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.
plugin-barman-cloud: Barman Cloud Backup and Recovery for CloudNativePG
plugin-barman-cloud is the reference CNPG-I backup and recovery plugin for Barman Cloud in CloudNativePG, aimed at teams operating PostgreSQL clusters through CloudNativePG.
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dynein: A Rust CLI for Everyday DynamoDB Operations
dynein provides a concise terminal interface for Amazon DynamoDB, including table and item operations, import/export, backup and restore, and DynamoDB Local support. Review credentials, permissions, versions, and data-change risks before adoption.
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Zerobyte: Restic-Based Backup Automation for Self-Hosted Environments
Zerobyte gives self-hosters a web interface for scheduled, encrypted backups built on Restic. It supports several source protocols and retention controls, but its 0.x status, container permissions, network exposure, and persistence requirements deserve careful review.
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Telegram Archive: Keep Your Telegram History on Your Own Server
Telegram Archive is built for people who want long-term, self-hosted copies of Telegram messages and media. It offers incremental backups and a local web viewer, but does not support secret chats and has no offline viewer mode.
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brain.md: Keeping Project Decisions for the Next Coding Agent
brain.md stores durable project knowledge in repository Markdown and exposes it through a small CLI, helping coding agents carry context across sessions.
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Keep the Why: Preserve the Reasoning Behind a Codebase
Keep the Why stores architectural reasoning, rejected alternatives, and operational context as Markdown in a Git repository for developers and coding agents.
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