Hey there!

I just wanted to share a bit about my experience as a hobbyist and self-hosting enthusiast. While I may not be the most educated on the topic, I've been able to self-host my favorite services to avoid relying on big companies like Google and Amazon.

A few years ago, I started my self-hosting journey with Nextcloud, and it completely blew my mind. Finally, I didn't have to rely on Google Drive anymore!

However, I quickly realized that using a Raspberry Pi made things a bit sluggish. I tried upgrading to a more powerful machine. Still slow. I then tried with an i5-4460, but it was still slow and buggy. I even tried an i3-10100, and it was still a bit of a pain to use. It seems like many others feel the same frustration, so I know I'm not alone. I often wonder how some other people claim they have no issues with Nextcloud, but hey, good for them!

Because of the tinkering it seems to need, I feel like I don't have enough time and knowledge to make Nextcloud work as smoothly as I'd like, which defeats the purpose of self-hosting it.

That's why I've been exploring other options. I gave Seafile a shot, but couldn't figure out how to solve a "CSRF verification failed" error. Projectsend and Xbackbone are great, but they don't quite match what I'm looking for. I also tried Cloudreve, but I wasn't a fan of its sorting philosophy. I did find Picoshare, which I stuck with, but for a totally different purpose.

Then, I tried ownCloud for the first time. Wow, it was fast! Uploading an 8GB folder took just 3 minutes compared to the 25 minutes it took with Nextcloud. Plus, everything was lightning quick on the same machine. I really loved using it. Unfortunately, there's currently a vulnerability affecting it, which led me to uninstall it.

I also gave OCIS a try, and it felt even faster. The interface was smooth and fluid, it was truly impressive. However, with the recent news of it becoming part of Kiteworks, I'm a bit unsure about its future.

I can't help but wonder why so many people have been raving about Nextcloud all these years when ownCloud performs so well right out of the box. I'd love to hear about your experience and the services you use. Share your thoughts!

Hi !

I'm a privacy enthousiast. I have pihole running at home, I use it as my DNS resolver, and I use wireguard on my phone to connect home and use pihole on it. Never been happier. No Facebook, no Instagram, no social media at all.

Thing is, I'm making big changes in my life. I'm moving from Paris to the countryside and I need, I badly need to advertise my services as a freelancer (sound engineer and wedding photographer).

Of course, I'm in the process of building my website (almost there), but I am nothing if I don't post on Instagram and Facebook (in particular for my photo work). I've seen what other successful wedding photographers do with social media, and I need to do something alike.

I deeply despise meta, but I'll have to make a sacrifice at some point.

I've already found something like hootsuite to schedule my posts without having to login into fb or insta, but I'll have to login at some point for the interactions. So I'll install some secure OS on an old phone I'll use only for that purpose, but damn, I already feel dirty.

How would you feel about this ? What would be your approach ? For those of you that are in a similar situation, what's your method ?

Hello !

I'm new to bubblers. I got a cheap one and it turns my Air Max into a brand new shiny unknown vaporizer. I love it 8D

But how do you guys clean this ? Is iso enough ? How do you scrap any potential leftover after an overnight sinking ?

I've recently started a crusade for the perfect selfhosted note taking app.

I posted here and I read a lot of others posts and for now I think I have what I need.

But as I see Joplin recommended every now and then, and given it doesn't offer a webui I can access everywhere from any computer (you need to install their app), I had this thought: how could I dockerize, say, the Linux Joplin app so I can put it behind a reverse proxy with auth and access it when I'm away from home from any computer.

I've seen this done for soulseek, mkvtoolnix and others, so I know it is feasibile.

Being just a hobbyist selfhoster with no programming background, I'm not sure where to start educating myself.

I'm sure there are some guides out there, but I'm not sure what to look for, what terms to use in my searches.

Somebody could point me to the right direction?

Hi.

I'm curently using Nextcloud notes for its convenience. I use the app on my phone, and the webui on my pc.

