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 )
I moved to self hosting so that I have more control over my data and it’s fun. The services below except for GNS3 are what I use on a daily basis
- Homeassistant for all my home automation needs
- OpenMediaVault for my NAS
- Nextcloud for storage, calendars, backups etc.
- Emby and Audiobookshelf for family to stream media
- Netbox to document network installations for work
- Rustdesk as an alternative to Teamviewer/Anydesk etc
- GNS3 to simulate and test network topologies
- Partkeepr as an inventory management system to keep track of my companies inventory
Interesting! Have you by any chance tried Inventree?
I have an instance of Inventree, and I have been filling it slowly and using it, but it seems too bulky for my needs. At first glance, Partkeepr seems a much simpler and less ERP-like solution.
I need a simple solution that would help me find an answer to questions like: do I have a part, do I have something similar, where is it stored, how to use it, how much have I paid for it; and Partkeepr seems to cover it all.
Can you share your Partkeepr compose file? I tried in the last two days both options I could find on the web, and neither one worked.