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Self-Hosted

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Jupiter Broadcasting

Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self-hosters" who share their lessons and take you along for the journey as they learn new ones. A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.

#107

106: The Plex Situation Just got Worse

Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more. Sponsored By: --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [Plex is Cracking Down on Pirated Content] (https://cordcuttersnews.com/plex-is-cracking-down-on-pirated-content/) — Plex is cracking down on at least one hosting service supporting pirated content in a move that may result in some collateral damage. --- [Plex Will Block Media Servers at Abuse Prevalent Hosting Company ] (https://torrentfreak.com/plex-will-block-media-servers-at-prevalent-hosting-company-230915/) --- [Account banned : PleX] (https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/16mqg34/account_banned/) — Today I got my account banned in plex "this Plex account has accepted monetary compensation in exchange for services based in part on Plex". Which is totally untrue. --- [I need your help with Intel Quick Sync benchmarking!] (https://blog.ktz.me/i-need-your-help-with-intel-quick-sync-benchmarking/) — Please help me benchmark as many Intel CPUs Quick Sync transcoding performance as possible! --- [Is Quick Sync Video any good? Media Server Hardware Encoding Tests | Enquire within, help needed! - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceUIUyZwchY) — Therefore I'm pleased to announce the first release of a Quick Sync benchmarking script allowing us to do just that. --- [Apple TV, now with more Tailscale · Tailscale] (https://tailscale.com/blog/apple-tv/) — The newly released tvOS 17 offers support for VPNs, and we’re proud to say Tailscale is among the first to use this new feature. You can now add your Apple TV directly to your tailnet, unlocking three powerful new use cases that we’re excited to share. --- [Use Tailscale on your Apple TV! - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8XoZYJcFtI) --- [10 years Home Assistant - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/17/10-years-home-assistant/) — I wasn’t planning on changing the world. It was a playground, a place where I could use the latest technology and explore all the possibilities with Python. But bit by bit Home Assistant gained traction, more contributors joined and we slowly started to build a community. --- [Introducing Home Assistant Green] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/17/home-assistant-green-your-entry-to-home-assistant/) — We’ve taken that to heart, and today, we are introducing an affordable way for new users to upgrade their smart homes to Home Assistant. It’s the Home Assistant Green – and it costs only $99 (MSRP). --- [Home Assistant Green - Seeed Studio] (https://www.seeedstudio.com/Home-Assistant-Green-p-5792.html) --- [A new chapter in the Home Assistant Yellow journey] (https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-yellow/updates/a-new-chapter-in-the-home-assistant-yellow-journey) — Unfortunately, Raspberry Pi CM4s are still in short supply. At this point we can’t build enough Home Assistant Yellow (with CM4) to fulfill demand. Unfortunately, we can’t make accurate estimates on when Home Assistant Yellow (with CM4) variants will ship, as we have not gotten delivery dates from Raspberry Pi --- [Nest devices get major downgrade as part of legal challenge] (https://www.androidauthority.com/google-nest-multiple-speaker-groups-3365632/) — This is the latest Nest feature to be nerfed following a legal battle. --- [TubesZB – TubesZB Coordinators and Router] (https://tubeszb.com/) --- [SSH 106 Boost Barn] (https://paste.docs.lol/reader/DisjoinsNottingham) — Thank you Boosters for helping produce episode 106! ... Read more

22 Sep 2023

57 MINS

57:33

22 Sep 2023

#106

105: Sleeper Storage Technology

Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more. Special Guest: Antonio Musumeci. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [QuickSync Benchmarking Script] (https://github.com/ironicbadger/quicksync_calc) — Written by cptmorgan (Morgan the doorbell guy!). Use this script to benchmark the performance of your Quick Sync iGPU video transcoder. Submit those results to Alex via the Gist linked (as a comment). --- [GitHub Gist - QuickSync Test Results] (https://gist.github.com/ironicbadger/5da9b321acbe6b6b53070437023b844d) — Post your QuickSync test results here as a comment. --- [ESPClicker] (https://www.pricelesstoolkit.com/en/projects/32-espclicker.html) — Espclicker is a small device that you can use to integrate not IoT devices into your smart home setup --- [Tuya-CloudCutter with ESPHome Beken Devices | How To Guide Home Assistant - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFsuza3UAhk) --- [Home-Assistant-Switch-Manager] (https://github.com/Sian-Lee-SA/Home-Assistant-Switch-Manager) — Switch manager is a centralised component to handle button pushes for your wireless switches. This includes anything passed through the event bus or MQTT. --- [Quad Zigbee Smart Switch - Chris' Current Fav] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7Z6B5LM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) — Each button has three pairing modes, allowing the 4 scene switches to create 12 unique scenes, including Home Mode, Away Mode, Movie Mode, and more. --- [Zooz 700 Series Z-Wave Scene Controller] (https://www.amazon.com/Z-Wave-Network-Scene-Controller-Required/dp/B09B6S4TSL/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/143-7194916-8643109?pd_rd_w=tuDvF&content-id=amzn1.sym.26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&pf_rd_p=26a5c67f-1a30-486b-bb90-b523ad38d5a0&pf_rd_r=3NFNWKCEDYHQ1MZYKDNY&pd_rd_wg=4mzRy&pd_rd_r=4866636b-ae71-425a-b64a-5e6c45d0f97f&pd_rd_i=B09B6S4TSL&psc=1) — Connect a 120 V light fixture (up to 150 W for LED's) to control it via Z-Wave or use the main button for wireless control only with up to 7 button triggers available. --- [Read-it-later app Matter can now transcribe your favorite podcasts] (https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/06/read-it-later-app-matter-can-now-transcribe-your-favorite-podcasts/?guccounter=1) — The company this morning is debuting “Readable Podcasts,” a feature that will let you save favorite podcasts and transcribe their audio to text. By doing so, you can use Matter’s other tools to interact with the podcast content as you would a saved article, including by doing things like highlighting, taking notes and sharing quotes. --- [mergerfs: a featureful union filesystem] (https://github.com/trapexit/mergerfs) — mergerfs is a union filesystem geared towards simplifying storage and management of files across numerous commodity storage devices. It is similar to mhddfs, unionfs, and aufs. --- [trapexit on GitHub] (https://github.com/trapexit) — Find the mergerfs lead dev on GitHub. --- [llama-gpt] (https://github.com/getumbrel/llama-gpt) — A self-hosted, offline, ChatGPT-like chatbot, powered by Llama 2. 100% private, with no data leaving your device. --- [LUP 486: Goodbye, Google] (https://notes.jupiterbroadcasting.com/linux-unplugged/2022/episode-486/) — Chris ditches the iPhone and switches to GrapheneOS, a security and privacy-focused project that lets you take control back from Google. --- [Voice over IP - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/voip) — The VoIP integration enables users to talk to Assist using an analog phone and a VoIP adapter. --- [HomeCam for HomeKit on the App Store] (https://apps.apple.com/app/id1292995895) — HomeCam is the only app to allow you to view multiple cameras live at once and control their surroundings. ... Read more

08 Sep 2023

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:47

08 Sep 2023

#105

104: Name-Not-So-Cheap

Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups] (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/) — We have several meetups coming up, don't miss out! --- [LinuxFest Northwest 2023 Sponsorship Prospectus ] (https://lfnw.org/linuxfest-northwest-2023-sponsorship-prospectus.pdf) — PDF with community sponsorship opportunities. --- [$13 voice remote for Home Assistant ] (https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/thirteen-usd-voice-remote/) — This tutorial will guide you to turn an ATOM Echo into the world’s most private voice assistant. Pick up the tiny device to talk to your smart home. Issue commands and get responses! --- [Installing a local Assist pipeline - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/voice_control/voice_remote_local_assistant) --- [gotty: Share your terminal as a web application] (https://github.com/yudai/gotty) — GoTTY is a simple command line tool that turns your CLI tools into web applications. --- [tmate • Instant terminal sharing] (https://tmate.io/) — Instant terminal sharing --- [Perfect Media Server] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/) — If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This site documents the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software, wherever possible. --- [News and Updates - Perfect Media Server] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/blog/#news-and-updates) — Stay tuned for more updates and content, specifically on YouTube and around NixOS as my journey there continues. --- [WyzeHacks] (https://github.com/HclX/WyzeHacks) — This project contains a set of scripts trying to provide additional features not implemented by the official firmware. --- [docker-wyze-bridge] (https://github.com/mrlt8/docker-wyze-bridge) — Create a local WebRTC, RTSP, RTMP, or HLS/Low-Latency HLS stream for most of your Wyze cameras including the outdoor, doorbell, and 2K cams. ... Read more

