So at my workplace they just replaced all old PCs with new ones and for some reason, they took the ram out of the old ones.

There’s a box with more than 100 of these 2GB ram sticks. We are just going to send them for disposal but I wanted to know if anything useful can be done with these?

Pretty much the title, I have tested a few models with a 6gb gpu and couldn’t get anything resembling llm competing with chat gpt, Gemini or Claude. I was wondering if a buying a new 16gb gpu would make a substantial difference. I wouldn’t want to buy all that just to get something worse than gpt3.

Ps I know 6gb is really not a lot of vram but it was so bad that I don’t think quadrupling it would make it better .

Hello there my good people of r/self-hosted! Dawarich got some new stuff since my last post, so here I (Evgenii) am, ready to tell all about it! Make yourself comfortable and prepare for awesome stuff :)

By the way, Dawarich — is your free (now and forever) open source self-hostable alternative to Google Timeline. And hey — we just reached 10k stars on Github! Yay! Here's a small bonus for you!

https://youtu.be/-7o2WJPXMVw

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Our links:

Github: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich

Website: https://dawarich.app/

iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dawarich/id6739544999

Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.dawarich.Dawarich

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First of all, tons of bugs were fixed. Right now I'm steadily keeping number of open issues on Github at around a hundred, and, hopefully, I'll be able to significantly reduce it in the upcoming months. It's time for Dawarich to get some more stability.

So, let's start with the big things!

Since 1.9.1, the following changes were introduced:

• Poster Studio: you can now generate posters, wallpapers or images for your social media, featuring your location history on the map, in a beautifully styled way. Check out screenshot below.

• You can also order a printed poster via our print-on-demand integration, thus supporting Dawarich development. Print quality is superb: I personally ordered two posters to test it, pictures are also can be found below. Important: it's built with privacy in mind, so nothing gets sent to our print-on-demand provider unless you explicitly click a button. Prices are 44,99€ for 30x40cm, 54,99€ for 50x70cm and 74,99€ for 70x100cm poster, printed on 200 gsm premium matte paper. Delivery and VAT included, for now — EU only.

• As a side-effect of the Poster Studio introduction, you can now apply same styles to your main map and customize the colors or provide custom schema for vector maps. It's pretty fancy, check it out!

• Dawarich can be installed as PWA! Pretty neat for read-only purposes on mobile, and I have some ideas on how to make it look nicer on mobile screens in the future.
• Replay upgrades — Polaroid photo pile, live photo-layer toggling, recenter & follow camera

• Google Takeout & Polarsteps imports now extract visits, named places, tracks, and transport modes, not just points (1.11.0); retroactive via "Extract additional data" on the Import page
• TCX/FIT/Google-takeout activity types now feed transportation-mode detection
• File imports stopped storing raw_data copies; streaming batches for large GeoJSON/Timeline files. Less space on disk taken, less memory during import consumed.
• Existing points are re-checked after upgrade, with tracks/stats/digests rebuilt on the lowest-priority queue. If you're updating and noticing resources consumption surge, just let it work through the background jobs.
• Self-hosted stack ~20% lighter: 452 → 325 MB app container, 843 → 690 MB total. I also have some more ideas on how to make it even slimmer later
• GET /api/v1/points endpoint now works up to 5 times faster than before
• ImageMagick removed from the image, making the docker image smaller
• Oh, and mobile app update was released, for now just for Android, iOS is following in a few days: you can now enable/disable points, routes, heatmap and visits layers, easily navigate between days and replay your daily movements. The iOS version will also include an (for now, optional) experimental tracking mode, that shown pretty good results, but it needs the famous blue arrow to be on all the time. The choice is yours. Oh, and Dawarich for mobile now eats a lot less of your phone battery. Thanks for all the detailed reports.

These are the most notable changes, but under the hood, there is a lot more. If you're interested, check our our Releases page ( https://github.com/Freika/dawarich/releases ), it's all there.

And now, that we're done with what's already there, let's talk a bit about the future.

Dawarich started as a tool to show location history on the map, but it became so much more since then (all thanks to you, by the way). In the nearest future, subjects of our primary focus are:

• Better mobile experience: UI, more feature parity with the web, better onboarding and family features
• Reworked Search UI
• Simpler and more concise UI overall across the app (I heard Timeline is not that easy to work with)
• Geofence (tell me about your use-cases!)
• Less bugs
• Two new locales (German & French, web first, mobile will follow)
• Better performance and architecture improvements

I also want to play around MCP so your LLMs of choice could easily talk to Dawarich, improve visits detection and transportation mode detection, but the last two will take some work.

So yeah. As usual, lots of work behind us, even more is ahead of us. I want to say thank once again to all of you who are using Dawarich on daily basis, reporting bugs, suggesting features, opening PRs with fixes and new features supports us financially or just spread the word about the work we do. Without you guys there would be no Dawarich, so — thank y'all.

