This Week in Self-Hosted (25 October 2024)

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This Week in Self-Hosted

The results of my 2024 annual self-host user survey were published earlier this week – thanks to all who participated! I also continued the annual tradition of discussing them with DB Tech via a YouTube livestream if you're looking for something to listen to as you hang your Halloween decorations this weekend.

2024 Self-Host User Survey Results

Visualized results from the 2024 Self-Host User Survey

selfh.stEthan Sholly

If you're itching for more, a few additional surveys being facilitated by the community popped up on my radar this week. I'd strongly encourage everyone to consider completing them as an easy way to give back to the developers who make self-hosting possible:

• The Mealie team recently dropped a new major version and is looking for additional feedback to gauge how users are using the platform
• Redditor u/aintathrowaway26 is developing a new uptime monitoring platform and is collecting feedback on desired features from the community (2-3 minutes)
• A newsletter reader currently studying computer science is developing a server administration toolkit and is looking for feedback to accompany their project submission

And lastly, a reminder that I launched This Week in Self-Hosted as a YouTube series a few weeks ago. This week, I had the opportunity to chat through this week's content with Adam Monsen, author of Steadfast Self-Hosting and co-founder of SeaGL.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

Discontinuing syncthing-android

Unfortunately I don’t have good news on the state of the android app: I am retiring it. The last release on Github and F-Droid will happen with the December 2024 Syncthing version. Reason is a combination of Google making Play publishing something between hard and impossible and no active maintenance. The app saw no significant development for a long time and without Play releases I do no longer see enough benefit and/or have enough motivation to keep up the ongoing maintenance an app requires…

Syncthing Community Forumimsodin

Concerns Raised Over Bitwarden Moving Further Away From Open-Source

Several Phoronix readers have written in this Sunday over concerns of Bitwarden further moving away from open-source

PhoronixMichael Larabel

Plex Launches Its First “Plexclusive” with Ghost Show, Premiering October 8th – The Streaming Wars

The Streaming Wars Staff

MQTT turns 25 – here’s how it has endured

October 2024 marks the 25th anniversary of MQTT, a crucial protocol for connecting devices in diverse environments. With origins in lightweight networks, MQTT has flourished, empowering countless a…

The lost outpostandysc

Software Updates

• Chevereto v4.2.0 | Photos and Videos: Added support for various tags and tag-related functionality, external storage enhancements, UI improvements
• Explo v0.6.0 | Music Discovery: Added support for Jellyfin
• GameVault v1.12.5 | Gaming Frontend: New server API, news button for latest updates, layout changes, improved downloads, overhauled layout, age ratings, notes
• Immich Frame v1.0.15 | Photo Display: Weather UI, hide UI, zoom in and out of faces
• Komodo v1.16.0 | Software Deployment: New resource – actions, specify additional .env files, auto YAML formatting for compose file editors, locally cached unsaved changes
• Mealie v2.0.0 | Recipes and Meals: Support for households, query filter builder, shopping list UI improvements, OpenID Connect improvements
• Medusa v2.0.0 | Commerce: Architecture rewrite, new promotions engine, advanced inventory management, flexible authentication, custom modules, admin redesign
• PdfDing v0.4.0 | PDF Manager: Support for sharing PDFs externally with links and QR codes, password protected shares
• Piwigo v15.0.0 | Photos and Videos: Major user management improvements, system activities, batch manager redesign, embedded PDF reader
• Planka v1.23.3 | Kanban Boards: Description and attachment icons for cards
• Plant-It v0.9.0 | Plant Manager: New calendar view, reorganized detail view for better navigation, enhanced look-and-feel of plant and species cards
• Stirling PDF v0.30.0 | PDF Editor: Home page improvements, opt-in user analytics, added page counts to merge PDF tool, authentication enhancements
• SuggestArr v1.0.7 | Recommendations: Support for Plex, realtime log panel with filters, unified requests management, UI enhancements
• TriliumNext v0.90.8 | Note-Taking: New note type – Mind Map, stable tag for containers, internationalization updates
• What's Up Docker? v7.0.0 | Update Notifications: New GitHub project and Docker container locations (getwud/wud), added support for selfh.st/icons (♥), new variable to disable automatic watch during startup

