Officially kicked of this year's annual #selfhost user survey this morning. This year's survey consists of ~40 questions across five categories and shouldn't take longer than 5-10 minutes to complete.

I've also included a new form for those who'd like to leave feedback on how I can improve next year's survey!

https://selfh.st/survey/2025-open/

#selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #software #survey #newsletter #smarthome #media #security

Officially kicked of this year's annual #selfhost user survey this morning. This year's survey consists of ~40 questions across five categories and shouldn't take longer than 5-10 minutes to complete.

I've also included a new form for those who'd like to leave feedback on how I can improve next year's survey!

https://selfh.st/survey/2025-open/

#selfhosted #selfhosting #foss #opensource #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #software #survey #newsletter #smarthome #media #security

#HomeServer friends, looking for advice!

I have a HomeAssistant Green and a headless Plex server (on Win10) but I'm ready to take a bit leap. I'm going with the following:

a) An i7 Intel Nuc running Ubuntu Desktop
b) Install CasaOS
c) So I can then install HomeAssistant and Plex

This should allow me to replace BOTH of these boxes and still have processing power to spare. Besides, I can install loads of other fun things (like a file server) as well...

Anything I should be careful about?

Could an old mobile device (phone or tablet) be used as a home server, FreedomBox styles?

Imagine it has a big internal storage and/or SDcard, and it's running a custom ROM (a Mobile GNU distro) intended for the purpose. Plus it's permanently plugged into power and connected to reliable WiFi.

Is this something we could realistically repurpose old mobiles for if they don't support 4G calling?

#SelfHosting #HomeServer #FreedomBox

Self-Host Weekly (5 September 2025)

#Newsletter feedback addressed, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #rwMarkable - a checklist and to-do app, and more in this week's #selfhosted recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-09-05/

#selfhost #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #smarthome #development #app #apps #software #feedback

I never found out the root issue of my #homeserver reboots, but thankfully a new SSD and a fresh #Proxmox installation fixed whatever caused it. It's been running like a charm ever since I turned it back on, even throughout the holiday.

Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)

Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub

Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)

Teaching moments from @elena, software updates and launches, a spotlight on #OpenArchiver - an #email archiving platform, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-08-22/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #development #app #apps #software #fediverse #activitypub

Does anyone self-host their email? If so, what service/container do you use?

#homelab #homeserver

taps microphone The Continuwuity 0.5.0-rc.7 release is now available, and it's better than ever!

Our amazing community merged 35 pull requests to bring you some fantastic new features for our #Rust-based #Matrix homeserver.

Here are the highlights:
🕵️ Full Policy Server support to fight spam!
🤖 reCaptcha support for safer open registration.
🚫 User suspension tools for better moderation.
🚀 Smarter room & space upgrades.
🔍 Ability to disable read receipts & typing indicators.
⚡ Sweeping performance improvements!

A huge thank you to our 11 contributors for this release!

Get the full changelog and download it here:
https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/releases/tag/v0.5.0-rc.7

#Continuwuity#FOSS#Homeserver#SelfHosting#Release

taps microphone The Continuwuity 0.5.0-rc.7 release is now available, and it's better than ever!

Our amazing community merged 35 pull requests to bring you some fantastic new features for our #Rust-based #Matrix homeserver.

Here are the highlights:
🕵️ Full Policy Server support to fight spam!
🤖 reCaptcha support for safer open registration.
🚫 User suspension tools for better moderation.
🚀 Smarter room & space upgrades.
🔍 Ability to disable read receipts & typing indicators.
⚡ Sweeping performance improvements!

A huge thank you to our 11 contributors for this release!

Get the full changelog and download it here:
https://forgejo.ellis.link/continuwuation/continuwuity/releases/tag/v0.5.0-rc.7

#Continuwuity#FOSS#Homeserver#SelfHosting#Release

Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)

Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-07-18/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #subscription #subscriptions #app #apps #software #development

Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)

Commentary on #vibecoding, software launches and updates, a spotlight on #Subtrackr, and more in this week's #newsletter recap!

https://selfh.st/weekly/2025-07-18/

#selfhost #selfhosted #selfhosting #opensource #foss #homelab #homeserver #privacy #subscription #subscriptions #app #apps #software #development