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I love self hosting useful apps. I wish finding more things was easier. Right now I self host a jellyfin server and home assistant. When I learned a subscriptio

I love self hosting useful apps. I wish finding more things was easier. Right now I self host a jellyfin server and home assistant. When I learned a subscription for home security was $75/mo I said “there has to be something out there” and there was. I pay the developer their $6/mo even though everything works without it. Jellyfin has been amazing for physical media backups. It’s nice to experience old VHSes and DVDs in a user friendly way.

justusthane 2y ago
Check out https://selfh.st https://selfh.st for finding things! Go to the Apps page. Their weekly newsletter is also good.
- Vaslo 2y ago
  And now a podcast too!
  - tibu 2y ago
    My favorite podcast in this topic is from Jupiter Broadcasting : https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/
    - doublepg23 2y ago
      +1 for all the Jupiter Broadcasting shows. I have my career in IT because I found the network in elementary.
      - willjp 2y ago
        Same! But in my 20s and I switched careers.
TomK32 2y ago
nginx-proxy becomes almost a must have if you have multiple services and prefer remembering domain names instead of port numbers https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy
- vlovich123 2y ago
  Why not just have a main page on a single domain that has links to all the services? That way you only need to remember one domain name.
  - Vaslo 2y ago
    You could do that as long as you protected that page from prying eyes.
    - KomoD 2y ago
      Yeah? That would apply to NGINX Proxy too...
  - 63stack 2y ago
    Easier to wire up services to each other with domain names, serviceA.domain.tld is obvious, domain.tld:1234 is not
    - Kerbonut 2y ago
      There is also path based, e.g. domain.tld/serviceA, domain.tld/serviceB
      - cess11 2y ago
        Won't work for many services, either they do some websocket stuff or they make assumptions about the URL or whatever. Subdomains are the way to go.
        2y ago
appel 2y ago
> When I learned a subscription for home security was $75/mo I said “there has to be something out there” and there was. Can I ask what it was you found?
- Vaslo 2y ago
  Have you looked at Konnected? Really great if you already have a system installed but dead like I do.
- robohoe 2y ago
  Heck you can even cobble stuff together with Home Assistants and various door/window/presence/water/humidity sensors. I was able to build a notification system when doors, windows, or fence gates are open. Same with panic buttons that alert my SO if any of us need assistance when putting kids to bed without whipping out the phones. All of that can be loaded into HASS using a $26 Sonoff Zigbee dongle and various Zigbee devices like Aqara and others.
- etskinner 2y ago
  I think they're referring to Home Assistant, that's what they found
- aftbit 2y ago
  Frigate is worth looking at as well if you have RTSP cameras as part of your security solution.
- sovietmudkipz 2y ago
  ADT; there’s a program through my employer where employees get deals and so I made first contact with them. I chatted with a salesperson who walked me through a sign up process before I could ask any questions (I made contact saying I wanted to inquire about services and then said we couldn’t talk until he collected all my information). He said normally it’s $100/mo but with this deal, it’s $75/mo. No thanks. $900/yr to $1200/yr + installation fee for home security kinda stinks. I was told the equipment wouldn’t work if I didn’t have the subscription. I’m sure I was taken for a ride too, being told false information (the equipment really wouldn’t work? It’s really $75/mo?). I indeed felt like I was being treated like a mark. At the end I said delete my information but honestly I doubt they did. But who cares because now I got myself into this pretty fun world of home automation and security through Home Assistant and self hosting.

justusthane 2y ago

Check out https://selfh.st https://selfh.st for finding things! Go to the Apps page. Their weekly newsletter is also good.

Vaslo 2y ago
And now a podcast too!
- tibu 2y ago
  My favorite podcast in this topic is from Jupiter Broadcasting : https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/ https://www.jupiterbroadcasting.com/show/self-hosted/
  - doublepg23 2y ago
    +1 for all the Jupiter Broadcasting shows. I have my career in IT because I found the network in elementary.
    - willjp 2y ago
      Same! But in my 20s and I switched careers.

TomK32 2y ago

nginx-proxy becomes almost a must have if you have multiple services and prefer remembering domain names instead of port numbers https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy

vlovich123 2y ago
Why not just have a main page on a single domain that has links to all the services? That way you only need to remember one domain name.
- Vaslo 2y ago
  You could do that as long as you protected that page from prying eyes.
  - KomoD 2y ago
    Yeah? That would apply to NGINX Proxy too...
- 63stack 2y ago
  Easier to wire up services to each other with domain names, serviceA.domain.tld is obvious, domain.tld:1234 is not
  - Kerbonut 2y ago
    There is also path based, e.g. domain.tld/serviceA, domain.tld/serviceB
    - cess11 2y ago
      Won't work for many services, either they do some websocket stuff or they make assumptions about the URL or whatever. Subdomains are the way to go.
      - 2y ago

appel 2y ago

> When I learned a subscription for home security was $75/mo I said “there has to be something out there” and there was. Can I ask what it was you found?

Vaslo 2y ago
Have you looked at Konnected? Really great if you already have a system installed but dead like I do.
robohoe 2y ago
Heck you can even cobble stuff together with Home Assistants and various door/window/presence/water/humidity sensors. I was able to build a notification system when doors, windows, or fence gates are open. Same with panic buttons that alert my SO if any of us need assistance when putting kids to bed without whipping out the phones. All of that can be loaded into HASS using a $26 Sonoff Zigbee dongle and various Zigbee devices like Aqara and others.
etskinner 2y ago
I think they're referring to Home Assistant, that's what they found
aftbit 2y ago
Frigate is worth looking at as well if you have RTSP cameras as part of your security solution.
sovietmudkipz 2y ago
ADT; there’s a program through my employer where employees get deals and so I made first contact with them. I chatted with a salesperson who walked me through a sign up process before I could ask any questions (I made contact saying I wanted to inquire about services and then said we couldn’t talk until he collected all my information). He said normally it’s $100/mo but with this deal, it’s $75/mo. No thanks. $900/yr to $1200/yr + installation fee for home security kinda stinks. I was told the equipment wouldn’t work if I didn’t have the subscription. I’m sure I was taken for a ride too, being told false information (the equipment really wouldn’t work? It’s really $75/mo?). I indeed felt like I was being treated like a mark. At the end I said delete my information but honestly I doubt they did. But who cares because now I got myself into this pretty fun world of home automation and security through Home Assistant and self hosting.