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

Why So Many Llamas? | Self-Hosted 119

20 March 2024

Alex rolls back a major server upgrade, and we have fun playing with local large language models.

How Hard Could it Be? | Self-Hosted 118

8 March 2024

Alex's new Epyc server build, and Jon Seager from Canonical joins us to chat about Nix in the homelab, packaging Scrutiny, and how Nix fits with existing infrastructure management tools.

Unraid as a Service | Self-Hosted 117

23 February 2024

We chat about VMware's rug pull with Bret, aka Raid Owl, and then get into Unraid's big changes and more.

Making it all Connect | Self-Hosted 116

9 February 2024

Alex has been deep-diving into container networking, and Chris is trying to steelman Plex's new rental service.

A NAS in Every Home | Self-Hosted 115

26 January 2024

Brian Moses joins us and shares his most recent NAS build and love for 3D printers. Then Alex gets into the hardware he's deploying around the house, and why we don't see eye-to-eye on ZigBee.

Unintended Consequences | Self-Hosted 114

12 January 2024

We kick off the new year with new apps in our home lab you’ll want to try and a new way to do networking.

State of the Homelabs 2023 | Self-Hosted 113

29 December 2023

We look back at what has changed, what's failed us, and what's sticking around in our homelabs.

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.