25 Aug 2023

56 MINS

56:05

25 Aug 2023

#104

103: Archiving the Internet

A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [gmail-unsubscribe: Bulk unsubscribe from lists in your Gmail inbox for free without compromising privacy] (https://github.com/justjake/gmail-unsubscribe) — This Google Apps Script + Google Spreadsheet combo unsubscribes you from all the messages with a specific label (default "Unsubscribe"). Unlike services such as Unroll.me that sell your data but don't actually work, this script is completely private: all data stays in your Google account, and you can verify the script's behavior by reading its source before giving it access to your account. --- [Year of the Voice - Chapter 3: Ready when you are - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/07/20/year-of-the-voice-chapter-3/) — For Chapter 3, we bring the full power of Assist to the million active Android devices running the Home Assistant Companion app. Got an Android phone, tablet, or watch? Set Assist as your default digital assistant and talk to your Home Assistant with one push! --- [2023.8: Translated services, events, and wildcards! - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/08/02/release-20238/) — Pretty much all features in this release are absolutely amazing, and it is hard to pick a favorite. Great translation improvements that help with the user experience, a new entity to capture events from things like remotes, and the new Assist features are, again, mind-blowing! --- [Linkwarden] (https://linkwarden.app/) — Linkwarden is a fully self-hostable, open-source collaborative bookmark manager to collect, organize and archive webpages. --- [Linkwarden Docker Compose · GitHub] (https://gist.github.com/joekrill/cc503e21e14f95fefa91acc5f869dac1) --- [linkding] (https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding) — linkding is a bookmark manager that you can host yourself. It's designed be to be minimal, fast, and easy to set up using Docker. --- [floccus] (https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus) — Sync your bookmarks privately across browsers an devices --- [devopsdays Chicago 2023] (https://devopsdays.org/events/2023-chicago/welcome/) — Devopsdays is coming to Chicago! --- [Chicago Matrix Chatroom] (https://bit.ly/JBChicago) — A spot for listeners from Chicago to organize. --- [IMDB for the Terminal] (https://github.com/isene/IMDB) — IMDB for the terminal uses three APIs - one to scrape IMDB for the top 1000 lists, one to give you details on the movies and series and one to show you where you can stream it --- [Page2API] (https://www.page2api.com/) — Page2API is a delightful and versatile API that empowers you to scrape the web like a PRO. --- [Workgroup:SELinux - NixOS Wiki] (https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Workgroup:SELinux) — This group is about adding SE Linux support to NixOS both booting and when run on a system like Debian or Fedora with SE Linux support. --- [hass-rename-entities: Home Assistant CLI script to rename entities in bulk] (https://github.com/pschmitt/hass-rename-entities) — This script allows you to rename entities in your Home Assistant setup using the command line interface. --- [Supported SSO identity providers · Tailscale] (https://tailscale.com/kb/1013/sso-providers/) — Tailscale works on top of the identity provider (IdP) or single sign-on (SSO) provider that you already use. --- [Introducing Custom OIDC · Tailscale] (https://tailscale.com/blog/custom-oidc/) --- [dotfiles-flake] (https://github.com/ne9z/dotfiles-flake) — This repo contains a minimal set of configuration needed for installing NixOS on a computer with ZFS as root filesystem. --- [ChrisLAS on Nostr] (https://nostr.band/npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4) — pubkey: npub1awyzkzaktxlhyg6syzst3pxy5lvp0c908yphz4ekk9rp3zcapp5qxn79n4 / eb882b0bb659bf72235020a0b884c4a7d817e0af3903715736b146188b1d0868 --- [Baby Breathing Monitor | Angelcare AC027] (https://angelcarebaby.com/us_en/angelcare-ac027-baby-breathing-monitor-with-wireless-sensor-pad-us) — Our Movement Sensor Pad is designed to be placed under your baby's mattress, where it will sense even the smallest of movements. ... 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11 Aug 2023

59 MINS

59:46

11 Aug 2023

#103

102: NixOS is a bit Flakey

Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [wallabag] (https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag) — wallabag is a web application allowing you to save web pages for later reading. Click, save and read it when you want. It extracts content so that you won't be distracted by pop-ups and cie. --- [wallabag/docker: Official docker-composer for wallabag.] (https://github.com/wallabag/docker) --- [FreshRSS, a free, self-hostable feeds aggregator] (https://freshrss.org/index.html) — FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS and Atom feed aggregator. --- [linuxserver/freshrss - Docker Image | Docker Hub] (https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/freshrss) --- [Selfhosted show wiki: The official Wiki of the selfhosted.show Podcast.] (https://github.com/selfhostedshow/wiki) — This repository contains the backend for the Self-Hosted podcast wiki. --- [dust: A more intuitive version of du in rust] (https://github.com/bootandy/dust) — du + rust = dust. Like du but more intuitive. --- [duf: Disk Usage/Free Utility - a better 'df' alternative] (https://github.com/muesli/duf) — Disk Usage/Free Utility (Linux, BSD, macOS & Windows) --- [dua-cli: View disk space usage and delete unwanted data, fast.] (https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli) — dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible. Optionally delete superfluous data, and do so more quickly than rm. --- [Nixhub.io | A Nix Packages Registry] (https://www.nixhub.io/) — Search over 400,000 granular versions of nix packages --- [The NixOS Foundation's Call to Action: S3 Costs Require Community Support] (https://discourse.nixos.org/t/the-nixos-foundations-call-to-action-s3-costs-require-community-support/28672) — TL;DR - Kicking off an effort to secure long-term funding for our S3 costs and exploring alternatives. This comes after multiple years where Logicblox has been graciously sponsoring the S3 costs for Nix! An enormous thank you to them. --- [Alex's configuration.nix] (https://github.com/ironicbadger/infra/blob/master/dev/nix/nixos/configuration.nix) --- [Postmoogle · GitLab] (https://gitlab.com/etke.cc/postmoogle) — An Email to Matrix bridge. 1 room = 1 mailbox. --- [The Everything App] (https://anytype.io/) — Imagine an app where you can do everything. --- [Self-hosting - any tech docs] (https://tech.anytype.io/how-to/self-hosting) — This article will help you to self-host Any-Sync on your own infrastructure for personal use and configure Anytype clients to work with your nodes. --- [Outline – Team knowledge base & wiki] (https://www.getoutline.com/) — Lost in a mess of Docs? Never quite sure who has access? Colleagues requesting the same information repeatedly in chat? It’s time to get your team’s knowledge organized. --- [Taiga] (https://taiga.io/) — For cross-functional agile teams to work effectively --- [planka: The realtime kanban board for workgroups built with React and Redux.] (https://github.com/plankanban/planka) — Elegant open source project tracking ... Read more

28 Jul 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:03

28 Jul 2023

#102

101: Joining the Federation

The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [45drives] (https://45homelab.com) : [Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.] (https://45homelab.com) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Berlin with Brent, Sat, Jul 22, 2023] (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/294559395/) — Brent loved his time in Berlin so much, he's going back for more! --- [Berlin Buds Matrix Chat] (https://matrix.to/#/%23berlin:jupiterbroadcasting.com) — Join the realtime Berlin chat room on Matrix. --- [MicroBin v2 Released] (https://microbin.eu/blog/v2/) — I am proud that MicroBin now contributes to a world-wide effort towards making privacy accessible and easy, and I hope v2 will help it towards becoming the secure self-hosted file-sharing solution. --- [Docker | MicroBin] (https://microbin.eu/docs/installation-and-configuration/docker/) — For Docker, you can either use our setup script, or download the Dockerfile and .env file in the repository and set it up yourself. The image is also available on DockerHub. --- [MicroBin Demo Page] (https://pub.microbin.eu/) --- [Fully Kiosk Browser - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/fully_kiosk/) — Fully Kiosk Browser is a powerful kiosk browser for Android devices. It provides a number of features for monitoring and controlling your Android device. This integration gives you access to control your device and view the status in Home Assistant. --- [Fotoo - Photo Frame Slideshow ] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bo.fotoo&hl=en_US&gl=US) — Turn your tablet/TV/phone into an elegant digital photo frame and photo slideshow player! --- [Fotoo - Digital Photo Frame Photo Slideshow Player on Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Fotoo-Digital-Photo-Slideshow-Player/dp/B078R4VYKK) --- [Samba - NixOS Wiki] (https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Samba) — This guide will help you on how to use samba on nixos. --- [USB Smart WiFi Adaptor for USB] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4VQTPC3) — Splenssy Tuya Micro DC 5V. Turn on/off the light with your smartphone from miles away. --- [What Exactly Is Federation, Anyways? ] (https://teknikaldomain.me/post/what-is-federation/) — Really, federation is just, well, decentralization with extra features. Decentralized software is where, in effect, anyone can run their own instance, there is no one ‘central’ location. --- [Configuring Federation Sharing — Nextcloud] (https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_files/federated_cloud_sharing_configuration.html) — Federated Cloud Sharing is now managed by the Federation app (9.0+), and is now called Federation sharing. When you enable the Federation app you can easily and securely link file shares between Nextcloud servers, in effect creating a cloud of Nextclouds. --- [Include | Docker Documentation] (https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/14-include/) — A Compose application can declare dependency on another Compose application. --- [introduce include to load sub-compose projects as dependencies by ndeloof] (https://github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/pull/416) — Pull Request #416 --- [Plex Dupefinder] (https://github.com/l3uddz/plex_dupefinder) — Plex DupeFinder is a python script that finds duplicate versions of media (TV episodes and movies) in your Plex Library and tells Plex to remove the lowest rated files/versions (based on user-specified scoring) to leave behind a single file/version. --- [Free your notes - Obsidian] (https://obsidian.md/blog/free-your-notes/) — The first conversion format we have added is .enex for Evernote. --- [Why I stopped using Intel GVT-g on Proxmox with Quick Sync] (https://blog.ktz.me/why-i-stopped-using-intel-gvt-g-on-proxmox/) — The promise of GVT-g technically was very high. One box to rule them all. However in practice, it just didn't live up to expectations. --- [Crackpipe] (https://crackpipe.de/) — the decentralized gaming platform for 'alternatively obtained' games --- [⚡ Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Send a Boost into the show, first grab Alby and then top it off directly or with the CashApp. --- [⚡ Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Once Alby is topped off, head over to the Podcast Index and Boost from their website! 🍻 ... Read more

