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Discussion around self-hosting is centered on practical homelab and home-server setups, with people sharing first builds, downsizing/rationalizing racks, and asking what software or services to run. The most urgent thread is a platform change that appears to have broken open-source self-hosted Strava alternatives.

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I started my home lab with a full-size PC, and now I can't imagine using anything else · 2 new in last hour ·
Key Takeaway Self-hosting remains very active for homelabbers, but platform changes like Strava's new developer program can instantly disrupt open-source ecosystems.
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Self-hosting remains very active for homelabbers, but platform changes like Strava's new developer program can instantly disrupt open-source ecosystems.

Discussion around self-hosting is centered on practical homelab and home-server setups, with people sharing first builds, downsizing/rationalizing racks, and asking what software or services to run. The most urgent thread is a platform change that appears to have broken open-source self-hosted Strava alternatives.

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XDA-Developers · 27m ago
I started my home lab with a full-size PC, and now I can't imagine using anything else

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Homelab trend Users are sharing first builds and major rack downsizes

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I wanted a Synology home server until I realized it was designed to stop me from building one

You are better off with even a DIY NAS.

2d ago Anurag Singh
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Most people think Ubiquiti gear is overkill for a home lab — they're missing the whole point

I'm done with ex-enterprise eBay finds

2d ago Joe Rice-Jones

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Hacker News · u/artex_xh · 

Show HN: Dataroom – a Pi and self-hosted research harness on low-budget GPU

Show HN: Dataroom – a Pi and self-hosted research harness on low-budget GPU

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Hacker News · u/daniel3303 · 

Equibles – Open-source, self-hosted mini Bloomberg Terminal for AI agents

Equibles – Open-source, self-hosted mini Bloomberg Terminal for AI agents

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Hacker News · u/raphi011 · 

Show HN: Kios – An iOS e-reader app with kobo, kosync and OPDS support

Hey all! I love reading on my Kobo, especially paired with a self-hosted server that speaks the Kobo sync protocol. The one catch: it doesn't fit in my pocket, so I can't always take it with me.So I built my own iOS e-re…

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Hacker News · u/theshrike79 · 

Odysseys – A Self-Hosted AI Workspace

Odysseys – A Self-Hosted AI Workspace

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r/selfhosted · u/frogfuhrer · 

Strava's new developer program just killed every open-source, self-hosted Strava app

Strava posted an "update to our developer program" today and it basically means the end for people that were building their own tools around Strava's API: https://communityhub.strava.com/insider-journal-9/an-update-to-ou…
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