Hey there! 👋

I just wanted to announce that my Calibre Web Companion app is now available on the Google Play Store.

You can download the app here. You can also check out the repo.

In the coming weeks, I will try to finally implement the ability to connect to a Calibre web instance that is behind an authentication service (e.g., Authelia).

I would appreciate some feedback and a nice review on the Play Store. :)

I was trying to build my own home server to use apps like Immich, what's the cheapest hardware I realistically will need? I already got hard disk to store files. I don't mind buying used or to buy from aliexpress. Thanks!

PS: I'm from Italy, idk if that makes a difference maybe

I want to set up a VPN server on my old Android device so I can connect to my home Wi-Fi when I'm away. Is there a way to do this on an Android device without rooting it? Or is there an application that can help me achieve this?

I’ve been working on MultiNotify, a lightweight, open-source bot designed to monitor Reddit and send automated notifications to multiple platforms—including Discord (webhooks and DMs), Slack, and Mattermost. It’s built to run entirely in Docker so anyone can spin it up quickly.

What it does:

Monitors specific subreddits for new posts.

Filters by flair (e.g., only “News” or “Discussion” posts).(Or no flairs at all--sends all posts)

Sends notifications via:

Discord Webhooks (post to channels)

Discord Direct Messages (optional, toggleable)

Slack and Mattermost channels.

Fully configurable through:

The .env file, or

Discord commands (so you can change settings without touching the files).

Why I built it

Most Reddit-to-Discord bots are either closed-source, or don’t support DMs and multiple platforms out of the box. I wanted a simple, self-hosted, Dockerized solution that’s easy to deploy and customize.

Looking for testers!

I’d love help with:

Testing across Discord (webhooks + DMs), Slack, and Mattermost.

Checking performance with multiple subreddits and flair filters.

Feedback on the Discord command system—is it intuitive enough?

Suggestions for future features (keyword filters, richer embeds, support for more platforms, etc.).

I do plan on adding support for more sources such as x, various news, etc.

Repo: https://github.com/ethanocurtis/MultiNotify Feedback, issues, and PR's all welcome!

Hey everyone,

I've just started my r/selfhosted journey and wanted to check in to make sure I'm doing things securely... Especially since I’ll be storing sensitive documents in Paperless NGX.

Right now, I’ve got an Ubuntu machine running Paperless, and I’ve set up a private ZeroTier network with all my devices connected to it. Everything’s running over HTTP, since (as I understand it) ZeroTier handles end-to-end encryption.

The Ubuntu box is protected with a root password and full disk encryption (LUKS), and I’m doing daily backups with rclone to OneDrive. I know that’s not 100% in the spirit of self-hosting, but I don’t mind using a cloud provider as long as I still have control over my data. I’m also planning to do a monthly physical backup to an external HDD.

Just wondering if anyone has tips, best practices, or potential red flags I should be aware of to keep things secure. Having these documents leak publicly would be a complete nightmare, so I’d really appreciate any advice.

Thanks!

I am just beginning building up my own HomeLab and I just wanted to share my experience installing OpenMediaVault on aa Qnap NAS I have bought for this purpose. Since I already documented every step I took doing this and the work was half done, I said why not write an article and post it online Installing OpenMediaVault with ZFS . I am looking forward writting more articles since I am so excited about this subject. I plan to write about using Docker functionality of OMV to install an app on the server and how I will make my network available to me while away from home using a VPN like WireGuard. Hope this guide will prove helpful and since I am a newbie at all this self-hosting and even writting articles online, I appreciate any feedback. Cheers!

I have had my current server with a J4105 for 6 years or so, most recently running Proxmox. I have lately been investing some more time adding Home Assistant, *arr suite, Jellyfin, OMV and a few other services and have started noticing slowdowns.

I was initially looking at a N100 based motherboard, while probably fine I want this to last a good 5 years (or more), which lead me to the N305. I found the CWWK purple board which has some positive feedback. However, it's not the cheapest setup at around 275euro, which got me thinking, what else can I put together for this price, some research later I have come up with the following options:

1. CWWK i3 N305 (€275) + 1TB Western Digital Green SN350 (€55) + Crucial DDR5 SODIMM 1x32GB 4800 (€90) ~ €420
2. Intel Core i5-13400 (€130) + ASUS PRIME H610I-PLUS D4-CSM (€120) + 1TB Western Digital Green SN350 (€55 ish) + Crucial DDR4 PRO 2x16GB 3200 (€85 ish) (I could re-use the 1x32gb from my J4105) ~ €390

While power consumption might be a little higher, I've come across some threads suggesting I can get it down to similar levels as the J4105 (12-17w idle).

I already have two 10tb drives I will move over, in al likelihood next year will probably see two more added at which point I'm out of room in my Node 304 (which is fine).

In the future I would like to also add a few other services such as Immich, Frigate (with Google Coral and HA OS when we have cameras), Nextcloud, Opensense, Pi-Hole.

