Are there any effective self-hosted applications to turn 'read it later' into 'read it now'?
I use Wallabag for storing things to read later. Unfortunately, once the database grows past a certain point it's not really feasible to use the mobile app anymore.
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What operating system do you use for your home server? I’m planning to do unraid but what are the other options and why would you pick one or another?
Arch Linux for my primary server. Raspbian for my SBCs.
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What are you using to see and edit files on remote servers?
SSH to shell in. vi to edit text.
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Cheapest VPS to get started with
Digital Ocean has basic virtual machines for $4us per month: 512 megs of RAM, 1 CPU, 10 gigs of storage.
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I'm looking for something that I can self-host to keep a "card catalog" of our personal library.
I have a separate installation of Shaarli to keep track of my books. I have a slightly modified Shaarli theme to make it fit the use case a little better.
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Simple self-hosted personal wiki
Check out Pepperminty Wiki, it's about as simple as they get.
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Be honest: Are you doing SelfHosting just for the sake of it - or do you have apps, that really improve your daily life?
Everything I self host I use each and every day (every other day, if I'm busy). I don't keep stuff hanging around just because.
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