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  1. Open WebUI: chatgpt's interface, your server

    Open WebUI — chatgpt's interface, your server. Clean chat UI for local models. Documents, voice, images. Multi-user, no accounts upstream. Free and open-source. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/ope

    #Openwebui #Surveillance #Encryption #Raspberrypi #Techtok #Sysadmin #Unraid #Truenas #Techsetup

  2. Duplicati: backups, encrypted, free

    Duplicati — backups, encrypted, free. Any cloud target. Scheduling + retention. Web UI included. Free and open-source. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/dup

    #Duplicati #Datarecovery #Backup #Linux #Programming #Techtok #Opensource #Cybersecurity #Nas

  3. Joplin: notes out of their cloud

    Joplin — notes out of their cloud. Markdown notes + todos. End-to-end encrypted sync. Evernote import. Free and open-source. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/jop

    #Joplin #Dataprivacy #Privacyfirst #Sysadmin #Homelab #Proxmox #Linux #Techtok #Docker

  4. De-Google difficulty tier list

    S tier takes ten minutes (search, bookmarks). A tier is a weekend (photos, drive). Mail: just use a private provider. Maps: we don't talk about maps. Honest = credible.

    selfhost.directory

    #Searxng #Linkding #Digitalminimalism #Bigtech #Sysadmin #Techtok #Datahoarder #Devops #Cybersecurity #Homelab

  5. Google Takeout → your server, 4 commands

    The degoogle sequel with different commands: Takeout export, immich-go import, rclone into Nextcloud, account demoted to spam-folder duty. 118GB moved home in an evening.

    selfhost.directory

    #Immich #Nextcloud #Google #Alternatives #Privacy #Networking #Programming #Techtok #Techsetup #Datahoarder

  6. Actual Budget: your money, your ledger

    Actual Budget — your money, your ledger. Envelope budgeting done right. Bank import, local-first. Finances stay home. It replaces YNAB ($109/yr) for exactly $0. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/act

    #Actual #Budgeting #Savemoney #Networking #Itpro #Sysadmin #Linux #Techtok #Devops

  7. Guess what 10 years of Netflix cost

    Across every price hike since 2016, a Standard subscriber paid about $1,700. At today's price the next decade is $2,400. Jellyfin does the job for $0 — quiz with receipts.

    selfhost.directory/project/jel

    #Jellyfin #Streaming #Frugalliving #Devops #Proxmox #Techtok #Homelab #Techsetup #Server

  8. Grafana Loki: every log, searchable

    Grafana Loki — every log, searchable. Grep all containers at once. Pairs with Grafana. Tiny footprint, huge recall. Free and open-source. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/loki

    #Loki #Uptime #Observability #Privacy #Cybersecurity #Linux #Techtok #Sysadmin #Networking

  9. 'Is the internet down?' — 'It's just you.'

    The roommate asks if the internet is down; the dashboard answers in one glance. Uptime Kuma: all green, it's just you. Receipts beat vibes.

    selfhost.directory/project/upt

    #Uptimekuma #Observability #Metrics #Docker #Opensource #Degoogle #Techtok #Networking #Selfhosting

  10. Stirling PDF: every pdf tool, local

    Stirling PDF — every pdf tool, local. Merge, split, sign, OCR. 50+ tools in one box. Contracts never upload. It replaces Acrobat ($240/yr) for exactly $0. Install guide, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/sti

    #Stirlingpdf #Infosec #Dataprivacy #Linux #Privacy #Techtok #Foss #Degoogle #Selfhosted

  11. How to find your next self-hosted app

    Directory walkthrough: search what you pay for, compare alternatives, follow the install guide. 2,600+ free apps for the homelab you keep postponing.

    selfhost.directory

    #Opensource #Selfhosted #Homelab #Techtok #Datahoarder #Linux

  12. Your homelab, wrapped

    30 services, 11 minutes of downtime, $1,400 in avoided fees, zero breaches. The year-end report your little server deserves.

