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
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ServiceRadar: Distributed Monitoring for Constrained Networks
ServiceRadar combines edge agents, gateways, and core services for distributed monitoring, topology discovery, alerting, and extensibility. Evaluate data services, capacity, and upgrade requirements before adoption.
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Immich: Deployment Considerations for Self-Hosted Media Management
Immich lists mobile backup, web gallery access, and multi-user features. Before adopting it, assess storage, backups, client differences, and ongoing operational responsibility.
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MrRSS: An AI RSS Reader for Deep Reading and Automation
MrRSS combines RSS aggregation, translation, summarization, scripting, integrations, and server mode. It suits information-heavy readers and self-hosters, but AI services, scripts, and deployment details require review.
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Capy Reader: A Lightweight RSS Reader for Android
Capy Reader is an open-source Android RSS reader for Feedbin, FreshRSS, Miniflux, and local feeds. It suits users with supported services or local subscriptions, but adoption requires attention to Android 11+, full-content parsing limits, nightly builds, and signing requirements.
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reader: a Python library for building self-hosted feed apps
reader targets developers building custom RSS, Atom, or JSON feed applications. It covers feed management, reading state, search, OPML, and optional interfaces, while deployment and product decisions remain yours.
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FreshRSS: Keep Feed Reading on Your Own Server
FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS/Atom aggregator for individuals and small teams, with multi-user access, APIs, scraping, and WebSub. Review its PHP, database, permissions, and network requirements before deployment.
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