Want a fitness tracker you actually control?

openGym is an open-source, self-hosted workout tracker for planning routines, logging sets, tracking body weight, and monitoring progress.

Your data stays on your server no subscription, ads, or telemetry. Supports passkeys, offline use, sync, Docker, and a standalone Android APK.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/opengym.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Fitness #FOSS #Docker

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OpenGym self-hosted gym and body-weight tracker landing page with feature and community stats.

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OpenGym stats dashboard showing workouts, streak, weight progress, activity, and muscle balance.

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OpenGym Push Day workout screen showing barbell bench press with weight, reps, and progression details.

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OpenGym home screen showing weekly schedule, body-weight progress toward a 77 kg goal, and a 12-week streak.

zvec-grep (zg) combines exact text search, ranked search, and AI-powered semantic search in one local-first CLI.

Search code, documents, and data by meaning or exact text while keeping your files and indexes on your machine by default.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/zvec-grep.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #AI #DeveloperTools

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Screenshot of the zvec-grep (zg) project page, describing it as a local-first search layer for humans and agents, with npm, GitHub CI, Apache 2.0 license, Node.js 22+ badges, and Repository of the Day awards.

Hi everyone from my littlefedi instance, this is my first test post with a media file.

This is one of my dogs when she was very young

#LittleFedi
#SelfHosting

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a medium size black dog lying in a white and blue bed. Inside the bed is some of her toys, the one in the foreground is a little orange fox. The wall behind is white and the floor is a light coloured.wood

LittleFedi is an excellent light weight but fully featured Fediverse platform (ActivityPub). I've been kicking tires and providing feedback on the test instance and excited for the first release to give it a go self-hosted.

@stefano has been leading a master class in community and developer relations. He has been stewarding the team and user community with enthusiasm and transparency. Congratulations to Stefano and the team.

Here's a great story of the project's genesis and journey. https://littleone.littlefedi.social/@littlefedi_official/01a0f644-8ed6-7a7d-ade6-46f4c0a74f41

#littleFedi #ActivityPub #Fediverse #FOSS #SelfHosting

There's a new very lightweight Fediverse platform that's just been released called littleFedi. You can follow its new official account at:

🌱 @littlefedi_official

Its official website including download and source code is at:

🌱 https://littlefedi.org

LittleFedi is for techy people who want to create their own Fediverse server using as few resources as possible.

It's written by a group called "Little Computer People", its maintainer is @stefano

#Fediverse #ActivityPub #FOSS #SelfHosting

Fleetbase is an open-source logistics & supply-chain platform for managing fleets, deliveries, orders, live tracking, warehouses, and more.

Self-host it with Docker, use its REST API and webhooks, and extend it with plugins and open-source mobile apps for drivers and storefronts.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/fleetbase.html

#OpenSource #FOSS #SelfHosting

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Fleetbase logo and GitHub project overview showing its AGPL-3.0 license, v0.7.67 release, 100% Codecov coverage, 4k GitHub stars, and description as an open-source logistics and supply-chain operating system.

Looking for a self-hosted alternative to Jira or Linear?

Plane is an open-source project management platform for tracking issues, planning cycles, managing projects, and building product roadmaps.

It includes Pages, analytics, custom views, and modules to help teams organize work and track progress.

Self-host it on your own infrastructure with Docker or Kubernetes for more control over your project data.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/plane.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Plane project page showing its logo and tagline, “Modern project management for all teams.” It describes Plane as an open-source tool for tracking issues, running sprints and cycles, and managing product roadmaps.

That brief period in the late 90's where they decided that CDs needed a data component was a scourge on the world.

Trying to rip certain CDs from that period is an absolute nightmare.

#SelfHosting #CDRipping

Newsletters shouldn't spy on you.

At virebent.art, we run listmonk on self-hosted infrastructure: zero tracking pixels, no telemetry, ALTCHA proof-of-work, and full privacy by design.

We stand for digital sovereignty, open protocols, and verifiable publishing.

Join us and take part in a surveillance-free digital commons:

https://newsletter.virebent.art

#Privacy #Listmonk #SelfHosting #Fediverse #OpenSource

Armbian for Amlogic, Rockchip, and Allwinner devices brings Linux to a wide range of TV boxes, including models without official support.

Replace Android TV with Armbian and use your device as a small server, with Docker support, kernel updates, eMMC/SD/USB storage, and backup tools.

⚠️ This is an independent Armbian-based project, not the official Armbian repository.

