I’m running my arr stack on Unraid. I set it up using a combination of Trash’s guide and Ibracorp’s video (linked in same article). Everything had been working well. I believe I made some changes to Qbittorrent’s handling of completed torrents, but I honestly don’t recall. I’ve learned my lesson in that regard and am...
ReVanced is doing the thing for me where it lets you get about 10sec into a video and freezes. IIRC, I’ll have to look for an update. I had to use regular YouTube on my phone today and my god, it’s unusable. Absolute trashfire of ads and sponsored videos clogging up my feed.
Thanks. Weirdly now it seems like it’s being throttled. Defaults to 144p video quality when set to auto and struggles on anything higher. My internet is fast, so don’t think it’s that.
Memos is self hostable and is “cross platform” by nature of being web-based only. There is a 3rd party mobile app MoeMemos but it doesn’t add anything special over the quite excellent progressive web app for plain Memos. Of course you can’t use it offline since it’s web-based. But I have an always on VPN connection between my phone and my server so home so it’s fine.
Notesnook is recently open source, but as of yet not self hostable. It is on the roadmap though. This one is privacy/security oriented and has native apps for just about everything as well as a web interface.
Quillpad is the closest interface-wise to Keep, but it can only sync with Nextcloud and I can’t run that beast on my old hardware. Too clunky and slow.
I’ve been on this hunt for awhile but I realized that I use Keep differently than other folks on the same journey. It’s mostly a list focused service for me. Sometimes with check boxes, sometimes not. Most of the FOSS not taking apps can use some markdown, but that is a bear to use on mobile without a quick way to inject a checkbox. Memos has a button for a few formatting items on each “post” and thankfully one is the Markdown checkbox shortcut.
For notes, personal knowledge management, and everything else I use and love Obsidian.
100% agree on clunkiness of homebrew sync option for Obsidian. I ended up paying for their sync service, which is expensive for what it is. But I use it a ton and it’s saved me so much time that I feel it’s worth it. And it’s about as flawless a sync option as their is.
I would also use Quillpad if they offered another sync option.
I’m basically looking for something like Seafile, that behaves similarly to Dropbox and Google Drive but doesn’t sync EVERYTHING to each client. This is incredibly useful as my laptop (macbook pro) only has 256GBs of storage, but often I’ll use Seafile to grab files from my Windows 10 PC or phone. I’ve messed with...
Sounds like syncthing might be the ticket for you then. It can be a bit bewildering to set up, but once you do it works incredibly well. And you can ignore/exclude folders and files.
I wasn’t aware that was an option, honestly. I shall investigate.
Funny that you mention Resilio, I literally came back just now to post it as a possible option. Unfortunately the selective sync is behind a paywall. $59.99 one time fee, which isn’t terrible tbh. I’ll have to see if they have a Pro trial after I test again with Syncthing. Thanks!
EDIT: Resilio does have a 14 day Pro trial. Messing with it now but I’m going to look at syncthing again before I commit.
After 15+ years of dealing with Microsoft professionally, I’m so done with it. So my next build will be a dedicated Linux box for some gaming but also 3D design for printing (FreeCAD?) and of course Cura for prepping the designs for printing. I’m ready to pull the trigger and want to check with Linux folks before I do in...
That is true. While I know the OEM will fit this case, I’ll have a look at some of the 3rd party models. Thankfully doesn’t impact the price too drastically.
I contemplated that one. But the vibe of the Terra won be over. And yes, I paid a “pretty” tax as a result. But I’m in the midst of remodeling my office and it’ll fit very nicely with the overall decor.
I use read-it-later services extensively to save any news I want to do blog posts about later, or something I want to look at in more detail when I have time (and three monitors)....
I like omnivore a bunch. That said, I’m back on Wallabag simply for the great integration with my RSS reader of choice: Miniflux. Once you’ve set up the api “handshake” its just a click of the save button in Miniflux then it schwoops over to Wallabag. So great.
I have a docker compose for Wallabag that works perfectly every time I can post if it helps. Once I sanitize the juicy IPs and domain name, that is. And when I say it works everything, realize that I’ve done it like 8 times because when I’d pooch my VPS OS, I’d nuke it and start over.
