This Week in Self-Hosted (1 December 2023)

Editorial Update: Privacy Remarks

Some concerns over the privacy of This Week in Self-Hosted's reader data surfaced last week as a Reddit user noted the large amount of 'trackers' DuckDuckGo was removing before serving the site to its users.

As I shared in the comment section of the post, selfh.st's privacy policy outlines the software we deploy to serve the site and newsletter, as well as the types of data we collect, how we use it, and who we share it with (no one).

If your software is flagging trackers in this newsletter, it's either the referral text automatically appended to links we share (?ref=selfh.st) as a reference for other sites to track where their traffic is originating from, or the analytics Ghost provides to help us track what types of content users engage with or are interested in.

Feel free to reach out with any other questions or concerns. Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

ownCloud vulnerability with maximum 10 severity score comes under “mass” exploitation

Easy-to-exploit flaw can give hackers passwords and cryptographic keys to vulnerable servers.

Ars TechnicaDan Goodin

Securing our home labs: Home Assistant code review

The GitHub Security Lab examined the most popular open source software running on our home labs, with the aim of enhancing its security. Here’s what we found and what you can do to better protect your own smart home.

The GitHub BlogAlvaro Munoz

Shutting down the Matrix bridge to Libera Chat

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Shutting down the Matrix bridge to Libera ChatJosh Simmons

Open source email pioneer Roundcube joins the Nextcloud family - Nextcloud

Becoming a new steward for Roundcube, Nextcloud sets sail to foster the growth and improvement of the project.

NextcloudMikhail Korotaev

Software Updates

• AudioBookshelf v2.6.0 | Audiobooks: Support for OIDC authentication, API caching for library requests, NFO files as book metadata source, new translations
• ChangeDetection.io v0.45.8 | Monitoring: Selectable browser, functionality for logic in selectors, UI improvements
• Cosmos v0.13 | Server: Support for Cosmos and docker-compose stacks, more deletion options, icon edits/custom uploads, backup file improvements
• Ghost v5.74.4 | Content Management: Updated editor layout for mobile, updated Source theme to v1.1.1
• Immich v1.89.0 | Photos: Better reverse geocoding resource management, search name when merging faces, album sorting options
• Komga v1.8.0 | Comics: Proper ePub support, web ePub reader
• Linkwarden v2.3.0 | Bookmarks: Enhanced public page, upgraded sidebar, Keycloak OIDC support
• LinuxServer.io | Containers: New containers – Orca Slicer, UltiMaker Cura, Bambu Studio, Piper, and Faster-Whisper; Domoticz Deprecation Notice
• Paperless-ngx v2.0.0 | Document Management: Consumption templates, share links, compact notifications, additional translations
• PeerTube v6.0.0 | Video Streaming: Password-protected video privacy, video storyboard support, ability to replace video files, video chapters support, improved video player, SEO, and link sharing
• Podman v4.8 | Container Tools: HyperV support on Windows, heredoc syntax support, default database backend now SQLite instead of BoltDB
• Rallly v3.4.0 | Event Polls: OIDC support for Single Sign-On
• Shlink v3.7.0 | URL Shortener: Experimental support for sending visits to Matomo
• SimpleX Chat v5.4.0 | Chat: Group enhancements, improved calls, spaces in profile names, contact deletion notifications
• Tandoor Recipes v1.5.7/8 | Recipes: Multi-day meal planning, new automation types, ability to use files for secret key and database password, custom logo in navbar, dark theme updates
• Unraid v6.12.5 | Server OS: Mitigation for ZFS data corruption issue, bug fixes, and security updates
• XPipe v1.7.8 | Remote Management: New scripting system, startup performance improvements

New Software

• Calorific: Calorie tracker
• Grimoire: Bookmark manager with metadata fetching
• pytunes: Music streaming playlists for HLS media players
• Reader: Convert web articles into reader mode content
• sups: Quick queries on USB-connected UPS devices

Community Content

How to Launch Your Own Newsletter Platform with Keila and Docker

Deploy Keila self-hosted newsletter on your server with Docker and EasyPanel.