14 Jul 2023

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:58

14 Jul 2023

#101

100: Our Essential Apps

We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.0] (https://www.proxmox.com/en/news/press-releases/proxmox-virtual-environment-8-0) — This major release is based on the latest Debian 12 (“Bookworm), and comes with an extensively tested and detailed upgrade path for users of Proxmox VE 7.4 or older versions to enable a smooth upgrade. Proxmox VE 8.0 uses a newer Linux kernel 6.2 as stable default, and includes updates to the latest versions of leading open-source technologies for virtual environments like QEMU 8.0.2, LXC 5.0.2, ZFS 2.1.12, and Ceph Quincy 17.2.6. --- [Immich] (https://immich.app/) — Self-Hosted Google Photos alternative. --- [Immich Recent Releases] (https://github.com/immich-app/immich/releases) --- [Download iCloud photos and videos - Apple Support] (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209454) — With iCloud Photos, you can download a copy of your photos and videos on any device. --- [Bulk Upload (Using the CLI) | Immich] (https://documentation.immich.app/docs/features/bulk-upload) — You can use the CLI to upload an existing gallery to the Immich server --- [iVentoy] (https://iventoy.com/en/index.html) — iVentoy is extremely easy to use, without complicated configuration, just put the ISO file in the specified location and select PXE boot in the client machine. --- [Perfect Media Server] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/) — If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This site documents the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software wherever possible. --- [PairDrop] (https://pairdrop.net/) — SnapDrop Altnerative recommended. --- [Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — You can Boost the show from the Web! Grab Alby first, top it off, then head over to the Podcast Index and boot from there! ... Read more

30 Jun 2023

49 MINS

49:55

30 Jun 2023

#100

99: Lemmy at em!

We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Reddark] (https://reddark.untone.uk/) — These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June 12th and after. Some already are. Click here to find out why. --- [Lemmy 🐀] (https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy) — A link aggregator and forum for the fediverse Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are federated (think email), and connected to the same universe, called the Fediverse. --- [Install with Docker - Lemmy Documentation] (https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/install_docker.html) — Make sure you have both docker and docker-compose --- [Install with Ansible - Lemmy Documentation] (https://join-lemmy.org/docs/en/administration/install_ansible.html) — Follow the instructions on the Lemmy-Ansible repo. --- [Mlem] (https://github.com/buresdv/Mlem) — The Lemmy client for iOS. --- [Jerboa] (https://github.com/dessalines/jerboa) — An Android client for Lemmy, a federated reddit alternative ... Read more

16 Jun 2023

47 MINS

47:39

16 Jun 2023

#99

98: The One with 45Drives

We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Amazon is discontinuing Alexa’s celebrity voices, even if you paid for them] (https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/30/23742109/amazon-alexa-celebrity-voices-discontinued) — “After three years, we’re winding down celebrity voices,” Amazon spokesperson Eric Sveum says in a statement to The Verge. “Customers will be able to continue using these voices for a limited time, and can contact our customer service team for a refund.” --- [45Drives Needs Your Help Developing a Homelab Server] (https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/130m860/45drives_needs_your_help_developing_a_homelab/) — 45Drives here to talk about a new project that we are super excited about. We’ve realized it’s time to build a home lab-level storage server. --- [Emby Security Advisory - May 25, 2023 ] (https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/13rsuu3/emby_security_advisory_may_25_2023/) --- [dua-cli] (https://github.com/Byron/dua-cli) — dua (-> Disk Usage Analyzer) is a tool to conveniently learn about the usage of disk space of a given directory. It's parallel by default and will max out your SSD, providing relevant information as fast as possible. Optionally delete superfluous data, and do so more quickly than rm. --- [Developing inside a Container using Visual Studio Code Remote Development] (https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/devcontainers/containers) — The Visual Studio Code Dev Containers extension lets you use a container as a full-featured development environment. It allows you to open any folder inside (or mounted into) a container and take advantage of Visual Studio Code's full feature set. --- [Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. ... Read more

02 Jun 2023

46 MINS

46:19

02 Jun 2023

#98

97: Tempted by the Fruit of Another

Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Garden - planning with Canvas] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/13jhp8c/garden_planning_with_canvas/) — I am using Obsidian to keep track of my gardening stuff. I have notes for all vegetables i am growing, how much i harvested etc...This year i decided to use the canvas feature to help with planning.Overall its a rough sketch of my garden and the beds, thats also why there is a huge empty spot in the middle as there are my garden-house and lawn etc... --- [obsidian-text-extractor] (https://github.com/scambier/obsidian-text-extractor) — Text Extractor is a "companion" plugin. It's mainly useful when used in conjunction with other plugins (like Omnisearch), but you can also use it to quickly extract texts from images & PDFs. --- [Drobo, having stopped sales and support, reportedly files Chapter 7 bankruptcy] (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/drobo-reportedly-files-ch-7-bankruptcy-signaling-the-end-of-a-simpler-nas/) — Company posted in January that it had "transitioned to a self-service model." --- [Drobo - Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drobo#:~:text=in%20June%202013%2C%20with%20the,%2Doff%20as%20Drobo%2C%20Inc) --- [45Drives Needs Your Help Developing a Homelab Server] (https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/130ow24/45drives_needs_your_help_developing_a_homelab/) — 45Drives here to talk about a new project that we are super excited about. We’ve realized it’s time to build a home lab-level storage server. --- [Pricing & Editions – PhotoPrism] (https://www.photoprism.app/editions#compare) — Simple, affordable pricing. Upgrade or downgrade at any time. --- [Fasten] (https://github.com/fastenhealth/fasten-onprem) — Fasten securely connects your healthcare providers together, creating a personal health record that never leaves your hands --- [CorentinTh/it-tools: Collection of handy online tools for developers, with great UX.] (https://github.com/CorentinTh/it-tools) — Useful tools for developers and people working in IT. --- [IT Tools - Demo site] (https://it-tools.tech/) --- [Split DNS Magic with Tailscale - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uzcs97XcxiE) — Tailscales Split DNS function within the MagicDNS feature allows us to access devices by name, not IP. But what if we could also access any service running in a remote subnet via a Tailscale subnet router? That's what we'll cover in today's video. --- [Garden Gnomes Chat on Matrix] (https://matrix.to/#/%23garden:jupiterbroadcasting.com) — A chat room is for people who are interested in discussing all things gardening, and garden technology. Share your garden pictures, nerds out about about sensors, automated watering, build ideas, and more. We can share our experiences, ask questions, and learn from each other. --- [OpenSprinkler] (https://opensprinkler.com/product/opensprinkler/) — OpenSprinkler is an open-source, web-based smart sprinkler controller for lawn and plant watering, drip irrigation, farm irrigation, hydroponics etc. The current version is OS 3.2, with built-in WiFi (based on ESP8266) and OLED display. You can choose between AC-powered, DC-powered, or Latch version. OpenSprinkler supports a variety of solenoid valves (24VAC, Latch, DC, motorized ball valve etc.) --- [Alby: Your Boostcompanion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. ... Read more

