Here’s how you can replace Google Photos with a self-hosted Immich server

Immich is really very good — I did a video about myself a few months ago, which shows what you can expect from it and what it looks like to use.

As the article mentions, it looks very much like Google Photos (the closest look alike I’ve seen), and it can even work from a Raspberry Pi on the home network (with an external drive connected).

Immich is certainly not some clunky looking out of date app. It is really well-designed and does much of what Google Photos does. Have a quick look at my video if you are in any doubt.

See xda-developers.com/heres-how-y… and my video about Immich at youtube.com/watch?v=dQqrVzgnf2…
#Blog, #opensource, #photos, #selfhosting, #technology

Seafile is an enterprise-ready free and open source alternative to DropBox or NextCloud for file syncing and sharing

Seafile provides very fast file syncing. Tens of thousands of small files can be synced in a minute. It does what it does very well, without including an entire kitchen sync of extras. Seafile’s built-in collaborative document, SeaDoc, make it easy for collaborative writing and publishing documents.

Seafile keeps versions for files and snapshots for folders. Users can restore a file or folder to an old version easily. Snapshot for folders is a handy way to protect files against ransomware. Using de-duplication technology, file versions are kept in an efficient way with reduced storage occupation.

Seafile supports online editing and co-authoring for office files (including docx/pptx/xlsx) with integrating with Microsoft Office Online Server, OnlyOffice, or Collabora Online server. Seafile also has a built-in preview for videos, audios, PDFs, images and text files.

Seafile supports client-side end-to-end encryption to protect your data, which is a unique feature that you can rarely find in other solutions.

Seafile WebDAV interface can be used to integrate Seafile with many mobile apps, like Documents, GoodReader, allowing them to access files.

This performance is also partly due to its file system not storing plain text format files. Which is one reason why it is much faster than NextCloud.

It is fully cross-platform for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, and iOS clients. On the server side, it will run on Linux or Raspberry Pi.

The Community Edition is fully open source. There is also a paid Enterprise addition that has some additional functionality, but the good news is that for up to 3 users the Professional Edition is actually free of charge (requires registration though).

See seafile.com/category/uncategor…
#Blog, #filesync, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology

5 self-hosted apps that could improve your life

Useful self-hosted solutions can make great weekend projects (just saying).

This collection covers:

• Recipe management
• Gamifying productivity and habit management
• Expenditure management
• Workout manager
• Password manager

Often these solutions will run even on a Raspberry Pi connected to your network at home. They are open source, too, so there is no cost to installing or running them.

See xda-developers.com/self-hosted…
#Blog, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology

Ohh? What's this? I got this screen after update? Does anyone know this? I'm installing it from #yunohost. That's leaving me at a loss now. Can anyone help? #mastodon #admin #fedihelp #selfhosting #help

YOURLS is an open source self-hosted alternative to Bitly or TinyURL

A link shortening service translates any web URL link into a custom, and typically shorter and more manageable link.

A link shortening service is useful for a number of reasons:

• A shorter link to share, especially if the target is a long complex one
• The short link can have a more intuitive name to remember
• Basic stats are provided on how often it is accessed and from which countries
• A self-hosted one could bypass Bitly being blocked
• No need to update social media posts if the backend is moved
• Brand consistency by using your own custom domain

My video goes over how YOURLS can be used, and includes a few tips that I picked up for installing php-zip for the download plugin, as well as how to deal with any plugins which break the service.

See youtube.com/watch?v=XQ0LUsbpDR…
#Blog, #alternativeto, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology, #YOURLS

YunoHost 12.0 vereinfacht die Installation

linuxnews.de/yunohost-vereinfa… #yunohost #selfhosting

YunoHost 12.0 vereinfacht die Installation

Selfhosting ist einer der großen Trends der letzten Jahre beim Heim-Computing. Wer Docker nicht mag, dem sei ein Blick auf das unkompliziert aufzusetzende YunoHost empfohlen.

