About the show
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.
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Episodes
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128: To Update, or Not to Update?
July 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 5 mins
amazon ses, amp, android head unit, automated updates, blue bubbles, canada, canary deployments, colo, crowdstrike, dns record, docker-osx, element, email alerts, esphome, esphome devices, firmware bugs, game servers, garmin epix pro sapphire gen 2, grafana, graphene os, immich licensing, jupiter broadcasting, lan game streaming, magnetic dust filter, metrics, moonlight, moshidon, nextcloud, nix-infect, nixos, nixos-anywhere, nixos-mailserver, notifications, ntfy, offline messaging, pihole, plex server, prometheus, protonmail, sandboxed google play services, schildichat, self-hosting podcast, sendgrid, server, server naming, smtp relay, smtp server, sunshine, tailscale, toyota tundra, unified push, uptimekuma, vps, zabbix
ESPHome dev dishes on device updates, Immich license drama heats up, Alex's DIY server fix, and Chris reports on mobile tech trip test.
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127: Can't Fix What You Don't Track
July 12th, 2024 | 58 mins 55 secs
anti-cheat, bazzite, controller, display flickering, docker, docmost, documentation software, email alerts, esp config, football, fuel economy, fuel mileage tracker, game server, glinet travel router, global search, hdhomerun, hibernate, htpc, jupiter broadcasting, keyboard, kvm over ip, linux gaming, lubelogger, maintenance records, mitsubishi heatpump, mouse, nanokvm, nixos, obsidian, open source, open-source, picture attachment, pixel 8, proxmox-nixos, risc-v, self-hosted, self-hosting podcast, streaming recommendations, tethering, travel internet, uk server maintenance, vehicle maintenance, vehicle report, wake, wiki
Chris gets serious about tracking maintenance and alerts, why Alex is impressed by the RISC-V-powered NanoKVM, how we might end up using Docmost, and a follow-up review of LubeLogger.
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126: Smart But Not Cloudy
June 28th, 2024 | 1 hr 19 mins
1080p video, aqara, battery powered, bluebubbles, doorbell, g4, gadgetbridge, garmin, garmin forerunner 255, go2rtc, home-assistant-garmin-connect, homekit, imessage on android, jupiter broadcasting, local storage, matter, microsd, no subscription, reolink, ring, self-hosting podcast, smart, video, wireless
Chris reviews the Aqara G4 Video Doorbell, Brent frees his Garmin from the cloud, and we discuss getting iMessages on Android.
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125: Tiny Mini Micro Systems FTW
June 14th, 2024 | 51 mins 33 secs
3070, alerts, bitfocus, bracket, cloudfree.shop, companion, companion pi, db, deal, dell, docker, dual port, elgato, github, jupiter broadcasting, lenovo, m.2, m720q, media, mysql, nextcloud, nvme, pcie, perf, pikvm, postgres, redis, review, self-hosting podcast, server, servethehome, sff, sfp+, shotbox, ssds, sth, streamdeck, thread, tube archivist, tubesync, youtube, yt-dlp
Alex's mini-PC surprise, why we're trying Tube Archivist, Alex's Nextcloud update, and how Chris stacks automations with Bitfocus Companion.
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124: The End of Ownership
May 31st, 2024 | 1 hr 4 mins
android auto, apple carplay, fiber internet, futo, immich, jupiter broadcasting, nextcloud nix module, nextcloud performance, raspberry pi ipo, self-hosting podcast, spotify car thing
The "you'll own nothing" trend got worse this week, our thoughts about the Raspberry Pi IPO, poor Nextcloud performance, and Alex's new high-fiber obsession.
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123: How much CPU do You REALLY Need
May 17th, 2024 | 57 mins 26 secs
docker, facilmap, futo, gpxedit, gpxpod, immich, intel benchmark, jupiter broadcasting, mafl, quicksync, self-hosting podcast
Alex benchmarks Intel CPUs (and an Arc GPU) to find the ideal balance of age, power, and speed for your home media server. Plus, our thoughts on Immich going full-time.
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122: Back to the Future
May 3rd, 2024 | 55 mins 45 secs
ersatztv, grist, hd-homerun, home assistant, immich, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, linux, localsend, mythtv, nextcloud, open home foundation, plex, self-hosting podcast, ssh, tailscale, traefik, unraid, vps, zigbee2mqtt
How Chris created live TV streaming from his local media collection, Alex breaks down the new Open Home Foundation and what it means for self-hosters. Brent's been trying out an open-source AirDrop replacement for all systems, and much more!