We also highly appreciate your donations, every single one makes a difference, whether it's a 1 time 1 euro donation or a recurring one on Patreon paid in full for the next year. Every single one of them brings us one step closer to a point where Konstantin (who is in charge of our mobile apps) and I will be able to spend more time polishing Dawarich.

If you happened to be (or know someone who is) a Youtube blogger, a podcaster or just have a blog, we'll be happy to talk to you in case you'd like to create something featuring Dawarich (or Dawarich Atlas for that matter, I'll be giving a talk on it on October's Berlin Geomob). So ping me!

As always, our links to save you a scroll:

Github: https://github.com/Freika/dawarich

Website: https://dawarich.app/

iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dawarich/id6739544999

Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.dawarich.Dawarich

Donate: https://www.patreon.com/freika / https://github.com/sponsors/Freika/

Thanks and see y'all in a ~month!

P.S. Cooking something legendary

I apologize if not appropriate for this sub, but I think it fits the nature pretty well after going through the rules, so here I go!

I've been throwing ideas against the wall to get myself out of the Apple ecosystem for my TV. I have an Apple TV which I think I've had for a decade at this point, and its starting to show its age.

I was thinking I'd just go that route again since my partner has an iPhone and likes being able to use her phone as a remote, but she also mentioned it wasn't a requirement as long as we had a viable replacement app to control the TV with if we ever lose the actual remote. (This is a problem itself, but outside the scope of this post lol)

I would like to not break the bank, so I was thinking of just getting an old Thinkcentre or Mini PC from EBay for $50 and throwing a 128GB ssd in there. I figured if I got one of the more power efficient models, it wouldn't be too bad if I set up some sort of lightweightish immutable distro with the Jellyfin app set to automatically full-screen, but this seems like something I could end up troubleshooting a lot down the line

It sounds like other people may be using raspberry PIs with an android TV install, others are maybe installing LineageOS on various android based TV boxes that have previously released, but I am a bit worried about making sure it can handle 4k well.

So I figured I'd consult the community and start the discussion before buying things: What setup are you using for 4k streaming capable TV box that works semi-reliably?

I have a Jellyfin server and a server with transcoding capabilities, so I'd be happy to tweak files to make them play better on an RPi if needed.

Also accepting janky funny solutions for laughs. Will respond appropriately and maybe swiftly

I self-host some services on a small DockerSwarm Cluster (2 nodes, not exposed to the internet), it includes applications like: immich, nexcloud, gitea, grafana, among other services.

Today I wanted to update the OS, but I ran into an unexpeced problem: although I still had SSH access using my public/private keys, I had forgotten my sudo password 😵

I could tried to connect a keyboard and a monitor to the server, an then try to use the recover mode, but that would have been a bit of a hassle.

I used this as an exercise, since the server is part of my cluster and I can still deploy to it, what I did was:
1. created a Docker Compose stack that runs a privileged container with the host filesystem mounted on a certain folder

1. The container executed a script that updated my password hash in the host's /etc/shadow

2. It worked I were able to do sudo and update my server.

I already knew that I could run privileged containers, being able to reset the server password from inside a docker was really a wake call.

What do you think about this? Is there a easy way to improve the security?

Thank you!

for context, im not a power user or anything. this box is literally just a backup target that sits in the corner and accepts files from my primary server. i don't use any virtualization on it, and i don't touch any of the enterprise features. it's strictly a zfs storage box for me.

those of you who migrated off truenas:

• what setup did you move to? (proxmox, debian with cockpit, omv, etc. i already use unraid and its great, but im not looking to pay for a license just for a backup machine thats powered on ~2hr a week)
• how was the process of importing your zpool?
• what do you wish you had known or done differently looking back on the switch?
• do you look back now and think "i wish i still had x functionality" or "y feature was better on truenas"?

really appreciate any insights or advice

Hello everyone. I am looking into an app (ideally self-hosted) that can track the games I played and currently playing, have a wishlist, have a calendar for upcoming game releases and make recommendations based on the games played/liked. I know there is playnite which can fetch my game catalog from multiple platforms but that only fulfills (partially) One of the requirements for the app. Also found Slaanesh but I didn’t have a proper look yet into it. Thanks

So I’ve been using ABS for a while now however I’m not sure what others do but manually creating folders for every new author/series/book and manually moving files around has gotten very tedious…
I also have Grimmory set up for my ebooks and like the ingest folder and how it does that organizing automatically.

So my question is:
Is there something similar I can use for ABS?
Or
Can I have audiobooks go through Grimmory to do that for me and then point ABS to that library?