PrivateBin and MicroBin compared as alternatives to Pastebin for text and file sharing

Pastebin is a long text and code snippet sharing site. The site has some limitations for free accounts, and does not allow file uploads.

Pastebin recently flagged one of my pastes as spam, so I needed to look for an alternative. The best two open source self-hosted alternatives I found were PrivateBin and MicroBin, both of which do what Pastebin does, and sharing of files. My video takes you through a comparison I did to try to decide which of the two would be best for me to use. I also mention a workaround for not being able to remove a MicroBin paste, and demonstrate how both these applications work.

Watch my video at youtube.com/watch?v=jusUL_YrRk…
#Blog, #alternativesto, #opensource, #pastebin, #selfhosting, #technology

10 of the best add-ons for Home Assistant — In case your setup has stagnated a bit

Home Assistant is an incredible platform that reduces the complexity of managing all your smart appliances. From its remote monitoring features to compatibility with most smart gadgets and IoT devices, Home Assistant can turn any dull living space into an automated fortress.

What’s more, it has a robust list of integrations and add-ons, and you can even add more plugin repositories to take your smart home setup to the next level. But since it can get tough to sift through the barrage of integrations on the web, XDA Developers has compiled a list of the best plugins for most users.

There are actually a mass of plugins available for HA, especially if you include the HACS ones. HA Can be one of the more useful services in the home. There are one or two in this list that I’ll also be trying out.

See xda-developers.com/best-add-on…
#Blog, #homeassistant, #selfhosting, #technology

6 Really Good Docker Containers to use on your NAS

Docker containers are a great way to add functionality to your NAS outside the available app store. Whether you’re running a Synology enclosure or a DIY server, it’s possible to download and manage container images.

There are thousands of container images available for various services and apps. I’d suggest searching for frequently used services and see if there’s a container. Load it up on your NAS and have fun!

Those covered in the linked article are:

• Portainer
• Watchtower
• Flame Dashboard
• Jellyfin
• IT Tools
• Vaultwarden

See xda-developers.com/these-are-t…
#Blog, #docker, #selfhosting, #technology

How to Change Docker’s Default Data Directory

I’m getting ready to do this on my home server as it’s main boot drive is a 128 GB SSD, and it is always around 80% full.

This article will guide you through the steps to relocate Docker’s storage path for images, volumes, containers, etc., ensuring that your projects continue smoothly without the hassle of disk space limitations.

See linuxiac.com/how-to-change-doc…
#Blog, #docker, #selfhosting, #technology

Overview of Memories Advanced Photo Management Suite that installs inside Nextcloud

Memories is a fast, modern and advanced photo management suite, that installs quickly and easily inside Nextcloud. My video contrasts it with the Photos app that comes with Nextcloud, and highlights some reasons why you may want to use it instead of Photos. This app has face, object, landmark, place, and human action recognition capability through the Recognise app. It’s not that obvious, but albums can be shared, and photos commented on, with other Nextcloud registered users using the underlying Nextcloud file commenting system.

Memories is a great way to collaborate and share photos privately with friends and family, and even to share public links to some of your albums. It can even work on a Raspberry Pi hosted in the home.

It also has apps for iOS and Android, which can optionally auto-upload photos into Memories.

By saving/reading titles and descriptions into the photo’s EXIF headers means that importing or exporting out of Memories is a lot less of a chore with migrating between photo services.

Watch https://youtu.be/2A6u0AluCnI
#Blog, #opensource, #photomanagement, #selfhosting, #technology

Bildet Banden – YunoHost for a self-determined digital life

Your own federated sever for your squat, rocker gang, syndicate. Runs on a raspi or an old computer or on a dedicated server that you can rent cheaply. Easy to install and you can install all the wonderful federated services with just one click. Peertube, Element, mastodon, diaspora*, nextcloud, invidious and many more. Free yourself and your friends.

https://yunohost.org

https://word.undead-network.de/2024/01/31/bildet-banden-yunohost-for-a-self-determined-digital-life/
#anarchy #anon #banden #federated #FOSS #oss #rocker #SelfEmpowerment #selfdefence #selfhosting #squat #Yunohost

Immich Self-Hosted Photos and Videos Solution – My Warts and All Video Review

Immich is a really modern looking and responsive self-hosted solution for your photos and videos. It has a number of similarities to Google Photos and is often promoted as being the closest alternative right now to Google Photos. I’ve installed Immich on my VPS, connected it to my 13,000+ Piwigo photos, and been testing it out for the last week.