More details : https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/armbian.html

#Armbian #Linux #SelfHosting #Docker #HomeLab #OpenSource #ARM

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Screenshot of Armbian showing a green circuit-board graphic with orange “ARM” lettering and the title “Armbian.” The description explains that Armbian is a lightweight Debian/Ubuntu-based Linux distribution for ARM devices, extending support to unofficially supported hardware such as Android TV boxes that can be repurposed as Linux servers.

Want a Netflix-style library for your own media sources?

Nuvio is a free, open-source media app that brings your sources into a polished library with artwork, ratings, subtitles, profiles, and watch progress. It supports Android, iOS, desktop, Android TV, Samsung Tizen, and LG webOS, under GPL-3.0.

Nuvio doesn’t provide a content catalog you bring sources you’re authorized to access.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/nuvio.html

#OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHosting #Media #FOSS #Nuvio

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Nuviо media app introduction showing its open-source media library features.

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Nuvio mobile media app home screen showing featured series, continue watching, and popular shows.

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Noodle Gallery is an open-source, self-hosted photo and video platform built as a community fork of Immich. It adds Shared Spaces, S3-compatible storage, smarter search, pet detection, video duplicate detection, Google Photos import, and more.

It also stays compatible with existing Immich libraries, making it possible to switch between the two.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/noodlegallery.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Immich #PhotoManagement #FOSS

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Screenshot of Noodle Gallery showing its colorful flower logo and name, a “High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution” tagline, installation and live demo links, and a photo gallery interface displaying albums, filters, people, locations, and travel photos.

Keep your emails under your own control for the long term.

Eonvelope is an open-source, self-hosted email archiving platform that continuously fetches mail from IMAP, POP, Exchange, and JMAP. Search archived emails, attachments, and correspondents from your own instance.

Deploy it with Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/eonvelope.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #Email #EmailArchiving #FOSS

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Envelope, an open-source self-hosted email archive for preserving emails indefinitely. The project page shows version, Docker pulls, development activity, test coverage, Django framework, and an email archive logo.

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Mumble is an open-source, self-hosted voice chat platform with low-latency communication, encryption, and full control over your own server.

A solid option for private voice communication, gaming, communities, and teams.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/mumble.html

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #VoiceChat #Mumble #FOSS

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Mumble open-source voice-chat software page showing its website, Matrix community with 466 users, and status checks for Codacy, Azure, Cirrus CI, and Travis CI. Text at the bottom describes Mumble as an open-source, low-latency, high-quality voice-chat program built with Qt and Opus.

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Mumble desktop voice-chat client shown in light and dark themes. The interface displays a server channel tree with users, a text chat panel, and toolbar controls for microphone, audio, recording, messaging, and settings.

Share your screen without relying on corporate communication platforms.

Screego is an open-source, self-hosted screen-sharing tool built for developers. It uses WebRTC for low-latency, high-resolution sharing and supports multiple users, Docker or single-binary installation, and an integrated TURN server for restrictive networks.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=screego

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #WebRTC #ScreenSharing #Privacy #Developers

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Screenshot of the Screego/server project page showing two colorful cartoon characters connected by blue and green arrows. Below, it displays “Screego/server,” the tagline “screen sharing for developers,” a passing build, Docker pulls, and release v1.12.5.

Today wasn't the first time that showing specifically https://www.grampsweb.org/ really got a layperson excited about running a private server. Probably because family is much easier to relate to than abstract software

Share files directly between browsers no cloud upload needed.

FileSync is an open-source, self-hosted file-sharing tool using WebRTC for peer-to-peer transfers. It supports QR/room links, passwords, one-to-many sharing, cross-network transfers, and large files with streaming-to-disk.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=filesync

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #WebRTC #FileSharing

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Screenshot of FileSync, showing its orange Wi-Fi logo, title, and description as a private peer-to-peer file-sharing tool for sending files from one device to many in real time. It shows release v4.1.0, MIT license, Docker pulls, and a FileSync interface with a QR code, room link, password option, and connected user.

What if your e-books could become a private knowledge base?

ReadAny is a local-first, open-source e-book reader for desktop and mobile. Chat with your books, search by meaning, create highlights and notes, and organize what you learn.

It supports local AI with Ollama and local embeddings, while WebDAV sync keeps your library, notes, and highlights synced across devices.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=readany

#OpenSource #Privacy #LocalAI #Ebooks #SelfHosting #DigitalReading

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Screenshot of ReadAny showing its ghost-like reading logo, title, and description as a local-first AI e-book reader for desktop and mobile. It highlights RAG chat, semantic search, highlights, text-to-speech, WebDAV sync, and support for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.

