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This Week in Self-Hosted (21 June 2024) 7 min read
This Week in Self-Hosted

This Week in Self-Hosted (21 June 2024)

Self-hosted news, updates, launches, and a spotlight on What's up Docker? - a self-hosted service for monitoring Docker image updates

By Ethan Sholly
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I'm traveling this week, so in lieu of a weekly recap, enjoy a short list of projects, content, and updates that have recently caught my attention:

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

We’re continuing Homebox Development
After the recent archiving of the Homebox GitHub repository we’ve decided that we would like to continue maintaining it long term, with the support and feedback of the community. Who Are We? We’re two SysAdmins (both with Cyber Sec backgrounds) working for both small and very large companies, and we’re
Support Alternate Order / Flexible Seasons (TVDB) and Episode Groups (TMDB)
Additional episode orderings from TheTVDb are now available in the latest 1.40.4 PMS beta released earlier today. Here’s an example of the new options listed for Futurama (after metadata refresh for the show).

Software Updates

  • AppFlowy v0.6.0 | Workspace: New spaces functionality for organizing pages into multiple sections
  • Bar Assistant v3.17.0 | Home Bar Manager: Support for complex ingredients, additional ingredient attributes
  • Ente Photos v0.9.0 | Photos: Video editor, passkey support, preview image for links, ability to view large files
  • GoToSocial v0.16.0 | ActivityPub Server: New signup/registration page, account overview for moderators, reworked message deliveries, account mutes, v2 API for filters, search operators
  • HomeBox v0.11.0 | Asset Manager: Namespace updates for new maintainers, CSV file extension fix
  • Linkding v1.31.0 | Bookmarks: Bookmark thumbnails, auto-add tags based on URL patterns, option to disable tag grouping, hide tooltip on mobile
  • Mealie v1.9.0 | Recipes and Meals: Added OpenAI as an option for recipe scraping, show nutrition on recipe print
  • NetBird v0.28.0 | VPN: DNS routes, process posture checks, initial support for FreeBSD, GUI client configuration options
  • Node-RED v4.0.0 | Event-Driven Automation: Extended auto-complete, timestamp formatting, improved CSV node
  • Paperless-ngx v2.10.0 | Document Management: Document trash (soft delete), improved boolean custom field display, sensitive field encryption for exports
  • Proxmox Helper Scripts: New LXC scripts for Spoolman, PeaNUT, MySpeed
  • Ryot v6.0.0 | Tracker: Import from Jellyfin, optimized idle CPU usage, shorter integration URLs
  • Snipe-IT v7.0.0 | IT Asset Manager: Framework-level upgrade – significant performance improvements and bug fixes
  • Umami v2.12.0 | Web Analytics: New user journey, goals, and insights reports, collapsible menu, comparison mode, updated metrics header
  • umbrelOS v1.2.0 | Server OS: Wi-Fi support, real-time CPU and memory usage charts, NVMe and USB boot support for Raspberry Pi

Breaking Changes

New Software

Latest Apps and Companions


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Community Content

Why Can’t You Just Implement <Thing I Want>? | LinuxServer.io
Build a Compact, Standalone Plex Media Server and Media Player
Going beyond the basics of home networking
A Travel Hub using Raspberry Pi
I don’t travel that often as some of my friends, but when I do, there is always an occasion that I wish I could have my network with me, and that is not always the case.
Stirling PDF Survey
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Content Spotlight: What's up Docker?

Meet What's up Docker?, a self-hosted service for Docker image update notifications. What's up Docker? provides an easy-to-use web interface for defining Docker hosts, registries, and triggers to execute when updates are found. Triggers include notifications via a number of supported services, automatic updates based on user preferences, and more. The software supports basic authentication as well as OIDC for third-party authentication services.

What's up Docker? can be installed via Docker and doesn't require any special configuration aside from access the Docker socket.

Screenshot of the software's interface, including menu options for container overviews and configuration options
Screenshot from the project's repository

Links: GitHub, Website, Documentation

What We're Watching

What We're Listening To

Larry Hryb talks gaming, tech, and Unraid - The Uncast Show
Larry Hryb, aka Major Nelson, joins the Uncast Show to discuss his background in tech and gaming and his career at Microsoft on the Xbox team working on Xbox Live, Xbox 360, Kinect, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and much more.&nbsp;Larry is also a fe…
The Homelab Ep. 130 – Portainer – The Homelab Show

Smart Home and Automation

How many technologies does it take to open your blinds?
We show what it takes to build a modern smart home and how we’re experimenting with the smart home of the future.

Command Line Corner: grep

Use the grep (global regular expression print) command to search for and identify patterns and strings in files:

/$ cat example.txt
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$ grep host example.txt
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Click here to view an archive of commands shared in previous newsletters.

Proton is taking its privacy-first apps to a nonprofit foundation model
Because of Swiss laws, there are no shareholders, and only one mission.

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