My review shows what is working well, and what I see as some potential shortfalls (as at Dec 2023) compared to Piwigo and other solutions. Immich is under very active development, so I’m sure some of these issues will be addressed in the coming year.

But if you are considering Immich, and are wondering how it compares to something like Piwigo, this video may be of help to you. Likewise, if you’re trying to get Immich to connect to external libraries.

Watch https://youtu.be/dQqrVzgnf2E
#Blog, #GooglePhotos, #Immich, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology

Still uptodate

@babel - original post

A list of Free Software network services and web apps that can be hosted locally

#selfhost #selfhosting #apps #web #autonomy ">

Self-host Zulip

Organized team chat

The calmer, more efficient way to work

Self-host Zulip

• Free
• Retain full control over your data.
• All Zulip Cloud features included
• Friendly community support
• SAML, OIDC, Google, social SSO
• LDAP/Active Directory sync
• Advanced roles and permissions
• Easy installation and maintenance

Zulip is 100% free and open source, with no proprietary version.

Only #decentralized, #OpenStandards based on #OpenSource implementations will survive in the long term.

That is why #AIM, #ICQ and #Skype are dead, #WhatsApp and #Telegram are on the verge of extinction and why @matrix is only slightly less bad than #signalapp because it has #SelfHosting functionality just like #Zulip

https://zulip.com/self-hosting/

Self-host Zulip

Open-source team chat with enterprise-grade reliability and security. Take charge of your mission-critical communication platform.

wishing the best for #bandcamp, during these troubles.

maybe time for #faircamp?

#selfhosting #union #bandcampunited
#platforms #centralised #decentralised #onetimeatbandcamp #epicgames #corporatebuyout #sellout #songtradr #thecorporation #principles #purpose #profits #wecanstillhostthis #selfhost #music #musicians

(i say while listening to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejbZFd9VAes (before perhaps looking through some of the many more articles and videos on this today.))

It is amazing how many applications are added to #Yunohost lately. I am somehow baffled, kind of speechless.

#selfhosting #Linux #Debian

https://yunohost.org/en/apps

🌐 🚀 Fediverse-Fachtag: „Die Welt nach Facebook, Twitter und YouTube. Eine neue Generation des Internets?” am 22.9.23 in #Köln
https://fsfe.org/news/2023/news-20230712-01.de.html

💬 mit @Ückück /S. Henkel 😛pdd: :af: @Katharina Nocun @Tobias @SIN - Studio im Netz @𝓒𝓱𝓻𝓲𝓼

"Immer mehr Menschen wollen ihre Kommunikation nicht Plattformen wie #Facebook oder #YouTube anvertrauen, sondern wechseln zu Alternativen wie #Mastodon und #PeerTube. Wieso sind diese anders? Wie verändern sie das Internet? Und wie kann man im #Fediverse aktiv werden? Um diese Fragen geht es am 22.09.2023 bei unserem Fachtag mit Vorträgen und Workshops.

Der kostenlose Fachtag ist eine Präsenzveranstaltung der Free Software Foundation Europe @Free Software Foundation Europe, der Landeszentrale für Politische Bildung Nordrhein-Westfalen @LpB NRW und der #Volkshochschule Köln. Er richtet sich an Multiplikatorinnen der politischen #Bildung, an #Lehrkräfte , Vertreterinnen öffentlicher Institutionen und #Bildungseinrichtungen sowie an alle Interessierten.

