Self hosted FOSS software

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I just recently started playing around with an old pc as my homeserver and am curious of any recommendations for lesser known self hostable foss software that you would recommend

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  • Caddy - Reverse proxy
  • Owncast - Twitch alternative
  • Jellyfin - Home video streaming application
  • Joplin - Note taking app that syncs
  • Syncthing - syncs files from my LineageOS (Android) phones to PC
  • PiHole - AD blocker
  • Minetest - open source voxel game engine (basically Minecraft)
  • Veloren - open source adventure game
  • Invidious - frontend for Youtube
  • Libreddit - frontend for Reddit (about to stop working)
  • Proxitok - frontend for TikTok
  • Nitter - frontend for Twitter
  • Rimgo - frontend for Imgur
  • Libremdb - frontend for IMDB

Edit: Fixed PiHole from saying "VPN" blocker to "AD" :-D

Here are a few I like:

  • Jellyfin - a media server software that allows you to organize and stream your personal media collection.
  • NextCloud - a self-hosted file sync and sharing platform. Not as good as Google Drive (of course), but it can do the job.
  • Bitwarden (with a Rust-written alternative named vaultwarden) - a password manager for storing and autofilling login credentials.
  • Matrix - an open network for secure, decentralized communication. WhatsApp, but in the Fediverse.
  • PiHole - a DNS sinkhole that blocks ads and other unwanted content.
  • Mycroft - an open-source voice assistant. You can make your own Google Home with it.
  • OctoPrint - web interface that allows you to control 3D printers. Pretty handy if you have one!
  • Gitea - a lightweight self-hostable GitHub
  • Home Assistant - an open-source home automation platform. Can integrate a lot of other things in your house, including some of the things I mentioned above.
  • The X-arr initiative - a collection of tools for managing and organizing media libraries. Pretty good if you deploy your own media server:
    • Sonarr - Select TV shows and it will automatically download episodes for you.
    • Radarr -> movies
    • Lidarr -> music