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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/CottonVenue on 2025-05-07 09:56:58+00:00.


I have all the disks, the hardware, but what i want to know is: Are there any "lightweight" self-hosted "cloud storage" solutions since i've seen lots of negative opinions of nextcloud being clunky or just a resource hog. I'm working with a quad core celeron (J4125) on 8gb's of ram.

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/wdmesa on 2025-05-07 04:01:49+00:00.


Hi folks, I recently added OAuth2 Proxy support to Wiredoor, a self-hosted tool for securely exposing private services to the internet using WireGuard tunnels and NGINX.

This new feature lets you require login via OAuth2 providers (Google, GitHub, Authentik, etc) before users can access services like Home Assistant, Grafana, or any web dashboard behind Wiredoor.

Wiredoor is fully open source and tries to make exposing apps safer and easier, without the complexity of VPN or port forwarding.

GitHub: https://github.com/wiredoor/wiredoor

Usage: https://www.wiredoor.net/docs/usage

Would love any feedback!

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I guess maybe not that surprised, but I was hoping I would find a small subset of folks who manage popular selfhosted service with kept up manifests we could update together.

I have slowly started writing my own manifest for the usual staples cloudflared, uptime-kuma, grafana and prometheus to name a few.

Simplier apps are easy enough, but I am going all in with synology-csi and 5 node cluster.

Next is writing manifest for plausible. Anyone else out there?

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/d4nm3d on 2025-05-06 21:01:19+00:00.


So i've moved from Caddy to Pangolin as my reverse proxy.. I'm running it locally and all seems good.. But i'm a bit confused what i'm missing out on ....

i mean.. it's awesome.. the reverse proxy seems to work perfectly..

i opted to not enable tunneling and now it appears i cannot set it up as a wireguard server.. am i misunderstanding that side of things?

Can i some how mesh my current site and my mums house and have a single point of ingress using wireguard?

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/max_tee on 2025-05-06 15:51:30+00:00.


Hey /r/selfhosted,

I’ve been working on a project called Freeshard, and I just made the source code public on GitHub. If you’re into self-hosting, you may find it pretty exciting — it’s a fresh take on what self-hosting can be.

What is Freeshard?

At its core, Freeshard is a personal cloud computer — a “shard” — that runs your self-hosted apps. You deploy it on your hardware and it serves a web UI and manages your other apps. But it’s designed to feel more like using a smartphone than managing a server.

Here are a few things that make it different:

  • Smartphone-like UX: You install and run apps with a few taps or clicks — no config files, no reverse proxies, no manual updates.
  • Single-user isolation: Each shard is its owner's own private space, with no shared multi-tenancy. A way to have privacy and control built-in.
  • Resource efficiency: Apps automatically start when you use them and stop when you don’t, conserving RAM and CPU without compromising UX.
  • Optional hosting: You can self-host your shard today, or soon subscribe to a fully-managed one if you'd prefer not to deal with infrastructure.

The idea is to make self-hosting as simple and seamless as using a phone, while still giving you full ownership and privacy.

For developers: If you build self-hosted apps, you’re invited to bring your software into the Freeshard app store. I’ve put together developer docs to make integration quick and straightforward. It’s a great way to reach users who want one-click installs without needing to be sysadmins.

Big picture:

Freeshard is an attempt to turn the personal server into a consumer product, like a smartphone — but open and user-controlled. It’s built to make owning your software and data practical again, without the technical pain that usually comes with self-hosting.

If that resonates with you, I’d love for you to check it out:

Feedback, questions, or contributions are all welcome!

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Deezer just announced they’re killing off Deezer Connect — the feature that let you control playback on one device from another.

As the dev behind pleezer (an open-source Deezer Connect client with 10,000+ downloads in 6 months), I’m hugely disappointed. While the official apps haven’t been great at playing back via Connect, the remote control part (e.g. controlling pleezer) still worked perfectly.

That’s why I’ve proposed a low-maintenance compromise to Deezer:

Keep Deezer Connect’s remote control functionality intact, but stop advertising official clients as playback targets. This allows integrations like pleezer to continue working with almost no maintenance overhead.

People use pleezer for:

  • Streamers like moOde
  • Native Linux support
  • USB DACs (exclusive mode)
  • Gapless playback

These are all things the official Deezer app doesn't do well or at all — and that the community already voted for in top ideas on Deezer's forums:

👉 https://en.deezercommunity.com/search?q=Connect

How to help:

The more attention this gets, the more likely they’ll reconsider. Thanks!

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Homebox v0.19.0 released!

Homebox is proud to announce the release of version v0.19.0!

But first, what is Homebox?