I'm willing to ditch Nextcloud as a whole, so I want to replace my note taking habits.

I've tried Trilium, which lacks an Android app, and I feel the WPA makes the UI unpractical and hard to read.

I've tried Joplin, but it lacks a webui.

Are there other alternatives I've missed out ?

Solution: I ended up finding Flatnotes. It's dead simple to run and to use, has markdown and WYSIWYG, and the WPA is flawless.

Hello.

I'm looking for a solution to send text from my PC to my phone, but also the other way around. Big plus if I can send files too in both ways. I already use pairdrop which is nice (while not 100% reliable from my experience) for files, and ntfy is good to send a notification (so basically text) to my phone but the android app won't let me send from my phone to my pc.

I used to use airdroid a while back, but I don't want to use proprietary software if I can.

Any idea ?

Solution: snapdrop or pairdrop. For text, right click on PC, long press on phone.

Hello.

It was some time ago so I'm not sure but I think I tried picodrive to play a Saturn game. It was Shining Force 3 scenario 1.

While the game was running without bugs, it was sloooooow and it wasn't the best experience.

Now that it's 2023, what would be the most optimized emulator to run saturn games at full speed ?

Thanks for your help.

Hello.

I was willing to post this in the home network community, but it is not active at all... So I hope this is the right place, as I use a self hosted wireguard and pihole.

I'm just a hobbyist whose first language is not English, so please, bare with me :)

So I use Wireguard Easy to create a tunnel to my home network to use pihole on my phone and access my services from outside.

I have an app to wake my home computer on LAN that is working fine when I'm home. I'd like to be able to wake it from outside and I don't know how.

A few things are bugging me. If I'm connected to my home network, shouldn't I be able to WoL my computer as long as I use my tunnel ?

And, on some occasions, I was able to WoL my PC when I wasn't home (I remember doing it once when I was visiting my parents).

Can someone ELI5 this please ?

Thanks for your help :)

So O got these 2 bows and I want to be sure which one is better.

This one has +10 att. Meaning it deals 48+10=58 damage.

This one has 32 att and shits 5 arrows. Meaning it deals 32x5=160 damage.

Assuming all 5 arrows hit the target, the second one is by far better right?

As all 5 arrows seem to be shot in a line, what are the odds I hit the target with all 5 arrows ?

Isn't it more efficient to hit one time at 58 instead of taking a chance to hit more than 32 ?

I'm sure you guys know of this incredible app. Shout-out to the dev.

If you don't, tears companion is the ideal companion app to help you in your journey. It has locations to absolutely everything in many languages.

Beware not to use this app too early in the game or you'll get spoiled a lot ! But if you're struggling to find these last korok seeds, or if you just want to keep track of your findings, it is great !!

If you feel like downloading it, below is a link to find it. If 10 of you guys download it using this link, I'll be awarded unlocked content in-app.

But you can also download it the old usual way :)

Have fun !

https://software-notion.de/apps/tears-companion/?id=18415056-2a24-4afb-ffff-ffff9093b0bf

We have absolutely no clue what these people are selling

This last one is eloquent.

Mine is wild, it's still clear in my mind.

I was around 8 - 10 years old, biking in the forest with my cousin. There was this place where there were 3 slopes of various sizes and inclinations. The biggest one was for the big boys, and of course, at some point, we just decided to try it.

As I made my way down the slope, I remember realizing that I was maybe going a little too fast to properly control my trajectory. That's when a bump literally threw me off my bike. I was flying above the ground, and I could see the bike following me in it's unstoppable course without a rider.

A tree stop my desastrous adventure. My back hit the tree, folding me in two like a napkin. I remember thinking my spine was broken, it was intense. Then I fell on the ground.

10 seconds later, I was standing up and laughing with my cousin. My shin was bleeding, I still don't know why, but that was my only injury.

Later that night, I was thanking the Almighty God of Unbroken Bones.

What's your story ?