EDIT: Here’s the docker-compose I use and it works repeatedly. Which, shit, I’m not ashamed because I’m still learning. But took me a long time to hunt down one that was easy to copy/paste into the .yml and docker-compose up and there ya go. NOTE: One thing that stumped me for a long time was the jacked up launch page after install. If it looks like broken HTML its because you put either an IP or a bad/fake domain name in the compose file. So make sure you have a domain name for it. Also, Wallabag is pretty cheap to have them host. I think its like $17/yr. But for now I’m selfhosting it on a cheap VPS.
Up to now I’ve been using Simplenote, which has a Linux client (but also Android & iOS) & supports live collaboration on notes. However, Simplenote hasn’t had a meaningful update for a long time, & it’s recently been behaving strangely, e.g. notes undeleting themselves, line duplications & undeletions....
Anyone else tried Acreom? I don’t think it’s open source though, but a local first markdown editor with some cool features like integration with Jira and has a nice UI.
That said, I still haven’t decided if I will stick with it. I use Obsidian for journaling, brain dumps, and documenting projects in working on. Ive tried also using it as a Google Keep replacement, but its not really geared for the To-do/shopping lists that I use Keep for.
Lemme tell you… I’d love to use your knowledge, and have gotten some great tips on other posts and forums. But if the answer to one more of my questions starts with “you just need to …” and then has an extremely vague answer, I’ma pull the rest of my hair out.
That said, I’m building a PC right now that will be Linux based because fuck Windows and fuck Microsoft. Sincerely, a burnt out IT dude tired of hearing what fresh hell patch Tuesday brought.
It happens soooo often it can be really frustrating. But to be fair I think the folks that hang around that sort of tech site or even here are so far ahead of me with Linux it probably feels like talking to a 5 year old in order to “dumb it down” for me. I’m still determined to learn though, dammit!
Fair point. I’ve been using Obsidian to keep track of what I’ve learned so far. My memory for this sort of thing is pretty bad. Also to keep track of docker compose yamls I have in use now in case I need to rebuild something. There are similar open source apps out there like Logseq and Joplin, but Obsidian clicked for me the most.
When I was looking to replace my google tools, I couldn’t find an easy to to alternative Google Photos. Things that were suggested like immich or Synology or ente required some level of technical know how or dedicated hardware. I ended up buying a Synology drive but I have issues with loading images/videos (it’s extremely...
I tried to get the self host option stood up but couldn’t get it to work. The company is new enough that I’m not comfortable letting them host it at the moment. So I’m running Immich and it’s been great.
I’m starting my degoogling journey (mostly looking into the various options at hand) and I was wondering what hood alternatives to Goohle Photos is there? I’m specifically wondering about a service that would double both as a cloud storage and a gallery with a timeline and such. But currently it’s only cloud storage backup...
Immich is the best I’ve found. Has native mobile apps that can auto upload pics/videos and you can use their CLI utility to bulk import large libraries if you want. Very active development too.
Edit: sorry, didn’t see the cloud storage requirement. Immich is purely a photo hosting/upload service.
I used linux in the past, both privately and work-related, but the last time was over 10 years ago, so I’m a bit out of touch. I am in need of a new PC, but it’ll be a good year before I have the funds, so for now I am making due with an i5 7500 and a gtx 1660. I do have 32 GB so there’s that. I finally feel confident...
The only experience I have is with Steam Deck and it’s fantastic! I love it so much that I’ve decided to build my next PC as a Linux only box. I am a refugee from /r/patientgamers though. I don’t play the new hotness unless it’s first party Nintendo stuff.
I’m also so fed up with Microsoft’s anti-consumer practices and disastrous updates, so it makes it an easier decision.
I heard that, but I also heard it’s kind of a removed to set up with BIOS or something? I was actually messing with an Arcade Punks iso that had some switch games on it and they worked. Terrible selection other than Mario Kart. So I tried to add another one I own and it won’t play. I’ll eventually try to figure that out.
