This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)

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This Week in Self-Hosted: Now on YouTube

I'm excited to publish today's newsletter as it marks the launch of a project that's been in the works for some time now – This Week in Self-Hosted is officially making its YouTube and podcasting debut. Joined by guest co-hosts Alex Kretzschmar (of Self-Hosted fame) and Stephen Schattin, we'll be sitting down to discuss content from the newsletter while adding commentary based on our own backgrounds and experience.

Starting today, the show will be published every Friday morning around 10am EST. If you're interested in checking it out, bookmark the link below or subscribe to selfh.st's channel to be notified when it's posted.

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The latest in self-hosted content, news, releases, updates, events, and more

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In other news, today is the last day for responses to this year's self-host user survey. The survey officially closes at 9pm EST – please consider completing it if you haven't already!

2024 Self-Host User Survey

An annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various topics

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained | TechCrunch

This story has been updated throughout with more details as the story has developed. We will continue to do so as the case and dispute are ongoing. The

TechCrunchIvan Mehta

The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts

A DDoS attack isn’t the only problem.

The Verge

Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up

Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP

The RegisterThomas Claburn

Software Updates

• AirTrail v0.3.0 | Flight Tracking: New map for viewing visited countries, flight info lookups, new version announcements
• BookStack v24.10 | Documentation: New WYSIWYG editor option (alpha), advanced search term negation, browser search support via OpenSearch, R and SAS code block support, PDF timeout option
• Docmost v0.4.0 | Documentation: Space deletion, space slug customization, password resets, space switching from the sidebar
• HortusFox v3.5 | Plant Management: Proxy authentication, location-specific logs, e-mail styling, additional API endpoints
• ImmichFrame v1.0.13 | Photo Display: Web app beta release
• Immich Kiosk v0.11.0 | Image Slideshow: UI themes, new layouts, sleep mode, support for custom CSS
• Komodo v1.15.0 | Container Management: Support for OIDC, UX improvements, Discord alerts, super admins, reduced image sizes
• Lingarr v0.9.0 | Subtitles: Automated subtitle translation, improved logging, database enhancements
• Mastodon v4.3.0 | Social Network: Notification updates (moderation actions, grouping, filtering), new design for composing posts, iconography, and color palette
• NetBird v0.30.0 | VPN: Access controls for network routes
• NocoDB v0.257.0 | No-Code Database: True Data Reflection (bases display database data without middle layers), conditional fields in form views
• Ryot v7.5.0 | Tracking: Add items to collections in bulk, workout rest timer notifications, edit workouts, compact list pages
• Slink v1.2.0 | Image Sharing: New 'username' field for login, minor UI layout updates, improved mobile UI
• Streamyfin v0.17.0 | Jellyfin Mobile: New logo, initial support for live TV, optional sidecar for background downloads, next episode selection
• XPipe v12.0/1 | Server Hub: Support for selfh.st/icons, sudo popups for saving files, terminal shortcuts, compress/uncompress actions, support for Windows Credential Manager as password manager

New Software

• AppLinkr: Generate app store links that redirect based on device type
• compose2nix: Auto-generate a NixOS config from a Docker Compose project
• Defaulterr: Configure default audio streams in Plex
• Dock-Boy: Tiny deployment tool built on Docker Swarm and Caddy
• Jellyfin Lyrics Plugin: Automatically download lyrics for Jellyfin libraries
• Low-Stack Certify: Automated SSL/TLS certificates
• Octopod: Web UI for Docker registries
• QuickPiperAudiobook: Generate audiobooks from a number of e-book formats
• Scriberr: AI audio transcription
• Sticky: Real-time collaborative sticky notes
• Subs: Simplistic subscription cost tracker
• Super Simple CA: Python script for managing certificate authorities
• Wakeupator: Minimal machine awakener via IP spoofing

Breaking Changes

• Immich Kiosk v0.11.0: Requires Immich v1.117.0 or higher
• Mastodon v4.3.0: New environment variables and updated minimum dependencies

Latest Directory Apps

• BroadcastChannel: Convert a Telegram channel into a microblog
• ClipCascade: Lightweight utility for clipboard sync across devices
• Coolify: Software deployment and management platform
• Cronicle: Multi-server task schedule and runner with a web interface
• Formbricks: Open-source survey platform
• Hyperpipe: Privacy-respecting frontend for YouTube Music
• InvenTree: Open-source inventory management software
• Kimai: Web-based time-tracking application
• OpnForm: Beautiful open-source form builder
• Piped: Privacy-friendly YouTube frontend
• XPipe: Access and manage server infrastructure from a local machine

Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives

A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Community Content

Better Practices For Docker Networking

Better Practices For Docker Networking

linuxserver.io

Introducing Reviews for Movies & Shows!

Today we’re excited to launch Reviews! Any registered Plex account can now review any Movie, Show, Season, or Episode. You can also optionally flag your reviews as containing spoilers to avoid losing any friends in the process. Some important details: Reviews can be created from our Web and Mobile apps but visible on all clients. In order to review from a Personal Media library you’ll need to enable the Sync Watch State & Ratings feature. Reviews will always be accessible from the details pa…

Plex ForumPlexInfo

Trunk & Tidbits, September 2024

Engineering updates from the Mastodon team for September 2024. Behind-the-scenes of the 4.3 release.

Mastodon Blog

Content Spotlight: Beaver Habit Tracker

Meet Beaver Habit Tracker, a self-hosted habit tracking platform. Developed for tracking habits on-the-go, Beaver Habit Tracker features an intuitive and simple web interface for creating, tracking, and viewing habits. Other functionality includes data imports, exports, multiple users, calendar views, and a GitHub-styled streak view. According to the repository, a native mobile app is also planned for future development.

Beaver Habit Tracker can be installed via Docker and comes with configuration options for storing data in a SQLite database or JSON file.

Links: GitHub, Demo

What I'm Watching

• Private Video Calls with MiroTalk | Jim's Garage
• Web Check - An OSINT Tool to Reveal Potential Website Threats | DB Tech

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + W

Use Ctrl + W to quickly remove the last word from the command line. (If you've spent any amount of time online, you'll recognize the shorthand for this command, ^W, as a playful reference when people correct or delete something they had previously written.)

/$ docker compose up ghost_
/$ docker compose up_

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

Related News and Content

Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram

App swears there’s no way for law enforcement to track users’ identities.

Ars TechnicaWIRED

Bluesky joins Threads to court users frustrated by Meta’s moderation issues | TechCrunch

Social networking startup Bluesky is seizing the moment. Amid ongoing moderation issues affecting X rival Instagram Threads, the decentralized X

TechCrunchSarah Perez

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