Episodes
Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more. Sponsored By: 45drives: Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions for all industries and now your Home Lab.Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes,...
Published 09/22/23
Published 09/08/23
Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more. Special Guest: Antonio Musumeci. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with...
Published 09/08/23
Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code:...
Published 08/25/23
A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. 45drives: Big. Strong. Fast storage servers with affordable high-performance, high-capacity, enterprise storage solutions...
Published 08/11/23
Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. 45drives: Big. Strong. Fast storage...
Published 07/28/23
The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account....
Published 07/14/23
We cover our must-have self-hosted apps, reflect on the state of Self-Hosting now, and discuss what's new in Proxmox 8. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.0 — This major release is...
Published 06/30/23
We dive into Lemmy, a self-hosted Reddit alternative. Plus, a couple of easy-to-deploy tools that make life better. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Reddark — These subreddits are going dark or read-only on June...
Published 06/16/23
We chat with 45Drives about their ambitions to build a home-lab server that bridges the gap between enterprise-level servers and consumer-grade NAS products. And more. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Amazon is...
Published 06/02/23
Alex tempts Chris with his Obsidian ways, our thoughts on Drobo going bankrupt, and Photoprism adding paid tiers. Plus, the slick suite of tools you'll want to run on your LAN. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Support...
Published 05/19/23
Why Chris needs ANOTHER Home Assistant instance and a major breakthrough for self-hosters. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: A Chat about Linus' DATA Recovery w/ Allan Jude -...
Published 05/05/23
We debate if users learned their lesson from the Docker Hub drama, and the silent self-hosting winner going from strength to strength. Proxmox gets some big updates. Plus, our thoughts on the state of self-hostable AI tools. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo...
Published 04/21/23
Chris integrates full home power monitoring into Home Assistant, while Alex tames the AI and rushes to replace Dark Sky. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Jupiter Broadcasting Meetups...
Published 04/07/23
Alex goes all in on Rootless Podman, Chris is saving his Nextcloud install from disaster, and a special guest joins us. Special Guest: Alex Ellis. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Support Self-Hosted Links: Secret Management with Ansible...
Published 03/24/23
Find out why Alex ripped out everything installed last episode and is starting fresh with new gear, wires, and a new goal. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Support Self-Hosted Links: LinuxFest Northwest 2023 —...
Published 03/10/23
Alex has been swapping hardware and standing-up services. It's a network rebuild episode and more! Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshTailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Support Self-Hosted Links: Images for this episode — Alex's Network Diagram and stuffs!SSH 003: Home Network...
Published 02/24/23
Alex has major Proxmox problems. What happened, and the fix for now. Plus, the real downside to Wifi cameras and the batch of network gear on the way. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: blog.ktz.me - Fully automated...
Published 02/10/23
Join us for the surprising conclusion to our month-long challenge. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Catherine Kretzschmar. Sponsored By: Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 20 devices for free for a personal account. Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Plex now has more streaming users than media server...
Published 01/27/23
Alex dives deep to find out if Kubernetes is overkill for the home and finds solutions to simplify things. And Chris has a new firmware that turns his favorite network cameras up to 11. Plus an update on Jellyfin January. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshLogScale: Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.Tailscale: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on...
Published 01/13/23
We kick off our Jellyfin January challenge and invite you to join us. Plus, Chris has some new hardware and our thoughts on the trouble at the Matrix foundation. Special Guest: Brent Gervais. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshLogScale: Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.Support Self-Hosted Links: Home Assistant SkyConnect — The Home Assistant SkyConnect is...
Published 12/30/22
What disgusted Alex about Disqus, and how he replaced it with a Self-Hosted solution, a hot HDHomeRun tip, and an update on Chris' hunt for the perfect notes app. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshLogScale: Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.Support Self-Hosted Links: Self-Hosted 86 - Live Stream Recording - JupiterTube — The live stream of episode 86's...
Published 12/16/22
Wendell from Level One Techs joins us to catch up on low-power hardware, his home automation setup, and thoughts on so much more. Special Guest: Wendell Wilson. Sponsored By: LogScale: Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshSupport Self-Hosted Links: Level One Techs — Go find more Wendell!A Look at the INTEL ARC A770 — A new challenger...
Published 12/02/22
We're chatting about workstation builds for a home NAS with Joe Ressington this week. Chris chews on the news of the Evernote buyout and his challenges with Zigbee. Special Guest: Joe Resington. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshLogScale: Take logs from any source and make them usable. Get started with LogScale Community Edition for free.Support Self-Hosted Links: Late Night Linux — Late Night Linux is a podcast that takes...
Published 11/18/22
Sometimes your best upgrades are unplanned; Chris just got his Home Assistant Yellow fully deployed. Sponsored By: Linode: Receive a $100 60-day credit towards your new account. Promo Code: linode.com/sshCloudFree.shop: CloudFree Smart Plug – Runs Tasmota for $9. Use code SELFHOSTED and support the show. Promo Code: SELFHOSTEDSupport Self-Hosted Links: Home Assistant Yellow — At the heart of Home Assistant Yellow is the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4.Scheduler card/custom component — The...
Published 11/04/22