Dragos Balota

Exporting Jellyfin playback stats to Prometheus - Dan Snow

The blog, photos, and book reviews of Dan Snow

Dan Snow

Roundcube’s future at Nextcloud - An interview with the founders - Nextcloud

Founders of Roundcube and Nextcloud share their thoughts and the motivations to have Roundcube find a new home with Nextcloud.

NextcloudBrent Gervais

Bringing open source tech enthusiasts together with pizza

Earlier this year, we were thrilled to launch a new initiative: sponsoring in-person tech meetups by satiating attendee appetites with pizza.

Mattermost.comAndrew Zigler

Content Spotlight: AudioBookshelf

Meet AudioBookshelf, a media streaming server for audiobooks and podcasts. In a nutshell, AudioBookshelf connects to and builds metadata for existing audiobook and podcasts libraries to be streamed via progressive web app or mobile application. The software boasts features that compete with most non-self-hosted podcast apps, including extensive audio format support, multiple users, progress syncing across devices, automatic podcast episode downloads, Chromecast support, chapter editing, RSS feed publishing, ePub support, and SSO authentication.

AudioBookshelf can be installed via bare metal or Docker, and its documentation provides instructions on how to structure directories and name files for easy matching.

Links: GitHub, Site, Documentation

What We're Watching

• Ultimate Beginner's Guide to OpnSense - Installation - Part 1 | Jim's Garage
• Keep a Pulse on Your Services: Exploring Statping-NG for Docker | DB Tech
• Manage Docker and Kubernetes in VSCode | Christian Lempa

What We're Listening To

Bottom Is the New Top

Our modern Unix journey continues with Bottom, first impressions of Asahi Ubuntu, and continued adventures with blogging on the Fediverse.

Linux Matters

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

Smart Home and Automation

How to judge devices for your home

This is an excellent time to reevaluate how we make smart home purchases. What did you buy during Black Friday? How much effort did you put into finding out how it’s connected? If it’s a device that depends on the cloud, you may become the victim of the next company that blocks its own customers.

Building the Open HomePaulus Schoutsen

Ikea debuts a trio of affordable smart home sensors

All priced for less than $10 each when they arrive next year.

The Verge

Upcoming Events

About Nextcloud Talk: safe video conferencing platform - Nextcloud

Join us in this webinar about Nextcloud talk!

NextcloudAuthor Neha Mishra

Open Source Security Summit 2023 | Bitwarden

Register now for the fourth annual Open Source Security Summit, which brings together business leaders, industry visionaries, and technology users to chart a path forward and highlight the future of open source security solutions at this free virtual event.

Bitwarden

Hardware

• The Most Powerful DIY NAS I've built (ft. LattePanda SIGMA) | Wolfgang's Channel
• Introducing UniFi Express, a SMALL devices with BIG features! | Techno Tim

Privacy

Court: Cloudflare is Liable for Pirate Site, But Not as a DNS Provider * TorrentFreak

A German court has confirmed that Cloudflare must stop facilitating access to pirate music site DDL-Music though its CDN service.

TF PublishingErnesto Van der Sar

Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users

Update these settings to limit the data Plex collects about your account, content, and streaming habits

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Command Line Corner: find -size +100M

The command find -size +100M finds all files in the working directory greater than or equal to 100MB. Adjust 100M to your liking if you'd like to search for files of a different size (for example, 1G for 1GB).

/$ find -size +100M
   ./this-week-in-self-hosted.db
   ./this-week-in-self-hosted.log

Click here to view an archive of commands shared in previous newsletters.

Other News in Tech

GitHub: Can no longer search code without being logged in | Hacker News

Hacker News

Google is deleting unused accounts this week. Here’s how to save your old data

If you haven’t logged in with your Google account recently, it’s at risk of vanishing. So is any data in that account. Here’s how to ensure you don’t lose your account, emails, photos and more.

NPREmma Bowman

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