I now also have a favicon (goodbye Susie ) and I overhauled my config Fun! #selfHosting #customEmoji

I’m a happy user of #jellyfin. If you’re still stuck on Plex, give Jellyfin a try!

#selfhosting #homelab

Keep your camera feeds and AI processing under your control.

Viseron is a self-hosted, local-only NVR and AI computer vision platform with object detection, motion detection, face recognition, and more.

Run it with Docker and manage your setup through a web interface without relying on cloud processing.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=viseron

#Privacy #SelfHosting #OpenSource #LocalAI #NVR #HomeSecurity #Docker

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Screenshot of the Viseron project page showing its blue eye logo and title. The page describes Viseron as self-hosted, local-only NVR and AI computer vision software with object detection, motion detection, face recognition, and monitoring capabilities.

Dockhand is a modern, self-hostable Docker management UI for containers, Compose stacks, remote Docker hosts, Git deployments, logs, terminals, and more.

It’s free for personal and internal business use. Note: Dockhand uses the Business Source License 1.1 (BSL 1.1), not a traditional open-source license.

More details & alternatives:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=dockhand

#Docker #SelfHosting #Homelab #DevOps #OpenSource #DockerCompose

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Screenshot of Dockhand, a modern Docker management UI, showing its logo, navigation links, and an “About” section describing container management, Compose stacks, multi-environment support, and privacy-focused design.

Papermark is an open-source, self-hostable alternative to DocSend. Share documents with custom links, track viewer engagement, and use custom domains and branding.

A great option for founders, freelancers, and teams who want to keep their document-sharing infrastructure under their control.

More details & alternatives: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=papermark

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #FOSS #DocSend

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Screenshot of the Papermark page describing it as an open-source DocSend alternative. It shows a Product Hunt #1 Product of the Day badge, papermark.com link, GitHub with 9k stars, AGPLv3 license, and text highlighting built-in analytics and custom domains.

ATTENTION YouTubers

Please provide a PeerTube option in addition to your YouTube account.

EXAMPLE

The Linux Experiment

Website: https://tilvids.com/c/thelinuxexperiment_channel/videos
Fediverse: @thelinuxEXP @thelinuxexperiment

PEERTUBE

Website: https://joinpeertube.org
Fediverse: @peertube @Framasoft

THANK YOU

#Google #YouTube #YouTuber #YouTubers #deGoogle #Framasoft #PeerTube #FreeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #SoftwareLibre #OpenSource #Privacy #InfoSec #Fediverse #Video #Decentralized #SelfHost #SelfHosting #ActivityPub

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Remember folks, you don't need a fancy NAS or home server appliance to self host at home. Any old laptop or even an old Android phone can host a number of services for you. #selfhosting

Now for something a bit different, a self-hostable Fediverse-compatible crossword server:

🌱 https://apps.lashman.live/cruciverb

There's a demo server at:

🌱 https://cruciverb.lashman.live

It's written by @lashman and is CC0 so it's totally free code with no restrictions at all.

The crosswords don't require an account to play. The Fediverse element is to do with sharing puzzles, clues and leaderboards between servers.

#Crosswords #FOSS #SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub

🐡 Running your own mail server with OpenBSD and OpenSMTPD https://bsd-audit.com/self-hosting/running-your-own-mailserver/

#openbsd #OpenSMTPD #selfhosting

Amazon's Twitch is now quietly feeding its streamers' content into GenAI/LLM by default 🤮 (Source: https://kotaku.com/twitch-is-now-using-your-content-to-train-amazon-ai-models-and-has-hidden-the-option-to-opt-out-2000723891)

If you want an alternative where you have total control and ownership of your own streams, @owncast is worth a look:

🌱 https://owncast.online (website)

🌱 @owncast (account)

OwnCast accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc. People who follow you will see in their timelines when you go live, and can click straight through to your stream.

#Twitch #SelfHosting

Gancio is a free open source community notice board that can be self-hosted and is part of the Fediverse. You can find out more at:

➡️ https://gancio.org

There is a demo server at https://demo.gancio.org

Gancio can be self-hosted through YunoHost at https://apps.yunohost.org/app/gancio or if you're techy there are manual installation instructions at https://gancio.org/install

There's also an official project account to follow at @gancio

#Gancio #Fediverse #ActivityPub #SelfHosting #CommunityHosting

FeedFlow is an open-source RSS reader for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux. Keep your library local or sync with services like FreshRSS and Miniflux, with Reader Mode, offline reading, filters, bookmarks, and OPML import/export.