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121: Forbidden Fruit
April 19th, 2024 | 50 mins 43 secs
accidental tech podcast, casey liss, esp32, hdmi kvm over ip, homebridge, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, mac mini server, plex, raspberry pi, remote desktop, self-hosting podcast, vnc
Special guest Casey Liss from the Accidental Tech Podcast joins the show to discuss his homelab, how he uses HomeBridge, and his delightfully complex garage door sensor system.
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120: Can a VPS Replace a Homelab?
April 5th, 2024 | 45 mins 33 secs
adam morales, amd, budget vps, dedicated vps, firewall rules, getgrist, grist, hetzner, hetzner vps pricing, iptables, jupiter broadcasting, latency, lowendtalk.com, nas, providers, proxmox, proxmox helper scripts, proxmox import from vmware tool, qemu-system vm, rescue system, self-hosted office, self-hosting, self-hosting podcast, tailscale, unraid, vnc, vps hosting, vultr tos
Alex goes head-to-head with budget VPS providers, which gets us into a classic debate, and Adam Morales from Unraid joins us!
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119: Why So Many Llamas?
March 20th, 2024 | 47 mins 30 secs
boosts, home assistant, jupiter broadcasting, llm runners, ollama, open webui, reinforcement learning, self-hosting podcast, training ai
Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models.
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118: How Hard Could it Be?
March 8th, 2024 | 54 mins 13 secs
ansible role docker compose generator, canonical, collector service, docker-compose, epyc server build, hard drives, influxdb database, jon seager, juju, nixos, nixos module, s.m.a.r.t. data, scrutiny, selenium, smartd, web application
Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools.
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117: Unraid as a Service
February 23rd, 2024 | 58 mins 52 secs
adiobookshelf, audiobooks, broadcom, camera issue, core nginx developer, docker containers, esxi, f5, freenginx, hypervisor storage, ios app, jellyfin server, jupiter broadcasting, maxim dounin, networking, nginx, nginx drama, pc builds, plappa, podman, pricing changes, raid owl, self-hosting podcast, tech, unifi, unraid, vmware, wyze, zigbee network
We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more.
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116: Making it all Connect
February 9th, 2024 | 55 mins 54 secs
ansible, appletv, automation, bambu, carplay, container networking, deep dive, desktop assistant, docker compose, gitea, home assistant, homekit integration, images, jupiter broadcasting, markdown, mk3s+, mk4, nixcon, nixos, obsidian, plex, proxmox, prusa, rendering, rental service, scale, self-hosting podcast, tailscale, truenas scale, wireguard
Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service.
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115: A NAS in Every Home
January 26th, 2024 | 48 mins 53 secs
3d printer, 3d printers, android, backblaze b2, bambu a1 mini, brian moses, build plate, cloud provider, custom hardware, diagnose failed drives, diy nas, downsides, gitea, hard drive, hass trigger ids, immich, inovelli blue switches, jupiter broadcasting, modifications, nas build, nix-anywhere, nixcon na 2024, nixinate, object storage, obsidian git plugin, obsidian vaults, off-site backup, pasadena convention center, pihole, proprietary firmware, raid array, rclone, repairs, scale 21x, self-hosting podcast, sovol sv06, steveblack hosts list, sync issues, tindie, using tailscale with docker, zigbee
Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee.
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114: Unintended Consequences
January 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 1 min
android tablet experiment, apple notes killer, audiobookshelf, jellystat, lubelog, memos, nextcloud upgrade, openssh 9.5, reverse proxy, stirlingpdf, tailscale integration, zigbee plugs recommendation
We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.
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113: State of the Homelabs 2023
December 29th, 2023 | 1 hr 27 mins
10gig, 3d printer, ansible, blue iris, borgbackup, caddy, dnsmasq, docker, duplicati, emby, esp32s, framework, freshrss, google drive, grafana, healthchecks.io, home assistant, influx, invoiceninja, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, macos, mergerfs, monitoring, music assistant, nextcloud, nix, nixos, obsidian, octoprint, ombi, opnsense, paperless-ngx, pihole, plex, plexamp, plexjelly-watched, poe cams, prometheus, proxmox, relationship, self-hosting podcast, smokeping, snapraid, storj, tailscale, todoist, traefik, tubeszb, ubu 22.04, unifi, vpn, wallabag, xfs, zfs, zigbee
We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs.