Immich
A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile auto-upload, albums, search and facial recognition.
Docker
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n8n
A workflow automation platform with visual flows, code nodes and native AI capabilities that can be self-hosted.
Docker
Vaultwarden
A lightweight Bitwarden-compatible password manager for individuals and small teams that want control of their data.
Docker
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FROM THE NOTEBOOK
Ideas you can put to work
Practical guides, considered choices, and the details that make a difference.
Athena Keeps AI Agent Memory on Your Own Disk
Athena is a local-first knowledge-management layer for IDE-based AI agents. It stores context as Markdown and adds hook-based guardrails, but its protections are partial and require careful deployment.
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Quarkdown: Programmable Markdown for Documents, Books, and Slides
Quarkdown extends Markdown with scripting and document-layout features for HTML, PDF, documentation, books, and presentations. Before adoption, verify browser dependencies, project fit, versioning, and GPL-3.0 obligations.
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Basic Memory: A Markdown-Based Memory Layer for AI Clients
Basic Memory connects AI clients to shared Markdown notes through MCP, with knowledge graphs and semantic search. Before adoption, review Python requirements, prerelease dependencies, sync, backups, and AGPL-3.0 obligations.
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OpenKnowledge: A Markdown Knowledge Base for AI Workflows
OpenKnowledge is an open-source Markdown editor for knowledge bases, LLM wikis, specs, and notes. It offers desktop and local web interfaces, plus MCP, CLI, skills, and agent integrations. Before adoption, review the GPL license, platform packages, Git-based sharing, and AI access boundaries.
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Kestra: One Workflow Layer for Scheduled and Event Automation
Kestra is an open-source orchestration project for data, AI, and infrastructure workflows. It combines declarative authoring, visual editing, and plugins, but connector, storage, network, and 2.0 migration decisions need review.
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Trigger.dev: Durable TypeScript AI Workflows with Self-Hosting Options
Trigger.dev targets TypeScript teams building long-running, observable AI workflows. This overview covers its features, deployment paths, and adoption considerations.
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