19 May 2023

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:54

19 May 2023

#97

96: Outdoor Home Assistant

Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [A Chat about Linus' DATA Recovery w/ Allan Jude - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYAezxwIxUw) --- [2023.5: Let's talk! - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/05/03/release-20235/) — What an exciting release we have for you this month! This release is all about voice (well, almost fully), and I’m super excited we can ship you all this truly amazing stuff! --- [Installing a local Assist pipeline - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/assist/voice_remote_local_assistant/) — For text-to-speech we have developed Piper. Piper is a fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4. It supports many languages. On a Raspberry Pi, using medium quality models, it can generate 1.6s of voice in a second. --- [New Voice Assistant UI] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/05/03/release-20235/#manage-what-is-exposed-to-your-voice-assistants) — A brand new and exciting menu item can be found in your Settings menu: Voice assistants! --- [piper: A fast, local neural text to speech system] (https://github.com/rhasspy/piper) — A fast, local neural text to speech system that sounds great and is optimized for the Raspberry Pi 4. --- [Fisher Garden Overhead View] (https://imgur.com/a/9aJEFdn) — Photos of Chris' Nerd Garden --- [Industrial Linux Mini Pc] (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832685003755.html) — Intel Atom CPU Industrial Computer Mini PC With XP/Win 7/Win 10/Linux System Support WiFi/3G/4G/LTE --- [qBoxMini DIY IOT Enclosure Plus Kit] (https://www.amazon.com/qBoxMini-DIY-IOT-Enclosure-Plus/dp/B088TSP5K4) — Flanged IP65 waterproof enclosure : Sealed, made of high-quality ABS material suitable for indoor and outdoor DIY IOT projects --- [TICONN Waterproof Electrical Junction Box IP67] (https://www.amazon.com/TICONN-Waterproof-Electrical-Junction-Enclosure/dp/B0B87XSMVP) — TICONN electrical waterproof box is made from quality ABS plastic, which offers superb impact resistance and electrical insulation capability. Easy-to-operate door latches are made from 304 Stainless Steel [IP67 GRADE] The electrical --- [Automations and Templates — ESPHome] (https://esphome.io/guides/automations.html) — Automations and templates are two very powerful aspects of ESPHome. Automations allow you to perform actions under certain conditions and templates are a way to easily customize everything about your node without having to dive into the full ESPHome C++ API. --- [xiaomi-flora] (https://wiki.hackerspace.pl/projects:xiaomi-flora) — This is a teardown and analysis of the Xiaomi flower/plant monitor (it doesn't seem to have an official name). The analysis is not extremely in-depth because the main goal was to figure out how to use the device without the official app. --- [Capacitive Soil Moisture Sensors don't work correctly - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGP38bz-K48) — Fix for v2.0 v1.2 Arduino ESP32 Raspberry Pi. --- [prometheus-plex-exporter] (https://github.com/jsclayton/prometheus-plex-exporter) — Expose library playback, storage, and host metrics in a Prometheus format. --- [Dashboard for Days for Plex] (https://preview.redd.it/6hh2zhqdjpwa1.jpeg?width=1678&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=c90f87c0b62728a12196e305da8b1f7ffc23a813) --- [obsidian-livesync] (https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/releases) --- [Introducing Custom OIDC · Tailscale] (https://tailscale.com/blog/custom-oidc/) — At Tailscale, we don’t want your users (or us) managing a separate list of usernames and passwords, which is why you must use single sign-on with an identity provider to create and manage your network. Until now, that meant you needed to choose from a handful of trusted identity providers including Google, Okta, GitHub, and Azure AD. Custom OIDC, now in beta (and available for everyone), changes all that. --- [Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Top off Alby with some sats. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a boost right from the Podcast Index web page. ... Read more

05 May 2023

53 MINS

53:06

05 May 2023

#96

95: Docker U-Turn

We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, and the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength. Proxmox gets some big updates. Plus, our thoughts on the state of self-hostable AI tools. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Olympia Linux Spring Meetup , Sat, Apr 29, 2023, 1:00 PM] (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/292645094/) — Let's have a local PNW get-together. --- [We're no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan] (https://www.docker.com/blog/no-longer-sunsetting-the-free-team-plan/) — Last week we felt our communications were terrible but our policy was sound. It’s now clear that both the communications and the policy were wrong, so we’re reversing course and no longer sunsetting the Free Team plan --- [LUP 502: Docker Shocker] (https://notes.jupiterbroadcasting.com/linux-unplugged/2023/episode-502/) — The story of an open-source hero who became a villain. --- [Proxmox Virtual Environment 7.4] (https://www.proxmox.com/en/news/press-releases/proxmox-virtual-environment-7-4) — Proxmox VE 7.4 is based on Debian 11.6 (“Bullseye”), but uses a newer, long-term supported Linux kernel 5.15 and includes updates to the latest versions of leading open-source technologies for virtual environments, such as QEMU 7.2, LXC 5.0.2, and ZFS 2.1.9. --- [Pricing v3, plans, packages, and debugging · Tailscale] (https://tailscale.com/blog/pricing-v3/) — The new plans should save money for essentially everyone, but you can keep your old plan if you want. --- [web-whisper] (https://codeberg.org/pluja/web-whisper) — OpenAI's whisper on your web browser! --- [KTZ Systems - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/@ktzsystems/videos) — Creating videos and tutorials about Self-hosting, Homelabs, Networking, Linux, Containers, Home Automation, and much more... --- [Auto-GPT] (https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/Auto-GPT) — Auto-GPT is an experimental open-source application showcasing the capabilities of the GPT-4 language model. This program, driven by GPT-4, chains together LLM "thoughts", to autonomously achieve whatever goal you set. As one of the first examples of GPT-4 running fully autonomously, Auto-GPT pushes the boundaries of what is possible with AI. --- [gpt4all chatbot ui] (https://github.com/nomic-ai/gpt4all-ui) — This is a Flask web application that provides a chat UI for interacting with llamacpp based chatbots such as GPT4all, vicuna etc... --- [turbopilot] (https://github.com/ravenscroftj/turbopilot) — TurboPilot is a self-hosted copilot clone which uses the library behind llama.cpp to run the 6 Billion Parameter Salesforce Codegen model in 4GiB of RAM. It is heavily based and inspired by on the fauxpilot project. --- [You all NEED these Obsidian community plugins - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzi1o-BH6QQ) — In this YouTube video, I’m talking about how Obsidian can do so much more than just note-taking and writing technical documentation. --- [Alby: Your Boost companion for the web] (https://getalby.com/) — Create an Alby Account to get a lightning wallet for payments wherever you go. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. ... Read more

21 Apr 2023

46 MINS

46:30

21 Apr 2023

#95

94: Full Power

Chris integrates full home power monitoring into Home Assistant, while Alex tames the AI and rushes to replace Dark Sky. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups] (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/) — Two meetups in April! --- [KTZ Systems - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/@ktzsystems/videos) — Creating videos and tutorials about Self-hosting, Homelabs, Networking, Linux, Containers, Home Automation and much more... --- [WAAS: Whisper as a Service] (https://github.com/schibsted/WAAS) — GUI and API for OpenAI Whisper --- [web-whisper] (https://codeberg.org/pluja/web-whisper) — A light user interface for OpenAI's Whisper right into your browser! --- [Features - web-whisper + openAI API] (https://codeberg.org/pluja/web-whisper/wiki/Features#local-mode-vs-api-mode) — Web-whisper allows you to add an OpenAI token and make use of the OpenAI API as backend, this brings some advantages as well as some concerns. --- [Victron GX modbusTCP integration] (https://github.com/sfstar/hass-victron) — This integration scans for all available registers of a provided GX device. It then uses the defined register ledgers to create entities for each and every register that is provided by the GX device. --- [Modbus TCP/IP Protocol Overview ] (https://www.rtautomation.com/technologies/modbus-tcpip/) — The most common use of the protocols at this time is for Ethernet attachment of PLCs, I/O modules and gateways to other simple field buses or I/O networks. --- [Energy Management in Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2021/08/04/home-energy-management/) — Home Assistant is adding official support for home energy management. Our energy management will help users monitor the energy usage, transition to sustainable energy and save money. --- [Automation to Restart ModBus TCP Connection to Victron] (https://github.com/sfstar/hass-victron/issues/64) — So i think that this addon does not detect connection-disconnects and does nor reconnect automatically? --- [Let the credits next episode roll. ] (https://www.plex.tv/blog/let-the-next-episode-roll/) — By default, the results of all your local credit detection efforts are anonymously submitted to our new service, so if you ever need to do a rebuild or install, the results are available in seconds instead of burning hours of CPU time recomputing them. --- [Pirate Weather] (https://pirateweather.net/en/latest/) — Weather forecasts are primarily found using models run by government agencies, but the outputs aren't easy to use or in formats built for the web. To try to address this, I've put together a service that reads weather forecasts and serves it following the Dark Sky API style. --- [TomsDad's Obsidian Daily note taking scripts] (https://gist.github.com/zsviczian/fd3fcae4e2c4fa2be668756dca59da06) --- [Alby: Boost from the Web] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. --- [chatbot-ui: An open source ChatGPT UI.] (https://github.com/mckaywrigley/chatbot-ui) — Chatbot UI is an advanced chatbot kit for OpenAI's chat models built on top of Chatbot UI Lite using Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. ... Read more

