146: When AI Attacks

150: The Last One

Before hitting the road, we test the limits of local-first file sharing, debate what self-hosting really is, and share our all-time favorite apps. Special Guests: Brent Gervais, Drew DeVore, and Wes Payne. Sponsored By: * Tailscale [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted]: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/selfhosted]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/selfhosted] Support Self-Hosted [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744] Links: * ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World [https://strike.me/download/] — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries. * Grab Sats with River [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] — River is the best place in the US to buy and stack Sats. River has 100% reserve custody, a great interface, and only does Bitcoin. * 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM [https://fountain.fm] — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artists. * SRE Jupiter.Party Discount [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sre&plan=74364] — Support the network at the best price ever! Use this link, or the promo code: SRE * Self-Hosted 150 Swag [https://www.jupitergarage.com/] — Grab some Self-Hosted swag, the last run! * Badgers Garage Sale [https://md.ktz.cloud/NkTaDdUNSXSEmbXhSNMqmQ] — My wife and I are selling practically everything we own and moving back to England. There is a lot more available than is listed here, essentially this is an estate sale. * PairDrop [https://pairdrop.net/] — Transfer Files Cross-Platform. No Setup, No Signup. * Quickshare [https://ihexxa.github.io/quickshare.site/] — Quick and simple file sharing between different devices. * The DAM Software Podcast [https://open.spotify.com/show/4eZhdVRND4hmjNFyQpsqQc?si=799116269b2641bb&nd=1&dlsi=c42522fee5bd422b] — Picking up where Self-Hosted left off. Reviewing Free and Open Source Software that you would want to run at home. Except this time even though we aren't sponsored its going to be entirely centered around Tailscale. * SSH 150 BOOST BARN [https://paste.docs.lol/code/DepicturingKale] — Thank you to everyone who supported Self-Hosted! * PipeWire: VBAN receiver [https://docs.pipewire.org/page_module_vban_recv.html] * PipeWire: VBAN sender [https://docs.pipewire.org/page_module_vban_send.html]

149: Notify Thyself

A slick new CoreOS-based distro that might be your next home-lab base, easy self-hosted notifications, and Plex stumbles into controversy. Plus: ECC RAM guilt. Special Guests: Brent Gervais and Dusty Mabe . Sponsored By: * Unraid [https://unraid.net/selfhosted]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/selfhosted] * Tailscale [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted]: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted] Support Self-Hosted [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744] Links: * ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World [https://strike.me/download/] — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries. * Grab Sats with River [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] — River is the best place in the US to buy and stack Sats. River has 100% reserve custody, a great interface, and only does Bitcoin. * 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM [https://fountain.fm] — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artists. * SRE Jupiter.Party Discount [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sre&plan=74364] — Support the network at the best price ever! Use this link, or the promo code: SRE * Self-Hosted 150 Swag [https://www.jupitergarage.com/] — Grab some Self-Hosted swag, the last run! * dustymabe (Dusty Mabe) [https://github.com/dustymabe] — Dusty's GitHub * Dusty's Web Site [https://dustymabe.com/] — Musings of a computer engineer * Dusty Mabe on LINUX Unplugged [https://linuxunplugged.com/guests/dusty] * Fedora CoreOS [https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-coreos] — Fedora CoreOS is an automatically updating, minimal, monolithic, container-focused operating system, designed for clusters but also operable standalone, optimized for Kubernetes but also great without it. Its goal is to provide the best container host to run containerized workloads securely and at scale. * ublue-os/ucore [https://github.com/ublue-os/ucore#fedora-coreos] — An OCI base image of Fedora CoreOS with batteries included * ntfy.sh | Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST [https://ntfy.sh/] — ntfy (pronounced notify) is a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service. It allows you to send notifications to your phone or desktop via scripts from any computer, and/or using a REST API. It's infinitely flexible, and 100% free software. * binwiederhier/ntfy [https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy] — If you'd like to run your own instance of the service, you can easily do so since ntfy is open source. * ntfy/docker-compose.yml [https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy/blob/main/docker-compose.yml] * ntfy mobile apps [https://docs.ntfy.sh/] — To receive notifications on your phone, install the app, either via Google Play, App Store or F-Droid. * ntfy with Netdata [https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/alerts-&-notifications/notifications/agent-dispatched-notifications/ntfy] * Bettarr-Notifications [https://github.com/NiNiyas/Bettarr-Notifications] — Better Notifications for Sonarr, Radarr and Prowlarr. Supports Discord, Telegram, Slack, Pushover and ntfy. * ntfy - Home Assistant [https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/ntfy/] — The ntfy integration can be used to send push notifications from automations and scripts in real-time to your mobile devices and desktops. * Fake reviews on Play Store by Plex staff [https://forums.plex.tv/t/fake-reviews-on-play-store-by-plex-staff/917736] * ConvertX: 💾 Self-hosted online file converter. [https://github.com/C4illin/ConvertX] — A self-hosted online file converter. Supports over a thousand different formats. Written with TypeScript, Bun and Elysia.

