This Week in Self-Hosted (6 December 2024)

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OpenWrt One: A Repairable FOSS Wi-Fi 6 Router From Banana Pi

If you love open source hardware or the ones that give you full rights to do your own thing, this is one of them!

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

Threads Beta Feature Enables Fediverse Profiles - We Distribute

Meta’s social microblogging platform has enabled a new, fundamentally important feature: the ability to look up and follow profiles from the network.

We DistributeSean Tilley

Senators implore Department of Defense to expand the use of Matrix

Senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt push the Defense Department to expand the use of Matrix to deliver sovereign, end-to-end encrypted and interoperable communications.

Element BlogSteve Loynes

Revealing my new investment

It’s finally here! Almost. It’s finally almost here. HexOS is a layer that goes on top of TrueNAS that will make the great software more user friendly that unRAID and even, dare I say it, Windows? Join us as we walk you through the features that make HexOS such a great option for hosting your own…

Linus Tech TipsAdamFromLTT

Software Updates

• Bar Assistant v4.2.0 | Cocktail Recipes: Added cocktail prices, new API endpoints
• ChangeDetection v0.48.00 | Change Monitoring: New scheduler functionality, local timezone info in settings
• ChartDB v1.4.0 | Database Diagrams: Six additional templates, ClickHouse support
• Dawarich v0.19.0 | Location History: Integration with Photoprism for displaying images on the map
• Docmost v0.6.0 | Collaborative Wiki: Full space exports with attachments, resizable sidebar, support for custom draw.io servers
• git-sync v0.12.0 | Backup and Sync: Raw git URL support for syncing public repositories from other users
• Home Assistant v2024.12.0 | Home Automation: Improved scene editor, LLM-based voice assistant fallback, voice re-engineering for quicker experiences, revised integration quality scale
• Immich v1.122.0 | Photos and Videos: HDR support on mobile, automatic local URL switching, hide users from search, recent albums in sidebar, custom email templates
• Jellyplist v0.1.7 | Playlist Sync: Lidarr integration, major music provider overhaul to reimplement Spotify API changes via new plugin system
• JetLog v1.1.0 | Flight Tracker: Support for multiple users, minor UI changes
• Many Notes v0.2.0 | Note-Taking: Custom Markdown editor, input sanitization, file upload within vaults, 'About' section added to menu
• Movie Roulette v3.0 | Movie Picker: Settings page, cinema poster link, person filmography, clickable movies with details, Trakt and Overseerr integrations
• Plane v0.24.0 | Project Management: Switch views without loading screens, workspace management from /god-mode, callouts and text-alignment on pages, workspace drafts
• Streamyfin v0.21.0 | Jellyfin Client: New native VLC player for increased codec and format support, native tab bar

Breaking Changes

• Dawarich v0.19.0: Restructured response for '/api/v1/photos' endpoint
• Homebox v0.16.0: ARM container now requires latest-arm tag
• JetLog v1.1.0: Update requires new SECRET_KEY environment variable
• Lightweight Music Server v3.61.0: All users now required to generate an API key for Subsonic API usage
• Speedtest Tracker v0.25.0: Users required to restate history as a result of rewritten InfluxDB integration
• Wanderer 0.12.0: Manual migration required for Meilisearch indices and custom raster tilesets

New Software

• Amurex: Real-time AI meeting assistant
• Bookmark Manager: Privacy-focused bookmark management solution
• FlareSync: Lightweight app for updating Cloudflare DNS records
• Fli.so: Lightning-fast URL shortener
• Jellyfin Featured Content Bar: Featured media bar for Jellyfin
• JP-DIT: Web-based Japanese dictionary designed for embedding in Calibre
• lurker: Self-hosted read-only Reddit client
• Nextcloud Version Monitoring: Status page for monitoring multiple instances of Nextcloud
• Privastead: Privacy-preserving home security camera solution
• Reubah: Universal file converter and image processor
• runr.sh: Set-and-forget container update manager