07 Apr 2023

56 MINS

56:46

07 Apr 2023

#94

93: The Podman Perspective

Alex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us. Special Guest: Alex Ellis. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Secret Management with Ansible Vault and docker-compose - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUh8FDLbj8M) — Secret management with docker-compose doesn't have to be an enigma. This video shows how I use Ansible and Ansible Vault in conjunction with docker-compose to keep my secrets safe and encrypted whilst still being able to push my repos to Github publicly. --- [KTZ Systems] (https://ktzsystems.com/) — We specialize in professional cloud infrastructure management and business network services. --- [Gitea 1.19.0 is released] (https://blog.gitea.io/2023/03/gitea-1.19.0-is-released/) — We are proud to present the release of Gitea version 1.19.0. --- [Linode Green Light Beta Program ] (https://www.linode.com/green-light/) — Get early access and test new Linode products before they hit the market, provide valuable feedback to influence product direction, and become part of a community of developers helping us build the cloud that works for you. --- [Docker is deleting Open Source organisations] (https://blog.alexellis.io/docker-is-deleting-open-source-images/) — Yesterday, Docker sent an email to any Docker Hub user who had created an "organisation", telling them their account will be deleted including all images, if they do not upgrade to a paid team plan. The email contained a link to a tersely written PDF (since, silently edited) which was missing many important details which caused significant anxiety and additional work for open source maintainers. --- [Alex Ellis' Web Site] (https://www.alexellis.io/) --- [Podman issue pulling from local registry] (https://access.redhat.com/discussions/5946861) --- [/etc/subuid and /etc/subgid configuration] (https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/docs/tutorials/rootless_tutorial.md#etcsubuid-and-etcsubgid-configuration) — Rootless Podman requires the user running it to have a range of UIDs listed in the files /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid. --- [Using volumes with Podman] (https://github.com/containers/podman/blob/main/docs/tutorials/rootless_tutorial.md#using-volumes) — If your container runs with the root user, then root in the container is actually your user on the host. UID/GID 1 is the first UID/GID specified in your user's mapping in /etc/subuid and /etc/subgid, etc. If you mount a directory from the host into a container as a rootless user, and create a file in that directory as root in the container, you'll see it's actually owned by your user on the host. --- [Hub 4 pioneers ethical AI integration for a more productive and collaborative future] (https://nextcloud.com/blog/hub-4-pioneers-ethical-ai-integration-for-a-more-productive-and-collaborative-future/) — Today, we are excited to announce a major step forward with Hub 4 – the very first on-premises collaboration platform to integrate intelligent features across its applications. --- [Remove not supported column comments for SQLite - Nextcloud] (https://github.com/nextcloud/server/pull/36803) — Some times column comments are used, e.g. to make clear an integer is used as a timestamp. For SQLite column comments are not supported and migration that use column comments will not work (see linked comment above for an example). Somehow it works when you have a clean install, then all migrations pass, but when executing single migrations they will fail. --- [Updating to 3.2.0 fails on SQLite installations · Nextcloud] (https://github.com/nextcloud/forms/issues/1549) --- [Command Line Shell For SQLite] (https://sqlite.org/cli.html#recover) — Like the ".dump" command, ".recover" attempts to convert the entire contents of a database file to text. --- [Converting Nextcloud database typw] (https://docs.nextcloud.com/server/latest/admin_manual/configuration_database/db_conversion.html) — You can convert a SQLite database to a better performing MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL database with the Nextcloud command line tool. SQLite is good for testing and simple single-user Nextcloud servers, but it does not scale for multiple-user production servers. --- [Belkin (Wemo) takes “big step back” from Matter] (https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/11t1jsc/belkin_wemo_takes_big_step_back_from_matter/) — Belkin says Wemo devices will support Matter once the company can "find a way to differentiate them," --- [Alby — Lightning for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show via the web. First, top-up Alby, then head over to our entry on the Podcast Index. ... Read more

24 Mar 2023

59 MINS

59:22

24 Mar 2023

#93

92: Rip it all Out

Find out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [LinuxFest Northwest 2023] (https://linuxfestnorthwest.org/) — October 20-22, 2023, Bellingham Technical College. LFNW2023: ❝Your Fest is Back!❞ --- [Alex Network Diagram v4] (https://gallery.ktz.cloud/#16769539672964/16777769168943) — A updated version of Alex's network diagram. --- [Dell Refurbished] (https://www.dellrefurbished.com/) — promo code: 7050DELL4U 50% off and free shipping! --- [Use 1 PiKVM instance to control 4 systems] (https://blog.ktz.me/use-1-pikvm-instance-to-control-4-systems/) — One PiKVM able to control and view up to 4 systems at once. --- [Newish M720q OPNsense firewall in the making] (https://www.reddit.com/r/OPNsenseFirewall/comments/11g66wr/newish_m720q_opnsense_firewall_in_the_making/) — Just the software left. Lenovo Tiny M720q with an i5-8500T and 256gb NVME SSD and Supermicro AOC-STGN-I2S dual SFP+ card. Wicked good and fitting bracket made by /u/kz476 Big shoutout to him. Awesome little package --- [Authentication bypass Supervisor API] (https://github.com/home-assistant/core/security/advisories/GHSA-2j8f-h4mr-qr25) — A remotely exploitable vulnerability bypassing authentication for accessing the Supervisor API through Home Assistant has been discovered. --- [CVE - CVE-2023-27482] (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-27482) — This impacts all Home Assistant installation types that use the Supervisor 2023.01.1 or older. --- [Pockethernet] (https://pockethernet.com/) — A smartphone connected Ethernet network analyzer & cable tester that fits into your pocket --- [Klein Tools VDV526-200 Cable Tester] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0925826M2?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=alexktz-20&linkId=50e51823f967a7d29759a99c3a0dc5aa&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&th=1) — Alex's new cable tester. --- [Alby — Lightning for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the show from the web! First, top off Alby, then head over to the Podcast Index and Boost away! 🥳 ... Read more

10 Mar 2023

58 MINS

58:38

10 Mar 2023

#92

91: Total Network Rebuild

Alex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more! Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Images for this episode] (https://gallery.ktz.cloud/#16769539672964) — Alex's Network Diagram and stuffs! --- [SSH 003: Home Network Under $200 ] (https://notes.jupiterbroadcasting.com/self-hosted/2019/episode-003/) --- [Restricting ASRock Rack BMC to dedicated IPMI_LAN port only] (https://blog.ktz.me/restrict-asrockrack-bmc-to-ipmi-lan-port/) — During this process I came across a frustrating "bug" in the Asrock Rack BMC implementation. No matter the settings I gave the BMC it was getting two IP addresses. One on the IPMI_LAN port as expected in my management VLAN, and another on eth0 which is undesirable. --- [BadCo-NZ] (https://github.com/BadCo-NZ) --- [Scaling the PiKVM - Using the Raspberry Pi PiKVM with Multiple Machines - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOgcqVcY4Yg) — The PiKVM is a fantastic device to remote control your Windows, Mac, or Linux machines. It turns a Raspberry Pi into an IP based KVM switch that lets you remote control any machine from anywhere in the world! You can build your own, or buy a pre-assembled PiKVM like I did. In this video we try to scale the PiKVM to 8 devices, but things don't always go as planned. --- [PiKVM - Control up to 4 servers simultaneously] (https://blog.ktz.me/pikvm-controlling-up-to-4-servers-simultaneously/) — This is every homelabbers dream isn't it? Controlling multiple systems that don't have IPMI natively, remotely. Thanks to PiKVM, now we can. --- [USB 3.0 KVM Switch HDMI 4 Computer 1 Monitor] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZKZK7ZB?&linkCode=sl1&tag=alexktz-20&linkId=a97370937dbc192ce5dbbdcf9ac3ca92&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl) — HDMI KVM Switcher USB3.0 Hotkey 4 In 1 Out SPDIF L/R Audio Out ---Control 4 HDMI sources / 4 computers laptops by one set USB keyboard+mouse, Hotkey Keyboard Switch -- 4K 60Hz HDMI USB 3.0 switch in sync, downward compatible --Support IR remote with IR --- [Jupiter Jobs on Matrix] (https://matrix.to/#/%23jobs:jupiterbroadcasting.com) --- [Alby — Lightnin for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts to the web! --- [Self-Hosted on Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Keep your podcast App, and Boost from the web via the Podcast Index, grab Alby top it off, and then head on over to the Index! ... Read more

24 Feb 2023

57 MINS

57:09

24 Feb 2023

#91

90: Proxmox ClusterF

Alex has major Proxmox problems. What happened, and the fix for now. Plus, the real downside to Wifi cameras and the batch of network gear on the way. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [blog.ktz.me - Fully automated DNS and DHCP with Ansible, Dnsmasq and Pihole] (https://blog.ktz.me/fully-automated-dns-and-dhcp-with-pihole-and-dnsmasq/) — For the longest time I've made do with clicking through the Opnsense UI to add static IP reservations via MAC address mapping. It's been one of those minor friction points of network administration that I've put up with because automating the process seemed daunting. This post will detail how I solved a few interesting problems as I fully automated DNS overrides and DHCP reservations using Pihole, and the program it's built on top of Dnsmasq. --- [Cluster Manager - Proxmox VE] (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Cluster_Manager) — The Proxmox VE cluster manager pvecm is a tool to create a group of physical servers. Such a group is called a cluster. We use the Corosync Cluster Engine for reliable group communication. There’s no explicit limit for the number of nodes in a cluster. In practice, the actual possible node count may be limited by the host and network performance. Currently (2021), there are reports of clusters (using high-end enterprise hardware) with over 50 nodes in production. --- [Pi-hole] (https://pi-hole.net/) — You can run Pi-hole in a container, or deploy it directly to a supported operating system --- [Ubiquiti WiFi] (https://ui.com/wi-fi) --- [Reolink Video Doorbell PoE ] (https://reolink.com/us/product/reolink-video-doorbell/) — At least twice clearer than the 2MP (1080p), 2K+ (5MP) resolution means a lot more information and a wider range. Individuals will be easier to recognize with richer details. --- [Alby — Lightning for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts payments to the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — You can Boost from the Podcast Index website, just top up Alby first, and then visit the Podcast Index and boost from our page. ... Read more