👉 https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=feedflow

#OpenSource #RSS #Privacy #FOSS #SelfHosting

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FeedFlow app page showing its logo, description, supported platforms (Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, and Linux), Apache 2.0 license, and links to the website, latest release, issues, and translation resources.

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FeedFlow promotional graphic showing the RSS reader running on iPhone and desktop, with article timelines, feed lists, and reading views. Text reads “A clean RSS reader for desktop and mobile.”

📶 Want to monitor your internet connection over time?

Speedtest Tracker is an open-source, self-hosted tool that automatically runs internet speed tests and keeps a history of your download speed, upload speed, ping, and other network metrics.

It supports Docker, scheduled tests, notifications, and a web dashboard for tracking performance.

More details:
https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=speedtesttracker

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #FOSS #Homelab #Privacy

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Screenshot of the Speedtest Tracker website. It describes the tool as a self-hosted application for monitoring internet connection performance and uptime. Below is a dark dashboard showing download and upload speeds, ping, packet loss, and historical download and upload performance graphs.

Want a YouTube experience without the recommendation algorithm?

YT Zero is an open-source, self-hosted YouTube frontend that focuses on subscriptions instead of recommendations. Follow channels without a Google account, organize videos locally, and optionally download them for offline viewing with yt-dlp integration.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=ytzero

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #YouTube #FOSS #DeGoogle

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Screenshot of the YT Zero project page. It features the YT Zero logo, the tagline "A self-hosted YouTube inbox for people who want subscriptions, not recommendations," and badges for the latest release, Docker image, AGPL-3.0 license, documentation, and GitHub stars. The description highlights a recommendation-free YouTube experience with no Google account or API key required.

LiveContainer is an open-source app launcher that lets you manage unlimited IPA files, switch between app versions, supports multitasking, and integrates with AltStore and SideStore.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=livecontainer

#OpenSource #iOS #Privacy #SelfHosting #FOSS

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Screenshot of the LiveContainer GitHub repository. A large blue app icon appears at the top above the project name "LiveContainer." The description reads: "An app launcher that runs iOS apps without actually installing them!" Below are badges showing translation progress (86% localized) and a link to the documentation at livecontainer.github.io. The page uses GitHub's dark theme.

If you're into photography, there is a free open Flickr-style photography platform which you can host yourself called Vernissage. It also has Fediverse compatibility so people can follow Vernissage accounts from Mastodon, Pixelfed etc. More info at:

🌱 https://joinvernissage.org

You can follow at:

🌱 @vernissage

For techy people who want to install their own Vernissage manually, docs are at:

🌱 https://docs.joinvernissage.org/documentation/vernissageserver

#SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #Flickr #Alternatives #Photography

Gotify is a lightweight, open-source notification server that delivers real-time push notifications to your devices. It supports REST APIs, WebSockets, plugins, Docker, a web dashboard, and an Android app.

A great fit for developers, homelab users, and self-hosters.


More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=gotify

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Homelab #Docker #Notifications #Privacy #FOSS

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Screenshot of the Gotify GitHub repository. The page shows the Gotify logo, project name (gotify/server), status badges, and an introduction describing Gotify as a lightweight, self-hosted server for sending and receiving real-time notifications over WebSockets.

Hmmm... it looks like @Stuxhost may fit the bill. https://Stuxhost.com says they're based in the Netherlands 👍 and that you can choose servers in Germany / Finland 👍 and @stux is here on the Fedi 👍 . (Sidenote, when I've talked to Stux, they've been lovely 👍 👍 )

The only thing I'm wondering about is if there's any easy way to install / upgrade / maintain Mastodon? 🤔 If I need to I can install Yunohost like on my other servers, but I'd really like to avoid having to maintain yet another server for a service that sounds trickier than most to maintain...

#Mastodon #Hosting #Selfhosting #StuxHost #Yunohost

Need to share a terminal session securely?

TermPair is a free, open-source tool that lets you share a live terminal in your browser with end-to-end encryption. Choose read-only or interactive access, with no Docker, Node.js, or Python required.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=termpair

#OpenSource #Terminal #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #DevOps #CyberSecurity #FOSS

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TermPair terminal generating a secure, end-to-end encrypted browser link for sharing a live terminal session.

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TermPair web interface showing a live shared terminal session with end-to-end encryption and interactive read/write access.

I'm slowly approaching the Immich setup, which I want to use, but I need to setup it in a zone per component instead of docker containers and compose.
And this toot is a minute rant that so much of the self-hostable software doesn't suggest such an approach even at documentation level, not mentioning the scripts and binaries.
That means that at first I'd need to deconstruct containers to use only relevant bits.

