Self-Hosted

Discover new software and hardware to get the best out of your network, control smart devices, and secure your data on cloud services. Self-Hosted is a chat show between Chris and Alex two long-time “self-hosters” who share their lessons and take you on the journey of their new ones.

A Jupiter Broadcasting podcast showcasing free and open source technologies you can host yourself.

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Alex Kretzschmar

Chris Fisher

Red Light, Green Light | Self-Hosted 112

15 December 2023

Alex shares a new build integrating WLED, and Chirs reviews hardware that can get you started with WLED in 45 seconds. Then, one last big update on the Year of Voice and our thoughts on self-hosting push notifications.

pfSense Makes no Sense | Self-Hosted 111

1 December 2023

We break down the state of the pfSense changes and the red flags we see. Plus, we're joined by Wolfgang from Wolfgang's channel to dig into his homelab and much more.

Google Photos Replacement | Self-Hosted 110

17 November 2023

That man behind the Google Photos killer joins us to chat about the latest release of Immich. Plus, Alex's first impressions of 45Homelab's HL15.

Alex’s Backups Disaster | Self-Hosted 109

3 November 2023

How we almost lost valuable data this week, and a Chat with Doug and Mitch about their new home lab server.

Year of Voice: A Bigger Deal Than You Think | Self-Hosted 108

20 October 2023

Home Assistant's founder, Paulus Schoutsen, shares details about the Year of Voice, recent legal actions from Mazda, and the results of a recent third-party audit.

Laptop Dumpster Diving | Self-Hosted 107

6 October 2023

With a dose of pragmatism and optimism, we chat about making the best out of old hardware and where we draw the line and buy new.

The Plex Situation Just got Worse | Self-Hosted 106

22 September 2023

Our thoughts on two recent Plex crackdowns, why the Apple TV just got a lot better, how home Assistant could improve 10 years in, and much more.

Sleeper Storage Technology | Self-Hosted 105

8 September 2023

Alex sits down with the lead developer of mergerfs to get an update on the project, Chris has a button-pushing breakthrough and more.

Name-Not-So-Cheap | Self-Hosted 104

25 August 2023

Alex does a significant overhaul of his website and unpacks a new GitHub action workflow. Chris finally achieves complete local voice control of his network, we complain about the state of domain name sellers, and more.

Archiving the Internet | Self-Hosted 103

11 August 2023

A few tools to build your own Way Back Machine, we check in with the "Year of Voice" and more.

NixOS is a bit Flakey | Self-Hosted 102

28 July 2023

Alex shares a suite of self-hosted apps that replace Reddit. Chris is struggling with Jellyfin, and we discuss where NixOS is killing it and where we think it falls down.

Joining the Federation | Self-Hosted 101

14 July 2023

The advantages of Federating a local and remote Nextcloud, Chris replaces Google Home Hub's photo powers and the new docker-compose feature that will change Alex's entire setup.