This Week in Self-Hosted (17 January 2025)

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This Week in Self-Hosted

Happy Friday! It was a busy week for self-hosted social media platforms. Mastodon announced a major decision to cede control of the project to a new non-profit organization later this year. At the same time, some of the recent controversies surrounding Meta and ByteDance have users flocking to federated Instagram and TikTok alternatives Pixelfed and Loops.

In other news:

• The popular read later platform Hoarder recently received a cease and desist letter from a company claiming the software infringes on the name of their own read later app, 'Hordr'
• Google recently removed functionality that several self-hosted search platforms – most notably Whoogle – rely on for functionality
• Home Assistant is looking for users to join a research group to collect feedback about the platform
• This Redditor is looking for advice on automating their coffee maker via a self-hosted, SSO-enabled solution. Have we finally gone too far?

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

The people should own the town square

It is more important than ever that the social web is not controlled by corporations. Today, Mastodon is taking another step towards its founding ideals: independence and non-profit ownership. We’re transferring ownership of key assets to a new European not-for-profit entity, ensuring our mission remains true to a decentralised social web, not corporate control.

Mastodon Blog

Automattic says it will reduce its contribution to WordPress core project to match WP Engine | TechCrunch

It’s a new year, but drama in the WordPress community keeps going. Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, said that it would reduce its

TechCrunchIvan Mehta

Meta Is Blocking Links to Decentralized Instagram Competitor Pixelfed

Pixelfed said it is “seeing unprecedented levels of traffic.”

404 MediaJason Koebler

Unraid OS 7.0.0 is Here!

Unraid OS 7.0.0 is Here!

Unraid

Software Updates

• cleanuperr v1.4.0 | Organization: Added support for Lidarr
• Deployarr v5.5 | Deployment: Added Paperless-NGX support, create PostgreSQL databases directly within the application, transitioned dashboard icons to selfh.st/icons
• Docmost v0.7.0 | Collaborative Wiki: Language translations, support for pasting Markdown, Google Sheets embeds, editor improvements
• Dokploy v0.17.0 | Deployment: Real-time database deployments, redesigned dashboard
• FlatNotes v5.4.0 | Note-Taking: Hyphen support in tags, new keyboard shortcuts (new note and navigate toe home page)
• Forgejo v10.0.0 | Code Forge: Reworked new repo dialog, modify git notes via API or UI, button to create Markdown table, highlight user mentions, quote reply improvements
• Formbricks v3.1.0 | Surveys and Forms: Advanced white-labeling options, enhanced survey customization features, support for question recall within the redirect ending card
• Immich Kiosk v0.15.0 | Photo Slideshow: Layout values, new asset buckets, choose album orders, per device cache, dynamic manifest for PWA
• Multi-Scrobbler v0.9.0 | Listening Statistics: Scrobble improvements, ENV support, Plex/Jellyfin improvements, auth fixes
• NetBird v0.36.0 | VPN: Initial support for QUIC protocol, rootless container support, MySQL support for data store
• Paperless-ngx v2.14.0 | Document Management: Custom field sorting, process mail button, bulk edit custom field values, auto-link duplicate document, two-factor authentication
• PdfDing v0.11.0 | PDF Manager: Support for starring and archiving, PDF previews, overview thumbnails, multiple host names
• Pinchflat v2025.1.14 | YouTube Manager: Prometheus support, Simple Icons integration
• Reactive Resume v4.3.0 | Resume Builder: Added URL support for custom fields, Ollama support
• Readeck v0.17.0 | Read Later: Reading progress tracker, filter bookmarks by reading progress, colored highlights, adjustable content width
• Ryot v7.15.0 | Tracking: Stopwatch functionality during workouts, updated import functionality
• tinyfeed v1.0.0 | Static Pages: Background operation for continuous feed updates with new daemon mode, redesigned interface, Docker support
• TrailBase v0.4.0 | Application Backend: Realtime notification APIs for listening for record changes
• Wallos v2.43/44 | Subscriptions: New API endpoint to return version, allow notifications on due date
• XPipe v14.0 | Server Management: Team vaults and reusable identities for connections, incus support, numerous web interface and performance improvements
• YunoHost v12.0 | Server Management: Debian upgrade to Bookworm, webadmin upgrade, overhaul of the user portal and SSO

