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The results of my 2024 annual self-host user survey were published earlier this week – thanks to all who participated! I also continued the annual tradition of discussing them with DB Tech via a YouTube livestream if you're looking for something to listen to as you hang your Halloween decorations this weekend.

2024 Self-Host User Survey Results
Visualized results from the 2024 Self-Host User Survey
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If you're itching for more, a few additional surveys being facilitated by the community popped up on my radar this week. I'd strongly encourage everyone to consider completing them as an easy way to give back to the developers who make self-hosting possible:

And lastly, a reminder that I launched This Week in Self-Hosted as a YouTube series a few weeks ago. This week, I had the opportunity to chat through this week's content with Adam Monsen, author of Steadfast Self-Hosting and co-founder of SeaGL.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

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Hi everyone! I’m the developer of Dispatch, a recently released launcher for Android TV & Google TV devices.
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Content Spotlight: Multi-Scrobbler

Meet Multi-Scrobbler, a centralized platform for scrobbling music listens from a variety of sources to a select number of supported clients. Developed for users who digest audio content from multiple platforms (self-hosted or hosted), Multi-Scrobbler aims to be a one-stop-shop for tracking and capturing listening statistics to a central location while also providing a web interface for basic stats and controls. Sources include Plex, Tautulli, Spotify, Jellyfin, Subsonic, YouTube Music, Kodi, and VLC, while clients include Maloja, Last.fm, and Listenbrainz.

Multi-Scrobbler can be installed via bare metal or Docker and supports both environment variables and a local file for service configuration.

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Thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Self-Host User Survey! In total, the survey received ~3,700 responses, which is almost double last year's participation.

Throughout the duration of the survey, I was also able to collect a lot of great feedback from participants regarding enhancements and improvements for next year's survey. If you have any further feedback, feel free to reach out!

The final results have been aggregated and visualized below using Chart.js.

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If you missed it, I discussed the results of this survey via livestream with DB Tech on YouTube. Check it out if you'd like to hear us chat about them with the community!

Environment


Do you self-host for personal or enterprise purposes?




Approximately how many unique users are registered across your applications?




Why do you self-host?




Select the hardware option(s) used to deploy your self-hosted software.




Do you deploy a network-attached storage device (NAS)?




Do you avoid self-hosting sensitive or important data? (Passwords, photos, etc.)




Which operating system(s) are installed on your server(s)?




Which backup strategies have you deployed for your self-hosted data?




Which cloud storage service(s) are you subscribed to for backups?

Containers


Do you use containers to deploy self-hosted software?




Do you prefer container installations to bare metal?




Do you use an orchestration platform to deploy containers?




Which container platform(s) do you use for deployment?




Do you deploy management software to administer your containers? (Portainer, Yacht, etc.)




How do you manage container updates?

Networking


If self-hosting for personal use, do you deploy a firewall aside from the router provided by your ISP? (OPNsense, pfSense, etc.)




How do you access your self-hosted software remotely?




Which web server(s) do you deploy for proxied services?




Do you utilize a custom domain for your self-hosted applications?




Which registrar(s) do you purchase or lease your custom domains from?

Additional Commentary: Overall, there were 253 individual domain providers submitted as responses to this question. The chart above categorizes any with fewer than 25 as 'Other', which in total consists of 237 providers across 650 responses.

Software


Are you self-hosting any components of an e-mail server?




Which e-mail server components are you self-hosting?




Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy to stream media content?

Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 20 responses.



Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy for remote file storage, access, or syncing?

Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 15 responses.



Which (if any) of the platforms below do you deploy for documentation or note-taking?

Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 10 responses.



Do you deploy any self-hosted software for smart home or home automation purposes?




Which smart home communication standards and protocols are you utilizing in your self-hosted ecosystem?




Do you deploy any self-hosted ActivityPub platforms?




Which ActivityPub platform(s) do you deploy?

Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 5 responses.



Are you self-hosting any game servers?




List the games you're deploying a game server for.

Additional Commentary: The chart above omits platforms with fewer than 10 responses.



How do you deploy databases for self-hosted applications?




What is your favorite self-hosted application?

Additional Commentary: Overall, there were ~320 individual pieces of software submitted as responses to this question. The chart above omits any applications that received fewer than 15. I've decided to omit an 'Other' category for visualization purposes, as it consists of a staggering 288 applications across 681 responses.

Demographics


What is your age range?




What is your gender?




