Hi all,
question to you: How many of your selfhosted Apps are improving your life? Which apps are you really using on a daily/weekly basis?
Many of my running containers are just for … running containers.
Portainer, Nginx Proxy Manager, Authentik, Uptime-Kuma, Wireguard … they are not improving my life, they are only improving Selfhosting. But we are not doing selfhosting just for the sake of it? Do we? …
Many of my running containers … are getting replaced by Open Source client software eventually
- I’ve installed Trilium Notes - but I’m using Obsidian (more plugins, mobile apps, easy backup)
- I’ve installed Vikunja - but I’m using Obisdian (connecting tasks with notes is more powerful)
- I’ve installed Snapdrop - but I’m using LocalSend (more reliable)
- I’ve installed Bitwarden - but I’m using KeePass (easy backups, better for SSH credentials)
- I’ve installed AdGuard - but I’m using uBlock (more easy to disable for Shopping etc.)
- …
So the few Selfhosted Apps, that improve my life
File Management
- Paperless NGX - all my documents are scanned and archived here
- Nextcloud - all my files accessible via WebUI (& replaced Immich/Photoprism with Photos plugin)
- Syncthing - all my files synchroniced between devices and Nextcloud
- Kopia - Backup of all my files encrypted into the cloud
And that’s a little bit sad, right? The only “Job to be done” self-hosting is a solution for me is … file management. Nothing else.
What are your experiences? How makes self-hosting your life better?
( I’m not using selfhosting for musc / movies / series nowadays, as streaming is more convenient for me and I’m doing selfhosting mainly because of privacy and not piracy reasons - so that usecase is not included in my list ;)My only SmartHome usecase is Philips Hue - and I’m controlling it with Android Tasker )
plex is my main purpose for self hosting and always has been. Also i’m a sr systems engineer, so my selfhosting environment is also for experimenting with things for my career. I was trying make my media accessible to friends since 2009 or so, back when the Boxee came out. I’ve made use of the *arrs. overseerr, so my people can just request content from there instead of piling up a wish list to dump on me out of the blue.
outside of media, these prove useful for life and my career (that aren’t just supporting the homelab)
I use synology for my storage and i like their email server / webmail.
syncthing i use for keeping my emulator saves in sync across all my devices, as well as some documents.
vaultwarden
privatebin (vault warden has this feature… but i don’t want my vaultwarden directly exposed)
usememos is my favorite quick note app. i like obsidian but i can’t get behind it until it’s web friendly. I know someone built a docker image of obsidian that runs from a webtop but egh it’s ugly. The ipad app is nice though. There are some other options that are closer to obsidian, but I just really like usememos.
slash is nice link shortener which lets you view metrics for the links you create. I think it’s made by one of the team members that made usememos.
resumeRX. I apply for different types of roles so i have several different resumes I need to tailor for different positions.
immich. just because i refuse to pay for apple/google photos storage and using enough space to be forced to keep using them.
phpipam/netbox. i like documenting my network but not in a spreadsheet.
duplicati. local and cloud backups
drawio. just a self hosted version of the web drawio. can’t be making diagrams containing sensitive information on some random publicly hosted server.
actualbudget. it’s helpful, but I still wish there was a better option for this. I know there is firefly III. actualbudget is cleaner and easier to navigate.
metube. i’m’ always needing to download youtube videos for some reason or another.
gitlab
planka (my wife and I both use this… basically trello)
Home assistant. I’ve got a lot automated. Mostly for fun, but still makes my life easier. My window shades, lights, fans, bathroom fans, TVs, presence sensors, A/C, garage doors, fridge, cameras, doorbell are all in node-red. My windows all close and lights turn off if my wife and I are both away unless there is a guest. etc. the windows open if it’s stormy (I love storms). bathroom fans come on when the humidity hits a threshold, my garage lights come on if a person or car is in my driveway, but not a squirrel or bird, etc.