Any #selfhosting solution alternative to Plex? I would like to create something like this but I don't really like to use something like Plex that, to my understanding, is depending on an external service.

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Pi-hole releases FTL & Web v6.4 and Core v6.3 for network-wide ad and tracker blocking:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/pi-hole-releases-ftl-and-web-v6-4-and-core-v6-3-for-network-wide-ad-and-tracker-blocking/

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 makes it easier to install Raspberry Pi OS on bootable media:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-makes-it-easier-to-install-raspberry-pi-os-on-bootable-media/

Vulkan 1.4.335 Released With The Very Notable VK_EXT_present_timing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.335-Released

GCC 16 Switches To Using C++20 Standard By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-16-Now-CPP20-Default

Algol 68 Programming Language Front-End Merged Into GCC 16:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Algol-68-Merged-Into-GCC-16

iodéOS 7 beta launches with Android 16 base, enhanced battery life, and updated apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/iodeos-7-beta-launches-with-android-16-base-enhanced-battery-life-and-updated-apps/

GrapheneOS leaves France over encryption backdoor concerns:
https://proton.me/blog/grapheneos-france

FreeBSD 15.0-RC4 Released Due To Last Minute Issues:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RC4

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #PiHole #RaspberryPI #RaspberryPIImager #Vulkan #GCC #GCC16 #Algol #Algol68 #iodeOS #GrapheneOS #FreeBSD #SelfHosting #BSD #CustomRom #OS #OperatingSystem #ProgrammingLanguage #Development #Programming #Coding #FosseryTech

#selfhosting #ghost

I think I am figuring out the hard way that you *can* configure an alternate email provider for the transactional emails (confirm subscribe / unsubscribe) but mailgun is still required for bulk email to send out your actual newsletters.

1) Am I right?
2) Is there a way to prevent Mailgun from inserting tracking code? So annoying!

NextCloud on Hetzner is the OneDrive upgrade I didn’t know I wanted

For years, I relied on Microsoft’s OneDrive — not for the Office 365 suite, but for its 1TB of cloud storage. It served me well for offsite backups and seamless syncing between my computers and phone. I even used the Personal Vault feature, though more out of curiosity than necessity. Later, I joined a friend’s family plan, making it even more cost-effective.

[…]

https://www.locked.de/nextcloud-on-hetzner-is-the-onedrive-upgrade-i-didnt-know-i-wanted/

#digitalsovereignty #hetzner #nextcloud #onedrive #selfhosting #storagebox #unplugtrump

Hey #devops, #selfhosting, #linux and #systemd people!

I have Ubuntu 24.04.3 with encrypted root and two encrypted partitions mounted at /srv/disk[0|1]

All 3 are remotely unlocked at boot using same key with keyscript=decrypt_keyctl. Unlock is handled via dropbear by semiautomatic tool with access to shared secret storage, where host specific encryption keys are stored.

I want to get two things at the same time:

1) if any encrypted partition is missing, host must boot regardless of that and preferably with as little timeout as possible

2) if encrypted device failed to mount due 1) or due failed unlock, mount point must be masked, to avoid any containers that might have mounts there to access them. Sadly` chattr -I` doesn't help here, because mount point is still readable by root. Yeah, root, I know but rootless docker doesn't play well with swarm and k8s is too expensive to run on my scale.

Basically, I need a degraded host that can accept *some* of scheduled workload

What’s the right approach here?

So far I tried removing fstab entry for `/srv/disk[0|1] `and adding explicit mount units

```toml
[Unit]
Description="/srv/${disk_name} filesystem"
Requires=systemd-cryptsetup@${disk_name}\x2ddata\x2dcrypt.service
After=systemd-cryptsetup@${disk_name}\x2ddata\x2dcrypt.service
ConditionPathExists=/dev/mapper/${disk_name}-data-crypt

[Mount]
What=/dev/mapper/${disk_name}-data-crypt
Where=/srv/${disk_name}
Type=ext4
Options=defaults,errors=remount-ro

[Install]
WantedBy=local-fs.target
```

and extra `mask-srv@.service`

```toml
[Unit]
Description=mask /srv/%i if /dev/mapper/%i-data-crypt is missing
DefaultDependencies=no
After=cryptsetup.target systemd-cryptsetup@%i\x2ddata\x2dcrypt.service target srv-%i.mount
Before=local-fs
ConditionPathExists=!/dev/mapper/%i-data-crypt
Conflicts=srv-%i.mount

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/mount -t tmpfs -o ro,mode=000,nr_inodes=1,size=4k tmpfs /srv/%i

[Install]
WantedBy=local-fs.target

```

But I it seems to have race condition between srv-disk0.mount and I can't figure out right set of dependencies between units here

I just tried to upgrade the OS on my RPi to Trixie. Now it doesn't boot anymore.

This is the second time this happens after an upgrade. Lots of hassle for a tiny Nextcloud server that I essentially use to keep my MP3 collection synchronized between two computers.

I took it offline. Now I am considering getting a NUC-type device and running Nextcloud, E-Mail and maybe my own Mastodon instance on that.

Thoughts? Experiences? Is that even technically feasible?