What country do you currently reside in?
United States 964 Croatia 11 Kazakhstan 2
Germany 430 Bulgaria 10 Sri Lanka 2
UK 208 China 10 Luxembourg 2
Canada 187 Singapore 10 Nepal 2
France 171 Slovenia 10 Panama 2
Australia 111 Turkey 10 Puerto Rico 2
Netherlands 106 Greece 9 Paraguay 2
Spain 77 Mexico 9 Serbia 2
Poland 76 Estonia 8 Taiwan 2
Italy 55 Slovakia 8 Uruguay 2
Switzerland 54 Chile 7 Andorra 1
Belgium 53 Indonesia 7 Bangladesh 1
Sweden 47 Lithuania 7 Bolivia 1
Brazil 41 Vietnam 7 Costa Rica 1
India 41 Colombia 4 Cuba 1
Czechia 35 Hong Kong 4 Algeria 1
Austria 33 Israel 4 Egypt 1
New Zealand 33 Korea 4 Georgia 1
Portugal 31 Malaysia 4 Iceland 1
Norway 30 Cyprus 3 Latvia 1
Denmark 29 Malta 3 Montenegro 1
Ireland 25 Philippines 3 North Macedonia 1
Russia 24 Thailand 3 Macao 1
Hungary 19 Venezuela 3 Maldives 1
Romania 19 UAE 2 Peru 1
Japan 16 Bosnia 2 Qatar 1
South Africa 15 Belarus 2 Saudi Arabia 1
Argentina 13 Dominican Republic 2 San Marino 1
Finland 12 Ecuador 2 Senegal 1
Ukraine 12 Guatemala 2 El Salvador 1



If employed, do you work in a technical field?




What is your primary mobile device's operating system?




Have you donated to a self-hosted project in the last year?




What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's self-host user survey, which ended last Friday. I've spent the better part of this week compiling the results and will be reviewing them via live stream on YouTube this Sunday (10/20) at 2pm EST with David from DB Tech. Feel free to stop in if you'd like to add your input (and help us ponder some of the more unusual responses) during the stream!

In other news – after having launched This Week in Self-Hosted as a YouTube series last week, I'm kicking off another new series this weekend that I'm calling Let's Deploy. Every week, I'll be livestreaming as a I deploy a self-hosted application recently featured in the newsletter while also interacting with anyone who'd like to follow along via chat.

This Saturday (10/19) at 9pm EST I'll be deploying the self-hosted documentation software Docmost, which recently added some new features that have me itching to switch over from the platform I'm currently deploying.

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The Self-Host Cast, Episode 6: Paulus Schoutsen (Home Assistant)
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Community Content

PairDrop — Transfer files between devices seamlessly
PairDrop is a self-hosted file transfer service that allows you to transfer files between devices seamlessly. It is a great alternative to services like Airdrop, Snapdrop, and ShareDrop.
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GitHub - meonkeys/docker-isolator
Contribute to meonkeys/docker-isolator development by creating an account on GitHub.
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I Switched from Standard Notes to Notesnook: My Thoughts!
It was time for me to try a new note-taking app that suits my requirements. Let’s give Notesnook a try!
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Security vendors join forces to make passkeys more portable for everyone | Bitwarden Blog
FIDO Alliance publishes industry standards for consumers to easily and securely transfer passkeys across platforms and password managers.
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Content Spotlight: Formbricks

Meet Formbricks, a self-hosted survey platform for gathering feedback across apps, websites, links, and e-mail. An alternative to hosted services like SurveyMonkey, Formbricks features a no-code editor that makes it easy to build and customize surveys from scratch or via templates while maintaining user privacy and compliance. Additional features include advanced logic for routing based on responses, targeted surveys, shareable links, multi-user collaboration, integrations, and more.

Formbricks can be installed via bare metal or Docker and requires a separate PostgreSQL database for storage.

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Links: Website, Source Code, Docs

What I'm Watching

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + Y

Use Ctrl + Y to paste the string previously added to the buffer via Ctrl + W:

/$ docker compose up ghost_

# Ctrl + W
/$ docker compose up_

# Ctrl + Y
/$ docker compose up ghost_

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

Related News and Content

Google is preparing to let you run Linux apps on Android, just like Chrome OS
Google is developing a Terminal app for Android that’ll let you run Linux apps. It’ll download and run Debian in a VM for you.
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Discord says piracy subpoena would violate users’ First Amendment rights
Discord says it shouldn’t have to comply with the order.
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This Week in Self-Hosted (18 October 2024)

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Join me as I sit down for a casual discussion about home automation, self-hosting, non-profit foundations, and other topics with Paulus Schoutsen – the founder of Home Assistant and The Open Home Foundation.

