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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 112: Red Light, Green Light

    December 15th, 2023  |  58 mins 3 secs
    amazon, amd ryzen, apple, chromecasts, connector, controller, couchdb, data signal, designers, developers, domestic automation, door/window sensor, end users, esphome, foss leaders, framework, google, home assistant, iot networks, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, justice department, led, leds, linuxfest northwest, livesync plugin, obsidian, obsidian sync, plex, plug, post, power, push notifications, raspberry pi satellites, relay, remote satellites, s3-box-3, scale, self-hosting podcast, southern california linux expo, sysadmins, texas linux fest, tizen, track, washington post, water leak sensor, websocket api, wled, wyoming integration, zigbee

    Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds.

    Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.

  • 111: pfSense Makes no Sense

    December 1st, 2023  |  1 hr 9 mins
    aes-ni, ai, asrockrack, bmc, bsd, budget, chromecast, computers, control, disks, esp32, esp32-s3-box-3, esp8266, esphome, git-annex, guest network, hardware transcoding, immich, intel arc, interlock, iot devices, ipmi, jellyfin, jovian-nixos, jupiter broadcasting, licensing, linux, low power servers, media server, netgate, opnsense, pfsense, plex, poe, scott long, self-hosting podcast, servo motors, tech, touch screen, vlans, voice-assistant, wesp32, wireguard, youtube

    We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more.

  • 110: Google Photos Replacement

    November 17th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
    45homelab's hl15, auto backup, backblaze cloud, breaking changes, docker compose, exif info, google photos killer, heic/heif backup, image tagging, immich, jupiter broadcasting, multi-user, object detection, photo and video backup, real-time render, restic, s3 encrypted object storage, self-hosting podcast

    That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15.

  • 109: Alex’s Backups Disaster

    November 3rd, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    45homelab interview, alex's backups disaster, alex's remedy, best buy 18tb drives, hl15, home assistant devs, jupiter broadcasting, local-first software, obsidian, old uk backup server, rsync.net, safe mode, self-hosting hits the big time, self-hosting podcast, synology upgrade disaster, zha

    How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.

  • 108: Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think

    October 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 4 mins
    ecc memory, esphome, fedora, home assistant, hp thin client, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, mazda, nextcloud, nextcloud setup, nvr software, paulus schoutsen, plex, rdc, self-hosting podcast, symfonium, third-party audit, ubuntu, year of voice, zimaboard

    Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.

  • 107: Laptop Dumpster Diving

    October 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    brents tv setup, buckets, developers, esphome, framework, home assistant, home media setup, hp prodesk, intel quick sync video, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, kodi, matter, metadata, new hardware, nextcloud, nextcloud sync, nixos, old hardware, optimism, plex, poe zigbee radio, pragmatism, raspberry pi 5, recalbox, self-hosted, self-hosting podcast, slate, spook, spook with home assistant, starlink, startmail, tailscale, tasmota, thinkpad tv party, titles, tubeszb, wireguard on esphome, x220 overheating, z2m, zha

    With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new.

  • 106: The Plex Situation Just got Worse

    September 22nd, 2023  |  57 mins 33 secs
    account banned, apple tv, garage door controller, google home, google nest, home assistant, home assistant cloud, home assistant green, home assistant yellow, ipad os 17, jupiter broadcasting, legal challenge, nextcloud, obsidian, pirated content, plex, quicksync benchmarking, rotary phones, self-hosting podcast, sonoff, synology nas, tailscale, usb-c, vps, webdav, z-wave buttons, zigbee

    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.

  • 105: Sleeper Storage Technology

    September 8th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
    antonio musumeci, digiblur, espclicker, ggml q4_0, gnucash, himojo wireless scene switch, jupiter broadcasting, llama-gpt, mergerfs, mergerfs developer, nous hermes llama 2 7b chat, remote control switch, self-hosting podcast, smart wall switch, switch-manager, trapexit, tuya, wireless button for smart home devices, z-wave scene controller, zigbee, zigbee smart light switch, zooz 700 series

    Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more.

  • 104: Name-Not-So-Cheap

    August 25th, 2023  |  56 mins 5 secs
    $13 voice remote for home assistant, .com domain renewals, .com domains, atom echo smart speaker development kit, chicago meetup recap, home assistant, home assistant cloud, icann, jupiter broadcasting, lfnw, linuxfest northwest, m5stack, namecheap, perfectmediaserver.com update, self-hosting podcast, tutorial atom echo, usb-c, verisign

    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.

  • 103: Archiving the Internet

    August 11th, 2023  |  59 mins 46 secs
    android, apparmor, assist, bookmark manager, collaborative, collections, cross-plex server watch syncing, docker image, esphome, flakes, floccus, folders, github, home assistant, home assistant companion app, imdb-terminal, ios home screen, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, linkding, linkwarden, multi-arch deployments, nabu casa, nix, nixos, pdf, piper, plex, raspberry pi 4, screenshot, self-hostable, self-hosting podcast, selinux, swiftfin app, tags, tvos client, wake word detection, webpages, yaml

    A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.