This Week in Self-Hosted (8 March 2024)

In the News

The Digital Markets Act is in force! What happens now? - Open Web Advocacy

Open Web Advocacy

Enhancing digital sovereignty: XWiki SAS and Nextcloud forge closer ties - Nextcloud

Learn about the collaboration between XWiki SAS and Nextcloud as these two open-source, privacy friendly companies forge closer ties through an investment and reseller agreement.

NextcloudJos Poortvliet

Open sourcing our server

Ente’s servers join our clients - Ente is now fully open source

ente

Immich 1.98.0 Introduces New Logo and App Enhancements

New logo, new features: Immich v1.98.0, a Google Photos alternative, enhances your experience with simplified settings and advanced search.

LinuxiacBobby Borisov

Software Updates

• Actual v24.3.0 | Budgeting: Sort transaction list by cleared status, offline PWA support, schedule creation from existing transactions, custom report saving
• Baserow v1.23.0 | No-Code Database: Application builder, rich text formatting, new 'Password' field type
• GoToSocial v0.14.0 | ActivityPub Server: Account aliasing, improved thread sorting and fetching, syntax highlighting for code blocks, first pass a basic spam filtering
• Home Assistant 2024.3 | Home Automation: Drag-and-drop for dashboards (beta), experimental sections view, script running from dashboards with user input, new energy graph for individual devices
• HortusFox v2.3 | Plant Management: UI refactor, theme system
• Immich v1.98.0 | Photos: Moved library settings to administration page, context search with people filtering, file name and extension search, people in information sheet on mobile
• Keycloak v24.0.0 | Identity Management: Support for user profiles, progressive profiling, dynamic forms, user attribute validators, annotations
• Linkwarden v2.5.0 | Bookmarks: Support for sub-collections, bulk actions, PWA support, iOS shortcut, API keys, customizable link actions
• LubeLogger v1.2.4 | Vehicle Records: Functionality for user detail updates, API endpoint for latest odometer reading, search through records, purchase/sold dates, column display and visibility updates
• Mealie v1.3.0 | Recipes and Lists: Shopping list improvements (quantity defaults, label behaviors, toggles), PWA shortcuts for Meal Planner and Shopping Lists, drag-and-drop support for the ingredients parser
• ntfy v2.9.0 | Notifications: Support for larger body sizes and message delays, paste images into message bar in web app
• OliveTin v2024.02.27 | Remote Commands: Improved default config file, fixed-width buttons, dashboards, trigger a second action after first completes, box icon for containers
• Paperless-ngx v2.6.0 | Document Management: System status, user ability to control various pixel limit configurations, workflow removal action, support for disabling regular login
• PixelFed v0.11.13 | Photo Sharing: Account migrations, curated onboarding and templates, improved Docker support
• Shlink v4.0.0 | URL Shortener: New dynamic redirects engine based on rules, query parameters, and accept language, support for Docker secrets, QR code customization
• Tandoor Recipes v1.5.14 | Recipes and Lists: Updated UI, improved offline/low network capabilities, undo functionality, improved API performance
• Your Spotify v1.8.0 | Spotify Stats: Improved loading times on the home page and artist, album, and track stats pages

New Software

• Clace: Web application server for deploying self-hosted applications
• d2c.sh: Bash script for automatically updating Cloudflare A records
• Daytona: Development environment manager
• Feedbase: Open-source platform for collecting feedback and communicating updates
• Lena: Simple flashcard application
• script-orchestra: Minimal application for running scripts remotely
• SmartyURL: URL shortening, sharing, analytics, and redirects
• Tinymotd: Configurable dynamic MOTD via shell script
• Upstat: Self-hosted monitoring and status tool

Community Content

ESP32 based voice assistant with wake word – Tristam

Tristam Plays with tech.Tristam

Set Up a Management VLAN for OPNsense, a Network Switch, and a Wireless Access Point

Going beyond the basics of home networking

Dustin Casto

The hater’s guide to Kubernetes

Bitwarden Design: Updating the web app navigation | Bitwarden Blog

The Bitwarden web app has received a new design! Read about the design choices and research behind the update in this blog.

Bitwarden

Weekend Discussion

selfh.st (@[email protected])

Weekend Discussion 💬 Which registrar do you use for domain name purchases? #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #homelab #homeserver #webdev

Fosstodon

Content Spotlight: HortusFox

Meet HortusFox, a web-based plant management and tracking system. Built for both green thumbs and gardening amateurs alike, HortusFox encourages users to document and manage details about their plants with support for details, photos, notes, tags, attributes, history, and more. The application also places a heavy emphasis on collaboration with support for multiple users, designed for households looking to centralize plant journaling and care. Other features include mobile and desktop support, inventory tracking for plant supplies, tasks, multiple locations, and group chats.

HortusFox can be installed via Docker or bare metal and requires a MySQL database for storage.

Links: Website, GitHub, Documentation, Donate

What We're Watching

• A Home-Approved Dashboard - Chapter 1: What about Grace? | Home Assistant
• Ansible: Installation and Overview | Jim's Garage
• Everything New In Home Assistant 2024.3! | Everything Smart Home

What We're Listening To

The Homelab Show Episode 123 – Special Guest Techno Tim – The Homelab Show

The Homelab Show Catch Up on the Vlog and Podcast

How Hard Could it Be?

Alex’s new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

Fediverse Chatter

Smart Home and Automation

A Home-Approved Dashboard chapter 1: Drag-and-drop, Sections view, and a new grid system design!

Wow! At long last!! The stars have aligned, and our experimental drag-and-drop feature for dashboards is finally here!

Home AssistantMadelena Mak

Upcoming Events

Voice Assistant Contest - Let’s build and win some prizes!

We are organizing a voice assistant contest between the 17th of January and the 10th of March. You can win some Home Assistant Green, some Home Assistant SkyConnect, and a chance to be on a livestr…

Home AssistantJean-Loïc Pouffier

Command Line Corner: cd -

Use the cd - command to easily navigate back to the previous directory when traversing folders:

/$ cd /some/path
/some/path$ cd /another/path
/another/path$ cd -
/some/path$ _

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

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Cloudflare’s Chief Security Officer introduces 2024 Security Week by sharing insights into the past year of threats, security incidents and key priorities and concerns for global CISOs.

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How open source voting machines could boost trust in US elections

Secretive legacy vendors are being challenged by VotingWorks, a tiny non-profit that publishes every line of code powering its machines.

MIT Technology ReviewSpenser Mestel

Windows 11 to lose official support for Android apps | TechCrunch

Microsoft is ending official support for Android apps on Windows 11 -- and cutting off access to the Amazon Appstore.

TechCrunchKyle Wiggers

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