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This Week in Self-Hosted
I spent a not-insignificant amount of time this week reading up on vibe coding (which definitely isn't how I built my directory of self-hosted applications last year...) and its impact on self-hosting. As usual, nothing is ever black and white – but that hasn't stopped the internet from treating it as such. I suppose everyone will have to decide for themselves whether AI developed-software can be useful or is utter garbage. In the meantime, enjoy the memes.
In other news, the Stalwart Mail team recently celebrated after receiving a grant from the NLnet Foundation, which will be used to develop CalDav, CardDAV, and WebDAV servers to accompany its existing offerings. The current lack of a cohesive platform that delivers on all of this and a reliable mail server is often a sticking point for self-hosters hesitant to join the e-mail scene.
Lastly, I've updated my Plex privacy guide after last week's news for those who aren't ready to make the jump to one of its alternatives. A few new options have appeared, so be sure to check it out if it's been a bit since you last updated your settings.
Backups for location notes and logs, user-selected overwrites when using identification, list all tags on search page, recurring tasks (beta), quick plant identification widget
Simple, stylized dashboard for Unraid with shortcuts and basic statistics
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