148: Homelab Disaster Prep

A week-long power blackout knocks out our guests homelab. We dig into Unraid 7.1, and push Home Assistant to keep things running—even when the power doesn’t. Special Guest: Stephen Schattin. Sponsored By: * Tailscale [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted]: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/selfhosted]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/selfhosted] Support Self-Hosted [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744] Links: * ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World [https://strike.me/download/] — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries. * Grab Sats with River [https://jupiterbroadcasting.com/river] — River is the best place in the US to buy and stack Sats. River has 100% reserve custody, a great interface, and only does Bitcoin. * 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM [https://fountain.fm] — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artists. * SRE Jupiter.Party Discount [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sre&plan=74364] — Support the network at the best price ever! Use this link, or the promo code: SRE * Self-Hosted 150 Swag [https://www.jupitergarage.com/] — Grab some Self-Hosted swag, the last run! * Generlink Transfer Switch [https://thegenerlink.com/] — This allowed DIY-friendly generator hookup without rewiring the electrical panel. Homeowners embraced the convenience and Generlink grew rapidly. * Manual install method | Unraid Docs [https://docs.unraid.net/unraid-os/getting-started/manual-install-method/] — If for some reason the USB Flash Creator tool cannot be used, or your USB flash device is not detected, it is possible to manually format and prepare a bootable USB flash device. * Backup of Unraid Array Configuration & other critical files - General Support - Unraid [https://forums.unraid.net/topic/69881-backup-of-unraid-array-configuration-other-critical-files/] * Automated Flash Backup | Unraid Docs [https://docs.unraid.net/connect/flash-backup/] — Unraid Connect offers users the ability to automatically back up your OS configuration settings to our cloud. In the event of flash device failure, you can download a zip file of your latest backup and restore it to a new flash drive using the USB Flash Creator. * Unraid | Community Apps [https://unraid.net/community/apps] — Browse our large and growing catalog of applications to run in your Unraid server. * ha-unraid [https://github.com/domalab/ha-unraid] — This custom integration allows you to monitor and control your Unraid server from Home Assistant. Unraid is a popular NAS (Network Attached Storage) operating system that provides flexible storage, virtualization, and application support. * hass-unraid [https://github.com/IDmedia/hass-unraid] — This Docker container parses and forwards all WebSocket messages from your Unraid server to Home Assistant using the MQTT protocol. This enables you to create dashboards that provide a superior overview compared to Unraid's native capabilities. * Unraid Pricing [https://unraid.net/pricing] * pocket-id: A simple and easy-to-use OIDC provider [https://github.com/pocket-id/pocket-id] — Pocket ID is a simple OIDC provider that allows users to authenticate with their passkeys to your services. * LINUX Unplugged 613 - Interview with Paulus Schoutsen of Home Assistant [https://linuxunplugged.com/613] — Releases Sunday, May 6th, 2025. * The Launch 20: Linux Goat North Van [https://www.weeklylaunch.rocks/episodepage/20-linux-goat-north-van] — Brent's crazy border crossing story and behind-the-scenes stories from LFNW. Then we will lay out the master rescue plan. Catch the Launch a day early, and with a special guest! * Selfhosted - Lemmy.World [https://lemmy.world/c/selfhosted] — A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don’t control. * tsdproxy: Tailscale Docker Proxy [https://github.com/almeidapaulopt/tsdproxy] — TsDProxy simplifies the process of securely exposing services and Docker containers to your Tailscale network by automatically creating Tailscale machines for each tagged container. This allows services to be accessible via unique, secure URLs without the need for complex configurations or additional Tailscale containers. * Self-Hosted 148 BOOST BARN! [https://paste.docs.lol/code/ShagsBarque] — Thank you everyone who supported episode 148!

147: The Problem with Game Streaming

Alex finally cracks a years-old mystery, Chris reveals his latest experiments, and we share updates on our freshest gear. Plus, a important show update. Sponsored By: * Tailscale [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted]: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/selfhosted]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/selfhosted] Support Self-Hosted [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744] Links: * ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World [https://strike.me/download/] — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries. * 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well [https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/jupiter] — Empowering sovereign ownership with free automatic self-custody. * 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM [https://fountain.fm] — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artists. * SRE Jupiter.Party Discount [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?coupon=sre&plan=74364] — Support the network at the best price ever! Use this link, or the promo code: SRE * Apollo: Sunshine fork [https://github.com/ClassicOldSong/Apollo] — The easiest way to stream with the native resolution of your client device * Domika [https://domika.app/] — Domika also offers home screen widgets, lock screen controls, critical push notifications, and other unique features, all while seamlessly supporting multiple homes. * Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep [https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1js667o/hoarder_is_rebranding_to_karakeep/] — As you might know from my previous post, Hoarder (github link) has been caught up in an ongoing trademark dispute. Since the legal process is still unresolved, I’ll have to save the full story for another time. For now, I’ve decided that the best path forward is to rebrand. * karakeep: A self-hostable bookmark-everything app [https://github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep] — Karakeep (previously Hoarder) is a self-hostable bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. * Hoarder to Karakeep Migration [https://docs.karakeep.app/Guides/hoarder-to-karakeep-migration/] — Due to github limitations, the old docker image might not be getting new updates after the rebranding. You might need to update your docker image to point to the new karakeep image instead by applying the following change in the docker compose file. * Channels DVR Server [https://getchannels.com/dvr-server/] — Channels DVR Server runs on your computer or NAS device at home. There's no cloud to worry about. Your tv shows and movies will always be available. Simply install Channels DVR Server on a device and Channels will magically see it from any TV or device you own. * SSH 147 Boost Barn [https://paste.docs.lol/code/PleaseBasicity] — Thank you to everyone who supported episode 147!