I did get Syncthing running at one point to test but more as a dropbox sort of replacement. Can you have it only write one way? So the clients would append only? I only did two devices and it was a bit cantankerous to get working, but I eventually got it.
I have not used Duplicati at all, so grain of salt. Every time I see it mentioned someone comes along and shares horrible experiences with corrupted backups leaving them unable to restore. Which has made me extremely leery of it. I’ll have to research more on that and see whats what.
That’s the rub. I keep seeing that it’s easy and the best way and folks fawn over Restic and Borg (for seemingly good reasons) so I start to read the documentation on setting it up and my eyes glaze over and I’m lost because there are assumptions made regarding the readers knowledge beforehand. Which is fair in this context. Even you example, which thank you by the way, assumes I know scripting. Yeah…not so much. I will look into what you’ve written and linked though. Maybe it’ll click for me. I also looked at some of the wrappers for both Borg (borgmatic) and Restic (autorestic) and it’s still over my head. I get the general concept that instead of writing it all down, you’re creating configs ahead of time, similar to your script example. But I’m not at a spot where I can dive into that sort of thing yet. I need a ELI5, for CLI stuff I guess…
I’ll have a look at that link, thank you. I actually did try the Backblaze Personal and it worked really well for about 2 weeks. Then it refused to see the D:\ drive, and no manner of uninstall/purge and reinstall would bring it back. No idea what happened but it scared me enough to back away from that option
All valid points and I appreciate the input. My frustration comes from a lot of the tutorials online for these types of tools already start ahead of my knowledge. I have some terminal knowledge and have been messing around on. VPS I rent just so that if things go really bad, I’m not hosing my production server. And that’s been ok. I’ve even stood up an instance of Miniflux and Wallabag for my Read It Later stack and it’s working really well. I absolutely do need to learn more about using terminal though. I’ve always had good success learning by doing, with a project in mind rather than reading courses only and using their course materials for the actual practice portions. And example would be using digital footage of my own kids to learn video editing instead of the sample clips that came with the book/online class.
I’ll take you up on the offer for help. I will try again and when I get stuck I’ll shout. I appreciate your input!
Yeah, that’s the struggle I’m having though. Understanding the CLI-only tools. I’ve heard great things about it though. I guess it’s mostly I’m in over my head so much that I don’t even know where to start on learning it since the actual Restic docs start with an unspoken understanding that you know how to script (to an extent).
Over the years, my photo library has been managed by numerous apps (Picasso, iPhoto, gthumb, etc) and stored in multiple cloud and local drives. As a result I have a number of duplicates that I’d like to eliminate for easier organization. Is there a FOSS app that would assist with this task?
comment a screenshot! also if youre usinf android what launcher / widgets / icon pack. considering the flurry of responses someone with the know-how should make a community about this
My home lab has a mild amount of complexity and I’d like practice some good habits about documenting it. Stuff like, what each system does, the OS, any notable software installed and, most importantly, any documentation around configuration or troubleshooting....
I recently got into the piracy community, and discovered a great open source app for Android that allows you to stream music for free from YouTube music! It’s called ViMusic and it’s one of the best free music apps imo. It has a beautiful and customizable interface and it actually has a music recommendation algorithm which...
I’ve been taking handwritten notes using my Rocketbook when I’m away from the computer, and I’d like to get them into my vault via a workflow more reasonable than emailing myself my notes and then copying them to Obsidian....
Not Rocketbook, but somewhat adjacent. When I want to handwrite, I use Nebo because it has remarkably good handwriting recognition and even allows for drawn markdown syntax. Then I just copy/pasta in Obsidian. Nebo is installed on my Galaxy Tab S7+. Not very elegant, but works well enough for when note taking on a laptop is disruptive vs using the S-pen and tablet combo.
Radarr and Lidarr creating subfolders
I’m running my arr stack on Unraid. I set it up using a combination of Trash’s guide and Ibracorp’s video (linked in same article). Everything had been working well. I believe I made some changes to Qbittorrent’s handling of completed torrents, but I honestly don’t recall. I’ve learned my lesson in that regard and am...
