This Week in Self-Hosted (22 December 2023)

In the News

The Governing Board, our next big step in open governance

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

The Governing Board, our next big step in open governanceJosh Simmons

Nextcloud 2023 Wrap-Up

2023 was special, and so is our wrap-up! Dive into at all the big things we achieved together, news, content highlights, and so much more.

NextcloudMikhail Korotaev

2023: A Year of Discovery

Body: A $100,000 grant, a new way to connect, Plexamp for all, and more.

Plexjerry

Software Updates

• Baserow v1.22.0 | No-code Database: Group rows by field, multi-select in formula field, view switching, UUID field type, redesigned menus, 'Last Modified By' field
• code-server v4.20.0 | VS Code: New '--disable-file-uploads' flag, added 'wget' to the release image
• GoToSocial v0.13.0 | ActivityPub: Poll support (create, view, vote), unsupported media placeholders in incoming posts, mute threads, scheduled media cleanups, instance language setting and tags, Prometheus-formatted metrics
• Immich v1.91.0/1/2/3/4 | Photos: Removed Typesense container in favor of new PostgreSQL extension, changes to LOG_LEVEL variable, iOS live photo fixes (will need reuploaded)
• Lemmy v0.19.0 | Link Aggregator: Improved post rankings, instance blocks, improved 2FA, new federation queue, remote follow, header/cookie authentication
• Librum v0.11.0 | eBooks: Book-specific color themes, multi-book selection, duplicate book warning, new translations
• Matomo v5.0.0 | Analytics: Enhanced accessibility and security, improved query times, transition to Vue.js for future interface enhancements/improvements
• Memos v0.18.1 | Note-Taking: Instance-level SEO, Markdown parser, SQL fixes
• Plane v0.14-dev | Project Management: New 'Instance admin' role, Kanban sub-groups, improved pages (new look, formatting options, table of contents, and lock functionality), @mentions, enhanced tables, API/webhook support
• Stirling PDF v0.17.0 | PDF Editor: Log file support for fail2ban, overlay PDF functionality, support for splitting horizontally/vertically by section, size, or count, translation updates
• Vikunja v0.22.0 | To-do Lists: Scoped API tokens, webhook support, n8n community node, rebuilt editor, improved search (added Typesense support), CalDAV subtask support
• Zulip v8.0 | Team Chat: New unread inbox view, support for topic follows, guest user list access, clicking on message in search now redirects to target message instead of replying, support for creating voice calls, design improvements

New Software

• ha-homarr-sever: Homarr Home Assistant add-on
• HortusFox: Collaborative plant manager and tracker
• Lingarr: Subtitle translation using LibreTranslate
• Manet Music: iOS Jellyfin music streaming application
• MastodonPoster: PHP class to post statuses with images on Mastodon
• Voltaserve: Remote file browser and collaboration tool

Community Content

• Watchtower notifications via Shoutrrr (How-To) | Reddit

Now Self Hosted - #6

In this issue I will be taking a look at a few note taking apps: memos, flatnotes, HedgeDoc and Note Mark (my own app).

Enchanted Code

Nextcloud release channels and how to track them - Nextcloud

Discover Nextcloud’s release channels, how to track them and more to choose the best versioning strategy that fits your needs.

NextcloudMikaela Schneider

Automate Your Budget With Goal Templates | Actual Budget Documentation

An example of how you can automate all of your budgeting by using Actual’s goal template feature

Actual Open Sourceyoungcw

Content Spotlight: Vikunja

Meet Vikunja, an open-source web application for managing to-do lists. Vikunja allows users to create their own task lists and append them with due dates, labels, relations to other tasks, attachments, and other details – all from within a minimally-designed web interface. Lists can be viewed in a number of alternative formats, including Gantt charts, Kanban boards, and tables. Vikunja also supports multiple users and collaboration across lists, and even provides CalDAV integration for flexible access across devices.

Vikunja can be installed on bare metal or Docker (database required), supports OpenID SSO, and can be hosted under a subdirectory. The project also offers standalone desktop, Flatpak, and Android apps, although the latter is in the early stages of development.

Links: GitHub, Website, Documentation

What We're Watching

• Local Voice Assistance with Wake Word in Home Assistant | Smart Home Junkie
• NAS vs. Home Server – What's the difference? | Wolfgang's Channel
• Docker & Docker Compose: Quick & Easy Install on Linux! | DB Tech
• This Little Home Server Does EVERYTHING (…almost) | Hardware Haven
• Learning Docker // Build Container Images | Christian Lempa

What We're Listening To

Late Night Linux – Episode 260 – Late Night Linux

Late Night LinuxJoe

Smart Home and Automation

I upgraded my Hue Bridge to Matter, so you don’t have to

After migrating Hue Bridge to Matter my smart home is broken

The Verge

Upcoming Events

Webinar on Nextcloud Hub 7: featuring advanced search and global out-of-office features - Nextcloud

Join us in this webinar about Nextcloud Hub 7!

NextcloudAuthor Neha Mishra

Fediverse Chatter

Privacy

How Future YouTube Policies Affect Today’s Creativity & Tomorrow’s Income * TorrentFreak

YouTube rules guiding future content creation retroactively apply to content uploaded years ago without issue. What happens when rules get changed again?

TF PublishingAndy Maxwell

Dropbox handing data to OpenAI: the risks of AI in practice - Nextcloud

Dropbox has recently ‘dropped’ a new enabled-by-default feature that has users worried about their data privacy. As almost every company in tech these days, Dropbox is latching onto the new capabilities of AI – specifically OpenAI – with a questionable approach to user privacy. Last Wednesday, social media buzzed with apprehension over Dropbox’s new AI […]

NextcloudMikaela Schneider

Command Line Corner: dos2unix

Occasionally, I'll struggle running commands against a text file only to discover it was created on Windows and includes carriage returns at the end of each line. To quickly convert a file to Unix-compatible line breaks (line feeds) from the command line, install and run dos2unix.

(Note that dos2unix probably won't be installed on your machine by default, so look up the installation instructions for your operating system before executing.)

/$ dos2unix this_week_in_self_hosted.txt
dos2unix: converting file this_week_in_self_hosted.txt to Unix format...

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

Other News in Tech

Beeper - Moving Forward

Each time that Beeper Mini goes ‘down’ or is made to be unreliable due to interference by Apple, Beeper’s credibility takes a hit. It’s unsustainable. As much as we want to fight for what we believe is a fantastic product that really should exist, the truth is that we can’t win a cat-and-mouse game with the largest company on earth.

Beeper BlogBeeper

I failed, I’m sorry

Hey friends, I come to you in a public space to do a few things, and to do it all without my beloved ChatGPT. Let me make myself an outline so I don’t forget what I’m here to do: 1. I hope this message finds you well. Just kidding. 2.

MXroute BlogJarland Donnell

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