We bought a house! And with it, an Itho mechanical ventilation unit that did not yet auto adjust ventilation speed according to bathroom humidity levels.
I've been trying to write this piece for years. Every time I get started I'm just overwhelmed with paralyzing visions of the FOSS commentariat accusing me of WrongThink, more so here on the fediverse than anywhere else.
But I'm scared and tired and we urgently need to get our shit together.
What if you could buy off the shelf a box based on #opensource software and hardware that you could plug into your internet connection. You could connect to via Wifi and it would allow an average person to fairly easily configure, via a guided setup, a self hosted Cloud Drive, Social Media server, home automation service, VPN...
If you would like to sponsor my work on #Jellyfin and the occasional other #OpenSource project, you can now do so on Buy Me A Coffee in addition to GitHub Sponsors. Thanks for your support! 💜
I updated Media Downloader Unleashed so it can download MPD streams!
It's been a while since I've posted an update for my browser #extension to download videos, audios and streams, and I'd like to let you know you can now download #MPD (mpeg-dash) streams with it! (And also m3u8 streams, and any other raw media format!)
Try it if you want! It's completely free, #opensource and MIT licensed!
Available on the #firefox add-ons store, but can be built for chromium as well!
Some third parties are repackaging our apps with minor changes, charging $10, and not providing source code. This violates our license, undermines open-source principles and hurts the community.
@drew_belloc@noodlejetski I don't have a dock either. I do have a favourites row though, and currently these are the pinned apps (arranged in no particular order):
The following was asked on a #Mastodon forum on #Reddit - I replied and a sort of converation started. I felt that it wa better to have the discussion where others with valuable inside could chip in so I have- with the OP's permission posted the following:...
Now I can't help them when it comes to #gotosocial - So perhaps others can chip in.
My thoughts were that with separate subdomains (or domains ) in Yunohost you can separate out instances for Family/Friends and the group they belong to but
I'm also aware that some #ActivityPub servers can run multiple separte instances for different groups while optimising federation - I think #takake did that - but again I don't know much about that approach -
When it comes to the questiona bout being maintained. THat is a question a group I belong to has been considering since they worry about having to maintain infrastructure for a Sports Club and don't want to get bogged down in keeping the lights on - Here I guess I think using templates where possible (which I think Yunohost is kind of ) and professional support for #Opensource solutions might come in handy . (people like #autonomic I guess - or just having enough people in your group to provide the support..
Networking & Remote Access:#Tailscale (non-Docker), love its SSH agent and magic DNS features. #NetworkSecurity
Security & Monitoring
Ad Blocking:#AdGuardHome (non-Docker). Previously used PiHole but find AdGuardHome slightly faster. #PrivacyTools
Server Monitoring:#Beszel (non-Docker). Tried Grafana/Prometheus/Alertmanager (accessible but overkill) and Netdata (poor screen reader accessibility). Beszel isn't perfect but best compromise so far. #ServerMonitoring
RSS Feeds:#Miniflux (non-Docker), excellent accessibility. Originally wanted better podcast support but other options had major accessibility issues. #RSSReader
IRC Client:#TheLounge (non-Docker). Some accessibility issues but best I've found so far for always-connected IRC. #IRCClient
Read Later Service:#Wallabag (Docker). Biggest issue is Wallabagger Chrome extension doesn't work for me yet. #ReadItLater
Notifications & Development Workflow
Notifications via: #Ntfy (Docker) and Zoho's ZeptoMail (#Zoho)
Development Environment: Mostly using VSCode connected to my server via Remote-SSH extension. #VSCodeRemote
Accessibility Focus ♿️🖥️
Accessibility heavily influences my choices—I use a screen reader full-time (#ScreenReader), so I prioritize services usable without sight (#InclusiveDesign, #DigitalAccessibility). Always open to discussing accessibility experiences or recommendations!
Habit trackers like Beaver Habit Tracker (#HabitTracking): Accessibility issues made it unusable for me.
I don't really have a media collection, so no Plex or Jellyfin here (#MediaServer)—but I'm always open to suggestions! I've gotten a bit addicted to exploring new self-hosted services! 😄
What's your setup like? Any cool services you'd recommend I try?
:flag_un: :opensource: Today, the United Nations announced the "UN Open Source Principles" – 8 practical ways for groups around the world to promote global digital cooperation through free and open source software.
✍️ Like software freedom itself, these principles are for everyone, everywhere - and the orgs you support can join a list of endorsers today.
After weeks of work, I'm excited to share my self-hosted setup! 🎉 I'm running everything on a Raspberry Pi 500 with Stormux (Arch Linux ARM-based), 8 GB RAM, and a 512 GB SD card (planning to upgrade to SSD or NAS as soon as I can afford it). Here's what I’ve built so far:
Caddy + Cloudflare Zero Trust/Access for reverse proxy & SSO
FirewallD + Fail2ban for extra protection
📧 Emails Powered by Zoho ZeptoMail:
All email-capable services (e.g., Forgejo, Joplin) are configured for reliable notifications.