#selfhosting #linux

RE: https://mastodon.social/@itsfoss/115627387091285317

I started #selfhosting a couple of years ago and it's right up there with adopting #Linux as one of the best things I've done in recent years to wrestle some control of my own data back. I'm excited that it's becoming more widespread!

That said, I'm self-hosting on Synology and I'd really like to move to something less closed at some point. I'm just not confident enough in my skills yet to make the switch now.

It's FOSS » 🌐 2025-11-28
@itsfoss@mastodon.social

Self-hosting is rising because Linux users refuse to wait for permission.

https://itsfoss.com/self-hosting-rising/

#linux #selfhost

Self-Host Weekly #147: Ad-Free

#Selfhosted news, updates, content, and activity -- without all the #BlackFriday deals and #merch shilling.

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-11-28/

#selfhost #selfhosting #newsletter #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #sysadmin #devops #privacy #security #software #updates #app #apps #server #development

I have contacted Contabo: "I will be ordering multiple VPS in Singapore. Ensure your infrastructure, including IPv6, is functioning properly, as no refunds are offered. Customer support is slow and misaligned with my schedule. Confirm IPv4, IPv6, and overall infrastructure are fully operational."

#Contabo #VPS #CustomerService #IT #Networking #IPv6 #IPv4 #Infrastructure #Reliability #TechDemand #SelfHosting #SingaporeRegion #TechIssues #ContaboSupport #CircadianCycle

I host my own Phanpy but there's a feature in dev (automatically populate alt-text if it's embedded in images, yessss!!!) I really want. So, I finally setup a build container for @phanpy and a small script to extract out the static folder so I can continue serving it out via Caddy. I wrote a quick post about it, I'm sure there are better and more idiomatic ways of doing this, so advice is welcome.

#PhanpySocial #GoToSocial #SelfHosting #Podman #Caddy

Oh,

this is really turning out better than anticipated. Installing, updating, authorizing and syncing of custom prompts with one command. Then use and forget!

#codex #progamming #openai #selfhosting

Today's #HomeLab routine apt package updates results:

- #Gitea CI/CD runner broken
- #Traefik is broken on two environments

And that was not a #DNS. #Docker is the reason.

#Updates #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Selfhosting #HomeServer

I haven't figured out how to automate my #NextcloudAIO backups. Last night, I figured I'd start one when I went to bed. Let it run overnight. But the admin console wouldn't load. Left it for this morning. I tried rebuilding the container. Now my system is technically running, and my files are still there, but it's saying it has no internet connection and a bunch of other errors. I'm rebooting the VM to see if that helps. Yay for #selfhosting

starting to see why relying on external services to keep your website up fucking sucks

one little screw up from something like AWS or Cloudflare and bam, site's down and you can't even do jack shit about it

#sysadmin #server #selfhosting #hosting

An alle, die einen Root Server bei @netcup haben: Konntet ihr AlmaLinux 10 installieren? Bei mir schlägt das fehl. Ubuntu geht.

#hosting #selfhosting #linux #netcup #almalinux

Galera dos #selfHosting
Alguém sabe de algum programa pra fazer um karaokê no proxmox + androidtv ?

Getting better!

#codex #openai #coding #programming #chatgpt #selfhosting

My ideal #HomeLab for now is a #colocation. I started to think about the real possibility of it recently.

I have options in the city I’m currently living in. It appeared costly compared to my dedicated #Hetzner server first, but then I calculated the price of upgrading the storage. Then I added an electricity price of hosting the part of #HomeLab at home, and now I kinda like the idea more and more. I need to see used rack-mountable #server prices now.

#SelfHosting #SelfHosted #SelfHost

@chewie Took a look at Matrix + Element today — and wow, it seems like a really solid replacement for my old TS3 server, which I’ve grown pretty tired of using. Modern features, self-hosted, open — I like it! 🚀

#Matrix #Selfhosting #OpenSource

@chewie Behind the scenes, my setup runs on Proxmox as the hypervisor, with a now fairly large Docker VM (Portainer) inside it. All data lives on a Ugreen NAS, and the network stack is managed with OPNsense + UniFi / MikroTik.

Key services in daily use: Nextcloud, Home Assistant, Paperless-NGX, GitLab, Immich, Jellyfin — plus the usual IT admin overhead… because it’s fun. 😄⚙️

What does your setup look like? Already tested Immich?

#Homelab #SelfHosting #Proxmox #Docker #OPNsense #HomeAutomation

I guess it's not fully compatible. But I would like to know what others did with it.

#fedifetcher #snac2 #snac #askfedi #selfhosting #tinyfedi #tinyweb

Sad truth.

#3dprinting #3dprint #selfhost #selfhosting #ai #openai #chatgpt

Selfhosting Setup-Update 2025.11

Mediaserver: Jellyfin, immich
Music: FinAmp (iOS), Jellyfin WebApplet (Linux)
Audio Books: Bookplayer (iOS)
Camera: Halide (iOS)
Photos: immich (Linux, iOS), shotwell (Linux)
Podcasts: Kasts (Linux), iCatcher (iOS)
Notes & Tasks: Joplin (iOS, Linux)

Current Issues:
Music: @manetmusic still got the blurred cover issue - made me swap to #finamp. Not as beautiful but reliable.