New Software

• blog2pod: Convert written web content into a podcast feed
• ByteStash: Store, organize, and manage code snippets
• d2c.sh: Bash script for auto-updating Cloudflare DNS records
• Heartbeatrr: Service monitoring tool with Discord alerts (Archived)
• MonoTor: Self-hosted application for data monitoring
• Nortix Mail: Private disposable e-mail server
• Pi-hole Automated Backup Solution: Automated backups to any device
• Reddit Markdown: Simple tool to extract text from Reddit post and convert to Markdown
• RSS-lambda: RSS feed transformer application
• Scribble.rs: Web-based alternative to skribbl.io
• streaming-jukebox: Minimalist web server for streaming music
• SquadCast: Household bulletin board

Breaking Changes

• Mealie v2.0.0 | Recipes and Meals: Potential breaking changes regarding new features for users leveraging the API
• Medusa v2.0.0 | Commerce: Upgrade guide with full list of breaking changes to be published in coming weeks
• NPMPlus v2024.10.21 | Proxy Server: Breaking changes across host names and custom ACME servers
• PeaNUT v3.0.0 | Network Dashboard: Environment variables only populate settings on first run – all settings now managed via UI or settings.yml
• SuggestArr v1.0.7 | Recommendations: Updated environment variable names

Latest Directory Apps

• Explo: Music discovery for self-hosted music platforms
• Pods-Blitz: Fast and reliable podcast publishing
• SafeLine: Web application firewall and proxy
• Scriberr: AI audio transcription
• Semaphore UI: Modern UI and API for Ansible and other DevOps tools
• ServerBox: Linux server status and toolbox app
• TasmoAdmin: Administration platform for devices flashed with Tasmota

Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives

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

selfh.stEthan Sholly

Community Content

Beware of Poison in the Source · Danb Blog

Bitwarden found itself caught in a spot of drama last week introducing non-free and non-open code into their desktop client. I don’t use Bitwarden myself, but in a similar vein I remember they launched their “Passwordless” project as open source while under non-open terms.

Danb Blog

Help us make voice better in under a minute

We’ve built a tool to allow you to help us make local and private voice better for all languages.

Home AssistantMike Hansen

I switched from WordPress to Ghost

1. Reasons for Switching from WordPress to Ghost Recently, a controversy surrounding WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg has caused unrest within the community. At the center of the conflict is the hosting provider WP Engine, which Mullenweg accused of benefiting from the open-source nature of WordPress without contributing enough back to

Mattthias Klein | homelab, self hosting, open source softwareMatthias Klein

Dispatch Launcher for Android TV & Google TV: V1 Stability Release + Trial Reset

Hi everyone! I’m the developer of Dispatch, a recently released launcher for Android TV & Google TV devices.

MediumPaul

Content Spotlight: Multi-Scrobbler

Meet Multi-Scrobbler, a centralized platform for scrobbling music listens from a variety of sources to a select number of supported clients. Developed for users who digest audio content from multiple platforms (self-hosted or hosted), Multi-Scrobbler aims to be a one-stop-shop for tracking and capturing listening statistics to a central location while also providing a web interface for basic stats and controls. Sources include Plex, Tautulli, Spotify, Jellyfin, Subsonic, YouTube Music, Kodi, and VLC, while clients include Maloja, Last.fm, and Listenbrainz.

Multi-Scrobbler can be installed via bare metal or Docker and supports both environment variables and a local file for service configuration.

Links: Source Code, Docs

What I'm Watching

• SearXNG: Your Private Search Engine - Docker Tutorial | DB Tech
• Secure Your CCTV Footage Before It's Stolen! | Jim's Garage
• NAS OS Showdown! // TrueNAS vs Unraid | Christian Lempa

What I'm Listening To

Open source and Nextcloud in government: Insights from Sven Thomsen, Schleswig-Holstein’s CIO - Nextcloud

In this episode, we explore how open source solutions are revolutionizing the way governments work, from collaboration and knowledge sharing to digital sovereignty and artificial intelligence. Sven shares the factors that influenced their decision to adopt open source solutions, their implementation strategies along the way, and lessons learned from the adoption of open source in Munich.

NextcloudBrent Gervais

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + P

Use Ctrl + P to cycle through the command line history without having to move your fingers from the default typing position.

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

Related News and Content

WP Engine asks court to stop Matt Mullenweg from blocking access to WordPress resources

The WordPress fight is heating up.

The Verge

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