Episode Guest: Paulus Schoutsen

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This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)

I'm excited to publish today's newsletter as it marks the launch of a project that's been in the works for some time now – This Week in Self-Hosted is officially making its YouTube and podcasting debut. Starting next week, I'll be sitting down with various guests to discuss content from the newsletter and while adding color and context from our own perspectives.

The show will be published every Friday morning around 10am EST. If you're interested in checking it out, bookmark the link below or subscribe to selfh.st's channel to be notified when it's posted.

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In other news, today is the last day for responses to this year's self-host user survey. The survey officially closes at 9pm EST – please consider completing it if you haven't already!

2024 Self-Host User Survey
An annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various topics
This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained | TechCrunch
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The Internet Archive is under attack, with a breach revealing info for 31 million accounts
A DDoS attack isn’t the only problem.
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Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up
Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP
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Software Updates

New Software

Breaking Changes

Latest Directory Apps

Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives
A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
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Community Content

Better Practices For Docker Networking
Better Practices For Docker Networking
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Introducing Reviews for Movies & Shows!
Today we’re excited to launch Reviews! Any registered Plex account can now review any Movie, Show, Season, or Episode. You can also optionally flag your reviews as containing spoilers to avoid losing any friends in the process. Some important details: Reviews can be created from our Web and Mobile apps but visible on all clients. In order to review from a Personal Media library you’ll need to enable the Sync Watch State & Ratings feature. Reviews will always be accessible from the details pa…
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This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)
Trunk & Tidbits, September 2024
Engineering updates from the Mastodon team for September 2024. Behind-the-scenes of the 4.3 release.
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This Week in Self-Hosted (11 October 2024)

Content Spotlight: Beaver Habit Tracker

Meet Beaver Habit Tracker, a self-hosted habit tracking platform. Developed for tracking habits on-the-go, Beaver Habit Tracker features an intuitive and simple web interface for creating, tracking, and viewing habits. Other functionality includes data imports, exports, multiple users, calendar views, and a GitHub-styled streak view. According to the repository, a native mobile app is also planned for future development.

Beaver Habit Tracker can be installed via Docker and comes with configuration options for storing data in a SQLite database or JSON file.

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Links: GitHub, Demo

What I'm Watching

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + W

Use Ctrl + W to quickly remove the last word from the command line. (If you've spent any amount of time online, you'll recognize the shorthand for this command, ^W, as a playful reference when people correct or delete something they had previously written.)

/$ docker compose up ghost_
/$ docker compose up_

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

Related News and Content

Neo-Nazis head to encrypted SimpleX Chat app, bail on Telegram
App swears there’s no way for law enforcement to track users’ identities.
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Bluesky joins Threads to court users frustrated by Meta’s moderation issues | TechCrunch
Social networking startup Bluesky is seizing the moment. Amid ongoing moderation issues affecting X rival Instagram Threads, the decentralized X
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It was a busy week in self-hosted adjacent software as Borg, the popular backup platform, added support for rclone in a recent beta release. The change enables 70+ cloud storage providers for users looking for an easy way to back up their data and upload it to the cloud.

On the mobile front, Mozilla released the first beta of their Thunderbird client for Android this week. Built on the popular K-9 Mail app the company acquired in 2022, the beta is the first step in transitioning the platform to the Thunderbird branding while bringing some design and functionality improvements along the way.

If you missed it, I opened selfh.st's annual self-hosted user survey for responses last week. The survey consists of 35-40 questions and shouldn't take long to complete. Responses will be open until next Friday.