💾 Backups: Using IDrive's 5 TB plan for peace of mind.
This journey has been challenging yet rewarding! 🚀 I'd love to hear your thoughts—especially tips on scaling storage or optimizing performance. Let's chat! 💬
I’d love to get in touch with a lawyer or corporation-savvy person in Oslo/Norway who is interested in things like open source, coops and steward ownership.
Don’t need to be an expert in any of this, just need to be interested in exploring this space together with me in the Norwegian jurisdiction.
Help Needed: Homepage Configuration – Missing Widgets & API Errors
Hi everyone,
I'm running Homepage (v0.10.9) in Docker on Arch Linux ARM (Stormux) and encountering issues with missing widgets and API errors. Some widgets are showing as "Missing" on the dashboard, and I'm seeing repeated HTTP 401 errors for Portainer and Tailscale in the logs.
Setup Details:
Homepage Version: v0.10.9
Host OS: Arch Linux ARM (Stormux)
Host IP: 192.168.1.137
Docker Network: All containers are on homepage_net (gateway: 172.23.0.1)
Docker Containers: Homepage, Portainer, Miniflux, Uptime Kuma, Glances, etc.
Issues:
Several widgets showing as "Missing":
AdGuard (running on host, not in Docker)
Netdata
Uptime Kuma
Docker
Portainer
Miniflux
Tailscale
Repeated HTTP 401 errors for Portainer and Tailscale in logs.
What I've Tried:
Separated service definitions (services.yaml) and widget configurations (widgets.yaml).
Updated widget URLs to use appropriate addresses (host IP for AdGuard, container names or Docker network IPs for containerized services).
Regenerated API keys for Portainer and Tailscale.
Verified all containers are on the same network (homepage_net).
Really interesting #LLM#AI model from the Berkeley #NovaSky team - the #SkyT1 reasoning model is fully #OpenSource, and includes the training data - it falls short in comparison to the o1 model from OpenAI but can be trained for $USD 450 - compared to $millions.
https://floss.fund/ (by Zerodha in India) is offering $1 million per year grant to open-source projects. But very few applications have been received so far, and it needs help spreading the word.
> The Open Source Initiative’s recently announced “Open Source AI Definition” surprised me in a way I expect many readers could miss: they’re defining “open” not just in terms of what bits we can get and what we’re allowed to do with them, but also partly in terms of OSI’s own institutional blessing.
> It isn’t just a definition of what “open source AI” is or ought to be, but implicitly also a process for bestowing that [OSI] status or withholding it.
Paris Marx invited me to his influential Tech Won’t Save Us podcast to connect two seemingly distinct stories: The WordPress collapse (that I also talked with Hagen about on his podcast) and the new OSI “Open Source AI Definition” (that is not Open Source at all).
I think we have actually reached the limitations of what the Open Source term and concept can do for us and I am not sure it’s enough for the future. Because software projects for the commons and a sort of social good need to face the fact that they are political and therefore need to include actual political representation of alls stakeholders as well as democratic and transparent modes of decision making (at least when reaching a certain traction/user base).
It was a blast to get to talk to Paris again, you can check the episode out at the Tech Won’t Save Us episode page or wherever you get your podcasts.
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De NL overheid is vrijwel geheel afhankelijk van bigtech uit de VS. En de trend neigt naar nog meer afhankelijkheid, zoals @bert_hubert hier beschrijft:
Better GitHub Co-Authors is a browser extension made by
@swithinbank that makes easier adding co-author credit to PRs on GitHub.
It adds an "Add co-authors" button to the PR merge UI, automatically collecting all participants and generating "Co-authored-by" comments for easy credit in the commit message—perfect for acknowledging reviewers and commenters, not just code contributors! 🌟
My Dream of a Home Router / Server
What if you could buy off the shelf a box based on #opensource software and hardware that you could plug into your internet connection. You could connect to via Wifi and it would allow an average person to fairly easily configure, via a guided setup, a self hosted Cloud Drive, Social Media server, home automation service, VPN...
What are the "app dock" apps on your phone? Are they FOSS?
Go to your phone homescreen and look at the app dock (the bottom row that contains some apps and stays the same when you switch pages)....
Is it useful to create your own Mastodon instance? ( friendica.ginestes.es )
The following was asked on a #Mastodon forum on #Reddit - I replied and a sort of converation started. I felt that it wa better to have the discussion where others with valuable inside could chip in so I have- with the OP's permission posted the following:...
Raccoon for Friendica, the mobile client for Friendica and Mastodon has landed on F-Droid ( f-droid.org )
cross-posted from: https://poliverso.org/objects/0477a01e-7967-436d-12c8-1b3699371761...