10 Feb 2023

47 MINS

47:35

10 Feb 2023

#90

89: Jellyfans

Join us for the surprising conclusion to our month-long challenge. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Catherine Kretzschmar. Sponsored By: --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Plex now has more streaming users than media server users] (https://www.techhive.com/article/1473408/plex-now-has-more-streaming-users-than-media-server-users.html#:~:text=Plex's%20foray%20into%20free%20streaming,16%20million%20monthly%20active%20users) — The company announced earlier this month that it now has 16 million monthly active users. While it didn’t specify how many are still on the server side, Scott Hancock, Plex’s vice president of marketing, said in an interview that Plex customers using the software’s media server features had been overtaken by customers using Plex’s online streaming capabilities in 2022. --- [ytdl-sub: Automate downloading and metadata generation with YoutubeDL] (https://github.com/jmbannon/ytdl-sub) — ytdl-sub is a command-line tool that downloads media via yt-dlp and prepares it for your favorite media player, including Kodi, Jellyfin, Plex, Emby, and modern music players. No additional plugins or external scrapers are needed. --- [Youtube Metadata Plugin for Jellyfin] (https://github.com/ankenyr/jellyfin-youtube-metadata-plugin) — Plugin for Jellyfin that retrieves metadata for content from Youtube. --- [HD Giveaway Sad Stories Repo] (https://github.com/selfhostedshow/hdd-giveaway/discussions) --- [JB's Jobs Matrix Chatroom] (https://matrix.to/#/%23jobs:jupiterbroadcasting.com) — Looking for work? Have an open position? Join our open Matrix jobs board. --- [k8s at home search] (https://nanne.dev/k8s-at-home-search/#/) — We index Flux HelmReleases from Github repositories with the k8s-at-home topic. To include your repository in this search it must be public and then add the topic k8s-at-home to your GitHub Repository topics. To learn more visit the website from k8s@home. --- [Alby — Lightning for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Boosts the web. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Boost the show from the Podcast Index website directly once you have Alby topped up! --- [Send a Boost into the Show] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?elements=Boostagrams) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 app, get great new features, and send a Boost into the show 🎉 ... Read more

27 Jan 2023

58 MINS

58:09

27 Jan 2023

#89

88: Great Scott!

Alex dives deep to find out if Kubernetes is overkill for the home and finds solutions to simplify things. And Chris has a new firmware that turns his favorite network cameras up to 11. Plus an update on Jellyfin January. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) --- [Tailscale] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) : [Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. ] (http://tailscale.com/selfhosted) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [HIGH AVAILABILITY k3s (Kubernetes) in minutes! - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoOcLXfa8EU) — Have you been thinking about running Kubernetes but don't know where to get started? Let's start with k3s! --- [infra/dev at master · ironicbadger/infra] (https://github.com/ironicbadger/infra/tree/master/dev) --- [Telmate/terraform-provider-proxmox] (https://github.com/Telmate/terraform-provider-proxmox) — This repository provides a Terraform provider for the Proxmox virtualization platform and exposes Terraform resources to provision QEMU VMs and LXC Containers. --- [k8s at home search] (https://nanne.dev/k8s-at-home-search/) — We index Flux HelmReleases from Github repositories with the k8s-at-home topic. --- [Discussions · selfhostedshow/hdd-giveaway] (https://github.com/selfhostedshow/hdd-giveaway/discussions) --- [Kubernetes for Full-Stack Developers - Free Guide] (https://www.linode.com/content/kubernetes-guide/) — This comprehensive resource covers everything from the fundamental concepts of Kubernetes to the components of a Kubernetes cluster and network model implementation. New in the 2022 edition are sections on understanding the Standard Kubernetes Dashboard, the high-availability control plane, and autoscaling. --- [wz_mini_hacks] (https://github.com/gtxaspec/wz_mini_hacks) — Run whatever firmware you want on your v2/car/PANv1/v3/PANv2 and have root access to the device, wz camera mods... make your camera better. --- [DO NOT Upgrade to 4.36.10.2163 beta] (https://github.com/gtxaspec/wz_mini_hacks/issues/187) — this BETA release has significant back end changes, and breaks all libcallback functionality. --- [Support Matrix on Donorbox] (https://donorbox.org/keep-matrix-exciting) --- [CloudFree.shop] (https://cloudfree.shop/) --- [Jellyfin] (https://jellyfin.org/) — Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached. Your media, your server, your way. --- [LINUX Unplugged 492: A New Challenge Approaches] (https://linuxunplugged.com/492) — Join us on a journey to true software freedom. We embark on our 30-day challenge and discover a whole new philosophy that will change the way you think about technology. --- [Swiftfin on the App Store] (https://jellyfin.org/posts/2022/12/29/swiftfin/) — As of today, Swiftfin, our native iOS/iPadOS/tvOS app is now on the Apple App Store. --- [Swiftfin on GitHub] (https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin) --- [New Fanless 4x 2.5GbE Intel N5105 i226-V Firewall Tested] (https://www.servethehome.com/new-fanless-4x-2-5gbe-intel-n5105-i226-v-firewall-tested/) — We are going to focus on the newer 4x Intel i226-V version in today’s article. --- [Alby — Lightning for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Grab the awesome Alby extension to add Lightning to your browser to power your Boosts. --- [Self-Hosted on Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the Show from the Podcast Index website. Thanks for your support! ... Read more

13 Jan 2023

57 MINS

57:40

13 Jan 2023

#88

87: Jellyfin January

We kick off our Jellyfin January challenge and invite you to join us. Plus, Chris has some new hardware and our thoughts on the trouble at the Matrix foundation. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Home Assistant SkyConnect] (https://www.home-assistant.io/skyconnect/) — The Home Assistant SkyConnect is the easiest way to add Zigbee support to your Home Assistant instance and make it Matter-ready. --- [Amazon.com: TP-Link EAP245 V3] (https://www.amazon.com/EAP245-Wireless-seamless-Supports-Injector/dp/B07NMZR3F1?th=1) --- [TP-Link EAP245 V3 on eBay] (https://www.ebay.com/itm/313957935457) --- [[OpenWrt Wiki] Techdata: TP-Link EAP245 v3] (https://openwrt.org/toh/hwdata/tp-link/tp-link_eap245_v3) --- [It Took MONTHS to Solve This WiFi Problem but I DID!] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-dGcs6bb5U) — My family has been hounding me to figure out an audio issue that's ruining our movie nights. Problem is, it's really a Wi-Fi issue, and diagnosing it - even with cool Wi-Spy tools from MetaGeek - could be quite the rabbithole... --- [Jellyfin] (https://jellyfin.org/) — Jellyfin enables you to collect, manage, and stream your media. Run the Jellyfin server on your system and gain access to the leading free-software entertainment system, bells and whistles included. --- [Swiftfin: Native Jellyfin Client for iOS and tvOS] (https://github.com/jellyfin/Swiftfin) — Swiftfin is a modern video client for the Jellyfin media server. Redesigned in Swift to maximize direct play with the power of VLC and look native on all classes of Apple devices. --- [linuxserver/jellyfin - Docker Image] (https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/jellyfin) --- [Jellyfin - NixOS Wiki] (https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Jellyfin) --- [The Matrix Holiday Update 2022] (https://matrix.org/blog/2022/12/25/the-matrix-holiday-update-2022) — This is directly putting core Matrix development at risk. We are witnessing a classic tragedy of the commons. --- [ntfy.sh] (https://ntfy.sh/) — a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. It allows you to send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer, entirely without signup, cost or setup. It's also open source if you want to run your own. --- [Alby — Lightning buzz for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Bitcoin payments to the web with in-browser payments and identity, all with your own wallet. --- [Self-Hosted on Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the Show from the Podcast Index web page. ... Read more

30 Dec 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:58

30 Dec 2022

#87

86: Disqus-ting Tracking

What disgusted Alex about Disqus, and how he replaced it with a Self-Hosted solution, a hot HDHomeRun tip, and an update on Chris' hunt for the perfect notes app. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Self-Hosted 86 - Live Stream Recording - JupiterTube] (https://jupiter.tube/w/ab9M8yP8ST2uaAF43E7aQq) — The live stream of episode 86's recording. --- [Infinity for Reddit] (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ml.docilealligator.infinityforreddit&hl=en_US&gl=US&pli=1) — Infinity is a beautiful, feature-rich app that offers a smooth Reddit browsing experience. It is completely free and ad-less; you can browse Reddit without interruptions or distractions. Built by a passionate university student, Infinity is open source. Please check out, support or contribute to the project at https://github.com/Docile-Alligator/Infinity-For-Reddit! --- [Apprise - Push Notifications that work] (https://github.com/caronc/apprise) — Apprise allows you to send a notification to almost all of the most popular notification services available to us today such as: Telegram, Discord, Slack, Amazon SNS, Gotify, etc. --- [Dump Disqus for Giscus] (https://blog.ktz.me/dump-disqus-for-giscus/) — This is an easy project. Sure it will probably take an hour or two to get your head around but don't put it off. The end result is great and means no ads or tracking are insidiously injected into your content anymore. --- [giscus] (https://giscus.app/) — A comments system powered by GitHub Discussions. Let visitors leave comments and reactions on your website via GitHub! Heavily inspired by utterances. --- [How to make your own self-hosted VPN in under 30 minutes] (https://www.androidpolice.com/how-to-make-personal-vpn-30-minutes/) — As you might have expected, making your own VPN server has multiple advantages and disadvantages. Here are the main points to remember when deciding if you want to go through with hosting a server or not. --- [HDMI Distribution over your Home Network? ] (https://www.apalrd.net/posts/2022/hdmi_ip/) — Low-Cost HDMI Matrix using IP-Based Hardware --- [HDHomeRun SCRIBE 4K] (https://www.silicondust.com/product/hdhomerun-scribe-4k/) — 4 tuners and 150 hours of recording storage all-in-one amazing box. Watch and record free TV all around your home. Love your TV more. --- [Alby — Lightning buzz for your Browser!] (https://getalby.com/) — Alby brings Bitcoin payments to the web with in-browser payments and identity, all with your own wallet. --- [SATurn] (https://saturn.fly.dev/) — Connect your getalby.com Account and see which content resonates most with your audience and recognize your top contributors. --- [Self-Hosted on the Podcastindex.org] (https://podcastindex.org/podcast/830124) — Send a Boost into the Show via the Podcast Index's website! --- [Send a Boost into the Show with a new Podcast App] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 app, get great new features, and send a Boost into the show 🎉 ... Read more

16 Dec 2022

48 MINS

48:49

16 Dec 2022

#86

85: Wendell's Hot Pi

Wendell from Level One Techs joins us to catch up on low-power hardware, his home automation setup, and thoughts on so much more. Special Guest: Wendell Wilson. Sponsored By: --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Level One Techs] (https://level1techs.com/) — Go find more Wendell! --- [A Look at the INTEL ARC A770 ] (https://level1techs.com/video/look-intel-arc-a770) — A new challenger appears in the GPU arena! But do they have what it takes to compete? Wendell investigates! --- [reTerminal CM4104032 ] (https://www.seeedstudio.com/ReTerminal-with-CM4-p-4904.html) — The reTerminal is a Human-Machine Interface facility, designed in modularization, offered multiple interfaces and components. It is your hand-size, powerful, Raspberry Pi-based all-in-one board, assisting you to develop individual IoT & AI projects and being ready to materialize industrial-level monitor and control functions. --- [Presenting: Obsidian OCR 🎉] (https://www.reddit.com/r/ObsidianMD/comments/vvqfqj/presenting_obsidian_ocr/) — Obsidian OCR allows you to search for text in the images and PDFs in your vault. --- [AppFlowy.IO] (https://appflowy.io/) — You are in charge of your data and customizations. --- [Joplin] (https://joplinapp.org/) — Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device. --- [Send a Boost into the Show] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and Boost into the show. ... Read more

02 Dec 2022

52 MINS

52:16

02 Dec 2022

#85

84: Hidden NAS

We're chatting about workstation builds for a home NAS with Joe Ressington this week. Chris chews on the news of the Evernote buyout and his challenges with Zigbee. Special Guest: Joe Resington. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Late Night Linux] (https://latenightlinux.com/) — Late Night Linux is a podcast that takes a look at what’s happening with Linux and the wider tech industry. --- [2.5 Admins] (https://2.5admins.com/) — 2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. --- [Choose your Zigbee channel wisely] (https://home-assistant-guide.com/guide/choose-your-zigbee-channel-wisely/) — Before optimizing your channels, it’s best to reduce the amount of traffic on the 2.4 GHz band. There are a few different ways of doing that. But it all boils down to removing as many devices from the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band as possible. As Zigbee devices can only use the 2.4 GHz band, there isn’t much you can do with them except minimizing the number of commands sent using Zigbee Groups. --- [Z Wave vs Zigbee] (https://goodhomeautomation.com/z-wave-vs-zigbee-smart-home-protocols/) — While Z Wave has a better track record of compatibility between products and never interferes with your Wi-Fi network, Zigbee is faster,has a greater range of signal, boasts on open protocol standard, and owns a significantly larger marketshare of the smart home product space. --- [Aeotec MultiSensor 7, 6-in-1 Zwave Sensors] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08XHZP7NV) — Contains Monitor Motion, Temperature, Light, Humidity, UV, and Vibration, Z-Wave Plus, Gen7, S2, SmartStart Enabled, Compatible with Zwave --- [Evernote’s Next Move: Joining the Bending Spoons Suite of Apps] (https://evernote.com/blog/evernote-next-move-joining-bending-spoons/) — In the deal signed between Bending Spoons and Evernote, Bending Spoons agrees to take ownership of Evernote in a transaction expected to complete early in 2023. --- [Jupiter Broadcasting Matrix Info] (https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/community/matrix/) — Jupiter Broadcasting’s Rooms are organized into groups called “spaces”. --- [UptimeRobot: Free Website Monitoring Service] (https://uptimerobot.com/) — The world's leading uptime monitoring service. --- [The Helpful Idiot] (https://thehelpfulidiot.com/) — Idiots don't have time for cable management. --- [Send a Boost into the Show] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcast 2.0 compatible app, and send a Boost into the show. ... Read more

18 Nov 2022

34 MINS

34:16

18 Nov 2022

#84

83: Unintended Upgrades

Sometimes your best upgrades are unplanned; Chris just got his Home Assistant Yellow fully deployed. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [CloudFree.shop] (https://cloudfree.shop/) : [CloudFree Smart Plug – Runs Tasmota for $9. Use code SELFHOSTED and support the show.] (https://cloudfree.shop/) Promo Code: SELFHOSTED [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [Home Assistant Yellow ] (https://www.crowdsupply.com/nabu-casa/home-assistant-yellow) — At the heart of Home Assistant Yellow is the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. --- [Scheduler card/custom component] (https://community.home-assistant.io/t/scheduler-card-custom-component/217458) — The scheduler integration is an alternative for HA automations which use the time or sun as trigger. --- [Generic Thermostat - Home Assistant] (https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/generic_thermostat/) — When in heater mode, if the measured temperature is cooler than the target temperature, the heater will be turned on and turned off when the required temperature is reached. When in air conditioning mode, if the measured temperature is hotter than the target temperature, the air conditioning will be turned on and turned off when required temperature is reached. --- [Shelly 2.5: Flash ESPHome Over The Air!] (https://savjee.be/blog/shelly-2.5-flash-esphome-over-the-air/) — Here's how I flashed ESPHome onto them over-the-air. No wires! --- [Sengled Zigbee Smart LED Strip Lights Starter Kit] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F1PDNFV) — All in one led strip lights kit that comes with a HUB, an AC adapter, a remote control receiver, 1 reel of 16.4ft light strip; no need for any other expensive devices. --- [NixOS Search - Jellyfin] (https://search.nixos.org/packages?channel=22.05&from=0&size=50&sort=relevance&type=packages&query=Jellyfin) --- [MycroftAI/skill-homeassistant: Mycroft Skill/Integration for Homeassistant] (https://github.com/MycroftAI/skill-homeassistant) — Control your lights, garage door, thermostats and more using your voice! --- [ZimaBoard] (https://www.zimaboard.com/) — World’s First Hackable Single Board Server Starting at $119.9 --- [Send a Boost into the Show] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, send a boost into the show and enjoy new features in your podcast app! 🔥 ... Read more

