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I want to present my files - wherever they may be - to all sorts of different applications which let me interact with them in different ways.

Only some self-hosted software grants us this portability.

I’d say almost everything is already covered with Samba shares and docker bind mounts. With Samba shares the data is presented across network to my Kodi clients, the file browser on my phone, and the file browsers of all my computers. And with docker bind mounts those files are presented to any services that I want to run.

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It isn’t, you can get SFF PCs for as little as $75 on eBay that have Quicksync CPUs and will run circles around a RPi, especially if you have to do any transcoding. They are also really power efficient… 7-20W idles.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/195163970881

SBCs really should no longer be considered for selfhosting unless you are A) in an extremely power constrained environment like an off-grid RV or vanlife situation or B) clustering

Some dashboards can do this, check out homepage as one example. Glances is a great tool if you want to create your own. Really you should not rely on checking status pages for health but instead set up monitoring and notifications.

I use healthchecks.io and smtp_to_telegram to be instantly notified of SMART failures, storage limits, backup and other script failures, and if docker services go down. As with all selfhosting though, there are plenty of other options for both the monitoring system and the notification system.

I have a Paperwhite 2015 version that I got back in 2016 for only $30 when they had a big sale on them to unload for their new version. Looks like on eBay that 2015 version goes for $30-50 today.

I transfer books to it via a USB using Calibre. It doesn’t need nor do I connect it to WiFi. Newer models might also be able to work via USB only, I don’t know, but I know my 2015 works that way.

Yeah, unfortunately, although they were kbin users. I made lengthy responses to both of those individuals. If you want to read a lot of really bad takes, here you go:

https://old.lemmy.world/comment/2003731?context=4

Although, I narrowly avoided an aneurysm reading their comments, so I wouldn’t recommend it.

I agree, some of these users in Sync threads are just straight up fucking annoying. Not even with their opinions that Sync is the best, that’s inconsequential in my opinion and fine, but I’ve had to stand up to a few really ignorant and a couple of really dumb takes regarding FOSS recently. I’m a FOSS advocate, but I believe in using the best tool/app/option firstly and I generally avoid recommendations unless they are sought after, but I just can’t stand by when inaccuracies and hypocritical takes are being thrown around regarding FOSS.

I had someone essentially arguing for security through obscurity with this comment recently:

FOSS brings a whole lotta good - and more good than bad - but it’s also pretty damn vulnerable because a bad actor could just look at the source code and then figure out what exploits and vulnerabilities a FOSS app might have.

Another user with another bad take:

Why would I invest my time and energy into a FOSS app that may go defunct in a year or two, when I can just install an app that does the same thing, looks nicer, does more, is easier to use, and has the backing of a company that is likely going to stick around for a while?

Like hello? That proprietary app just got killed by a proprietary platform, and was saved by a FOSS platform. And backing of a company? Also might want to check out killedbygoogle.com

With that said, Sync is really polished, it’s been in development for a long time now so it’s going to have that advantage over other clients. It has by far the most customization I’ve tried, which I absolutely love, and it runs smoothly. Right now it has a major glitch with comment sorting by top, but once that is fixed, then it is worth $20 for ad-free. And annoying Sync users aside, that’s how I feel about Sync.

I also support Jerboa, and have sent them money. And in all honestly, even though Jerboa doesn’t have the customization that Sync has right now, it runs just as smoothly and the defaults align with my wants and needs so it doesn’t need the extra customization for me personally. When Jerboa adds a default comment sorting option, it’s going to be my preferred client.

Yeah, my recommendation is basically this:

Do you need to share passwords?

No - use KeePass

Yes - use Bitwarden

I’ve managed to keep my KeePass database for almost 20 years going back as far as when I was a dumb teenager. Back then it was as simple as having a couple extra copies on usb drives and Google Drive, but now I keep proper backups.

My take is, I’d rather control it myself, I am responsible enough to take care of my data, and I actually wouldn’t trust someone else to do it. That’s a huge reason I selfhost in the first place, a lack of trust in others’ services. Also, online services are a bigger target because of the number of customers, and maybe even the importance of some of their customers, whereas I’m not a target at all. No one is going to go after me specifically.

That looks very nice, gives a lot more options which I love so I will have to look into it.

I know this doesn’t fit your criterea OP, but if anyone else is looking for some kind of notification service, I use: SMTP to Telegram

I get instantly notified on my phone for healthchecks.io failures, cronjob reports for different scripts like borg backups or ddns update failures, certain Home Assistant scripts, and Sonarr completions so I know when a new TV episode is done downloading, and a bunch of other things set to notify on failure like SMART failures or snapraid-runner failures or distro updates… so many things. It’s nice having peace of mind that if I haven’t been notified that something is wrong, then I know everything is working, and I do not need to check on it. So it’s one of my favorite services that I’m running.

I don’t think I need to say it, but this is obviously not something you would put facing WAN as there is no TLS nor authentication.

Most of the amcrest cameras have rtsp and don’t require cloud access, in fact I block mine from WAN altogether.

I have one wired POE outdoor camera and one wireless inside camera from them. Both are great cameras that I can fully control locally. Just make sure it has rtsp, because I’m not sure if every model they make has it.

I read it as the lists are awesome, not necessary everything in the lists.

I will tell you right now that I also think your idea is bad because I wouldn’t follow a list with subjective criteria and selections. I don’t want someone making those subjective decisions for me. Who is to say what awesome is? You don’t know what I’m looking for in a service, you don’t know what I value. If I prioritize privacy and security over form and function, I guarantee it is not going to be the popular or “awesome” option.

Example:

The tide is changing in this regard but 3 years ago, jellyfin was much less mature and Plex was really the most popular option for streaming media. Honestly, very few people talked about jellyfin and if they did, it was usually about it’s deficiencies. So 3 years ago, according to most peoples’ criteria, Plex might be the top option on a list, maybe even the only option with a couple of honorable mentions. But according to me, I wouldn’t even put Plex on a list because I don’t consider it selfhosting being that it relies on 3rd party servers. So who is right? There is not right or wrong, it’s subjective, everyone has to make their own decisions. So you see the problem. That is merely one example of countless because everyone prioritizes things differently.

This is also a beneficial list to us:

https://github.com/awesome-foss/awesome-sysadmin

I just wanted to give you my two cents and say that I appreciate the way you have it. And also thank you for all the thought you’ve put into it because I don’t want someone making subjective decisions for me and I’m glad you understand that position.

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Interesting, yeah, maybe report it as an issue on github, I use a browser link to my dashboard for Home Assistant instead of the app so it hasn’t happened to me. I almost installed it the other day to get presence detection but decided on another way.

Yeah, I haven’t had any problems with it, what apps have been an issue for you?

The app that I use the most during that transitional period would be Ultrasonic which would be streaming music from the Airsonic service as I get in my vehicle and drive away or arrive back home. But even that flawlessly transitions without skipping a beat since it is set to cache songs.