#SmartOS #Immich #SelfHosting

Want to detect intruders before they reach your real systems?

OpenCanary is a free, open-source network honeypot that emulates common services and sends instant alerts when someone interacts with them. It's lightweight, easy to deploy, and works on Linux, macOS, Docker, and Raspberry Pi.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=opencanary

#OpenSource #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #Honeypot #SelfHosting #Privacy #Linux #Homelab #FOSS

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Screenshot of the OpenCanary project page describing the lightweight network honeypot with passing GitHub test, Docker build, and PyPI badges.

macUSB is a free, open-source utility for creating bootable macOS, Windows, and Linux USB drives directly from your Mac.

It supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, includes a built-in macOS downloader, verifies checksums, and makes creating installation media much easier than using Terminal commands.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=macusb

#OpenSource #macOS #Linux #Windows #SelfHosting #Privacy

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macOS Full Disk Access settings with macUSB granted permission to access protected files and folders.

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Cal[.]diy is a community-driven fork of Cal[.]com that's 100% MIT licensed and removes proprietary enterprise features.

Unlike the open-core version, there are no license keys, locked features, or closed-source components. Self-host it to keep full control over your scheduling data and infrastructure.


More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=caldiy

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #FOSS #Calendar #Scheduling #Linux #DigitalEscapeTools

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Screenshot of the Cal.diy project page in dark mode. The header describes it as a "community-driven, open-source scheduling platform" with links to GitHub, Issues, and Contributing. Badges show the MIT license, 47k GitHub stars, contributor information, and commit activity. Below, an "About Cal.diy" section displays a dark-themed scheduling interface with a monthly calendar, appointment details on the left, and a weekly time grid for booking and managing meetings.

Thinking about a new domain+project...

Anyone have the TL;DR; on self hosted fediverse software?

Mastodon vs Snac vs Pleroma vs ?

I'm looking for something that is super low maintenance and lightweight / easy on resources but as full featured as practical within those constraints.

Something easy to tune re: post lengths and media types would be cool too. A "text first" platform is desired.

I've run Mastodon in the past and it's like fishing with nukes for this use case.

What's out there?

#Fediverse #Mastodon #snac #web #selfHosting #SelfHosted

Secluso is an open-source home security system that runs on a Raspberry Pi, giving you encrypted remote access to live video, recordings, and alerts without relying on cloud surveillance.

If you want a privacy-first alternative to cloud-connected security cameras, Secluso keeps your camera data under your control.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=secluso

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #HomeSecurity #RaspberryPi #Linux #FOSS #DigitalEscapeTools

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Screenshot of the Secluso website in dark mode. A banner reads “Private home security without cloud surveillance” with mentions of end-to-end encrypted remote viewing, alerts, and recordings on Raspberry Pi. The page title “Secluso” appears above the description: “Private DIY home security for Raspberry Pi, with encrypted remote access and a 5-minute software setup.” Blue links are shown for deployment, build guide, security model, and website. The text explains that Secluso is a private home security camera system for Raspberry Pi that allows live video viewing, alerts, and access to recordings from a phone without uploading footage to a cloud provider.

Mobilizon is a Fediverse-compatible free open source events platform, developed as a libre alternative to Facebook Events. You can find out more at:

🌱 https://mobilizon.org

You can follow the official account at:

🌱 @mobilizon

If you're a techy person there are manual installation instructions for self-hosting at:

🌱 https://docs.mobilizon.org/3.%20System%20administration/install

#SelfHosting #CommunityHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub #FacebookEvents

Just stumbled upon Internet Cube.

Looks very interesting.

https://internetcu.be/

#InternetCube #SelfHosting

Linkwarden is a free, open-source bookmark manager that helps you save, organize, and preserve webpages. It can automatically archive pages as screenshots, PDFs, and HTML files, supports collaboration, includes browser extensions and mobile apps, and can be self-hosted for full control over your data.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=linkwarden

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Bookmarks #Privacy #Productivity #FOSS #DigitalOwnership

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Screenshot of the Linkwarden project page featuring its logo and the tagline "Bookmarks, Evolved." The page highlights GitHub Trending (#3 Repository of the Day), an active Discord community, Hacker News mentions, the latest release, localization progress, and project sponsors.

I am pretty amazed, how fast and power efficient even those older Intel N4100 Mini PCs are.
My old Wyse 3040 unfortunatelly died recently, so I had to migrate everything to the more power hungry N4100 system.
But turns out, when you disable the TurboBoost, it's average power consumption is around 1,5 - 2,5W running with Debian and a Podman container with my Website, and some custom scripts for fetching stats by bluetooth and usb for the BMS and Solar Charger. Neat!
#selfhosting #solar #diy

Need a password manager for your team?