04 Nov 2022

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:31

04 Nov 2022

#83

82: Roon Ready Ruh-Roh

Alex gives Roon Labs whole home audio a try but discovers a critical design flaw while Chris checks out his new ODROID-H3+ and plans his next epic build. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [CloudFree.shop] (https://cloudfree.shop/) : [CloudFree Smart Plug – Runs Tasmota for $9. Use code SELFHOSTED and support the show.] (https://cloudfree.shop/) Promo Code: SELFHOSTED [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [ODROID-H3+] (https://www.hardkernel.com/shop/odroid-h3-plus/) — Intel® Quad-Core Processor Jasper Lake N6005 has a base clock of 2GHz and a boost clock of 3.3GHz with 1.5MB L2 and 4MB L3 cache by a 10 nm process. --- [Roon 2.0 & ARC: WHAT'S GOING ON? - YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP5vU_KVOGQ) --- [Roon Labs - The audiophile player for music fanatics] (https://roonlabs.com/) — Whether you’re working out at the gym, heading to the office, or traveling thousands of miles from home – Roon ARC gives you mobile access to your full library of artists, albums, playlists, and tags. No more settling for second-best from streaming apps when you’re on the go. Roon ARC makes everywhere feel like home. --- [How to prepare for a time when I’m tired of tinkering with Home Assistant? ] (https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/y5y2v4/how_to_prepare_for_a_time_when_im_tired_of/) — I know from experience that there will come a time when I won’t find home automation as flattering any more but I’ll still need my lights and whatnot to function properly. --- [Zigbee Binding] (https://www.zigbee2mqtt.io/guide/usage/binding.html#when-to-use-this) — Zigbee has support for binding which makes it possible that devices can directly control each other without the intervention of Zigbee2MQTT or any home automation software. # --- [Badgers Stack - May 2022 - Perfect Media Server] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/01-overview/high-level/) — A new page for May 2022, here's a high level overview snapshot of PMS as it stands today. --- [Your free and decentralized audio platform - Funkwhale] (https://funkwhale.audio/) — Funkwhale is a community-driven project that lets you listen and share music and audio within a decentralized, open network. --- [Top 10 Self-Hosted Apps - Perfect Media Server] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/day-two/top10apps/) — Storing and serving files is all well and good but with a little effort, we can replace dozens of hosted services that don't respect your privacy. Here are some of my favourite self-hosted app picks. --- [moodeaudio.org] (https://moodeaudio.org/) — Audiophile-quality music playback for the wonderful Raspberry Pi family of single board computers. --- [Send a Boost into the Show] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and get new features like Boosts. ... Read more

21 Oct 2022

56 MINS

56:42

21 Oct 2022

#82

81: The Badger Stack

Chris' Raspberry Pi server is dead, and Alex has a few ideas for his next build. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [CloudFree.shop] (https://cloudfree.shop/) : [CloudFree Smart Plug – Runs Tasmota for $9. Use code SELFHOSTED and support the show.] (https://cloudfree.shop/) Promo Code: SELFHOSTED [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [You can't buy a Raspberry Pi right now ] (https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2022/you-cant-buy-raspberry-pi-right-now) — ...or at least, not without a lot of patience or a fat wallet. --- [Matter is now official!] (https://staceyoniot.com/matter-is-now-official/) — The Connectivity Standards Alliance has certified and released the first version of the Matter smart home interoperability protocol Tuesday and I couldn’t be happier. --- [Paulus Schoutsen on Twitter] (https://twitter.com/balloob/status/1576421490106384385) — Ladies and gentlemen, we've got it! That's the first release. --- [Invoice Ninja ] (https://invoiceninja.com/) — Focus on doing what you love. We’ll help with the invoicing. --- [Docker files for Invoice Ninja] (https://github.com/invoiceninja/dockerfiles) — Introducing our very own Helm Chart that helps you launch a simple standalone app to a production-ready, highly available Invoice Ninja setup. --- [InvoicePlane] (https://www.invoiceplane.com/) — InvoicePlane is a self-hosted open source application for managing your quotes, invoices, clients and payments. --- [Cloudflare Zero Trust and Yubico] (https://blog.cloudflare.com/making-phishing-defense-seamless-cloudflare-yubico/) — Yubico is providing Security Keys at “Good for the Internet” pricing - as low as $10 per key. Yubico will ship the keys to customers directly. --- [SSH with YubiKey] (https://developers.yubico.com/SSH/) --- [Bitwarden Two-step Login via YubiKey] (https://bitwarden.com/help/setup-two-step-login-yubikey/) --- [expanse] (https://github.com/jc9108/expanse) — fully selfhosted multi-user web app for externally storing Reddit items (saved, created, upvoted, downvoted, hidden) to bypass Reddit's 1000-item listing limits --- [Use Bitwarden to Generate Email Aliases with Fastmail] (https://bitwarden.com/blog/use-bitwarden-to-generate-email-aliases-with-fastmail/) — As of the September release, the Bitwarden username generator now supports creating email aliases --- [netbird] (https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird) — NetBird is an open-source VPN management platform built on top of WireGuard® making it easy to create secure private networks for your organization or home. --- [RuneAudio] (https://www.runeaudio.com/) — RuneAudio is a free and open source software that turns embedded hardware into Hi-Fi music players. --- [Volumio - The Audiophile Music Player] (https://volumio.com/en/) — A very powerful and convenient music aggregator, now Volumio can also be used with great results in all sorts of different situations. --- [snapcast: Synchronous multiroom audio player] (https://github.com/badaix/snapcast) — Snapcast is a multiroom client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It's not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multiroom solution. --- [ConBee II Zigbee USB Gateway] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PZ7ZHG5) — Universal Zigbee USB gateway integrates Zigbee products across manufacturers --- [Slaesh Zigbee 3.0 USB Stick - CloudFree] (https://cloudfree.shop/product/slaesh-zigbee-stick/) — Recommended by Zigbee2MQTT --- [Badgers Stack] (https://perfectmediaserver.com/01-overview/high-level/) — A new page for May 2022, here's a high level overview snapshot of PMS as it stands today. --- [Install Proxmox VE on Debian 11 Bullseye] (https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Install_Proxmox_VE_on_Debian_11_Bullseye) — The installation of a supported Proxmox VE server should be done via bare-metal ISO installer. In some cases it makes sense to install Proxmox VE on top of a running Debian Bullseye 64-bit, especially if you want a custom partition layout. For this How-To any official Bullseye installation medium should work. --- [ironicbadger/infra: 99.9% less leaked credentials] (https://github.com/ironicbadger/infra) --- [Send a Boost with a New Podcast App] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Upgrade to a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app. ... Read more

07 Oct 2022

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:03

07 Oct 2022

#81

80: Solving Whole Home Audio

Alex is replacing his Chromecast and Google Nest Mini with an open-source solution, and why we’re all getting a little hyped about Matter. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: --- [Linode] (https://linode.com/ssh) : [Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. ] (https://linode.com/ssh) Promo Code: linode.com/ssh --- [LogScale] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) : [Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.] (https://crowdstrike.com/lce) [Support Self-Hosted] (https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744) Links: --- [OWC Thunderbolt Dock] (https://www.amazon.com/OWC-Thunderbolt-Dock-Compatible-Equipped/dp/B097TVLB4F/) — Compatible with M1 Macs, Thunderbolt 3 Equipped Macs, and Thunderbolt 4 PCs --- [Snapcast] (https://github.com/badaix/snapcast) — Snapcast is a multiroom client-server audio player, where all clients are time synchronized with the server to play perfectly synced audio. It's not a standalone player, but an extension that turns your existing audio player into a Sonos-like multiroom solution. --- [piCorePlayer] (https://www.picoreplayer.org/) — Free software that plays local music as well as online music streaming services on a Raspberry Pi --- [Welcome to mysqueezebox.com!] (https://www.mysqueezebox.com/download) --- [BroadLink RM4 Mini IR Universal Remote Control] (https://www.amazon.com/Broadlink-RM4-Universal-Control-Compatible/dp/B07ZSF46BX?th=1) — Wi-Fi Infrared Blaster --- [Rosewill RSV-SATA-Cage-34] (https://www.rosewill.com/rosewill-rsv-sata-cage-34-hard-disk-drive-cage/p/9SIA072GJ92556?seoLink=server-components&seoName=Server%20Components) --- [Paulus Schoutsen on Twitter] (https://mobile.twitter.com/balloob/status/1571852962766659587) — Oh hello Matter v1 --- [esphome-remote] (https://github.com/landonr/esphome-remote) — iPod style wifi smart home remote. Uses ESPHome and Home Assistant to integrate with Sonos, Roku and run custom scenes and scripts. --- [AsRock IPMI websocket connection failed Caddy V2] (https://caddy.community/t/asrock-ipmi-websocket-connection-failed-caddy-v2/16961/8) --- [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups] (https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/) — Keep an eye out for a meetup near you! --- [Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup Rooms on Matrix] (https://bit.ly/meetupmatrix) --- [Z-Wave – ZOOZ Switches] (https://www.getzooz.com/products/) --- [Using Bitwarden with Fastmail] (https://www.fastmail.help/hc/en-us/articles/5469165600655-Using-Bitwarden-with-Fastmail) — If you have a Bitwarden account, you can create Masked Email addresses quickly and easily through Bitwarden's Generator. --- [Send a Boost with a New Podcast App] (https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app&elements=Value) — Grab a Podcasting 2.0 compatible app, and send a boost into the show. ... Read more

23 Sep 2022

52 MINS

52:26

23 Sep 2022

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