Notices by Ethan Sholly (shollyethan@fosstodon.org)

Self-Host Weekly (9 May 2025)

Commentary on #selfhosted #chat alternatives with #Skype shutting down, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #FileBrowser Quantum -- a web-based file manager -- and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-05-09/

#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #homeserver #software #app #apps #privacy #homeautomation #smarthome #unraid

Short announcement as we approach the end of the week -- 'This Week in Self-Hosted' is officially being rebranded to 'Self-Host Weekly'.

I discuss the rationale a bit in the linked post, but ultimately, it's an attempt to distance myself from the many 'This Week in <topic>' publications that currently exist.

https://selfh.st/post/announcing-self-host-weekly/

#selfhost #selfhosting #selfhosted #newsletter #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #weekly #software #app #apps #privacy

Updated my #privacy guide of optimal #Plex settings to be disabled for anyone not willing to make the jump after their recent news. Feel free to let me know if there's anything I've missed!

https://selfh.st/plex-privacy-settings/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #media #streaming #movies #television #jellyfin #emby

This Week in Self-Hosted (21 February 2025)

Software listing redesign (!), software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Eigenfocus, - a #project management app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/newsletter/2025-02-21/

#selfhost #selfhosting #newsletter #foss #opensource #homelab #homeserver #app #apps #software #privacy

@badnetmask Tomorrow around 7am EST - although I'll gladly feature it next week if you don't have it in time for tomorrow!

Looking for a few more community content articles to feature in this week's #selfhosted #newsletter. Did anyone write or work on anything they'd like me to share?

#selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab

@_elena Elena! I noticed one of your recent posts referencing YunoHost and was wondering what you were up to! So cool to see you jump on the bandwagon and am excited to read about your experiences in the future.

Always happy to help if you get stuck with anything, although I'm not currently self-hosting any fediverse software - so you already have me beat there! (I also hear @stefan is a pretty qualified fediverse self-hoster...)🙃

In light of the recent #Omnivore acquisition, I recently published a brief overview of the various #selfhosted bookmark and read later apps that can easily replace popular hosted services. As usual, they're all fantastic and should be considered based on individual preferences and needs!

(ft. @wallabag @linkwarden @readeck @linkace)

https://selfh.st/alternatives/read-later/

#bookmark #bookmarks #readlater #article #articles #archive #archives #selfhost #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab

Showing the #Fediverse some love this morning with a new app directory dedicated to #ActivityPub platforms, clients, and tools for easy browsing and discovery:

https://selfh.st/apps/?directory=activityPub

Users can browse by the various software types with a filter for platform (web, desktop, mobile) and various sort options based on popularity (repo stars), recent development activity, and more.

#software #app #apps #selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #mastodon

Hey, fediverse - dropped a new episode of The Self-Host Cast this morning after sitting down for a casual discussion with Alex and Zack from the #Immich development team last week.

Open to feedback and suggestions for future guests!

https://selfh.st/cast/episode-4/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #podcast #photos #videos #google #software #app #apps #alternative

Dropped some updates to selfh.st/apps this morning - tiles now have visible/clickable tags, URL properties have been added for sharing custom views with others, and I've added a ton of new project icons.

I'm completely open to feedback on future improvements, but probably won't consider adding any more details to the tiles to prevent them from becoming too cluttered.

https://selfh.st/apps

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #software #apps #opensource #homeserver #homelab #foss

Excited to launch a new project today that I'm calling selfh.st/companions, a curated list of companion applications for self-hosted software:

https://selfh.st/blog/introducing-selfhst-companions/

The linked post explains the rationale for adding apps to this list, which is a bit smaller than selfh.st/apps.

As usual, feel free to send me a DM or reach out via the site's contact address if you'd like to discuss the project or any of the software listed.

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #homelab #software

Today I'm launching a project I've been working on for several months - a browsable directory of self-hosted software:

https://selfh.st/blog/introducing-selfhst-apps/

It's a supplemental tool to Awesome-Selfhosted and meant to be an alternate view focused on details that I personally find more relevant. And more importantly - it'll always be up-to-date as it's built on the dataset I use to monitor updates and releases for This Week in Self-hosted.

Feel free to reach out with feedback!