129: Forged Alliance
08/09/24 • 60 min
The battle for code forges is heating up. We chat about HexOS' big promises and get excited about Meshtastic.
Sponsored By:
- Tailscale: 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.
- Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets.
- Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.
Links:
- ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries.
- 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. You can also Boost from the Web via their site.
- Toronto Meetup, Thu, Aug 29 — Chris and Alex are slinging servers in Toronto. Come join us after we get our new box racked.
- Google is no longer making Chromecasts, updates to continue — The Chromecast with Google TV 4K and HD will remain on sale until inventory runs out, but Google is not replenishing stock after that.
- The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for — es, there are some Gemini AI tricks thrown in, and with other hardware upgrades like a built-in ethernet jack, the Google TV Streamer seems poised to be a much better entertainment hub than its predecessor. The only downside? Since it’s not a dongle anymore, you’ll have to provide your own HDMI cable when it ships on September 24th.
- The Magic Behind HexOS — HexOS combines a simplified UI, automations, workflows, and managed services with user-provided hardware to offer elegant home server management for off-the-shelf server appliances, custom-built hardware, and even recycled PCs. Powered by TrueNAS, the world's most deployed enterprise-grade storage platform, HexOS provides a highly reliable and easy-to-use solution to store, use, and protect your data. In this article, we'll take a closer look at how HexOS works to make all of this possible.
- Forgejo v8.0 is available — It comes with a number of new features, as usual. But the most impactful changes are of a different nature: increased stability, less random UI modifications and almost no breaking changes.
- ForgeFed — ForgeFed is a federation protocol for software forges and code collaboration tools for the software development lifecycle and ecosystem
- Open Letter to Gitea - Restoring Trust in the Gitea Project — After many days of hard work and preparation by a team of former Gitea maintainers and enthusiasts from the FOSS community, we are proud to announce that the Forgejo project is now live.
- Rallly — Schedule group meetings with friends, colleagues and teams. Create meeting polls to find the best date and time to organize an event based on your participants' availability. Save time and avoid back-and-forth emails.
- Fully automated DNS and DHCP with Ansible, Dnsmasq and Pihole
The battle for code forges is heating up. We chat about HexOS' big promises and get excited about Meshtastic.
Sponsored By:
- Tailscale: 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.
- Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets.
- Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.
Links:
- ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries.
- 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. You can also Boost from the Web via their site.
- Toronto Meetup, Thu, Aug 29 — Chris and Alex are slinging servers in Toronto. Come join us after we get our new box racked.
- Google is no longer making Chromecasts, updates to continue — The Chromecast with Google TV 4K and HD will remain on sale until inventory runs out, but Google is not replenishing stock after that.
- The Google TV Streamer might be the Apple TV 4K rival we’ve been waiting for — es, there are some Gemini AI tricks thrown in, and with other hardware upgrades like a built-in ethernet jack, the Google TV Streamer seems poised to be a much better entertainment hub than its predecessor. The only downside? Since it’s not a dongle anymore, you’ll have to provide your own HDMI cable when it ships on September 24th.
- The Magic Behind HexOS — HexOS combines a simplified UI, automations, workflows, and managed services with user-provided hardware to offer elegant home server management for off-the-shelf server appliances, custom-built hardware, and even recycled PCs. Powered by TrueNAS, the world's most deployed enterprise-grade storage platform, HexOS provides a highly reliable and easy-to-use solution to store, use, and protect your data. In this article, we'll take a closer look at how HexOS works to make all of this possible.
- Forgejo v8.0 is available — It comes with a number of new features, as usual. But the most impactful changes are of a different nature: increased stability, less random UI modifications and almost no breaking changes.
- ForgeFed — ForgeFed is a federation protocol for software forges and code collaboration tools for the software development lifecycle and ecosystem
- Open Letter to Gitea - Restoring Trust in the Gitea Project — After many days of hard work and preparation by a team of former Gitea maintainers and enthusiasts from the FOSS community, we are proud to announce that the Forgejo project is now live.
- Rallly — Schedule group meetings with friends, colleagues and teams. Create meeting polls to find the best date and time to organize an event based on your participants' availability. Save time and avoid back-and-forth emails.
- Fully automated DNS and DHCP with Ansible, Dnsmasq and Pihole
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128: To Update, or Not to Update?
ESPHome dev dishes on device updates, Immich license drama heats up, Alex's DIY server fix, and Chris reports on mobile tech trip test.
Special Guest: Keith Burzinski.
Sponsored By:
- Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.
- Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets.
- Tailscale: 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.
Links:
- ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries.
- 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. You can also Boost from the Web via their site.
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- Wording change and clarification for purchasing Immich — I thought about it when I went to bed, I thought about it in my dream, I thought about it while doing the dishes. Taking into consideration all of your feedback and suggestions, and on behalf of the team, I am happy to show you what we came up with.
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130: Make it or Break it
Prusa's Mk4S 3D printer seems to have hit the mark. Alex gets a tour of an awesome new maker space, we take a look at AdventureLog, and much more.
Special Guest: Jscar_Hawk.
Sponsored By:
- Grist: Grist - the open-source alternative to Airtable and Google Sheets.
- Unraid: A powerful, easy operating system for servers and storage. Maximize your hardware with unmatched flexibility.
- Tailscale: 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.
Links:
- ⚡ Grab Sats with Strike Around the World — Strike is a lightning-powered app that lets you quickly and cheaply grab sats in over 100 countries.
- 🎉 Boost with Fountain FM — Fountain 1.0 has a new UI, upgrades, and super simple Strike integration for easy Boosts. You can also Boost from the Web via their site.
- Toronto Meetup, Thu, Aug 29, 2024 — Chris and Alex are slinging servers in Toronto. Come join us after we get our new box racked. 6PM EST (meetup is in PDT).
- $50 2GB Raspberry Pi 5 comes with a lower price and a tweaked, cheaper CPU — Despite changes, 2GB Pi 5 is "functionally identical" to other iterations.
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- AdventureLog — AdventureLog is designed to simplify your journey, providing you with the tools and resources to plan, pack, and navigate your next unforgettable adventure.
- AdventureLog - GitHub — Self-hostable travel tracker and trip planner.
- Self-Hosted 130 Boost Barn — Thank you boosters!
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