Your Operating System is Not Supported. Please install Google Smart Home OS to continue. (reddthat.com)
Self hosted Google Keep alternative
Any recommendations for a self hosted note taking app that runs on everything with a screen and is designed for multi device usage?...
File sync solutions with a specific trait
I’m basically looking for something like Seafile, that behaves similarly to Dropbox and Google Drive but doesn’t sync EVERYTHING to each client. This is incredibly useful as my laptop (macbook pro) only has 256GBs of storage, but often I’ll use Seafile to grab files from my Windows 10 PC or phone. I’ve messed with...
Input on new ITX Build/first dedicated Linux PC?
After 15+ years of dealing with Microsoft professionally, I’m so done with it. So my next build will be a dedicated Linux box for some gaming but also 3D design for printing (FreeCAD?) and of course Cura for prepping the designs for printing. I’m ready to pull the trigger and want to check with Linux folks before I do in...
Omnivore is an excellent open-source read-it-later alternative to Pocket, that can be self-hosted as well (beehaw.org)
I use read-it-later services extensively to save any news I want to do blog posts about later, or something I want to look at in more detail when I have time (and three monitors)....
Recommendations for a FOSS Cross-Platform Note-Taking Application
Up to now I’ve been using Simplenote, which has a Linux client (but also Android & iOS) & supports live collaboration on notes. However, Simplenote hasn’t had a meaningful update for a long time, & it’s recently been behaving strangely, e.g. notes undeleting themselves, line duplications & undeletions....
I just want to help! (lemmy.zip)
Looks like finaly there is a decent alternative to Google Photos (stingle.org)
When I was looking to replace my google tools, I couldn’t find an easy to to alternative Google Photos. Things that were suggested like immich or Synology or ente required some level of technical know how or dedicated hardware. I ended up buying a Synology drive but I have issues with loading images/videos (it’s extremely...
FOSS Automated Music ID3 tagger?
This lovely community helped me find a few great FOSS options to deduplicate my out of control photo library, so thanks to all!...
Any alternatives to Google Photos?
I’m starting my degoogling journey (mostly looking into the various options at hand) and I was wondering what hood alternatives to Goohle Photos is there? I’m specifically wondering about a service that would double both as a cloud storage and a gallery with a timeline and such. But currently it’s only cloud storage backup...
State of gaming on linux?
I used linux in the past, both privately and work-related, but the last time was over 10 years ago, so I’m a bit out of touch. I am in need of a new PC, but it’ll be a good year before I have the funds, so for now I am making due with an i5 7500 and a gtx 1660. I do have 32 GB so there’s that. I finally feel confident...
I only get 82% :( How much do you get? (d3ward.github.io)
I get 82% (27 not blocked. I use Firefox ESR with uBlock and Privacy Badger.
Backups, backups, backups. A learning process (and small rant).
TL;DR @ bottom...
Solution for file compare to remove duplicates?
Over the years, my photo library has been managed by numerous apps (Picasso, iPhoto, gthumb, etc) and stored in multiple cloud and local drives. As a result I have a number of duplicates that I’d like to eliminate for easier organization. Is there a FOSS app that would assist with this task?
what does your android / iphone home screen look like
comment a screenshot! also if youre usinf android what launcher / widgets / icon pack. considering the flurry of responses someone with the know-how should make a community about this
What do you use to document your home lab?
My home lab has a mild amount of complexity and I’d like practice some good habits about documenting it. Stuff like, what each system does, the OS, any notable software installed and, most importantly, any documentation around configuration or troubleshooting....
Dropbox, Google Drive Alternative
Is there an active self-hostable solution similar to Dropbox, GDrive? NextCloud not considered, too bloated, not polished.
A great mobile app for free music
I recently got into the piracy community, and discovered a great open source app for Android that allows you to stream music for free from YouTube music! It’s called ViMusic and it’s one of the best free music apps imo. It has a beautiful and customizable interface and it actually has a music recommendation algorithm which...
Does anyone here use Obsidian and Rocketbook?
I’ve been taking handwritten notes using my Rocketbook when I’m away from the computer, and I’d like to get them into my vault via a workflow more reasonable than emailing myself my notes and then copying them to Obsidian....