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Is it open source and self-hostable? At this point I no longer trust these kinds of services since they always seem to be abandoned, suffer from enshittificatio

Is it open source and self-hostable? At this point I no longer trust these kinds of services since they always seem to be abandoned, suffer from enshittification, or just degrade. I need to know I can migrate easily once it happens.

tuananh 3y ago
pinboard.in has been around for quite awhile :)
- replwoacause 3y ago
  That is the exact service that came to mind when I saw the words “abandoned” and “enshittification”.
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- bachmeier 3y ago
  For anyone reading this, consider https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30628375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30628375
- marcellus23 3y ago
  Pinboard is abandoned. Not just in the sense that no new features have been added in years, but in the sense that existing features are actually broken and are not being fixed, despite still accepting money from customers.
  - glaucon 3y ago
    I feel obliged to point out that the term 'abandoned' might be misinterpreted here. I use pinboard every day, have done so for a decade and it works exactly as intended. The fact that there have been no recent new features troubles me not one jot, my keyboard hasn't had any recent new features either, it just works. Judging by the last time pinboard was mentioned on HN, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802, the 'archive' feature, which is a 'pay extra' feature, causes dissatisfaction amongst some people, I can't comment on that as I don't use it. Pinboard is run by a single person so if you're a user it would be sensible to use the 'export' function from time to time to allow for the owner getting sick etc.
    - muppetman 3y ago
      It's pretty low to take money from people for new signups, while knowing that features are broken for your existing customers and doing nothing to even acknowledge you're aware of it. When it's pointed out here on HN, idlewords (Pinboard owner/operator) just turns up and makes comments mocking everyone and leaves again. My pinboard account still works fine too but I moved to raindrop.io recently because it's the same thing as Pinboard, done better, with apps, and a dev that cares. Might not be abanndoned but it's certainly in "fend for yourself" mode.
    - billbrown 3y ago
      I pay for archiving and it was broken for a bit. I've emailed him a few times about it and I can say that it is totally working now—like save a bookmark and it's archived same day or sooner. If you sign up for Pinboard at this point and expect new features, then it's on you. I pay for uptime and maintenance. (Paid in 2010, 11k bookmarks, very satisfied.)
pitzips 3y ago
linkding hit the spot for me. self hosted with simple API. https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding
joshuajill 3y ago
There is Shaarli and Wallabag (archives pages to read later) Both open source and self hostable.
TenJack 3y ago
May be worth checking out Bookmark OS (https://bookmarkos.com https://bookmarkos.com). Been around for 8 years and I am continuing to add features!

tuananh 3y ago

pinboard.in has been around for quite awhile :)

replwoacause 3y ago
That is the exact service that came to mind when I saw the words “abandoned” and “enshittification”.
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bachmeier 3y ago
For anyone reading this, consider https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30628375 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30628375
marcellus23 3y ago
Pinboard is abandoned. Not just in the sense that no new features have been added in years, but in the sense that existing features are actually broken and are not being fixed, despite still accepting money from customers.
- glaucon 3y ago
  I feel obliged to point out that the term 'abandoned' might be misinterpreted here. I use pinboard every day, have done so for a decade and it works exactly as intended. The fact that there have been no recent new features troubles me not one jot, my keyboard hasn't had any recent new features either, it just works. Judging by the last time pinboard was mentioned on HN, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802, the 'archive' feature, which is a 'pay extra' feature, causes dissatisfaction amongst some people, I can't comment on that as I don't use it. Pinboard is run by a single person so if you're a user it would be sensible to use the 'export' function from time to time to allow for the owner getting sick etc.
  - muppetman 3y ago
    It's pretty low to take money from people for new signups, while knowing that features are broken for your existing customers and doing nothing to even acknowledge you're aware of it. When it's pointed out here on HN, idlewords (Pinboard owner/operator) just turns up and makes comments mocking everyone and leaves again. My pinboard account still works fine too but I moved to raindrop.io recently because it's the same thing as Pinboard, done better, with apps, and a dev that cares. Might not be abanndoned but it's certainly in "fend for yourself" mode.
  - billbrown 3y ago
    I pay for archiving and it was broken for a bit. I've emailed him a few times about it and I can say that it is totally working now—like save a bookmark and it's archived same day or sooner. If you sign up for Pinboard at this point and expect new features, then it's on you. I pay for uptime and maintenance. (Paid in 2010, 11k bookmarks, very satisfied.)

pitzips 3y ago

linkding hit the spot for me. self hosted with simple API. https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding

joshuajill 3y ago

There is Shaarli and Wallabag (archives pages to read later) Both open source and self hostable.

TenJack 3y ago

May be worth checking out Bookmark OS (https://bookmarkos.com https://bookmarkos.com). Been around for 8 years and I am continuing to add features!