This Week in Self-Hosted (10 May 2024)

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This Week in Self-Hosted

It was a slow news cycle in the world of self-hosting this week. In lieu of the usual recap, enjoy some notable project activity I've been following closely the past several weeks.

In no particular order:

• One of the Home Assistant developers recently released v2.0 of a project called Music Assistant, an online and offline music library manager with jukebox-like functionality that can stream to various audio devices
• The Bitwarden team has been extremely productive with the launch of an authenticator app, passkey enablement on mobile devices, a Manifest v3 beta for their browser extension, and upcoming native relaunches of their mobile apps
• The Frigate NVR team recently gave users a sneak peek into the sexy UI overhaul slated to drop in its upcoming v0.14 release
• The Plex Meta Manager project was recently rebranded to Kometa (hopefully this means Jellyfin support is on the way?)

In selfh.st-related content, I dropped a new podcast episode this week and also launched a new series on self-hosted alternatives to popular SaaS platforms.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

Raspberry Pis get a built-in remote-access tool: Raspberry Pi Connect

Reach your little Pis from nearly any browser—and free up your RealVNC slots.

Ars TechnicaKevin Purdy

The Trouble with Forking Mastodon

In recent weeks, people unhappy with Mastodon project talked about forking the project in a different direction. It’s harder than it looks.

We DistributeSean Tilley

Now available: Passkeys go mobile! | Bitwarden Blog

Passkey management has come to Bitwarden Password Manager mobile apps, bringing the convenience of synced vaults to the powerful security of passkeys so you can use passkeys anywhere you go.

Bitwarden

Software Updates

• AFFiNE v0.14.0 | Knowledge Base: Enhanced GPT conversations, AI-powered copywriting tools, visualization tools, interactive transformations
• Bar Assistant v3.13.0 | Bar Management: KindredCocktails scraper, new cocktail schemas: volume_ml, alcohol_units, calories
• Chevereto 4.1.1/2 | Photos: Support for MOV files, support for custom FFmpeg and FFprobe binaries, improved video display on listings and viewer
• Floccus v5.1.0 | Bookmark Syncing: Bookmark sync via git
• GameVault v1.10.0 | Gaming Platform: Encrypted archive support, pause/resume downloads, auto-retry after download failure, system notifications for download/extraction
• HeyForm v0.0.10 | Forms: Form embed support, global exception filters
• LocalAI v2.14.0 | AI Alternative: Llama 3 support, web UI enhancements, OpenVINO acceleration
• Mealie v1.6.0 | Recipes and Meals: OIDC fixes, quality of life improvements for shopping lists and search
• NocoDB v0.207.0 | No-Code Database: One-to-one relations, revamped grid view, pagination limits via UI
• Paperless-ngx v2.8.0 | Document Management: Global search, hotkey shortcuts, custom field filters, bulk editing, saved views, dashboard widgets, document history
• Radicale v3.2.0 | DAV Server: Significant UI update, support for WebCal subscriptions, hook support for event changes (initial support for rabbitmq)
• Umami v2.11.3 | Web Analytics: New Team Manager role for managing teams
• Wallos v1.24.0/1.25.0 | Subscriptions: New notification methods (Telegram, webhooks, Gotify, Discord, Pushover)

New Software

• Firefly-Pico: Firefly III web app
• Helse: Health metric data logging
• Hibiscus.txt: Simple plaintext diary
• Knit: Browser-based knitting pattern generator
• ShareHousePlan: Interactive maps for house plans
• SysWatch: System monitoring tool
• TextyMcSpeechy: Custom text-to-speech models
• Timesy: Distraction-free online timer

Latest Apps and Companions

• FileFlows: File processing application
• Firefly Pico: Firefly III web app
• Music Assistant: Library manager for offline and online music sources
• Panora: Integrations API for SaaS deployments
• Plane: Open source project management
• sup3rS3cretMes5age: Self-destructing messaging service

Community Content

• u/Simon-RedditAccount's response to why environment variables are more secure (Reddit)

Tailscale — Accessing Homelab services outside my network

Tailscale is another service that I use in my homelab setup to access my services outside my network. It’s a VPN service that makes it easy to access your devices, services, and networks securely.

Akash RajpurohitAkash Rajpurohit

More From selfh.st

Self-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Notion

Self-hosted alternatives for the popular collaboration platform

selfh.stEthan Sholly

The Self-Host Cast, Episode 3: Ivan (LubeLogger)

Join me as I sit down for a casual discussion with Ivan, the developer of LubeLogger - a self-hosted vehicle maintenance tracking application

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Content Spotlight: sup3rS3cretMes5age

Meet sup3rS3cretMes5age, a one time, self-destructing messaging service for sharing secrets and passwords. Designed for developers, professionals, and users who routinely communicate sensitive information, sup3rS3cretMes5age leverages a Hashicorp Vault on the backend to securely store data and generates a link that can only be viewed once before self-destructing.

Deployment of sup3rS3cretMes5age via container is fairly straightforward if you already have a vault up-and-running, but the developers also provide a docker-compose example for those without one.

Links: GitHub

What We're Watching

• Immich Q&A ft. Eron Wolf & Louis Rossmann from Futo | Immich
• Netbird: The Easy to Use Open-Source Wireguard Based Overlay VPN That You Can Host Yourself | Lawrence Systems
• Hardware VLOG | Upgrading the Perfect Media Server | KTZ Systems
• How to start your HomeLab journey? | Christian Lempa
• Easy Kubernetes Using Ansible! | Jim's Garage

What We're Listening To

Back to the Future

How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent’s been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more!

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

The Homelab Ep. 127 – Emulation – The Homelab Show

The Homelab Show Catch Up on the Vlog and Podcast

Smart Home and Automation

Z-Wave is not dead

Z-Wave is alive and well, partly due to a strong community that is building new open-source resources.

Home AssistantPaulus Schoutsen

Music Assistant 2.0: Your Music, Your Players

Connecting multiple music libraries to almost any smart speaker.

Home AssistantMarcel van der Veldt

Command Line Corner: curl ifconfig.me

Use the command curl ifconfig.me to easily view your network's external IP address from the command line:

/$ curl ifconfig.me
  12.345.67.890

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

Related News and Content

NVMe vs. M.2 Drives: Which SSD Is Right for You?

With a number of different types to choose from, the hunt for the SSD you need can be confusing at the outset.

Backblaze Blog | Cloud Storage & Cloud BackupAndy Klein

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