New blog post: TIL rsync -z option

A discovery, that really shouldn't have been a suprise, but it was

https://martin.hatstand.org.uk/2025/12/29/til-rsync-z-option/

#Blog #SelfHosted #TIL

New blog post: TIL rsync -z option

A discovery, that really shouldn't have been a suprise, but it was

https://martin.hatstand.org.uk/2025/12/29/til-rsync-z-option/

#Blog #SelfHosted #TIL

I assume that if I were to switch to my own #selfhosted #GotoSocial instance my hashtag subscriptions would essentially stop working, right? Because they pull from the firehose feed of the server you’re on, which would be mine, which means it’s effectively quiet? If so, any way around that?

@_elena @shollyethan @ilja @yunohost Thanks for the tip off, this is a great way for us non-techie #selfhosted folk to get around the complications of proxy/webserver configs.

I'm having some quite odd issues trying to get apps ( #jellyfin #immich #nextcloud) to work with mounted NFS shares though (they can 'see' the files and folders but can't actually access them.

Once that's fixed I'll have another go at getting gmediarender and spotifyd working properly too!

@_elena
🥳🍾🎊

I know the feeling! I'm now in my 5th year of running my own @snikket_im server, and that's also still a source of immense joy (and pride)!

#selfhosting #selfhosted
@elena

🥳 Manyfold v0.130.2 is out! This is just a tiny patch release, but with a big potential fix that should stop instances running out of database connections. This also significantly improves the stability of our public instance at https://3dprint.social. 🥳

🗞️ Full (very short) release notes: https://manyfold.app/news/2025/12/22/release-v0-130-2.html

🌍 Join a public server: https://3dprint.social

❤️ Support us on OpenCollective: https://opencollective.com/manyfold

🏷️ #3DPrinting @3dprinting #SelfHosted

Ok so hey #SelfHosting

I want a #SelfHosted web-type Office Suite ala Google Sheets/Docs and I don't want it to be part of some gigantic resource-chewing albatross like #NextCloud

I would like to do all my Word Processing and Spreadsheeting and so forth through a web interface, which is served from my #Debian server (docker is fine) and saves the documents as normal files in a defined directory.

Does such a thing exist? I do NOT need feature-rich, I do not need it to save MSOffice docs that I can send to a printing shop with all bugs intact, I just want to stop losing shit to hard drive wipes, which I'm sorry but nuking my hard drive is a lifestyle choice at this point and I don't care what you think about it.

I have had the thought that maybe #LibreOffice has some sort of plugin or something which could store files in an Object Storage type thingy that I could self-host instead, cause I've been planning to get some sort of bucket online since forever...

Deployed @writefreely to https://notes.zef.pub can also be followed via @zef@notes.zef.pub

All content published with a fresh (prototype level) #SilverBullet library (as promised): https://github.com/zefhemel/silverbullet-libraries/blob/main/WriteFreely.md

#selfhosted #activitypub

Have you ever wondered how to pronounce 'Immich', 'Dawarich', or 'Forgejo'? Me too. So I did some research and wrote a post about how to pronounce them -- and a handful of other #selfhosted software names that are commonly mispronounced.

Let me know if I missed any!

https://selfh.st/post/software-mispronounce/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #software #app #apps #photos #fediverse #git #location #immich #forgejo

Have you ever wondered how to pronounce 'Immich', 'Dawarich', or 'Forgejo'? Me too. So I did some research and wrote a post about how to pronounce them -- and a handful of other #selfhosted software names that are commonly mispronounced.

Let me know if I missed any!

https://selfh.st/post/software-mispronounce/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #software #app #apps #photos #fediverse #git #location #immich #forgejo

#Introduction - A new home for longer mountain ramblings & tech dabbling!

After years on a managed Mastodon instance, I've finally jumped into the #selfhosted world! Say hello to my new personal #ActivityPub instance, powered by #GoToSocial from home.

