwarden v2.1.0/2.2.0 | Bookmarks: Visual enhancements for dashboard stats, blurred link icon visibility toggle, pinned links route, version number display in sidebar
• Linuxserver.io | Containers: Unifi Controller Deprecation Reminder
• Miniflux v2.0.50 | Feed Aggregator: Support for WebAuthn/Passkey integration, RSS-Bridge integration, show number of visible entries instead of read entries in feed list, OIDC updates, filter feed entries based on URL or title
• Navidrome v0.50.0 | Music Streaming: Jukebox mode for playing music to server's audio hardware, album splitting by original/release date, improved networking support, ability to download shares
• Nextcloud Memories v6.1.0 | Photos: RAW files hidden when another file with the same base name exists, multiple file selection and sharing from timeline, bulk image rotating, icon animations for live photos, swipe to refresh
• Outline v0.73.0 | Wiki: Bulk import support for larger files (2GB+), "Copy document" dialog, toggle for todo items in editor, pinned collection documents moved above description, new style for toast messages, Instagram/LinkedIn embeds
• Supersonic v0.8.0 | Desktop Music Client: Jellyfin server support, UI scaling settings, auto ReplyGain option for track/album modes
• Swing Music v1.4.0 | Local Music Player: synced lyrics support, lyrics finder plugin (experimental), context option to search artist/album on streaming platforms
• Wiregate v0.1.2 | VPN / Networking: Rebranded to Wiregate, Debian intaller support, dashboard hardening, bash history/variables self-destruct

New Software

• chatvault: WhatsApp conversation backup tool
• Dockge: Docker compose stack manager with web UI
• DocuSeal: Digital document signing and processing
• MATER: Maintenance, Asset, Tracking, Equipment, Registry (tracking)
• tu|du|di: Project management web app

Community Content

A Cheap No-Frills OPNsense box

If you’re looking to build a small, quiet and cheap box to run OPNsense on then I have a build you might be interested in. This box has been happily running as my firewall since July 2019. I originally documented the build in this forum post over at serverbuilds.net

ktz.Alex Kretzschmar

Advanced Wireguard Hub | LinuxServer.io

GitBook

Content Spotlight: Outline

Meet Outline, a wiki/knowledge base web application inspired by the popular hosted alternative Notion. Outline provides a beautiful interface that allows individual users or teams to capture knowledge with an easy-to-use editor that supports markdown, attachments, rich embeds, and more. The application also boasts feature support for robust searches and backlinks, public sharing, integrations with external tools and services, and comments and comment threads for real-time feedback from other users.

Outline can be installed via bare metal or Docker. Recent updates have allowed self-hosted users to bypass S3 storage requirements with a local file system, although authentication currently only supports OIDC, SAML, or e-mail magic links for users looking to avoid the recommended third-party authentication options.

Links: Website, GitHub, Documentation

What We're Watching

• "This Is The ONLY Home Server You Should Buy" | Hardware Haven
• Nextcloud 2023 Conference: Celebrating the Beauty of Open Source | Techlore
• Proxmox Backup Server Saves You Money And Time! | Jim's Garage

What We're Listening To

Google Photos Replacement

That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex’s first impressions of 45Homelab’s HL15.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

Privacy and Surveillance Law with Max Schrems - Nextcloud

Your new host, Brent Gervais, had the opportunity to sit down together with Max Schrems - privacy lawyer and pioneer in the European data privacy movement - to explore some thoughts and ideas that stemmed from Max’s keynote given at the Nextcloud Conference 2023.

NextcloudBrent Gervais

Blogging to the Fediverse

Publising blog posts to the Fediverse, writing a Rust program without knowing Rust, and resurrecting a NextCloud Box.

Linux Matters

Upcoming Events

Orchestrating data and optimizing workflows with Nextcloud Tables - Nextcloud

Tailor Your Data, Tune Your Workflows, Take Your Freedom with Nextcloud Tables. Sign up for our webinar about Nextcloud Tables.

NextcloudAuthor Fabrice Mous

Unraid Cyber Weekend Sale + Giveaway

Unraid’s annual Cyber Weekend Sale is on November 23-27 where you’ll save on Unraid licenses, upgrades , and paid support sessions and enter to win a LincStation N1 NAS !

Unraid

Command Line Corner: > file.txt

Use the command > file.txt to flush the contents of a file from the command line (replacing file.txt with the name of your own file) – helpful for clearing old log files when troubleshooting via CLI.

/$ cat example.txt
   This Week in Self-Hosted 
/$ > example.txt
/$ cat example.txt
/$

Smart Home and Automation

• Beta Testers Needed For New Air Quality Sensor! The Apollo Automation AIR-1!

Best SwitchBot Black Friday Deals & Buying Guide

SwitchBot is running a global Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale, offering discounts on almost all of their products. Here’s how to get the most out of it.

SmartHomeSceneSHS News

Hardware

Home Assistant Green is now available

Our global distributor network has Home Assistant Green back in stock.

Home AssistantGuy Sie

Backblaze Drive Stats for Q3 2023

Read the quarterly and lifetime failure rates for Backblaze hard drives.

Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud BackupAndy Klein

Western Digital has the Most Reliable High Capacity HDDs with a Failure Rate of

Western Digital offers the most reliable high-capacity hard drives, with Annualized Failure Rates (ARF) of under 0.35%. Or so the latest quarterly data from Backblaze indicates. The drives include the 14 TB and 16 TB models that have been in operation for 8.537 million and 5.139 million days, respec…

Hardware TimesAreej

Other News in Tech

Meta, TikTok fight EU gatekeeper status to avoid opening up services to rivals

Labeling newcomer TikTok as a gatekeeper defeats the purpose of DMA, TikTok says.

Ars TechnicaAshley Belanger

The “Windows App” for Mac, iOS, and browsers is a fancy remote desktop, for now

Microsoft wants you in Windows, whether you’re on iPad, Android, or Chrome OS.

Ars TechnicaKevin Purdy

Google News to deliver final blow to magazine support next month

Say goodbye to your Google News magazine stash – anything you bought will be evicted from the digital shelves soon

AndroidPoliceJay Bonggolto

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