2024 Self-Host User Survey
An annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various topics
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

Home Assistant Connect ZBT-1 issue and replacement
Through extensive testing, we’ve found a fault, but we’re setting up a replacement program.
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This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)
Reaffirming our commitment to free
Today Cloudflare reaffirms its commitment to offering a robust Free service tier that continues to improve. We share why Free is a cornerstone of our business strategy, and how it contributes to building a better Internet.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)The Cloudflare BlogNitin Rao
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)
Help Us Test the Thunderbird for Android Beta! - The Thunderbird Blog
The wait is over! Download and learn how to help us test the Thunderbird for Android beta for the upcoming regular release.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)The Thunderbird BlogMonica Ayhens-Madon
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)
Mastodon Announces Fediverse Discovery Providers - We Distribute
Mastodon Engineering has announced a new network-wide effort to create a framework for service providers offering a variety of capabilities.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)We DistributeSean Tilley
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

Software Updates

New Software

Breaking Changes

Latest Directory Apps

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Community Content

Common Misconceptions of the AGPL · Danb Blog
Before getting into this post i want to make it clear I’m not a legal expert in any way and the following post is based upon my interpretations from spending a lot of time looking at software licenses.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Danb Blog
Installing Jellyfin as a Podman Quadlet
Jellyfin is everyone’s favourite open-source multimedia player. This guide goes over how to install it as a Podman Quadlet. This assumes you already have Podman setup for Quadlets. Follow this guide to setup Podman for Quadlets. Create the container First, create and edit sudo nvim ~/containers/jellyfin.container, if you don’t use Neovim, replace nvim with whichever text editor you prefer. Paste the follwing. Replace {USER} with your user, {PUID} with the value of id {USER} -u, {PGID} with the value of id {USER} -g, and change your time zone accordingly.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Eric ThomasEric Thomas
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)
Home Assistant turns 11 years old
The Open Home is maturing like fine wine, with Home Assistant reaching 11 years old and showing no signs of slowing.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Building the Open HomePaulus Schoutsen
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

More From selfh.st

2024 Self-Host User Survey
An annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various topics
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
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Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives
A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

Content Spotlight: Streamyfin

Meet Streamyfin, a simple and user-friendly open-source Jellyfin client for mobile devices. Streamyfin sets itself apart from other Jellyfin clients with a modern interface and robust feature set that includes skipping intros/credits, Trickplay images, transcoded downloads, picture-in-picture, background audio streaming, experimental Chromecast support, and more on the way. The developers also collaborated with the JellySearch team to leverage its capabilities for improved and optimized search within the app.

Streamyfin can be installed from the App Store on iOS and Google Play or manually via the repository's releases on Android. The team is also currently facilitating a new app icon contest on the project's Discord server for anyone looking to get in on the action.

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Links: GitHub, Google Play, App Store

What I'm Watching

What I'm Listening To

No Google October
Ditching Google Search for an entire month! We reveal the tool that’s helping us break free. Plus, a special guest shares his home lab to data center journey. And, Chris raves about the ultimate Jellyfin client (and confesses to an accidental network camera purchase).
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Self-HostedJupiter Broadcasting
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)
Rock Around the Underclock
Martin introduces tools for overclocking and underclocking GPUs, Alan has been discovering new music with the joy of Python, and Mark has a new audiobook server.
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Linux Matters
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

Command Line Corner: Ctrl + T

Use Ctrl + T to quickly swap the last two characters before the cursor (most helpful for quickly correcting accidental suod or sl occurrences):

/$ suod_
/$ sudo_

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

Related News and Content

Go Woke, Get Forked? Godot Engine Fiasco Leads To Many New Forks!
The Godot engine project could be in trouble with the community divided.
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Beyond technical features: why we need to talk about the values of the Fediverse (part 1)
The Fediverse has a different value system than commercial social media: striving for genuine connections, protecting privacy and championing accessibility
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)Elena RossiniElena Rossini
This Week in Self-Hosted (4 October 2024)

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If you missed it, I launched my annual self-host user survey yesterday. It consists of 30-35 questions measuring self-hosted preferences across a variety of topics (more info in the link below). The deadline for entries is 9pm EST, Friday, October 11th. Please consider completing it if you have a few free minutes!

2024 Self-Host User Survey
An annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various topics
This Week in Self-Hosted (27 September 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
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In other exciting site-related news, the Homepage dashboard project dropped a new release with built-in support for the icon collection I launched just a few weeks ago. To easily add them to your dashboard, prefix the software/service name with sh-. (If an icon isn't working, doublecheck its name via the link below.)

Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons
A collection of self-hosted dashboard icons and logos
This Week in Self-Hosted (27 September 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
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Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

Mozilla grants Ente $100k
Ente has received a non-dilutive grant of $100,000 from Mozilla
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We are joining the Z-Wave Alliance Board
We will help represent Home Assistant users and the Open Home Foundation values on this board, defining the future of Z-Wave.
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All Proton Drive apps are now open source | Proton
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Evan Prodromou Launches The Social Web Foundation - We Distribute
A new organization emerges to help tackle some of the challenges the Fediverse faces, from advocacy and policy to training and tooling.
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PostgreSQL 17 Released!
The [PostgreSQL Global Development Group](https://www.postgresql.org) today announced the release of [PostgreSQL 17](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/release-17.html), the latest version of the world’s most advanced …
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Self-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Google Analytics
Self-hosted alternatives for the popular web analytics platform
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A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
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Content Spotlight: FerretDB

Meet FerretDB, a lightweight MongoDB proxy for users who prefer or are limited to SQL-based databases for storage. Initially developed in response to MongoDB's transition away from open-source licensing, FerretDB can be configured to sit between an application and a SQL database to provide the necessary query conversions that allow the software to continue operating as if it were storing its data in a MongoDB database.

FerretDB can be installed via bare metal or Docker and does not include a PostgreSQL database in the container image (users will need to maintain their own separately).

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Links: Website, GitHub, Docs

What I'm Watching

What I'm Listening To

Uploading at the Speed of Light
Alex has been playing around at the speed of light while solving Proxmox problems, and Chris has solved a Jellyfin issue. Plus, our thoughts on the new Plex features.
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Command Line Corner: !-2

Use !-2 to quickly re-run the second most recent command:

/$ ls
  example.txt
/$ cat example.txt
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/$ !-2
  ls
  example.txt

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

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2024 Self-Host User Survey

Building on the tradition started last year, today is the launch of selfh.st's second ever annual self-host user survey:

2024 Self-Host User Survey
Annual survey for measuring self-hosting behaviors and preferences across various categories
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Similar to 2023, the survey consists of 30-35 questions spanning the following question categories:

From a technical perspective, the survey is being powered by HeyForm – an open-source and self-hosted form builder (the team of which is also graciously sponsoring this year's survey).

As usual, I'm completely open to feedback about the contents of the survey and how it can be improved next year. Reach out if you have any suggestions!

The survey will be live until 9pm EST on Friday, October 11th.

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Happy Friday! I've been under the weather since last weekend, so please accept this bulleted overview of the week's events in lieu of my usual cheeky recap:

And lastly, the perfect software for those looking for nothing to do.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

We have lift-off! Element X, Call and Server Suite are ready!
Element is launching the world’s first communications platform based on the upcoming Matrix 2.0 release. The result is blazing performance which outperforms the mainstream alternatives…
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Plex Pro Week
Check out this free collection on Plex.
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Home Assistant is 11 years old!
This year, we celebrate the community and the people who make Home Assistant what it is.
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Nextcloud Hub 9 is an Explosive Release With Full Decentralization and More Automation
Nextcloud Hub 9 has arrived with improved automation and decentralization features.
This Week in Self-Hosted (20 September 2024)It's FOSS NewsSourav Rudra
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The Unraid Team’s London Adventure
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Why I’ll Never Use Stripe Again
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Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons
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Content Spotlight: Docking Station

Meet Docking Station, a platform for managing Docker container updates. Docking Station comes with a lightweight and intuitive web interface that provides an overview of running containers and their images, latest versions, uptime, and an indicator for available updates. Features include compose stack discovery, options for release maturity periods, auto-updates (untested), and Homepage widget support via a custom API for easy update monitoring from a dashboard.

Docking Station can be installed via Docker and does not require any additional containers to be deployed.

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Links: GitHub

What I'm Watching

Command Line Corner: time read

Use time read as a handy stopwatch that can be used directly from the terminal (press any key to stop):

/$ time read
  real 0m4.588s

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Announcing Support for IPv6
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If you missed it, I launched a new project this week that makes the icon collection built to populate selfh.st/apps publicly available for anyone to use for dashboards, documentation, etc. The icons are stored in a git repo and can be easily browsed using the link below. Integrations with select dashboard projects are also in the works!

Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons
A collection of self-hosted dashboard icons and logos
This Week in Self-Hosted (13 September 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
This Week in Self-Hosted (13 September 2024)

In other news, a new (yet not-so-new) player entered the photos arena this week after Plex launched a public beta for dedicated Android and iOS photo apps.

While long-time users might remember the camera upload functionality removed from the existing app several years ago, the team has made it clear that this is part of an ongoing effort to keep their library of apps focused and targeted to specific media types (if you weren't aware, Plexamp already exists for music).

Audiobooks next?