The i5 is a cheaper option, which seems to make more sense as it will be more future proof, but also probably overkill. While the 305 is likely fine and lower power consumption, it also has two NIC which could be a benfit later when I get around to setting up OpnSense/Pi-Hole. Which make the most sense?

So, I've been hard at work implementing some requested features; and now they're ready to go.

Devourer is an open source reader / server platform that makes it easy to read your manga and books across multiple platforms.

With support for remote libraries via the Devourer Server; as well as Google Drive, Dropbox and other providers - you're able to read your manga from anywhere.

You can download files or entire series to your device to take with you on the move and not rely on mobile internet when the urge to read strikes!

The Devourer server application is available for Windows, Linux and Mac; whilst the client is available for Windows, Linux, MacOS, iOS and Android.

Features in the latest update include:

• Multi-user support.

• Additional filters and searching (genres, authors, etc).

• Rate remote series / book.

• Remote tags.

• Import tags from Calibre.

• Import ratings from Calibre.

• Send to Kindle.

Client: https://github.com/ethereal-squirrel/devourer-reader-client

Server: https://github.com/ethereal-squirrel/devourer-reader-server

Website: https://devourer.app

TestFlight link for iOS can be found on Discord, APK for Android is on the Github releases page.

Features coming soon include:

• Upload of local file to server.

• Support for folders of images.

• Colour manipulation on manga.

• Change font on ePub.

• Folder watching.

• Web client.

• Series relationships.

• KOReader sync support.

• Local ratings.

• Local tags.

• Support for 7z.

I'm running VPN Server on my Synology DS918+ with DSM 7.2.1-69057 Update 7 (using OpenVPN). For the most part, it works fine — I can connect from multiple devices without any issues.

However, every couple of months, the VPN suddenly stops accepting connections. Nothing has changed in the configuration, and the NAS has not been rebooted or updated. From the client side, I just start getting repeated TLS handshake timeouts. The logs show:

TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity) TLS Error: TLS handshake failed SIGUSR1[soft,tls-error] received, process restarting 

In the VPN connection list on the NAS, I can see my client IP and the username shows up as UNDEF.

This happens across multiple clients and networks, so I'm confident the issue is not on the client side — it appears to be the VPN Server itself. The only way to get it working again is to reboot the entire NAS. Restarting the VPN Server package from the DSM interface doesn't fix it. Even manually killing all openvpn processes via SSH and restarting the package doesn't always resolve it. This seems like a process or state issue inside Synology's VPN implementation.

Has anyone else seen this kind of behavior with VPN Server? Is there a permanent fix or at least a reliable workaround that doesn't involve rebooting the NAS? I'd prefer to keep using Synology’s built-in VPN Server if possible, but this instability is frustrating.

Hey everyone,
I’m currently running a small home lab setup with 2 laptops running Proxmox, and I’m looking to expand it a bit to be able to run larger LLMs locally (ideally 7B+ models) without breaking the bank.

Current setup:

• Laptop 1:
  • Proxmox host
  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q (8GB VRAM)
  • Running Ollama with Qwen2:3B and other smaller models
• Laptop 2:
  • Proxmox host
  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M
  • Hosting lightweight websites and Forgejo

I’d like to be able to run larger models (like 7B or maybe even 13B, ideally with quantization) for local experimentation, inferencing, and fine-tuning. I know 8GB VRAM is quite limiting, especially for anything beyond 4B without heavy quantization.

Looking for advice on:

• What should I add to my setup to run bigger models (ideally consumer GPU or budget server options)?
• Is there a good price/performance point in used enterprise hardware for this purpose?

Budget isn’t fixed, but I’d prefer suggestions in the affordable hobbyist range rather than $1K+ setups.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Hello hosters, got a weird one that seems to be above my wheel house.

I run a proxmox host with 3, Identical 14Tb drives.
(link the drives I bought https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T3PBV57?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title )

One of the drives seems to enter a sleep like state randomly. (this has occurred twice in the past 3 weeks now)

This next part will probably make you cringe, butttttt when I physically lift the drive, it suddenly comes back to life and everything works as it should.

Any ideas on what it might be?

Hi All,

I’m new in proxmox, installed it few days ago and now I will start my journey in virtualisation. I have a problem while creating a new VM. I chose the ISO in alpineiso.org (raspbianOS) but when I started the VM in console I receive the message “no bootable iso” and vm restart in loop.

Someone could help me?

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a self-hosted inventory management solution that I can run on my NAS, ideally via Docker. The main goal is simplicity and reliability:

Preferably file-based storage (no database), but I’m open to database solutions if they are easy to back up and restore.

Backup and restore should be straightforward with minimal downtime.

The system must handle barcode scanning via mobile app or web interface using a phone camera.

After scanning, metadata and photos should be automatically added or easy to attach.

It’s crucial that if data corruption happens, recovery is easy and I won’t lose track of important items.

I want a minimal “small server” setup, no complex administration or command-line fiddling.

Does anyone know of software that fits this description? Thanks in advance!