Vorkenntnisse und Erfahrungen rund um dezentrale soziale Netzwerke sind nicht notwendig, denn ein Überblick über verschiedene dezentrale Dienste, die oft als „Fediverse“ bezeichnet werden, gehört zum Programm. Weitere Themen sind Potenziale und Probleme dezentraler Dienste und ihre Bedeutung für die demokratische Gesellschaft. In drei Workshops geht es ganz praktisch um die Nutzung von Fediverse-Diensten, um den Betrieb eigener Instanzen und um Wissensvermittlung zu dezentralen sozialen Netzwerken im Bildungskontext.

Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, eine Online-Anmeldung ist jedoch erforderlich. Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme!"

📅 22.09.2023
⏰ 10:00 - 16:00 Uhr
📍 FORUM Volkshochschule im Museum am Neumarkt, Cäcilienstraße 29-33, 50667 Köln
✅ Anmeldung: https://registration.fsfe.org/FediverseFachtag

aus dem Programm
- Die Infrastruktur der offenen Gesellschaft im digitalen Zeitalter
- Was ist das Fediverse? Überblick und Abgrenzung
- Potenziale und Probleme zentralisierter und dezentraler Dienste
- Aus dem Alltag von Fediverse-Admins
- Dezentrale Netzwerke als Gegenstand politischer und schulischer Bildung
- Aller Anfang ist spannend: Nutzung dezentraler Dienste für Privatpersonen und Institutionen
- Mitmachen, aber richtig: Der Betrieb eigener Fediverse-Instanzen
- Wie sieht die Zukunft des Fediverse aus?

#fediLZ #Workshop #Digitalisierung #SocialaMedia #Netzwerke #FOSS #Bildung #PolitischeBildung #Medienpädagogik, #Medienkompetenz #Medienbildung #Lehrerbildung #Weiterbildung #Privacy #Friendica #Hubzilla #SelfHosting

//cc fyi: @Stadtbibliothek Köln @Bildungsradar @Die Teckids-Gemeinschaft @Hey, Alter! Köln e.V. @GEW NRW :verified: @Kölner:innen im Fediverse

Fachtag: „Die Welt nach Facebook, Twitter und YouTube. Eine neue Generation des Internets?” - FSFE

Immer mehr Menschen wollen ihre Kommunikation nicht Plattformen wie Facebook oder YouTube anvertrauen, sondern wechseln zu Alternativen wie Mastodon und Pe...

Self-Hosted Chatbot Focuses on Privacy

#artificialintelligence #chatbot #largelanguagemodel #llm #mozilla #selfhosting #selfhosted #hackaday
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Self-Hosted Chatbot Focuses On Privacy

Large language models (LLMs) have been all the rage lately, assisting from all kinds of tasks from programming to devising Excel formulas to shortcutting school work. They’re also relatively …

LibreTranslate is Free and Open-Source Self-hosted Machine Translation

LibreTranslate is a machine translation API which is entirely self-hosted. This software lets you use open source machine translation in your projects. It uses Argos Translate for its translation engine.

It supports quite a few commonly used languages, but for example, for my own country it only supports English and none of the other 10 official languages. They provide two links at the end of the review to a test site as well as the open source code project. When I tested it for English to Dutch, it did not recognise everything and showed about 95% accuracy. So not quite in Google’s league, but if you want a free and self-hosted alternative then it does do a pretty good job.

That said, to add new languages, you first need to train an Argos Translate model. They provide a video link for details. First you need to collect data, for example from Opus, then you need to add the data to data-index.json in the Argos Train repo.

I see also you can enable all languages by turning on –debug mode, which includes the non-reviewed languages too.

If you don’t want to self-host, you can also opt to use their cloud API for production use for a fee. But a docker image is available, which would make self-hosting pretty simple.

See https://www.linuxlinks.com/machine-learning-linux-libretranslate-self-hosted-machine-translation/
#Blog, #opensource, #selfhosting, #technology, #translation