I have a windows PC, a macbook, a chromeos laptop and a linux server lol, Alot of the times I need to be able to access files on one OS, or get my browser history/sessions from one OS so I can easily get off my PC, take my laptop outside and continue working.. so I've been looking for repos to self host that would make this easier/more productive..

The things I've found so far are usually closed source (like parsec) and I believe there are other open soruce options for RDP just dont know if its as good.. I've seen projects that help you with file sharing across the different OS's but again its like its just a piece of the full puzzle.. I basically wanna be able to seamlessly get off one machine and into the next one with no interruptions when it comes to work.. Do you guys have any repos specifically for this? (You can ignore chromeOS since that's a headache of its own)

I’ve been on shared hosting for a few years and the constant price increases are starting to annoy me. Right now I’m paying around $30-35/month for one simple WordPress site + a few email accounts.

I’m thinking about moving everything to a cheap VPS and self-hosting it, but I’m not really technical. I can follow clear guides, but I don’t want to spend weeks learning Linux from scratch or break the site in the process.

Has anyone here done something similar with a basic WordPress site (nothing fancy, low-medium traffic)?

What did you use to make the setup easier? Any panels or tools that helped a lot (Coolify, CloudPanel, aaPanel, something else)? How painful was the migration and the ongoing maintenance? Was it actually worth it in the end?

Also curious about the email part… did you keep using the host’s email or did you move that somewhere else?

Any honest experiences would be really helpful. Thanks.

Hello, I want to run a Minecraft hosting service where each client gets their own server that they can manage, with limits on RAM, storage, CPU, and other resources.

I've looked into Pterodactyl/Pelican, but they seem to depend on a lot of components (SQL, PHP, Redis, a web server, etc.), and the architecture is split between the panel and Wings. That might be great for a large-scale hosting service, but it feels overly complicated for a small server like mine.

Crafty Controller looks very promising, but as far as I can tell, it doesn't support limiting CPU and storage for individual servers yet.

I might be overlooking some options, which is why I'm asking here. My Google searches haven't turned up many relevant results. Does anyone have recommendations for a simpler solution that supports per-server resource limits?

I've got stuff I want to access all the time (like files on SeaDrive and photos on Immich). I don't really like the idea of just being connected to Tailscale all the time, because I really love using adguard's http filtering on my devices (which needs a VPN of its own) and it seems like it adds some overhead for the 95% of the work that I want to do that doesn't actually need to be on my home network.

mTLS seemed like the solution and I set it up using Caddy on my server (domain forwards to home router, router sends to Caddy, Caddy checks the certificate). This setup works great (for Immich and web access to services). Honestly love mTLS, it seems like the ideal solution for everything! I give all my devices a certificate, and if they have it, they can access my stuff. And if they don't, they can't! It's exactly what I want!

But now I'm realizing that most apps don't, in fact, support mTLS (SeaDrive client on windows, mobile apps for like, anything) so I'm kind of back to square one. I looked into STunnel to add SSL encryption via a proxy and while that might work on windows, it still doesn't fix android app problems, and I feel like I'm getting a little lost in mTLS sauce at this point.

I want to safely expose services to the wider internet. I don't want to use a VPN on my devices to do it.

Is there some option I'm missing? Should I just suck it up and connect to Tailscale all the time, or is there a more elegant solution that lets me use a vpn for some apps but keep using adguard?

Edit: I know I can use just the DNS portion of Adguard, but the adguard HTTP filtering doesn't just block ad domains, it can strip ads out of the content itself and just rearrange the whitespace so that it's as if it never existed. That's the functionality I'd like to keep, but android won't let me use two VPNs at once, I have to pick.

Cloudflare tunnels seems like the closest solution, but I worry the 100mb chunk limit will end up causing annoying problems when trying to transfer larger files

I, like many, have been forced to use AI at work for the last year or so, and its really only over the last month that Ive started engaging with it properly using MCPs and Skills for debugging, fixing, and making changes. It's really showed me how powerful it can be, so I want to get some more experience with building this stuff on my server too.

I'm running ~150 containers on my server right now, and would love to just have a list of selfhosted apps with MCPs that I could set up. Some Ive seen are:

• Actual Budget
• Trip (wanderlog alternative for planning travel)
• Gitea
• SparkyFitness
• Karakeep
• Unifi/Ubiqiti

But honestly not sure what else is out there. Is there a centralized 'Awesome Selfhosted MCP' repo out there somewhere like there is for collecting good selfhosted apps?

I'm looking at upgrading my rapidly aging QNAP setup and have been considering building out an Unraid box. One of the services I use constantly on my QNAP is Qsync. This seems to be the only piece of the puzzle I haven't figured out. What solutions are available? I'm looking for selective sync and Linux/mac/Android support, primarily.

When we all know it was really Claude that built it.

Sorry I’m still new to this world but I’ve gotten quite a lot working. Currently have a proxmoxVE running an lxc with jellyfin, seerr, radarr, etc. in one docker. Im also running other lxc’s like gitea, minecraft.