TeamPass is a free, open-source password manager built for teams and organizations. Securely share credentials, manage role-based permissions, integrate with LDAP/Active Directory, and self-host everything on your own infrastructure.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=teampass

#OpenSource #PasswordManager #SelfHosting #CyberSecurity #Privacy #DevOps #FOSS

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Screenshot of the TeamPass 3 project page describing it as an on-premise collaborative password manager. The page highlights GitHub badges showing approximately 1.8k stars, GPL-3.0 license, 1.9 million Docker pulls, the latest release, a passing build status, and code intelligence support.

Got my own domain name, set it up for my server and sent an email from it.
I feel the power coursing through my veins.

Next up is figuring out how to host a blog.

Thank you @yunohost!
#selfhosting

PictShare is a free, open-source file sharing platform you can host yourself. It supports images, GIFs, videos, audio, Markdown, and text snippets, automatically strips EXIF metadata, and gives you full control over your uploads.

More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=pictshare

#OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #FileSharing #FOSS #PrivacyTools #DigitalEscapeTools

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Screenshot of PictShare, a self-hosted file sharing platform, highlighting support for hosting images, GIFs, MP4 videos, and text bins. Below the banner is an example shared image displayed through a direct PictShare link.

If you want to give phanpy a try, I run an instance of it here.

#fediverse #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting

Good morning Fedi friends,

I have been feeling a rising anxiety over the state of the open web and the fediverse - after seeing efforts by politicians all over the world (in Europe too!) to introduce age verification laws for social media.

My way of coping?

Teaching people how to self-host their own Fediverse profile (using the superb #GoToSocial) via #YunoHost.

Chapter 1 in this series is available here:

🔗 : https://blog.elenarossini.com/a-newbies-guide-to-self-hosting-gotosocial-part-1-installation-and-set-up/

#resist #blog #ActivityPub #selfhosting

Google admits they block emails from getting into your inbox, even those from friends and family that are in your address book.

In my opinion, if the email sender is known and saved in the #Gmail user's address book, their emails should never be blocked, but #Google does not agree. And their technical requirements for an email to get through are past the average user's understanding or ability.

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/81126

#censorship #SelfHosting

Gmail blocks emails, even from friends and family, if they use another email host without the technical settings they demand. This means people who self-host their email can be blocked from communicating with #Gmail users.

One solution: Gmail users could move to an email host that does not block from known contacts in your own address book!

I suspect many Gmail users are unaware of this change beginning in 2024.

https://m-chrzan.xyz/blog/sending-mail-to-gmail.html

https://support.google.com/mail/answer/81126

#censorship #SelfHosting

@SecondChanceLemon
The other big corporations are doing the same. I had to migrate away from Microsoft's hotmail for their cell phone requirement.

http://john1126.com/44

#email #SelfHosting #microsoft #hotmail

I thought scaling Tor meant adding more relays.

What it actually meant was multiplying failure modes...

I now operate 24 Tor relays and bridges across 15 locations, 11 ASNs and 6 operating systems.

Every new relay brings another provider, firewall, IPv6 route, service manager, identity key, backup and recovery plan.

Some things I learned along the way:

🌍 More countries don’t automatically mean real diversity
🔑 The server is replaceable, the relay identity isn’t
🛠️ Linux, BSD and SunOS need the same outcomes, not the same commands
📊 What I configured isn’t always what the Tor network currently sees

A large fleet is easy to count. A resilient one is much harder to keep alive.

I wrote about what operating Tor across 15 locations actually taught me:

🔗 https://brokenbotnet.com/2026/07/17/non-eu-relays/

#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #SelfHosting #Infosec

Karrot is a free open source self-hostable platform for organising grassroots community activism. You can find out more at:

🌱 https://codeberg.org/karrot

You can follow the project at:

🌱 @karrot

If you don't want to self-host, there's a public server at:

🌱 https://karrot.world

#SelfHosting #Activism #Grassroots #CommunityHosting #FOSS

Are you into 3D printing, self-hosting and the Fediverse?

If so you might want to look into Manyfold, a FOSS Fediverse platform which lets you upload and share 3D print models:

🌱 https://manyfold.app

You can follow the official accounts at:

🌱 @manyfold@3dp.chat (main)
🌱 @manyfold@makertube.net (videos)

You can host your own Manyfold server using the instructions at https://manyfold.app/get-started/installation (be warned though, installation does require a bit of tech skill).

