This Week in Self-Hosted (13 December 2024)

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Raspberry Pi just released an official monitor “ideal for desktop use” that doesn’t break the bank

Alongside the launch of the Raspberry Pi 500, a new Raspberry Pi Monitor is now available to buy - here’s all you need to know about it.

PC GuideJack Goodall

PeerTube mobile app: discover videos while caring for your attention | JoinPeerTube

Today, at Framasoft (bonjour!), we publish the very first version of the PeerTube Mobile app for android and iOS. A lot of care went into its concepti…

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Structured outputs · Ollama Blog

Ollama now supports structured outputs making it possible to constrain a model’s output to a specific format defined by a JSON schema. The Ollama Python and JavaScript libraries have been updated to support structured outputs.

Defending Open Source: Protecting the Future of WordPress

WordPress is a free toolkit anyone can use to build and customize a website. It powers over 40% of the web, giving freedom, ease, and flexibility in how websites are created. Core code, plugins, an…

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Software Updates

• Actual Budget v24.12.0 | Personal Finance: Official dashboards release, budget tracking, new summary report card type, batch sync for SimpleFin accounts
• Bigcapital v0.22.0 | Accounting: Transaction discounts, mail previews (estimate, receipt, credit note)
• Bitwarden v2024.12.0 | Passwords: New item type for SSH keys, SCIM support for Teams organizations
• ChartDB v1.5.0 | Database Diagrams: Support for CockroachDB
• Checkmate v2.0 | Server Monitoring: Support for infrastructure and Docker container monitoring
• Investbrain v1.0.6 | Investments: Support for Ollama
• Maxun v0.0.4 | Web Scraping: Extract content behind login, product update notifications
• Note-Mark v0.15.0 | Note-Taking: Syntax highlighting for code blocks, find user capabilities, basic templating
• Pocket ID v0.20.0 | OIDC: Added support for PostgreSQL database provider
• Postiz v1.10.0 | Social Scheduling: Support for plugs (repost after X amount of likes, etc.), autofill name based on username
• SimpleX Chat v6.2.0 | Messaging: Partnership with Flux to improve metadata privacy, improved user experience and iOS notifications
• Umami v2.15.0 | Web Analytics: Partial URL matching in funnel report, proper search for city, region, and country names

Breaking Changes

• Dawarich v0.19.4/6: id/photos API endpoint now returns a different response structure, updated volume mounts

New Software

• Astroluma: Feature-rich dashboard for tasks and services
• Biblioteca: Ebook library manager
• Fast Music Remover: Lightweight music and noise remover
• Infinite OS: Container operating system for easy deployment
• kitshn: Unofficial Android client for Tandoor
• PaperPiAI: Raspberry Pi Zero generative art e-paper picture frame
• QuestLog: Gamified productivity platform for tasks and projects
• RabbitScount: Modern dashboard for RabbitMQ management
• Rate My Ride: Collect and manage family driver reviews
• Soularr: Python script for Lidarr/Soulseek integration
• Zero Monitor: Lightweight server monitoring tool

Latest Directory Apps

• Checkmate: Open-source server monitoring application
• eddrit: Lightweight alternative frontend for Reddit
• Hemmelig: Encrypted secret sharing for everyone
• kitshn: Unofficial Android client for Tandoor
• PsiTransfer: Simple open-source file sharing solution

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Building on the foundations the Pi 400 put in place, the Raspberry Pi 500 offers a powerful computer-in-a-keyboard experience. Kids room or workbench, perhaps?

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Content Spotlight: Glance

Meet Glance, a self-hosted one-stop-shop for consuming feeds from across the web on a single (or multiple) page(s). With Glance, users can subscribe to RSS feeds, subreddits, Hacker News, bookmarks, YouTube channels, public calendars, Twitch, GitHub releases, and more directly from a customizable dashboard. Other features include tab support for better feed organization, themes, and a mobile friendly design.

Glance can be installed via bare metal or Docker and is configured entirely via a single YAML configuration file.

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What I'm Watching

• Reubah: Optimize Your Images & Files Without Compromising Your Privacy | DB Tech
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• The Perfect Home Server 2024 | Wolfgang's Channel
• What’s the better Git? // GitLab vs Gitea | Christian Lempa
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• TrueNAS vs Synology: Which NAS is Right for Your Needs? | Lawrence Systems

Command Line Corner: du -sh *

Use du -sh * to easily preview a list of all files and folders in a directory with sizes displayed in a human-readable format:

/$ du -sh *
  20K docker-compose.yml
  1K  .env
  56K example.txt

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

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The third party security audit of the Mullvad VPN app has concluded that the app has a high security level. Some non-critical issues were found, and have been fixed to the extent possible.

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Tailscale wrapped: a year of secure remote access

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