This Week in Self-Hosted (7 June 2024)

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This Week in Self-Hosted

A few months ago, I shared an interesting repo maintained by Dan Brown (the developer of BookStack and RSS) that tracks projects misusing the term "open-source" in their licensing claims. This week, he published an interesting article making a case against Futo's recent decision to publish their own definition of "open-source". If the name sounds familiar, Futo is the organization recently in the news for funding the Immich project.

It's FOSS – an open-source publication often featured in this newsletter – also penned an interesting piece on the difference between open-source and source-available software that's worth checking out. Differentiation between the two can be a bit of a grey area and is probably the most requested feature I receive from selfh.st/apps visitors (note: tracking this for ~500 projects isn't easy).

In unrelated news, the Ghost team has been publishing hilarious weekly updates documenting their journey to joining the fediverse via ActivityPub integration. Be warned that some of the language can be a bit NSFW – but interesting and worth the read nonetheless.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

The Raspberry Pi AI Kit is Here And, It’s Exciting!

I’m stoked about the Raspberry Pi AI Kit! Now, everyone can start their modest AI projects.

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

Bluesky and Mastodon users can now talk to each other with Bridgy Fed | TechCrunch

Bridgy Fed is one of the efforts aimed at connecting the fediverse with the web, Bluesky and, perhaps later, other networks like Nostr.

TechCrunchSarah Perez

Introducing our first elected Governing Board

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications

Introducing our first elected Governing BoardJosh Simmons

Software Updates

• AppFlowy v0.5.9 | Workspace: Revamped sidebar for desktop and mobile, support for embedding videos in documents
• Bigcapital v0.17.0 | Accounting: Upload and attach documents to transactions
• Ghost v5.84.0 | Content Management: Display excerpts as newsletter subtitles
• Home Assistant v2024.6.0 | Home Automation: LLM-based conversation agents for Voice Assistant, improved media player commands, conditional sections on dashboards, card visibility controls, dashboard backgrounds
• Logto v1.17.0 | Identity Management: New webhook events, default user roles, display current version
• Mealie v1.8.0 | Recipes and Meals: Default numbers of days upon load, new migration option for Recipe Keeper
• Paperless-ngx v2.9.0 | Document Management: Data-only export/import cycle, delete pages PDF action, custom logo and title
• Papermark v0.13.0 | Document Sharing: Support for sheet-based files, vertical scrolling for documents, new onboarding flow, improved navigation
• RomM v3.2.0 | ROM Manager: Support for BIOS/firmware files, sharable and private notes, performance improvements
• SimpleX Chat v5.8.0 | Messaging: Private message routing, protect IP address when receiving files, chat themes with wallpapers, admin-only group permissions, reduced battery usage
• Workout Tracker v0.15.0 | Workouts: Additional metrics for graph, feature/speed map, additional checks for locations

New Software

• Authman: Cross-platform 2FA TOTP
• chiSSL: HTTPS reverse tunnels made easy
• eBook Buddy: Book recommendations based on Readarr libraries
• File-Tunnel: TCP tunnel connections via file
• Immich Android TV: Companion app for the Immich platform
• OpenAI Vision: Home Assistant integration for analyzing camera images with GPT models
• OwnShare: Open-source file sharing platform
• Reverst: Reverse-tunnel server built on QUIC and HTTP/3
• Squirrel Servers Manager: Server configuration and management interface

Latest Apps and Companions

• Authman: Cross-platform 2FA TOTP
• AzuraCast: Web radio management suite
• Chromatix: Desktop music player for Plex
• Converse: Web-based XMPP/Jabber chat client
• Docusaurus: Open-source documentation sites
• Draw.io: Client-side editor for general diagrams
• Excalidraw: Virtual whiteboard for hand-drawn like diagrams
• Logto: Identity infrastructure for developers
• Open Web Analytics: Open-source alternative to Google Analytics
• Watchlistarr: Customizable sync of Plex watchlists to Sonarr/Radarr

Community Content

Futo, Please don’t attempt to create your own Open Source Definition · Danb Blog

As someone that watches and documents confusion (and potentially misleading) use of open source & licensing in the open source space, I’ve had my eye on Futo since they released their application GrayJay.

Danb Blog

Syncing made easy with Syncthing

Syncthing is one of those tools which have made my life easier. It is a decentralized file synchronization tool which is open source and free to use. Learn how to set it up and use it.

Akash RajpurohitAkash Rajpurohit

A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins

A Short IPv6 Guide for Home IPv4 Admins. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

Gist262588213843476

Stop Scraping my Git Forge

More From selfh.st

Self-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Google Analytics

Self-hosted alternatives for the popular web analytics platform

selfh.stEthan Sholly

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

Content Spotlight: Dockcheck

Meet Dockcheck, a command line tool for streamlining Docker container image updates. With Dockcheck, users can run an interactive bash script that will query container registries for updated images and prompt the user to select which updates they'd like to apply. The script also comes with a number of helpful flags to further streamline the process – exclude containers from update checks, notifications for available updates, scheduled runs, auto-prune dangling images after update, and more.

To deploy Dockcheck, download the repository to your machine and run dockcheck.sh (by either navigating to the downloaded folder or installing it to PATH). When updates to the script are available, it'll offer to retrieve them automatically on the next run.

Links: GitHub

What We're Watching

• Step-by-Step LubeLogger Deployment: Keep Your Vehicle Maintenance Records Organized | DB Tech
• Everything New In Home Assistant 2024.6! | Everything Smart Home
• DIY NAS Cases ACTUALLY Exist. Who knew? | Hardware Haven
• TrueNAS Scale Updates and Big Changes Coming in 2024! | Lawrence Systems

What We're Listening To

The End of Ownership

The “you’ll own nothing” trend got worse this week, our thoughts about the Raspberry Pi IPO, poor Nextcloud performance, and Alex’s new high-fiber obsession.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

Smart Home and Automation

2024.6: Dipping our toes in the world of AI using LLMs 🤖

Control your home with an AI powered Assist, conditional sections and cards for your dashboards, amazing new media player commands, and so much more! 🚀

Home AssistantFranck Nijhof

Command Line Corner: nohup

Preface commands with nohup (no hang up) to continue running them after exiting a terminal session. Upon completion, nohup will create a file titled 'nohup.out' with the output of the command for completion verification.

/$ nohup apt update
  nohup: ignoring input and appending output to 'nohup.out'

/$ cat nohup.out
  ...
  Reading package lists...
  Building dependency tree...
  Reading state information...
  6 packages can be upgraded.

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

Related News and Content

Apple to Debut Passwords App in Challenge to 1Password, LastPass

Apple Inc. will introduce a new homegrown app next week called Passwords, aiming to make it easier for customers to log in to websites and software, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

BloombergMark Gurman

GitHub - KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives: A list of alternatives for Adobe software

A list of alternatives for Adobe software. Contribute to KenneyNL/Adobe-Alternatives development by creating an account on GitHub.

GitHubKenneyNL

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