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Grist is an open source self-hosted spreadsheet with a database hiding underneath

2026-09-202026-09-20 Danie
Laptop displaying a spreadsheet on a wooden table, flanked by two large pine cones, with home decor in the background.

“Grist is a relational spreadsheet-database app that I can host on my own server. When I first tried it, it felt familiar because the basic idea is still the same: I get rows, columns, cells, […]

Leave a commentBlogopensource, privacy, selfhosting, spreadsheets, technology

Kept is an open-source self-hosted alternative to Google Keep notes

2026-09-062026-09-06 Danie
Person writing on colorful sticky notes on a wall, with text about Kept, an open-source private alternative to Google Keep.

It looks and feels like Google Keep notes, but is private and tracker-free. It has some extra features too, such as location notifications, CalDAV integrations, collaborative editing, file attachments, etc. Kept is designed for people […]

Blognotes, opensource, selfhosting, technology

Homelabbers and Desktop Tweakers may want to move beyond just plain AI chat

2026-08-142026-08-14 Danie
Man at computer screen with AI workflow automation connecting Docker, logs, configs, filesystem, reverse proxy for tasks like diagnosis and optimization.

The days of asking AI a question, or pasting a config file in, and then pasting (or typing) the updated file back, are no longer needed. I have over 47 running docker containers, with almost […]

BlogAI, homelab, selfhosting, technology

Wallos — An Open-Source Personal Subscriptions Tracker Which Saved Quite A Bit Of Money For Me

2026-07-052026-07-05 Danie
Man surprised by subscription costs using Wallos app on phone, with text about open-source self-hosted subscription management.

Wallos is a free and open-source application that you can self-host and which will help you track what subscriptions you currently have, what they cost (with auto-conversion to your currency), when they renew, notify you […]

Blogopensource, selfhosting, subscriptions, technology

I tried using Google NotebookLM to generate an overview podcast of my YouTube channel

2026-05-312026-05-31 Danie
Man working on dual monitors with text about an AI-generated discussion on GadgeteerZA channel covering tech, FOSS, self-hosting, security, and social media.

Whilst exploring Google’s NotebookLM product I decided to try pointing it to my GadgeteerZA YouTube Channel, and I did the one-click generate an audio podcast about this source. The result was the audio channel you’ll […]

Blogopensource, privacy, selfhosting, technology

Switched my social media posting from paid Make to self-hosted n8n and Postiz

2026-05-222026-05-22 Danie
Workflow diagram in n8n automating RSS feed posts to multiple social platforms via JavaScript and switch actions.

For the past few years I’ve been using the paid service called Make to pull my blog posts from my RSS feed in WordPress, and push that out to various social media services. I am […]

Blogopensource, selfhosting, socialmedia, technology

My First Meanderings With My Own Locally Hosted AI Tools

2026-05-052026-05-05 Danie
Google Gemini AI generated image: Office worker using a multi-monitor setup at a desk with a mountain and cityscape visible through large windows.

This is by no means any form of detailed tutorial, but I did pick up a few things about locally hosted AI while I’ve been testing the last few days, so I thought I’d share […]

BlogAI, selfhosting, technology

Self-hosted Pinchflat will download YouTube videos or playlists into Jellyfin

2026-04-242026-04-24 Danie
Laptop displaying a Pinchflat webpage comparing Galaxy S26 Ultra and Pixel 10 Pro XL, with a small potted plant and forest backdrop.

“Pinchflat can technically download individual videos, but its strength lies in archiving entire channels and playlists at a time. For starters, Pinchflat lets me add channel and playlist URLs as sources, and I can modify […]

BlogJellyfin, opensource, selfhosting, technology

OpenSpeedTest an Open-Source Self Hostable HTML5 Network Performance Estimation Tool

2026-03-192026-03-19 Danie
Internet speed test showing 811.1 Mbps upload, 832.9 Mbps download, 4 ms ping, and 0.3 ms jitter with performance graphs.

“OpenSpeedTest is written in Vanilla JavaScript. No Third-Party frameworks or libraries were used. The unexpected side effect of using Vanilla JavaScript is High Performance. OpenSpeedTest contains only STATIC Files like HTML, CSS & JS, so […]

Blognetworks, opensource, selfhosting, speedtest, technology

Portracker – an open source self-hosted real-time port monitoring and discovery tool

2026-03-102026-03-10 Danie
Illustration of a cartoon dog with a magnifying glass (a tracker dog) near a harbor or port, promoting "Portracker", an open-source, self-hosted port discovery tool.

I’m using this tool to identify which docker container ports are published or exposed (from the container) as well as which internal ports are available on your containers. This tool helps see where there may […]

Blogdocker, networking, opensource, selfhosting, technology

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