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[nginx-announce] NGINX has moved to Github!
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This Week in Self-Hosted (13 September 2024)

Software Updates

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Plex 4K Streaming and Cross-Continent Playback: Making It Work
Background Link to heading I have a Plex server, I want to share that with my friends and family 1st attempt : Simply host the Plex server and expose it directly + reverse proxy Link to heading This is the simplest solution. I have the Plex server running on an old Mini PC in my home network. I have a Digital Ocean VPS acting as a reverse proxy so that I don’t have to expose my home IP directly to the internet.
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GitHub - DartSteven/MacOS-Rsync-iCloud-To-Linux
Contribute to DartSteven/MacOS-Rsync-iCloud-To-Linux development by creating an account on GitHub.
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My Fediverse summer & the top 3 lessons I learned
The 3 biggest lessons I learned this summer about the Fediverse as I went from 1 account to 9!
This Week in Self-Hosted (13 September 2024)Elena RossiniElena Rossini
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Introducing selfh.st/icons, a Collection of Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons
A collection of icons and logos for dashboards and other homelab-related activities
This Week in Self-Hosted (13 September 2024)selfh.stEthan Sholly
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Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives
A directory of self-hosted software and applications for easy browsing and discovery
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Content Spotlight: Haptic

Meet Haptic, a privacy-focused home for Markdown-flavored notes. Haptic touts itself as a minimal and lightweight application that – while it may look very similar to Obsidian – was intentionally designed without the bells and whistles to keep the focus on its core functionality. All notes are currently stored on-device (although the team is working on a sync server) and its features are refreshingly basic for those looking for something that's ready-to-use and accessible from most devices via web app.

Haptic can be installed via Docker and doesn't require any additional containers to get up-and-running.

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Links: GitHub, Website, Web App

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Command Line Corner: Ctrl + k

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New Feature Alert: Access Archived Webpages Directly Through Google Search | Internet Archive Blogs
<p>For our fifth monthly public domain night, Internet Archive will host a screening of WINGS (1927), starring Clara Bow, Buddy Rogers, and Richard Arlen. Join us for a timeless story […]</p>\n
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When I developed selfh.st/apps earlier this year, I promised myself I wouldn't waste time curating the icons and logos that would accompany each project featured in the directory. As is usual, it was a complete lie.

As the directory grew, I found myself in need of more icons to display along new software than the projects I was leveraging could keep up with (to no fault of their own).

And so about two months ago, I began building my own collection of icons from scratch and slowly transitioned away from relying on the work of others. The end result is a collection of 600+ standardized icons and logos in multiple formats (SVG, PNG, and WebP) that are officially available for public use:

Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons
A collection of self-hosted dashboard icons and logos
Introducing selfh.st/icons, a Collection of Self-Hosted Dashboard Iconsselfh.stEthan Sholly
Introducing selfh.st/icons, a Collection of Self-Hosted Dashboard Icons

If you're interested in the finer details of the collection, feel free to browse the project's GitHub repository – where I've provided more info about the project and how the icons can be leveraged across services.

If I'm missing an icon, feel free to head over to the project's GitHub discussions to let me know and I'll get to it as soon as I can.

Thanks, and happy selfh.st/ing!

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Looking for something to do this weekend? Good – it was a record-breaking week with a whopping 26 new software launches catalogued below. Additionally, two existing projects released milestone v1.0 releases and Immich (finally) added support for tags.

If you need me, I'll be off in the corner envying all the Fractal North Raspberry Pi cases people keep printing.

Happy selfh.st/ing!

In the News

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This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)It's FOSS NewsAnkush Das
This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)
Aqara joins Works with Home Assistant
We have certified 4 Aqara devices, all of which are the first to use our Works via Matter with Home Assistant badge.
This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)Home AssistantGuy Sie
This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)
This Strange Twitter-like Platform With Social Links is Now Open-Source!
The dawn of an interesting open-source social media network?
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Why I still self host my servers (and what I’ve recently learned)
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This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)Christian Hollinger
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How I built my Open-source social media scheduling Tool
I published Postiz, my open-source social media scheduling tool, on Reddit, and received much attention. I guess it was super needed in open-source.I have received multiple questions from developers on how I built it. So today, I will take you throug…
This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)Nevos.ioNevo David
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GitHub - dougiteixeira/proxmoxve: Proxmox VE Custom Integration Home Assistant
Proxmox VE Custom Integration Home Assistant. Contribute to dougiteixeira/proxmoxve development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Extreme Pi Boot Optimization
🚀 3.5 sec to Linux userspace code
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This Week in Self-Hosted (6 September 2024)

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Self-Hosting Guide to Alternatives: Google Analytics
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Self-Hosted Applications and Alternatives
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Content Spotlight: BookLogr

Meet BookLogr, a self-hosted web app for tracking and managing personal reading libraries. With BookLogr, readers can easily catalogue books into three categories: Currently Reading, To be read, and Read. Other functionality includes ratings, notes for later reference, and general statistics about a user's library.