While I test the waters here (and learn all the complexities of managing self-hosting!), this space will be for the longer-form, deeper-dive content:

1. Extended mountain trip reports with more photos.

2. Ramblings on my rather amateur adventures in #technology, #landscapephotography, #lora mesh networks, #degoogling efforts, and #linuxphone solutions.

Think of it as my digital base camp. If you're a mountain person who loves tech (or a tech person who loves mountains), we probably have things in common. Boosts and introductions are welcome!

It's #FairtradeMusicFriday! Here's a new submission thread for December.

As always, submit your own release or someone else's, it can be by #FediMusicians or not, hosted on #Bandcamp, #Faircamp, #JamCoop, #Mirlo or #SelfHosted, as long as it is by an #IndieArtist - it doesn't even need to be new.

Just make a direct public comment (with a link & description) to this post and it will appear at https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day automagically!

Buying or boosting will make an artist's day 💙

Just reinstalled @homeassistant again after a few years and oh my. Last time integration of all my devices had too many gaps and I went with HomeKit. The smart home space came a long long way since. This is going to be yet another #selfhosted time sink…

How to Host Your Own #Mastodon Server on a #VPS (5 Minute Quick-Start Guide)

This article provides a guide for how to host your own Mastodon server on a VPS.

Running your own Mastodon server on a VPS is an excellent way to enjoy an efficient and secure Mastodon experience.
What is Mastodon?
Mastodon is a #decentralized social media platform that enables users to post ...
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Goodbye Linux & Podman, hello FreeBSD & Jails!

Just migrated my blog (https://blog.hofstede.it) to a fully native BSD stack (where my Gemini Capsule was already living).

Stack (using Bastille VNET Jails):
- Caddy (Ingress, TLS, Reverse-Proxy)
- Nginx Jail (Internal. Static file serving)
- PF

The Cool Part: A Zero-Trust CI/CD pipeline.

My Forgejo runner deploys via restricted rrsync into an air-gapped "transporter" jail, which nullfs mounts the web root.

Security: Source-IP restricted, no interactive shells, no PTY.

The simplicity of files-on-disk beats container abstraction every time.

#BastilleBSD #SelfHosted #SysAdmin #IPv6 #ZFS #FreeBSD #RunBSD

@CryogenicNighthawk
> I don't know where they gather to exchange tips

Here! Click on those hashtags and you'll find some examples.

There's at least 2 threadiverse groups too;

https://lemmy.ml/c/selfhost

https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted

If you use Matrix, there's also #selfhosted:matrix.org

https://matrix.to/#/!QiAkLlilPoSumAHcEZ:matrix.org?via=matrix.iridescent.nz&via=matrix.org&via=node.marinchik.ink

@Blort

Self-Host Weekly #148: Maintenance Mode

#MinIO alternatives, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #Poznote - a lightweight note-taking app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-12-05/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #devops #sysadmin #privacy #security #homeautomation #app #apps #software #newsletter #fediverse

Just published one of my favorite pieces I get to write each year - my favorite #selfhosted apps launched in 2025.

Let me know what I missed!

https://selfh.st/post/2025-favorite-new-apps/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #development #devops #sysadmin #server

#Introduction - A new home for longer mountain ramblings & tech dabbling!

After years on a managed Mastodon instance, I've finally jumped into the #selfhosted world! Say hello to my new personal #ActivityPub instance, powered by #GoToSocial from home.

While I test the waters here (and learn all the complexities of managing self-hosting!), this space will be for the longer-form, deeper-dive content:

1. Extended mountain trip reports with more photos.

2. Ramblings on my rather amateur adventures in #technology, #landscapephotography, #lora mesh networks, #degoogling efforts, and #linuxphone solutions.

Think of it as my digital base camp. If you're a mountain person who loves tech (or a tech person who loves mountains), we probably have things in common. Boosts and introductions are welcome!