#3DPrinting #SelfHosting #Fediverse #ActivityPub

The amazing folks at @yunohost are running a fundraising campaign to cover their operating costs for 2026.

I personally make a monthly recurring donation to them but wish I could give more 🥲

If you use their services and you can afford it, please consider donating to their project. Every Euro / Dollar / Yen counts:

🔗 : https://yunohost.org/donate.en.html

#NotAllHeroesWearCapes #SelfHosting #empowerment #resist #YunoHost

CryptPad is a free open source collaborative online office suite with the emphasis on privacy and "zero knowledge" encryption. You can find out more at:

🌱 https://cryptpad.org

You can follow the project at:

🌱 @CryptPad

CryptPad can be self-hosted online, installation instructions are at:

🌱 https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/admin_guide/installation.html

It can also be self-hosted locally, instructions for local hosting are at:

🌱 https://docs.cryptpad.org/en/dev_guide/index.html#dev-guide

#SelfHosting #Privacy #Office #Encryption #ZeroKnowledge #FOSS

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@adminmagazine/116817007327226137

In the second installment of the self-hosting series, @adminmagazine looks at self-hosted collaboration with Forgejo.

#Forgejo #SelfHosting #Git

OpenWrt is a free and open-source Linux operating system for supported routers and embedded devices.

Unlike stock router firmware, it provides a fully writable system with package management, letting you install WireGuard, AdGuard Home, VPNs, mesh networking, custom firewalls, and hundreds of additional packages.

https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=openwrt

#OpenSource #OpenWrt #Linux #SelfHosting #Privacy #Networking #Router #FOSS

Alt...

Screenshot of the OpenWrt project page. The OpenWrt logo and the slogan "Wireless Freedom" appear at the top. Below, a description explains that OpenWrt is a Linux operating system for routers and embedded devices. It highlights its fully writable filesystem, package management, and extensive customization, allowing users to install software, replace vendor firmware limitations, and tailor their router for a wide range of networking applications.

I haven't turned on this raspberry pi 4 8gb of ram in like 3 years. I've been feeling like resurrecting it and setting it up again.

What services should I install on it?
What casing or peripherals should I use?

#Hardware #RaspberryPi #PCB #Computing #SelfHosting

Alt...

A dusty raspberry pi

3/3 Teach Your Kids To Pirate. Now.

Presented by Reptarus On Ice

#piracy #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #archive #library #selfhosting #retrocomputing #activism #eff #cypherpunk #cyberpunk #antifa #fyp

2/3 Teach Your Kids To Pirate. Now.

Presented by Reptarus On Ice

#piracy #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #archive #library #selfhosting #retrocomputing #activism #eff #cypherpunk #cyberpunk #antifa #fyp

1/3 Teach Your Kids To Pirate. Now.

Presented by Reptarus On Ice

#piracy #dataprivacy #cybersecurity #archive #library #selfhosting #retrocomputing #activism #eff #cypherpunk #cyberpunk #antifa #fyp

Hetzner is doing another price increase.

this time it seems to only affect new orders, not existing ones .. but the price increase is pretty steep, like 2-3x or more

https://docs.hetzner.com/general/infrastructure-and-availability/price-adjustment/

#Hetzner #cloud #hosting #selfhosting

The fact that #Anthropic had to take down #Fable5 for users outside of the US by order of the US government shows how critical it is today to rely on US services

Imagine they'd do the same with #WhatsApp, you will not be able to talk to your #family and friends anymore

This should be a wake-up call for everyone to rely on your own server infrastructure, running with #OpenSource #software

#autonomy #digitalindependence #europe #european #decentralization #selfhosting #ArcaneChat #android #ai

so i'm running nextcloud server using a docker container using windows. now i got this #docker #container running last night, the contaainer is running fine. i am using #tailscale serve in order to get it to my #tailnet . now here's the problem.
the problem is i have to run this via a reverse proxy, hence tailscale serve. this in itself isn't a problem. the problem is trying to get it running on this machine. the path of which it is located is /nc. so it's my-machine.tailnetname.ts.net/nc. but nextcloud won't accept it for some reason. how do i fix this? thanks in advance.

https://lukasiewicz.tech/blog/6

#selfhosting #Debian #Docker #Dockge

Built something I’ve wanted for a while...
An open-source Docker container that makes running a Tor relay actually simple and reliable.

One command. Self-healing. Multi-arch. Runs everywhere from Raspberry Pi to VPS

🔗 https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay

If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🧱 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others discover it

Maintaining this in my free time, donation info’s in the README (and please support @torproject, @eff and @privacyguides too).

