This Week in Self-Hosted (16 August 2024)

In the News

GitLab is reportedly up for sale

As AI and cloud computing fuel acquisitions in the technology sector, these mergers and acquisitions are increasingly under review.

Developer Tech NewsMuhammad Zulhusni

Changes To Our Image Deprecation Process | Info :: LinuxServer.io

Currently, when we deprecate an image, we add a note to the readme and to the startup logs to make users aware that the image is no longer actively supported and will not receive further updates. Users can then make their own decision as to whether to continue using it or not. Despite this, we still see a significant number of pulls for images that we have long since stopped updating, primarily because users don’t read the notices, or use a container management platform that doesn’t expose them.

Info :: LinuxServer.io

Software Updates

• Dozzle v8.2.0 | Container Logs: Support for custom container names
• Git Sync v0.8.0 | Git Backup: Support for backing up wikis
• Homepage v0.9.6 | Dashboard: New Linkwarden service widget
• HortusFox v3.3 | Plant Manager: Inventory QR codes, localization improvements, external images, location suggestions for inventory items
• Immich v1.112.0 | Photos and Videos: Material theming for mobile, open in map view on the web, star ratings
• Monitor v1.13.1 | Deployment: Support for Docker Compose files, add/manage providers, configurable image repository names, additional hints throughout the UI
• NocoDB v0.255.0 | No-Code Database: New button field type
• SimpleX Chat v6.0.0 | Private Messaging: Improved protocol for connecting with friends faster, redesigned interface for easier single-handed mobile use
• Subatic v2.4 | Video Hosting: Additional architecture support, local tunneling, analytics integration, increased file size support, dashboard enhancements
• Swetrix v3.2.0 | Web Analytics: Support for project views, e-commerce integrations, and pageview tags
• Tautulli v2.14.4 | Plex Statistics: Support for ntfy notifications
• Vaultwarden v1.32.0 | Password Manager: Fixes for Several CVE reports (users should update ASAP)

New Software

• AdventureLog: Travel tracker and trip planner
• Cloudflare Proxy Sites: Web mirroring tool based on Cloudflare Workers
• Domain Watchdog: Track and auto-purchase domain names when available
• HandBrake Web: HandBrake interface for the web
• Litlyx: Dev-centric analytics
• Markopolis: Web app and API server for serving Markdown files
• Pocket ID: Simple OIDC provider with passkey support
• Streamyfin: Simple and user-friendly Jellyfin mobile app
• ws-chat: IRC-like online chat running in the browser

Breaking Changes

• Git Sync v0.8.0: New folder structure for backups to accommodate wikis
• wg-easy v14: New variable to replace the previous insecure password variable

Latest Directory Apps

• Feedlynx: Generate RSS feeds from collected links via browser extension
• HandBrake Web: HandBrake interface for the web
• Markopolis: Web app and API server for serving Markdown files
• Streamyfin: Simple and user-friendly Jellyfin mobile app
• Subatic: Simple video hosting with easy scaling
• Technitium: Self-hosted ad block and DNS server
• WikiDocs: Database-less, flat-file Markdown wiki engine

Community Content

The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 3: Friendica)

A “show and tell” of my favorite features of Friendica, which has fast become my favorite place in the Fediverse

Elena RossiniElena Rossini

ESPHome voice assistant with local wake word – Tristam

Tristam

Everyone should have a PiKVM in their desk area

What do you do when you want to tinker with a bare metal system? For years, I’d go drag an old monitor, keyboard, and mouse out of a cupboard. Then, I’d inevitably spend 20 minutes looking for an ethernet cable that was the right length before finding that I had

ktz.Alex Kretzschmar

PSA Regarding Potential Misconfiguration of Unifi-Network-Application and MongoDB | Info :: LinuxServer.io

We have recently been notified that if Role Based Access Control (RBAC) is not enabled in MongoDB, the official MongoDB container allows remote access to the db contents over port 27017 without credentials even though the official docs suggest that should only be possible when connecting from 127.0.0.1. The previous instructions for setting up MongodB we had provided in our Unifi-Network-Application image readme set up MongoDB without RBAC. If you set up the MongoDB container with the old instructions we had provided, do not map or expose port 27017.

Info :: LinuxServer.io

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The Self-Host Cast, Episode 4: Alex Tran and Zack Pollard (Immich)

Join me as I sit down for a casual discussion with Alex and Zack from the Immich development team

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Content Spotlight: HandBrake Web

Meet HandBrake Web, an unofficial web interface for the popular video transcoding tool. Designed primarily for users seeking the simplicity of Handbrake vs alternatives like Tdarr and FileFlows, HandBrake Web provides a native web interface for managing jobs while also adding support for distributed transcoding via workers across machines. Other features include adding and automating jobs by directory, queues, and preset management (note that presets will need to be created externally for the time being).

HandBrake Web can be installed via Docker and includes containers for a server and any number of workers.

Links: GitHub

What I'm Watching

• Beszel: Multiple Server Monitoring Made SIMPLE! | DB Tech
• Watchtower - Update Docker Containers Automatically | Jim's Garage

What I'm Listening To

Forged Alliance

The battle for code forges is heating up. We chat about HexOS’ big promises and get excited about Meshtastic.

Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting

Command Line Corner: head

Use the head command to view the first ten lines of a file (modifying the number as needed with the -n flag):

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/$ head -n 5 example.txt
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Click here to view an archive of commands shared in previous newsletters.

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