New Software

• Airbroke: Open-source error catcher
• AnyAppStart: Start/stop/view logs for Docker, Systemd, VMs, and anything else
• asr2clip: Speech-to-text clipboard tool
• Bifrost: Hue Bridge Emulator for Home Assistant and Zigbee devices
• cfex: CLI tool for sharing and testing applications using Cloudflare tunnels
• Civitai Data Manager: Civitai model metadata backups and management
• Comic Library Utilities: Perform bulk actions on comic libraries
• Cupdate: Zero-config service for keeping container images up-to-date
• CyberDock: Cyberpunk-themed Docker registry with integrated web interface
• Dirigent: Manage Docker Compose deployments via git
• Eigenfocus: All-in-one Kanban board, time-tracking, and focus tools application
• Flickr Emmigration Tool: Reformat Flickr libraries for import into Immich, PhotoPrism, Pixelfed, etc.
• icloudpd-web: Web interface for the icloudpd Python library
• Injectly: Self-hosted app for injecting scripts across multiple sites
• LFX Forum Software: Simple Hacker News-like forum powered by SQLite
• Recommend for Plex: Recommendation system with TMDb and TVDb integrations
• Rowfill: Document processing platform built for knowledge workers
• stack-back: Automated incremental docker-compose backups
• Tellor: Simple, minimal, single-user Kanban to-do app
• USB: Simple and lightweight file uploader
• WYGIWYH: Principles-first finance tracker

Breaking Changes

• Synapse v1.122.0: No longer supports PostgreSQL 11 or 12

Latest Directory Apps

• AliasVault: Encrypted password and alias manager
• AnyAppStart: Basic control panel for Docker, Systemd, VMs, and everything else
• Cloud Commander: File manager and console for the web
• Compose Craft: GUI for managing, editing, and sharing Docker Compose files
• Cryptgeon: Open-source note and file sharing app
• DeepSubX: Subtitle translation using the DeepL API
• Geoposler: Email campaign management platform
• Kutt: Modern URL shortener
• Lingarr: Automated subtitle translations to a desired language
• Pangolin: Tunneled reverse proxy management server
• Paperless GPT: Generate AI-powered titles and tags in Paperless
• tillywork: Work and project management solution
• tinyfeed: Generic static HTML pages from a collection of feeds
• Wishlist: Self-hosted wishlists for family and friends

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Content Spotlight: Coolify

Meet Coolify, a platform for managing servers, applications, and databases that boasts itself as an open-source alternative to popular services like Heroku and Netlify. With Coolify, users can eliminate a number of the usual headaches that accompany managing your own infrastructure (although some might argue that's half the fun) with streamlined functionality for deploying apps (via Docker), automating SSL certs, database deployments and backups, server monitoring and logging, notifications, and collaboration.

Coolify can be easily installed via bare metal across a number of hardware options. The team also provides a hosted option for those looking to get into self-hosting but not quite ready to take things into their own hands (yet).

Links: Website, Source Code, Docs

What I'm Watching

• Pangolin: Your Own Self-Hosted Cloudflare Tunnel Alternative | DB Tech
• SpaceInvaderOnes Unraid WishList for 2025 | SpaceInvader One
• New Unraid Storage Server upgrades and testing! | Christian Lempa
• 10 Tips to Get Started with a Home Lab in 2025! | VirtualizationHowTo
• SQLite: How it works, by Richard Hipp | Big Data Analytics

Command Line Corner: locate <filename>

Use the locate command to quickly populate a list of all instances of a file on the current system from the command line:

/$ location compose.yml
  /home/ethan/appdata/ghost/docker-compose.yml
  /home/selfhst/appdata/ghost/docker-compose.yml

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

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