Episode Archive

122 episodes of Self-Hosted since the first episode, which aired on August 27th, 2019.

  • 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.

  • 102: NixOS is a bit Flakey

    July 28th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    access everywhere, android app, anytype, api support, baby monitor solution, backup solution, browser extension, comfortable reading, configurable, devbox package index, disk usage analyzer, du alternative, dua-cli, duf, dust, eufy spaceview, failed device, fast & efficient, feeds generation, freshrss, gnome, home assistant, hosted version, import, international, ios app, jupiter broadcasting, luks encryption, mit license, nanit pro, nix packages repo, nixhub.io, nixos, notion-like note apps, opml, reader, replace, rss feed aggregator, search, self-hosting, self-hosting podcast, swap, syndication, themes & extensions, unifi cloud key gen 2, unifi controller, wallabag, web scraping, websub

    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.

  • 101: Joining the Federation

    July 14th, 2023  |  1 hr 3 mins
    45drives, alper's project, berlin buds on matrix, berlin with brent, decentralized chat, dmitry's storage setup, docker, docker-compose 2.20, email, federation, fotoo, fully kiosk browser, include keyword, intel gvt-g on proxmox, jupiter broadcasting, linux host monitoring, mastodon, matrix, meetup, microbin, nextcloud, obsidian evernote import, peertube, pixelfed, plex dupefinder, samba, self-hosting podcast, smart usb wifi adaptor, splenssy, tablet battery sensor, tablet photo frame, tuya, xmpp

    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.

  • 100: Our Essential Apps

    June 30th, 2023  |  49 mins 55 secs
    abstract pci devices, ansible, automatic user sync, background support, boosts, bulk upload, ceph quincy 17.2.6, data migration, debian 12 bookworm, dns, faster cpu type, homelab storage, icloud photos, immich, iphone version, iventoy, jupiter broadcasting, kbin, leaky canoe, lemmy, linux kernel 6.2, lxc 5.0.2, ncurses style, new text-based installer, nixos, optimized photo storage, pairdrop, pci devices, perfect media server, proxmox 8, proxmox virtual environment 8.0, pxe server, qemu 8.0.2, raspberry pi 7, redundancy, self-hosting podcast, smb, snapdrop, tech garden, truenas, usb devices, web hosting, zfs 2.1.12

    We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8.

  • 99: Lemmy at em!

    June 16th, 2023  |  47 mins 39 secs
    actix, ansible, ansible install, chatgpt, chatpad ai, clean interface, cross-posting support, desktop app, diesel, dns server, docker, docker install, federated, finding communities, funding, golf sale, high performance, inferno, ios mobile client, jupiter broadcasting, lemmy, lemmy for self-hosters, license plate detection, moderation abilities, native android app, ocr, open source, progressive web app, reddark, reddit alternative, reverse proxy, router, rust, self-hostable, self-hosting communities, self-hosting nvr/dvr, self-hosting podcast, snapdrop, typescript, web app

    We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better.

  • 98: The One with 45Drives

    June 2nd, 2023  |  46 mins 19 secs
    45drives, affordability, alexa, amazon, celebrity voices, cli tooling, community guidance, connectivity, delete data, design, discontinuation, disk space usage, document management, document scanner, documents, dua-cli, electronic health records, enterprise-level, fast, fasten, financial performance, form factors, home lab server, insurance, joplin, june 7th, jupiter broadcasting, linux, melissa mccarthy, microsoft, nas products, network storage, nextcloud, notes, obsidian, onenote, paperless-ngx, performance models, photos, podverse, purchase, purging, raw drone footage, refund, rework, samuel l. jackson, self-hosting podcast, september 30th, shaquille o'neal, sharepoint, sorting, tailscale, vlog source files, vs code dev containers

    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.

  • 97: Tempted by the Fruit of Another

    May 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 54 secs
    alex psu, chris' notes, collaboration, drobo, garden gnomes, garden sensors, invoice, it tools, joplin, jupiter broadcasting, laggy ui, markdown support, nextcloud, offline access, pdf manual, photoprism paid tiers, search, self-hosting podcast, sharing, split dns, sync, vscode extension, webdav, wife approval factor, worst self-hosting mistake

    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.

  • 96: Outdoor Home Assistant

    May 5th, 2023  |  53 mins 6 secs
    automation, budget-friendly, capacitive soil moisture sensors, dashboards, data recovery, esphome automation, exposed entities, garden data, garden operation, home assistant, industrial linux mini pc, ip67, joplin, joplin server, jupiter broadcasting, lazydocker, lazygit, obsidian livesync, piper, plex prometheus exporter, prometheus format, qboxmini diy iot enclosure, raspberry pi 4, self-hosting podcast, step-down dc-dc converter, ticonn waterproof electrical junction box, trigger watering, voice, webhook trigger options, xiaomi flora

    Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters.

  • 95: Docker U-Turn

    April 21st, 2023  |  46 mins 30 secs
    auto-update, ctop, docker, gpt agents, ios, ipfs, jupiter broadcasting, nextcloud, obsidian, opencv, podman, proxmox, self-hosted, self-hosted ai, self-hosting podcast, tailscale, web-whisper, zfs

    We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength.

  • 94: Full Power

    April 7th, 2023  |  56 mins 46 secs
    ansible, chatgpt-ui, cpp, energy management in home assistant, jellyfin, jellyseer, jupiter broadcasting, modbus, nextdns, obsidian, plex credits skip, self-hosting podcast, stacking ws, victron home assistant integration, vpn, waas, web-whisper

    Chris integrates full home power monitoring into Home Assistant, while Alex tames the AI and rushes to replace Dark Sky.

  • 93: The Podman Perspective

    March 24th, 2023  |  59 mins 22 secs
    alex ellis, alex youtube, docker-compose, gite, gitea actions, green light beta program, jupiter broadcasting, nextcloud, podman, rootless, secret management with ansible vault, self-hosting podcast, sqlite

    Alex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us.

  • 92: Rip it all Out

    March 10th, 2023  |  58 mins 38 secs
    10gb network upgrade, attic time, bellingham technical college, cable analyzer, cve-2023-27482, fiber strands, home assistant cve, jupiter broadcasting, lenovo m720q, lightning node, linuxfest northwest 2023, multi-site dns tricks, opnsense, pikvm, remotely exploitable vulnerability, self-hosting podcast, server relocation, sff homelab pcs, split dns setup, tailscale

    Find out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal.

  • 91: Total Network Rebuild

    February 24th, 2023  |  57 mins 9 secs
    asrock ipmi, audiobookshelf, blue iris box, cpu upgrade, flex mini, igpu benchmarking, intel igpus, jupiter broadcasting, kickstarter, network latency, pikvm v4, self-hosted, self-hosting podcast, smokeping, unifi switches poe, vlan, wireshark

    Alex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more!

  • 90: Proxmox ClusterF

    February 10th, 2023  |  47 mins 35 secs
    address conflict error, dhcp/dns server, jellyfin, jupiter broadcasting, mac address conflict, new network gear, reolink poe doorbell, self-hosting podcast, smart wired doorbell with chime, swapping adguard home for pi-hole, tailscale, ubiquiti

    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.