Weekly Highlights
Happy Friday! It was yet another busy week, and one filled with reminders of why so many of us self-host – an AWS outage turned smart beds into dumb beds, Pinterest added the ability to disable AI-generated content suggestions, Microsoft released a new Clippy-like assistant for Copilot named Mico, and this guy struggled to automate things in the bedroom so he could focus on Call of Duty (NSFW).
In actual self-hosted news, the ongoing MinIO debacle continued as users discovered the project will no longer provide pre-built containers for the community given a recent shift to source-only availability. Cue another wave of users making the jump to other platforms.
Other notable activity from the week:
- Jellyfin received a significant update that introduces backups and a major database conversion/cleanup (read the upgrade notes before updating!)
- I discovered IronCalc, a slick browser-based spreadsheet platform that actually promises to give Google Drive a run for its money (although still in early release)
- A Home Assistant community developer received a frustrating amount of flack for facilitating a new dashboard beta on one closed platform (Discord) instead of another (GitHub)
- The folks over at F-Droid had (and are still having) a lengthy debate on adding content warnings to religious apps
Lastly, my annual self-host user survey will be open for one more week for those who haven't completed it yet (it only takes 5 minutes!):
Ethan Sholly
Happy selfh.st/ing!
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Content Spotlight
Meet Velld, a self-hosted database backup platform. With Velld, users can easily schedule and manage database backups for various platforms (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) directly from a modern web interface. Other features include S3-compatible storage integration, a built-in comparison/diff viewer, restoration functionality, and e-mail notifications for railed backups.
Velld can be easily deployed via Docker and requires two separate containers for API and web functionality.
Links: Website, Source Code
Videos and Podcasts
- Cyberdeck Cyberwhat Selfhosted VPN networks and is Wireguard Hard | Linux Prepper
- Nextcloud AIO: The easiest way to self-host Nextcloud with Simon Lindner
- ThinkDashboard: Minimalist Bookmark Manager You Can Deploy In Minutes! | DB Tech
- Stop Installing Docker Wrong on Proxmox | VirtualizationHowTo
- The Easiest Way to Run n8n on Unraid (No Coding Needed!) | AlienTech42
- Self-hosting GitLab: A complete HomeLab deployment | Christian Lempa
- Unraid Zero to Hero #3: Build the ULTIMATE Docker Media Stack | IBBRACORP
- Got a Self-Hosted App That Can’t Send Email? Here’s the Fix. | Spaceinvader One
- Building a DIY Smart Home for Just $100 | Hardware Haven
Command Line Corner
Use free -h to quickly check your system's memory usage from the command line:
$ free -h
total used free
Mem: 31Gi 8.6Gi 4.6Gi
Swap: 975Mi 953Mi 22MiClick here for an archive of commands shared in past newsletters.
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