Per the project's repository, BookLogr is fairly young and still under active development – and thus prone to potential breaking changes. Regardless, the app can be installed via Docker or bare metal and requires separate database and API containers.

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Links: GitHub, Docs, Demo

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What I'm Listening To

The Value of Community
We celebrate five years of the show, chat about self-hosted Lightning, and why Alex loves his NanoKVM. Plus, it is a self-hosted replacement for Amazon Wishlists and more.
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Command Line Corner: Ctrl + u

Use Ctrl + u to easily delete all text from the current line preceding the location of the cursor:

/$ docker compose up_  
/$ _
/$ docker compose up -d _ghost
/$ ghost

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

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The Internet Archive Loses Its Appeal of a Major Copyright Case
Hachette v. Internet Archive was brought by book publishers objecting to the archive’s digital lending library.
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Sub.club aims to fund the fediverse via premium feeds | TechCrunch
Sub.club thinks premium feeds could also serve other use cases, like supporting helpful bots or generating funds to help maintain a community’s Mastodon server, for instance.
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Tides of Change

Plex announced they'll be dropping Tidal integration in late October this week. Their third-party offerings/integrations have personally never come off as incredibly appealing – but some of the Reddit reactions to this news lead me to believe more will be impacted than previously thought.

I Think I'm Having an Asterism

Meet the asterism (⁂) – the proposed new symbol for the fediverse that has been gaining traction this past week. It's supposed to represent the various networks that come together to create the decentralized web, but the jury is still out on whether the community will be willing to accept it with open arms. Regardless, it isn't the worst social rebrand we've witnessed in the recent past.

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New 2GB Pi 5 has 33% smaller die, 30% idle power savings | Jeff Geerling
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Elasticsearch is Open Source, Again
Elastic is adding AGPL as an open source license option to Elasticsearch alongside ELv2 and SSPL.…
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Home Assistant Chore Tracker 2.0: Part 1 Chore Tracker Setup - Smart Home Sysadmin
This guide will show you how to create a Chore Tracker (with optional Points system) in Home Assistant. Some of you may remember my “Chore Tracker with Points System” guide I created a couple years ago. I STILL see that guide being shared in almost every Reddit post or Home Assistant Community Forum post where…
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The Future of Social is Here: a Show and Tell (part 4: Lemmy, PieFed & Mbin)
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Content Spotlight: Calibre-Web Automated

Meet Calibre-Web Automated, a consolidated Calibre and Calibre-Web application for eBook library management. Calibre-Web Automated aims to replace the need for separate applications and clunky VNC interfaces by merging all the features required for managing new and existing Calibre libraries into a single container. Functionality includes imports, conversions, metadata and cover management, CLI commands, change tracking, batch editing, and more to come as the platform is currently under very active development.

Calibre-Web Automated can be installed via Docker and comes with some required reading to get up-and-running.

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Links: GitHub

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The Self-Host Cast, Episode 5: Dan Brown (BookStack, RSS)
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Command Line Corner: Ctrl + w

Use Ctrl + w to easily delete the previous word from the command line:

/$ locate example_
<Ctrl + w>
/$ locate _

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

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Meet Pocket ID, a self-hosted OIDC authentication provider. Meant to serve as a simple alternative to other popular platforms, Pocket ID is easy to deploy and only supports passkey authentication. Once up-and-running, clients can be easily added via an administration page, which will generate the relevant IDs and secrets required for client-side configuration.

Pocket ID can be installed via Docker or bare metal and utilizes a SQLite database for storage. The developer also provides a guide for proxying services that don't support OIDC via OAuth2.

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Command Line Corner: locate

Use the locate command to search for files directly from the command line, separating terms with an asterisk if searching for multiple words. The command also supports several flags, including -i for disabling case sensitivity. 

/$ locate example
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/$ locate -i example
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/$ locate test*file
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