    selfhost.directory

    #Homeserver #Devops #Opensource #Techtok #Selfhosting #Tech

  13. Cloud 2020 vs homelab 2026

    The dev-stack migration nobody announced: GitHub→Gitea, Pingdom→Uptime Kuma, Zapier→n8n, Datadog→Grafana. Same jobs, zero invoices.

    selfhost.directory

    #Bigtech #Homelab #Software #Techtok #Selfhosted #Sysadmin

  14. Portainer: docker with a face

    Portainer — docker with a face. Manage containers visually. Stacks, volumes, networks. One-click deploys. Free and open-source. Install guides, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/por

    #Linux #Sysadmin #Foss #Techtok #Docker #Selfhosted #Portainer

  15. What your house does at 3AM

    Your TV, speaker, and doorbell all report home overnight — just not to YOUR home. AdGuard Home blocks the calls, Frigate keeps the footage, Home Assistant runs it all locally.

    selfhost.directory

    #Techtok #Privacy #Homeserver #Linux #Software #Selfhosting

  16. Privacy apps, ranked by paranoia level

    S tier: the holy trinity (SearXNG, Vaultwarden, Syncthing). A tier: for the committed. B tier: you're building a bunker. Where are you on the ladder?

    selfhost.directory

    #Homeserver #Selfhosted #Tech #Opensource #Datahoarder #Techtok

  17. SearXNG: search without being sold

    SearXNG — search without being sold. Aggregates 70+ engines. Zero tracking, zero profile. Your queries stay home. Free and open-source. Install guides, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/sea

    #Degoogle #Software #Cybersecurity #Linux #Bigtech #Techtok #Searxng

  18. Homepage: a startpage that means it

    Homepage — a startpage that means it. Fully static, instant. Service widgets everywhere. Free and open-source. Install guides, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    selfhost.directory/project/hom

    #Software #Techtok #Devops #Privacy #Selfhosting #Homeserver #Homepage

  19. You'll own nothing — unless you do this

    The joke became a business model: deleted shows, algorithmic bans, rent on everything you touch. Self-hosting is the quiet counter-movement, and the software is free.

    selfhost.directory

    #Cybersecurity #Bigtech #Software #Techtok #Privacy #Degoogle

  20. Beginner homelab apps, ranked (fight me)

    S tier = ten-minute install, works forever, zero maintenance: AdGuard Home, Uptime Kuma, Vaultwarden. A tier needs a weekend. B tier will humble you. Comment your rearrangement.

    selfhost.directory

    #Linux #Cybersecurity #Selfhosted #Docker #Foss #Techtok

  21. Google can delete you. Your server can't.

    A landlord can't erase your house, but one automated flag erases your cloud life — mail, photos, documents, logins. Self-hosting removes the ban button entirely. The apps are free.

    Directory: selfhost.directory

    #Techtok #Linux #Sysadmin #Selfhosted #Degoogle #Cybersecurity

  22. AdGuard Home: ads gone, network-wide

    AdGuard Home — ads gone, network-wide. Blocks ads on every device. DNS-level, no client apps. Parental controls built in. Free and open-source. Install guides, alternatives and screenshots in the directory.

    Directory: selfhost.directory

    #Datahoarder #Homelab #Homeserver #Devops #Degoogle #Techtok #Adguard-home

  23. Which bill dies first — A or B?

    Spotify or Netflix — which subscription would you kill first if the free replacement took one evening to set up? Comment A or B.

    Directory: selfhost.directory

    #Techtok #Privacy #Selfhosting #Selfhosted #Sysadmin #Degoogle

  24. A decade of rent, wrapped

    Ten years of Spotify is $1,560. Netflix $2,400. Google One $1,000. The self-hosted decade costs $0 — and you end it owning everything. Count-up numbers you can feel.

    Directory: selfhost.directory

    #Opensource #Homelab #Tech #Techtok #Cybersecurity #Privacy