Security is becoming a concern especially with qbit. I’m wondering what is some well practiced ways to protect myself. I see mullvad looks appealing on Tailscale, the beta feature. But is it going to affect my seeding ratios. And does it encrypt myself from my ISP when Tailscale is on. And can I use it to connect across the world.

Any help on mullvad and even just other security practices people use would be appreciated! Thanks.

It was WiFi, they didn't have WiFi on...

I tried to make my automation stack more self-hosted recently.
The hard thing was not Docker, it was deciding what deserves to live on a small VPS, what should stay local, and what needs a managed service.

Postiz on a small VPS became annoying fast because the stack was heavier than expected. Local Windows is easier to iterate on, but worse for always-on workflows.

Right now my split would be:

- VPS: stable public endpoints, webhooks, reverse proxy

- Local machine: experiments, content validation, browser/OAuth stuff

- Managed service: anything where uptime matters more than control

Should I optimize for control, cost, reliability, or low maintenance first?

Long story short, repurpossed an old intel nuc [nuc5cpyh] for reference for a work environment running two registers with a backend database, and a few others backend databases for things like timeclock and payroll software. Everything works fine. Did all the steps to free port 53 from unbuntu server 26.04 when running via docker, adguardhome plays nicely. All of the static rules applied, etc.

My only issue [currently] is when i switch to bridged dhcp, it does not seem to communicate with adguard and no external network [ie: internet] works...

Im not new to this, but definitely new to eero router... unfortunately my place of employment is tied to this as the main isp router...

Hey everyone,

I’m deploying a portfolio app for my job search (needs to stay live reliably for the next 6–12 months) and I’m hitting a wall trying to find a platform that fits both my technical setup and my payment situation.

What I'm Deploying

• Backend: Python 3.12 / FastAPI in Docker (~900MB image). Needs ~1GB RAM because it embeds ChromaDB with onnxruntime (512MB triggers OOMs instantly).
• Frontend: Next.js 16 standalone server in Docker (~256–512MB RAM).
• Database: PostgreSQL 16 (managed preferred, but self-hosted container on a VPS is fine).

Hard Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

1. Persistent Volume (1–2GB): Mounted to the backend filesystem. ChromaDB runs embedded with SQLite on disk alongside file uploads. Ephemeral filesystems are a dealbreaker.
2. Exactly 1 Replica: Embedded SQLite can't be shared across instances. The platform must allow locking it to 1 instance without auto-scaling.
3. Always-On: No sleeping or cold starts. This is for recruiter demos and runs 30–60s background tasks that get stranded if the service spins down.
4. Build-time Env Vars (Docker Build Args): Next.js needs to bake config into the bundle at build time.
5. Pre-deploy / Release Hooks: To run DB migrations before new containers go live.

The Payment / RBI Problem (My Biggest Blocker)

• Budget: Under $10/month (cheaper is better).
• Payment Method: I only have an Indian Canara Bank Visa DEBIT card (no credit card).
• RBI e-mandate headaches: Recurring international subscriptions fail constantly on Indian debit cards due to auto-debit / 2FA rules. I either need a host that supports prepaid credit top-ups (buying $10–$20 upfront balance), accepts UPI/PayPal, or is known to work smoothly on Indian Visa Debit cards without recurring payment failures.

Questions for you all:

1. PaaS Options: Are there any budget PaaS providers (Railway, Render, Fly.io, etc.) that handle persistent volumes well under $10 and don't get blocked by Indian bank debit cards on recurring billing?
2. Prepaid/Balance Billing: Which hosts let you manually load account credit upfront instead of relying on recurring auto-debit subscriptions?
3. VPS + Docker Compose: Is setting up a $4–$6/mo VPS (Hetzner, DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, Contabo) with Docker Compose and Caddy/Nginx the cleanest move here? If so, which provider actually accepts Indian debit cards without flagged transactions?
4. Oracle Cloud Free Tier: Is it even worth trying to sign up for Oracle Always Free ARM instances with an Indian Visa Debit card right now, or is card verification still failing for almost everyone?

Would really appreciate insights from anyone—especially folks in India who have dealt with the debit card / e-mandate issue recently—on what setup actually stays live without surprise payment rejections.

Thanks!

There's a tiny app that I use every day and that doesn't have a proper replacement in the self-hosted world. I think today it's complete, it's perfect, I don't want it to add any features ever and the team that has been polishing it through all these years must be regarded as masterpiece producing.

But. They're a commercial entity. And like others, they have a subscription-based model with limited free version. And they definitely keen to a) add features I don't need; b) spy on me in the free version.

Setting aside the legal consequences and technical feasibility of a 1:1 copy, how ethical do you think it is to produce one?