146: When AI Attacks

We're joined by Xe Iaso, who discusses a creative solution to relentless AI bots and the unexpected delights of running an outrageously overpowered homelab. Special Guest: Xe Iaso. Sponsored By: * Tailscale [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted]: Tailscale is a Zero config VPN. It installs on any device in minutes, manages firewall rules for you, and works from anywhere. Get 3 users and 100 devices for free. [http://tailscale.com/selfhosted] * Unraid [https://unraid.net/selfhosted]: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility. [https://unraid.net/selfhosted] Support Self-Hosted [https://jupitersignal.memberful.com/checkout?plan=53744] Links: * ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World [https://strike.me/download/] — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 110 countries. * 🇨🇦 Bitcoin Well [https://bitcoinwell.com/referral/jupiter] — Empowering sovereign ownership with free automatic self-custody 🔒 * 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM [https://fountain.fm] — Podcasts and music powered by community. Share, discover and support over 4 million shows and emerging artists. * Xe Iaso's Blog [https://xeiaso.net/] * Support Xe on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/cadey] * Block AI scrapers with Anubis - Xe Iaso [https://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/anubis/] — I got tired of this and made a tool to stop them for good. I call it Anubis. Anubis weighs the soul of your connection using a sha256 proof-of-work challenge in order to protect upstream resources from scraper bots. It's a reverse proxy that requires browsers and bots to solve a proof-of-work challenge before they can access your site, just like Hashcash. * Building native packages is complicated - Xe Iaso [https://xeiaso.net/blog/2025/anubis-packaging/] — Normally when I make projects, I don't expect them to take off. I especially don't expect to front page news on Ars Technica and TechCrunch within the span of a few days. I very much also do not expect to say sentences like "FFmpeg uses a program I made to help them stop scraper bots taking down their issue tracker". The last week has been fairly ridiculous in that regard. * TecharoHQ/anubis [https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis] — Anubis weighs the soul of your connection using a sha256 proof-of-work challenge in order to protect upstream resources from scraper bots. * Open source devs are fighting AI crawlers with cleverness and vengeance [https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/27/open-source-devs-are-fighting-ai-crawlers-with-cleverness-and-vengeance/] — In a “cry for help” blog post in January, FOSS developer Xe Iaso described how AmazonBot relentlessly pounded on a Git server website to the point of causing DDoS outages. Git servers host FOSS projects so that anyone who wants can download the code or contribute to it. * The surreal joy of having an overprovisioned homelab - Xe Iaso [https://xeiaso.net/talks/2025/surreal-joy-homelab/] — Tonight I’ll tell you what gets me excited about my homelab and maybe inspire you to make your own. I'll get into what I like about it and clue you into some of the fun you get to have if one of your projects meant to protect your homelab goes hockey-stick. * Talos Linux [https://www.talos.dev/] — Talos Linux is Linux designed for Kubernetes – secure, immutable, and minimal. * Apollo: Sunshine fork [https://github.com/ClassicOldSong/Apollo] — The easiest way to stream with the native resolution of your client device * ansible-vault-bitwarden: Manage ansible-vault passwords securely with Bitwarden CLI [https://github.com/guiand888/ansible-vault-bitwarden] * Amcrest 4MP ProHD Indoor WiFi Camera [https://amcrest.com/4mp-wifi-camera-pan-tilt-ip4m-1041w.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqiz7UigicHx_bUhJw5VDxSVYRhCIuC5VqbcvlUbOw8A3-3Brjr] — – 2. 4ghz WiFi IP camera features immaculate 4MP (2688x1520P at 30fps video using excellent low light capability utilizing the CMOS image sensor and chipset. Cover more ground using super-wide 90° viewing angle and remote pan/tilt. * IPTV+: My Smart IPTV Player on the App Store [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/iptv-my-smart-iptv-player/id1525121231] * Jupiter Broadcasting Meetup [https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/] * SSH 146 Boost Barn [https://paste.docs.lol/code/ObeyLevelness] — Thank you to everyone who supported episode 146!