Homebox is the inventory and organization system built for the Home User! With a focus on simplicity and ease of use. Homebox is the perfect solution for your home inventory, organization, and management needs.

https://preview.redd.it/kpdiudu1j7ze1.png?width=1866&format=png&auto=webp&s=2d3cb1de39895d2b2c840dab6010999988908bfb

About the update

We have officially released v0.19.0 and at the same time are making progress towards v1 (stable). This release covers a range of new features and bug fixes, including:

  • Significant UI upgrades and changes
  • More translations
  • Better migration system (underlying backend change)
  • Deduplicated attachment storage
  • Windows ARM64 binary
  • Optional Analytics (opt-in only)
  • Date and Currency format override

You can see a full list of changes here: Changelog

Breaking Change

If you rely on file extensions to manipulate images or videos after upload it will no longer work, you will have to update to use the database to get the file your looking for and it's name.

Follow the Homebox journey

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/analisnotmything on 2025-05-06 10:06:24+00:00.


I've been using Cloudflare Tunnel for the past 6 months. I was skeptical at first and I’m still somewhat skeptical now, mainly because CF terminates TLS on their end which means it's not truly E2EE. In theory, this gives Cloudflare the ability to view sensitive data (like my Firefly III instance or Baikal data), even if they claim not to.

I use Nginx Proxy Manager internally to manage my network proxies.

I'm looking for privacy respecting alternatives that support real E2EE & work without requiring port forwarding, as my router doesn’t support it. Ideally free, or with a minimal fee.

I'd also appreciate any advice on how to make my data less accessible to Cloudflare while still using their tunnel service, if such mitigations exist.

Or... if someone can talk me down and convince me I’m being overly paranoid and not worth the attention of a company like CF, I’ll take that too. 😅

Thanks in advance!

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Hey r/selfhosted community,

I'm researching email delivery options for my self-hosted projects and would love to know what everyone here uses.

Options I'm considering:

  • Amazon SES

  • Mailgun

  • SendGrid

  • Postmark

  • Fully self-hosted SMTP server

  • Other?

For those using a third-party SMTP provider:

  1. Which one do you use?

  2. What's your monthly sending volume?

  3. Any deliverability issues?

For those fully self-hosting - What's your server setup?

Thanks in advance for your insights!

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Is Nginx Proxy Manager still relevant to use? Or is there better?

What would alternatives be? It was quick to get started in docker.

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/Pinkolik on 2025-05-05 10:28:31+00:00.


Hey everyone,

I'm curious to hear about how you handle distributing renewed TLS certificates (like from Let's Encrypt) to multiple machines or containers in your self-hosted setups.

Currently, I'm using a manual process involving rsync and then SSHing into each server to restart or reload services (like Nginx, Docker containers, etc.) after a certificate renews. This feels tedious and prone to errors.

For those not using full orchestration platforms (like Kubernetes), what are your preferred methods? Do you have custom scripts, use config management tools for just this task, or something else?

Looking forward to hearing your workflows and insights!

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/kmprojectsus on 2025-05-05 05:02:14+00:00.


Introducing Arcane!

Arcane is a modern, web-based interface for managing your Docker environment, built with SvelteKit. It offers a clean, intuitive overview and powerful management tools for your containers, images, volumes, and networks—all in one place.

Why Arcane?

I created Arcane because I couldn’t find a Docker UI that was both simple and feature-rich enough for my needs. Every feature in Arcane is something I personally found missing or cumbersome in other tools. As the project grew, it became clear that others might benefit from it too.

If you have suggestions, feedback, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request!

Github: https://github.com/ofkm/arcane

https://preview.redd.it/77fsxwf3cwye1.png?width=3370&format=png&auto=webp&s=8436eb108335be3fea39b5d5303a48646ae6491d

This is my first "bigger" project so help is always welcomed :)

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Original Title: As a follow up to my previous Crowdsec post. If you're using Cloudflares DNS proxy service, you should set up firewall rulles to only allow traffic from Cloudflare IP lists and your home IP. It made a significant difference in Crowdsec cpu utilization on the host since Im using a small VPS.

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The original was posted on /r/selfhosted by /u/waterlily3945 on 2025-05-05 02:02:29+00:00.


Howdy!

I’m currently running openemediavault as just kinda my default server os. Totally free, great plugin support, based on Debian which I understand how to use, relatively easy backup through third party tools.

My question is I always hear unraid vs truenas. I even run multiple VMs on different hosts using openmediavault.

Is it just not as popular? Is there like a huge red flag im just missing? Is unraid or truenas really that much better?

That’s all I’ve really got. I just kinda feel like I’m doing something wrong.

I know wrong doesn’t exist in a homelab it’s all preference but my main thing is like am I missing something?

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