Protecting privacy, one relay at a time ✨

#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec

onion-relay v2.0.0 is out, and it's been a long road from v0.0.1 ⬇️

ℹ️ What started as "one command to run a relay" is now a hardened, production-tested AIO stack: guard, exit, and bridge (obfs4) in a 16.8 MB image.

What's new in v2.0.0:
🩺 health + status tools now expose build_version & config_source
⚡ healthcheck.sh fails fast on missing/empty torrc
🔒 DirPort now defaults to 0 (disabled) in ENV-generated configs

What the project has grown into since launch:
🔑 Happy Family support (Tor 0.4.9+ FamilyId, 🪦 RIP MyFamily lists)
🧰 6 busybox only diagnostic tools
🌍 Battle-tested across 10+ countries: https://relays.brokenbotnet.com
🔐 35+ security fixes, CVE coverage, weekly automated rebuilds
🐋 Works with Docker CLI, Compose, Cosmos Cloud & Portainer

https://github.com/r3bo0tbx1/tor-guard-relay

If you care about privacy infrastructure:
🥢 Try it out
🐛 Report bugs
💡 Suggest features
⭐ Star it to help others find it

Still maintaining this in my free time, donation info
in the README. And please support @torproject

@eff and @privacyguides too.

Protecting privacy, one relay at a time ✨

#Tor #Privacy #OpenSource #Docker #FOSS #SelfHosting #Infosec

Proton launched Proton Drive CLI for Windows, macOS, and Linux, bringing encrypted file management, sharing, and automation to the terminal. 💻
Built on the new Drive SDK, the tool supports scripting and backups while using the same end-to-end encryption as Proton Drive apps. 🔐

@protonprivacy

🔗 https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-cli

#TechNews #Proton #ProtonDrive #CLI #Linux #OpenSource #Privacy #Encryption #CloudStorage #Security #Terminal #DevOps #SelfHosting #Technology #FOSS #Windows #MacOS #SDK

hat.sh lets you encrypt files locally in your browser using modern cryptography — nothing is uploaded or stored.

Perfect for securing files before sharing or using cloud storage. Open-source and self-hostable.

👉 https://github.com/sh-dv/hat.sh

👉 More tools like this : https://digital-escape-tools-phi.vercel.app/

#Privacy #Encryption #OpenSource #SelfHosting #DigitalSecurity

No Cloudflare. No 2FA nonsense. No cloud surveillance. Your box. Your rules.

https://hestiacp.com/

#HestiaCP #SelfHosting #SelfHosted #Webmasters #Weblords

This keeps everything entirely under your own control.

#SelfHosting #WebMasters #WebLords #HestiaCP #VPS #Domains

I figured out several ways to run DarkMX on a headless server without GUI. This allows me to install it on a remote server without any desktop environment and run the software as a daemon without the GUI.

First I used the X forwarding feature of SSH to pipe the GUI to a local machine. On that machine I did all the configuration inside the GUI. Then I closed the program.

Then on the remote machine I used 'xvfb' to run DarkMX as a nohup'd daemon with a dummy GUI buffer. That way I don't need to be connected to the GUI from a local machine and the application will still run. It also uses less RAM without the GUI.

There are other ways to do this, such as VNC and xpra. I just chose the quickest, dirtiest method in this case.

Why would I go to all that trouble? Well, I don't need to, but there are some people who might need to publish while maintaining strict anonymity. So they would need tools like DarkMX and TOR. For me it's just fun.

DarkMX operates over the TOR privacy preserving network. As a result the location of my peer is hidden and extremely hard to impossible for an adversary to locate. So when I publish something, such as a letter, or paper, or opinion, anyone can download it since censoring it is not viable. It ensures that my speech remains free and available to the general public. Now when I author essays, papers, homiles and such, I can publish them as file shares, and I can publish them simultaneously as a TOR hidden website with the built-in webserver feature. So readers don't need DarkMX to read my files--they can just fire up TOR Browser or use a TOR proxy with their web browser. If they want to snarf a whole directory they can install DarkMX, or use a script to snarf them via TOR.

If you are inclined to fiddle around with installing this software on a headless server, please share the techniques and tools used that suit you.

(DarkMX download site: https://darkmx.app)

#DarkMX #P2P #FileSharing #Anonymous #SelfHosting #TOR #OnionNetwork #Censorship

@selfhosted@a.gup.pe @infostorm@a.gup.pe @darknet@a.gup.pe infosec@a.gup.pe