Immich
A self-hosted photo and video backup platform with mobile auto-upload, albums, search and facial recognition.
Docker
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THE SHORTLIST
Software worth a closer look
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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.
Figranium: Visual orchestration for browser automation
Figranium is a self-hostable tool for building browser workflows from visual blocks. It adds API execution, scraping, captures, file cabinets, proxies, and scheduling, but deployment requires careful review of credentials, network boundaries, and site rules.
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Playwright: Web Testing and Automation Across Browsers
Playwright uses one API to drive Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit. It fits end-to-end testing, browser scripts, and selected AI-agent workflows, but deployment requires attention to browser installation, isolation, authentication state, and network access.
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Kiro Crew: A Persistent Workspace for Ongoing Development Work
Kiro Crew is a self-hostable development workspace for persistent sessions, long-running tasks, schedules, memory, and multiple access surfaces. This overview covers its audience, documented capabilities, and deployment considerations.
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WolfStack: Server, VM, and Container Management for Self-Hosted Environments
WolfStack brings server, VM, Docker, and LXC management into a web interface. It may suit homelabs and nonprofit deployments, but Linux compatibility, permissions, licensing, and backup downtime need review first.
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Eden: A GitOps-Managed Kubernetes Homelab
Eden documents a self-hosted lab built around Terraform, Proxmox, Talos, Argo CD, and cloud-native platform components. It suits infrastructure learners, but is not presented as a turnkey deployment.
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Fugleramme: A Self-Hosted Frame for Local Bird Detection
Fugleramme turns BirdNET-Go audio detections into an illustrated bird frame for Raspberry Pi, e-ink panels, or web screens. It is promising but still early-stage, so coverage, licensing, hardware, and deployment details need review.
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