This Week in Self-Hosted (22 November 2024)

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In other news, self-hosted music streamers are undoubtedly familiar with the Feishin project – a popular desktop music player compatible with Navidrome, Jellyfin, and Subsonic audio servers. This week, the project officially went into maintenance mode after dropping its v0.12.0 release as the developer shifts their focus to Audioling, a complete rewrite of the project with a new backend.

The project is still in its infancy and doesn't have any official releases, but the developer is tentatively planning to have something out by the end of 2024.

GitHub - audioling/audioling

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In the News

First Look: Loops, by Pixelfed - We Distribute

Loops is a Fediverse TikTok alternative by the creator of Pixelfed. We try the app out for a spin, and give our honest thoughts.

We DistributeSean Tilley

Roadmap 2024 Year-end Update: Full steam ahead!

Update on the progress of our 2024 roadmap and a glimpse of what’s coming up next.

Home AssistantMadelena Mak

Software Updates

• Bar Assistant v4.1.0 | Cocktail Recipes: Added bar shelves for additional functionality, ability to add custom images (logos, etc.)
• DefGuard v1.1.0 | Access Control: Enterprise features now free, external OIDC enhancements
• Documenso v1.8.0 | Document Signing: Template page, configurable SMTP services, signing link copy, global settings for teams, signature rejection
• Endurain v0.6.0 | Fitness Tracking: Garmin Connect integration, Strava unlink functionality, user height input, yoga activity type
• Feishin v0.12.0 | Music Streaming: Project put into maintenance mode as development focus shifts to audioling, a rewrite of the project
• Homarr iFrames v1.1.0 | Dashboard Widgets: New iFrame for media requests with support for Overseerr and Jellyseerr
• Immich Public Proxy v1.5.0 | Photo Sharing: Paths now begin with /share/ to accommodate serving the platform and Immich from the same domain
• Leantime v3.3.0 | Project Management: Coding style enforcement, new onboarding flow for invited users, significant performance improvements
• Payload v3.0.0 | Headless CMS: Architecture rewrite, seamless Next.js integration, new join field, new API functionality, jobs queue, bulk upload
• Stirling PDF v0.33.0/1 | PDF Editor: Docker image update (stirlingtools/stirling-pdf), multi-tool enhancements
• Trackly v1.1.0 | Jellyfin Music: New multi-page web interface, optional Discord notifications, refreshed app icon
• Umami v2.14.0 | Web Analytics: Revenue reporting, improved dashboard, hash-based routing support

Breaking Changes

• Leantime v3.3.0: Various event name changes due to new folder structure
• Stirling PDF v0.33.1: Docker image update – froodle/s-pdf --> stirlingtools/stirling-pdf

New Software

• bknd: Lightweight Firebase alternative
• Broadcastarr: Stream webpage media content through Jellyfin
• Collecto: Lightweight email collection service
• Dribdat: Honeycomb challenge boards for technical projects
• GitNotes: Markdown notes with git-based syncing and version control
• Instant Land: Simple marketing/website building tool for landing pages
• m4b-maker: Convert audio files into M4B audiobooks
• Media Fixer: Single script for harmonizing media codecs and formats
• Monitarr: Monitor downloads from Radarr and Sonarr
• Newsbridge: Get news from RSS sources as an audio briefing
• NextBeats: Modern, customizable lofi music player
• NoteFlow: Lightweight Markdown-based note-taking and task app
• Pensieve: Passive recording project for later referencing
• Podcheck: CLI tool for automating Podman image updates
• Proxmox Desktop Client: Windows desktop client for Proxmox
• Proxy for Immich: Share Immich albums without exposing the entire API
• Redirecterr: Filter and redirect Overseerr requests
• Simple Cloudflare Solver: Lightweight FlareSolverr alternative
• SSURLSS: Super simple URL shortener service
• Streamdock: Web IPTV player
• WeddingShare: Photo gallery with support for public uploads

Latest Directory Apps

• ClamAV: Open-source antivirus for detecting malicious threats
• Lissen: Minimal Android client app for AudioBookshelf
• Monitarr: Monitor downloads from Radarr and Sonarr
• NextBeats: Modern, customizable lofi music player
• Opengist: Self-hosted pastebin powered by Git
• Redirecterr: Filter and redirect Overseerr requests
• Starbase 80: Homepage for Docker containers, services, and links
• Trackly: Jellyfin music library interface and release notifications

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Content Spotlight: Scratch Map

Meet Scratch Map, an open-source scratch-off style map for travel tracking. With Scratch Map, users can track visited countries, territories, and states via a simple web interface for easy viewing and sharing. Features include country tracking, territory and state tracking for select countries, and the ability to add travel dates and photo album URLs to each 'scratch'.

Scratch Map can be easily installed via bare metal or Docker and does not require any additional services to run.

Links: Source Code

What I'm Watching

• ByteStash - Your New Code Snippet Storage Solution | DB Tech
• LibreOffice Podcast, Episode #1 – Marketing Free Software | LibreOffice
• How to Install and Use Glance: The Ultimate Dashboard for Self-Hosting with Docker! | Techdox
• Simple HTTPs for Kubernetes // Traefik + Cert-Manager | Christian Lempa
• Rebuilding My Homelab From Scratch | Hardware Haven

Command Line Corner: history + !

After running history, preface a number from the provided list with ! to easily rerun that command:

/$ history
  1 docker compose up
  2 cat compose
  3 ls
  4 python3 customScript.py
/$ !3
  compose.yml customScript.py

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

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