#selfhosting #Finamp #shotwell #jellyfin #Immich #bookplayer #linux #iphone #iPOS

Comint along nicley. So far 100% correct detection. While using very few api calls.

#3dprinting #3dprint #ai #openai #chatgpt #selfhosting

I will just put this info here in case anyone has missed a 40% #blackfriday offer for #PlexPass subscriptions.

Lifetime now for €137 down from €230!

https://www.plex.tv

#streaming #selfhosting #selfhosted #homelab #tv #movies #music #plex #plexamp

Boostez votre #Homelab Proxmox ! 🚀

Fini les manipulations complexes de scripts. Cette interface web moderne (Next.js/React) vous permet de gérer les scripts communautaires PVE du bout des doigts. Un must-have ! ✨

➡️ Le Repo: https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE-Local

#Proxmox #ProxmoxVE #PVE #Selfhosting #SysAdmin #DevOps #WebUI #OpenSource

Ich habe heute einen Newsletter von https://addy.io/ erhalten.
Black Friday und so...

Hab mich daran erinnert, dass ich das ja mal selbst hosten wollte.
Ja nun... sagen wir so: Geld gespart! ​​

#selfhosting

New blog post!

It is about how this Mastodon instance is backed up daily without downtime =)

https://www.yevi.org/blog/daily-matrix-and-mastodon-backups-with-zero-downtime

#Mastodon #Matrix #SelfHosted #SelfHosting #SelfHost #HomeLab #Ansible #Proxmox #Backup #PBS #ProxmoxVE #Blog #GlitchySocial

Tuli tuossa intterwebsejä selaillessa vastaan pari mielenkiintoista avoimen lähdekoodin projektia, jotka voi hostata itse. Täytynee jossakin välissä ottaa testiin.

Bichon on sähköpostien varmuuskopiointityökalu, jossa on sisäänrakennettu hakutoiminnallisuus ja varsin asiallinen web-käyttöliittymä. Vaikuttaa sähköpostilaatikolta ilman lähetysmahdollisuutta.

https://github.com/rustmailer/bichon

Zerobyte puolestaan on tiedostojen varmuuskopiontityökalu, jonka voi pyöräyttää käyntiin Dockerissa ja jonka hallinta tapahtuu web-käyttöliittymän kautta.

https://github.com/nicotsx/zerobyte

#AvoinLähdekoodi #SelfHosting

Transferred my #OneNote notes to #joplin.
Another service I don't use any more. Joplin doesn't have all the features as oneNote - but it looks like it has everything I need.

Now it's time to test it in real life.

This #selfhosting can really become addictive...

#AskMastodon
Interested in hearing about people’s backup strategies and methods they use for their Mastodon instances.

#FediAdmin #Infoesec #selfhosting

(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Immich v2.3.0 updates OCR languages and fixes iOS freeze:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/immich-v2-3-0-updates-ocr-languages-and-fixes-ios-freeze/

Python Developers Looking At Introducing The Rust Programming Language In CPython:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proposal-Rust-In-CPython
(Incorporating Rust to another programming language? Why?)

Git 2.52 Released With More Preparations Toward Git 3.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.52-Released

PHP 8.5 Released With New Pipe Operator, New URI Extension & Clone With:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/PHP-8.5-Released

Angular v21 brings experimental Signal Forms, Aria preview, and Vitest support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/angular-v21-brings-experimental-signal-forms-aria-preview-and-vitest-support/

GCC 16 Compiler Now Ready For AVX10.2 & APX With Intel Nova Lake:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Lake-GCC-16-AVX10.2-APX

GCC Patch Enables Support For The Rust-Based Wild Linker:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Patch-Wild-Linker

GCC Developer Discovers "Our Codebase Isn't Fully C++20 Ready":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Fix-CPP20-Build-Issues

GCC Steering Committee Allows New Language Front-End To Land For GCC 16:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Allowing-Algol-68-Front-End

C# 14 arrives: extension members and cleaner syntax lead the update:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/c-14-arrives-extension-members-and-cleaner-syntax-lead-the-update/

FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 Brings Build Fixes For Google Cloud & Azure, Base Repository Changes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RC1-Released

FreeBSD 15.0-RC3 Ships Latest OpenZFS, KDE Dropped From DVD ISO Due To Size Constraints:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RC3-Released

Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down:
https://itsfoss.com/news/enshittification-of-arduino-begins/

Sovereign Tech Fund Hiring A New Leader For Driving Open-Source Funding:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/STF-Hiring-New-Head

Deploy Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Cranberry sOSS:
https://itsfoss.com/cranberry-soss/
(Fun one. Although most devs would probably be more happy if they received money instead of some jam, but I mean it's still something lol)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Immich #Python #CPython #Git #PHP #Angular #GCC #GCC16 #CSharp #FreeBSD #Arduino #SovereignTechFund #CranberrysOSS #SelfHosting #VersionControl #JavaScript #JavaScriptFramework #BSD #ProgrammingLanguage #Development #Programming #Coding #FosseryTech