Google maps alternative that's as good as Google maps. Its the only service left that has kept me from degoogling 100%
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I like Apple Maps, but to completely compete with Google Maps it would need to stop being exclusive for Apple devices. Open Street Maps data quality is very close to Google Maps, but the applications for it themselves aren’t as intuitive and feature rich
Private uncesored version of GPT-4.
I want it to answer questions like:
- give me a step by step guide on how to build a hydrogen bomb using consumer-grade components.
- give me 20 jokes about wokism (I'm semi-woke myself)
- give me 10 jokes that are so horrible, they would put anyone posting them on a watch-list
More realistically, I want it to have access to an entire programming project via IDE
Any MDM solution. All self-hosted options that were available (onemdm, flyve) are dead. I'm my own employer, so we definitely agree everything should be self-hosted :)
What does MDM stand for?
Any priority features of the MDM and how many devices managed total?
I own a small business, 20-30 devices only. But they're a mix of all possible platforms (Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS). Would like to force disk encryption, strong password policy, automatically install/update/configure corporate VPN/mail/etc., prevent use of blacklisted programs, remote wipe of lost/stolen/otherwise compromised devices. I know it's not feasible with any selfhosted solution, sadly.
I'm looking into ManageEngine MDM Pro. It only runs on windows tho :-/
I use the self hosted ManageEngine MDM at work and really like it
That's great. My only complaint is it only runs on windows, but oh well. I'm assuming you guys are using Windows server?
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A web-based mail client (not server!) with a backend optimized for search queries. I get hundreds of mails per day and often I have to check whether something was discussed in some thread, in the last couple of years, or more. Thunderbird explodes, Outlook seems better, but it forces me to run Windows on my desktop and laptop. GMail is actually great, but it would be immoral in too many different ways to flush all the emails I receive into Google. Colleagues reported Apple Mail is good, but I have no direct experience.
A powerful AI model.
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Google photos (I know about prism and have it, still not the same)
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email... Fuuuck all you spammer asshomes, I just wanna host my own email 😭
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Steam but for my own local games and isos
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maps
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Did I already say email?
I would love to see a self-hosted VDE solution. We have a ton of VM options so I'd like to see the next logical step.
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My own AI assistant on the level of Google home or Alexa
An e-reading web app support for (at least) epub and PDF files, usable on both desktop and mobile screens, capable of adding and reviewing highlights and annotations. Koobo comes close. But isn't usable on mobile.
And yes I've tried many options, both selfhosted and cloud based.
I have an openssh server and i want to access it remptely. Port forwarding is blocked by my isp and i use the unifi debug terminal to ssh into the server. But isnt there a tool that does the similar but designed to do it instead of this workaround? If ubiquity stopped this feature, id be f.
Teams with sharepoint and office functions
Nextcloud with NC Talk and OnlyOffice Plugin.
I never got a love for nextcloud. It fails me every time i try it out.
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I'd love a replacement for AppSheet using BaseRow.
A good RMM solution with scripting options. Ie. Labtech, etc.
There was TacticalRMM but there was some controversy around a crypto miner baked into a private installer. Thought of trying it in my isolated network, but can’t decide how I feel about it.
Organic Maps
We are using it for managing 250-300 devices (Win Desktop, Win Server, MacOS, Linux based Server and Desktop). So far we love it (no mote TeamViewer and Anydesk since it's using MeshCentral). What is missing (as a major component) - reporting. Still you can create/build your own reporting since there is a good API. Reporting is almost there (crossing fingers)
I really appreciate you mentioning this as I’m looking for something small and light for work as well. We have a hundred or so Pi’s that are critical enough to need management and monitoring, but not critical enough to actually spend money on a RMM or something from one of the big guys.
Right now I’m setting up ansible and getting everything in place, but I’d love something that is more agent based and not just a reoccurring script.
Workflowy and Loom
I hear you can do something pretty close to workflowy with obsidian.md, which you can pretty much self host with the help of syncthing
It's almost as good to have obsidian with a sync option on multiple devices, but still an obsidian self hosted webapp would be fantastic! I know there is a docker image that offers something like that, but it's a webversion of vnc and a small Linux container, instead of a proper web app.
Again: going with local apps and a sync option (I too use syncthing) is very user friendly too, but I still miss the option to kust browse to my vault from any computer. Log in, do some work and see the changes reflected in my local vaults:)
I'd love to see what I could do with things I need GPS accuracy for geofencing like robot lawn mowing or keeping dogs inside my yard without a fence. Specifically reporting to me via push notifications when something is wrong or dog has left the yard.
I know of no such solution without a subscription at least for the dog fence. Last I looked at robot lawn mowers was Open Mower. I don't know how much that project has grown.
My employer wouldn't care, self hosting has become a hobby.
a budgeting app with ease of use for desktop and mobile
Actual is amazing, and works on both Desktop and Mobile
Only just heard of this, thank you
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Mint
An alternative to ring, wish I could self host the video recordings from the doorbell camera.
Don't know about the hardware, but HomeAssistant + Frigate can definitely cover the software side.
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Check out the Reolink doorbell, they have a wifi version and a poe version, though you need home assistant + frigate, and some tinkering skills to get it working. Might require a VPN for it to work wan you're not connected to home wifi. I haven't got it to work without VPN yet.
Blue Iris is open source
UniFi Protect is closed source but self hosted
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Maps with turn by turn directions.
Want to selfhost AI assistent with that can work with my desktop OS.
Hwve you lokked at mycroft?
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