Latest Directory Apps

• Amnezia: Open-source VPN server and client
• auto-mcs: Cross-platform Minecraft server manager
• bknd: Lightweight Firebase/Supabase alternative
• Blinko: Open-source personal note tool
• Crafty Controller: Minecraft server control panel and launcher
• Dockwatch: Container updates and notifications with web UI
• Graylog: Free and open log management platform
• Jellyplist: Sync Spotify playlists to Jellyfin
• Localess: Translation and content management platform
• MedAssist: Daily medication reminders and management
• NocoBase: No-code platform for creating business applications
• traefik-kop: Single public-facing Traefik instance for Kubernetes
• WatchState: Sync media play states across Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby

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Community Content

Setup Caddy with automatic SSL certificates with Cloudflare

Recently I migrated my homelab from using Nginx with local domain certificates to using Caddy with automatic SSL certificates from Cloudflare. This post will go over the steps I took to set up Caddy with Cloudflare.

Akash RajpurohitAkash Rajpurohit

2025 State of Open Source Survey

Tell us how your organization is innovating with open source software. Your input will be included in the next State of Open Source Report coming out in early 2025.

The month of ‘What the Heck?!’ 2024

Ever felt that ‘What the heck Home Assistant?!’ moment? This month, we would like to learn about your ‘what the heck?!’ moments…

Home AssistantFranck Nijhof

Content Spotlight: Fli.so

Meet Fli.so, a simple and gorgeous self-hosted URL shortening service. With Fli.so, users can easily connect a domain (or subdomain) to build custom URLs and shortcuts for sharing links with others. Features include user-specified URLs, meta data controls, auto-generated QR codes, tags for organizing links, passwords and expiration dates, and analytics for performance tracking.

Fli.so can be installed via bare metal or Docker and requires an instance of PocketBase for backend functionality.

Links: Website, Source Code

What I'm Watching

• SafeLine: A Feature-Rich WAF with a Catch (or Two) | DB Tech
• Hoarder Mixes Bookmarks With AI | Jim's Garage
• Everything New In Home Assistant 2024.12! | Everything Smart Home
• SafeLine WAF: Self-Hosted Bot Protection | Techdox
• How Much Power Can You Save by Putting Your NAS HDD's to Sleep? | Lawrence Systems
• Self-host your own Git platform! // Gitea Tutorial | Christian Lempa

Command Line Corner: ls -lt

Use ls -lt to list files and folders in a directory sorted by modification time, which can be helpful for quickly finding recently modified files in large folders:

/$ ls -lt
  Dec 06 05:01 docker-compose.yml
  Dec 05 11:56 example.txt
  Nov 01 08:34 log.txt

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

Related News and Content

Automatically sync your streaming services!

I’m super excited to announce the new Streaming Scrobbler! This feature is a game changer and allows automatic syncing from Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and Apple TV+ (and more services to come). First, make sure you have the most recent iOS or Android Trakt app installed. Next, follow these steps: After you connect a service in the Trakt app, it asks if you want to sync existing data or just new data moving forward. Your initial data will be imported about 10 minutes after you link a…

Trakt Forumsjustin

Ending OCSP Support in 2025

Earlier this year we announced our intent to provide certificate revocation information exclusively via Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs), ending support for providing certificate revocation information via the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP). Today we are providing a timeline for ending OCSP services: January 30, 2025 OCSP Must-Staple requests will fail, unless the requesting account has previously issued a certificate containing the OCSP Must Staple extension May 7, 2025 Prior to this date we will have added CRL URLs to certificates On this date we will drop OCSP URLs from certificates On this date all requests including the OCSP Must Staple extension will fail August 6, 2025 On this date we will turn off our OCSP responders Additionally, a very small percentage of our subscribers request certificates with the OCSP Must Staple Extension.

Let's Encrypt

Mozilla’s New Brand Logo is Here: Time For a Trip Down Memory Lane!

With the new brand identify, let’s hope for a better future for Mozilla!

It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra

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