Self-Hosted
Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time "self-hosters" who share their lessons and take you along for the journey as they learn new ones. A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.
Episodes
Local self-hosted video capture with AI object detection just got easy. Morgan joins us to detail his Frigate setup and its optional tight integration with Home Assistant.
Plus, our new favorite up time monitoring tool and an easy way to add Tailscale and other apps to OPNsense with community plugins.
Special Guest: Morgan Peterman.
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A lot is changing in Home Assistant land, and it's almost all for the better; we break down the essential items. Chris gets wired about energy monitoring and shares his journey to get incorrectly formatted power stats working in Home Assistant's new Energy dashboard.
Plus, off-line YouTube backup, backing up iCloud photos, Tailscale feedback, and more.
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Alex is abroad and uses the opportunity to build out not one but two ultimate self-hosted off-site servers. We share the hardware, software, and networking details.
Plus, how Chris built a Nest-type thermostat using parts he already had.
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We chat with Matt from Adventurous Way about the home automations that have improved his quality of life, the clever way he manages their off-grid rig, and the new smart home project he's just kicking off.
Special Guest: Matt from Adventurous Way.
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We report back on our DeGoogle challenge and read your top Google Alternative apps and services.
Plus, a new way to locally capture network cameras, our reaction to Kobol pulling the plug, and more.
Special Guest: Brent Gervais.
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We discuss the ramifications of Apple's local photo scanning announcement on your privacy, why everything seems to be a subscription these days, and a new challenge for the show.
Special Guest: Brent Gervais.
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We discuss Chris's latest wall-mounted tablet solution for Home Assistant and several scripts to pimp your Plex setup.
Join us for a very special birthday episode as we celebrate our 50th.
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Updates gone wrong, surprise hardware failures, and flooding out all our electronics in a single go. We've got a lot to catch you up on.
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Tuya shocks us by announcing native Home Assistant support, we have an update on a smart doorbell Ring alternative, and we tell all about how PiKVM just leveled up in awesome.
Special Guest: Morgan Peterman.
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We take a look at a self-hosted TeamViewer alternative, give you our take on some Home Assistant drama and discuss the effects of a new crypto coin on hard drive prices.
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We'll share how we deployed a painless, Self-Hosted Pastebin replacement, and what we like the most about it.
Plus Chris enters the "No Change Zone" with a Project Off-Grid Update.
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Join us for a chat with Paulus, the founder of Home Assistant, as we look to the project's future, hardware devices, new standards, and more.
Special Guest: Paulus Schoutsen.
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Plex announces some big plans that make us a little nervous, Alex solves Chris's tablet performance woes, and we chat about Prometheus.
Plus, our thoughts on Duplicati alternatives and more.
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Alex has a new trick for local and remote backups, and shares his thoughts on Synology's DS series NAS.
Plus Chris' master plan to save everyone's batteries.
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A record is broken, a life goal is achieved, and why we are going long on Linksys.
Special Guest: Jake Howard 🍊.
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Special guest Jeff Geerling tells us how he got 16 drives connected to one Pi.
Plus his thoughts on automation, self-hosting, and more.
Special Guest: Jeff Geerling.
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We react to Home Assistant password shaming us and then reflect on the OVH fire while attempting to solve a "growing" cloud problem.
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Our favorite LastPass alternative, why more boxes might be better than one, and we confess to an undying love.
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Alex shocks Chris with his latest project, then lays down some quick-fire picks.
Plus what's wrong with OPNsense's Wireguard setup?
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We discuss recent Home Assistant security news, and how we think the project could improve.
Plus a bunch of follow up, emails, and more!
Note: This episode was recorded before the recent second Home Assistant vulnerability
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