Homarr v1.65.0 is here, pushing the open-source dashboard to a new level. 🛠️
The standout feature is custom widgets, letting you build exactly what you need. They also added an MCP server for AI integration, SQLite backups, and native support for Uptime Kuma and Paperless-ngx.
Release: https://github.com/homarr-labs/homarr/releases/tag/v1.65.0
Coming soon to PikaPods: https://pikapods.com/pods?run=homarr
Do you like BSSG? Then "we need moooooar SSG"!
Good Read is a twin project that uses the exact same posts and pages.
Even better? It can render everything using BSSG themes!
Just to be clear: it's not replacing BSSG. They will live side-by-side, even in their development.
More dependencies, true, but far more speed. Because #OwnYourData means staying lightning-fast even when you hit 5.000 posts.
Current status: It hasn't been officially released yet, and I'm not sure when I'll get around to it, but it's already working great!
I'll be launching a live site with it soon... maybe using it for MyNotes for a while - I can always switch from one to another without breaking anything.
Stay tuned!
I'm not a fan of bureaucracy.
I see the friction, the delays. Sometimes, it feels like an "industry" built to create pointless jobs. Yet, there are moments when regulation is vital.
Europe gives us the DMA, the GDPR, and a wave of other rules meant to protect us. Are they imperfect? Absolutely. They often overcomplicate things without giving us a real advantage. But it's something.
I don't believe in racing without a finish line. Progress is good, but not "at all costs". Every action has a reaction. We should be aware of it.
The EU system tries to safeguard citizens. Other hyper-growth countries take a different path, and the consequences can be brutal. Apparently more liberal, but only apparently. Imagine an American friend being denied health coverage because an AI on their device (or in the "cloud") flagged a text where they mentioned having a "persistent headache".
I've recently seen the real-world harm that targeted commercial algorithms can inflict on people in moments of fragility. That’s not the future I want.
Yes, Europe needs to accelerate.
But it must hold onto its core values. Leaner processes, sure, but zero compromises.
Just because my car can top well over 200 km/h doesn't mean I should drive at that speed everywhere, just for the sake of productivity.
#Freedom #Regulations #Europe #OwnYourData #OwnYourLife #BeFree
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I'm happy to do without Siri AI and that kind of stuff if it means safeguarding my data and avoiding feeding it into 'bit-washing machines' that scramble everything and leave you with mismatched socks.
But as a developer, I imagine I won't even be able to test this stuff - which penalizes my apps.
For this reason, I might completely strip out Apple Intelligence support from MastoBlaster and my other unreleased apps. We'll see.
The EU can be really pedantic at times, but hiding behind a generic concept of 'we need to protect the childr..... uh... our users' just to maintain a certain position and avoid following the rules... well, I hope the John Ternus era changes this attitude.
After Steve Jobs's 'you're holding it wrong' and the gold and glass plaque Tim Cook gifted to an old and unpredictable president, it would be nice if Apple distinguished itself from the rest precisely because of this.
I don't hold out too much hope, but we'll see!
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
One of the principles this place was built on has always been free communication. Whether on the Fediverse or on Matrix, the goal is the same: open, secure, private, decentralized tools. Because we know, from experience, that anything centralized will sooner or later come to an end.
Matrix is great, and we like it. But it's tied to its server - you can't migrate away (easily). It does its job well, yet sometimes it asks for more than a conversation should: heavy to host, hard to leave.
So when my friend @outofcreativity brought it up again at EuroBSDCon, I decided to give Delta Chat another try after many years. And yes - its philosophy fits mine, and the Cafe’s, well.
For a few months we ran a relay - a chatmail server - but it was on Debian, and I didn't want to make an official service that runs on Debian. Not because it doesn't work: it works perfectly. But because it wouldn't be in the spirit of this place.
Thanks to @feld 's excellent cookbook recipe, I also kept a private relay of my own running for months, just to test it. It held up beautifully. So yesterday, with the help of some friends in the cookbook chat, I migrated the Debian server to FreeBSD - accounts and data included - and I can finally call it a stable, official Cafe service.
Our chatmail relay - https://chatmail.bsd.cafe - runs on FreeBSD, in a jail. Which means it gets everything the other services get: hourly backups via zfs send and receive, FreeBSD's security, and all the rest.
I'd encourage everyone to try Delta Chat. Secure, decentralized communication built on protocols we already know and trust: the ones behind email. And the development is moving fast. Multi-relay is no longer a promise - it's here, and it's solid: a single profile can use several relays at once, so your account and your reachability survive even if one of them goes down and disappears. That's real resilience. The real decentralization, the one we love.
Because Signal is great. But Signal, too, is centralized. And we happen to like the true spirit of the Internet.
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #DeltaChat #ChatMail #Communication #OwnYourData
Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,
One of the principles this place was built on has always been free communication. Whether on the Fediverse or on Matrix, the goal is the same: open, secure, private, decentralized tools. Because we know, from experience, that anything centralized will sooner or later come to an end.
Matrix is great, and we like it. But it's tied to its server - you can't migrate away (easily). It does its job well, yet sometimes it asks for more than a conversation should: heavy to host, hard to leave.
So when my friend @outofcreativity brought it up again at EuroBSDCon, I decided to give Delta Chat another try after many years. And yes - its philosophy fits mine, and the Cafe’s, well.
For a few months we ran a relay - a chatmail server - but it was on Debian, and I didn't want to make an official service that runs on Debian. Not because it doesn't work: it works perfectly. But because it wouldn't be in the spirit of this place.
Thanks to @feld 's excellent cookbook recipe, I also kept a private relay of my own running for months, just to test it. It held up beautifully. So yesterday, with the help of some friends in the cookbook chat, I migrated the Debian server to FreeBSD - accounts and data included - and I can finally call it a stable, official Cafe service.
Our chatmail relay - https://chatmail.bsd.cafe - runs on FreeBSD, in a jail. Which means it gets everything the other services get: hourly backups via zfs send and receive, FreeBSD's security, and all the rest.
I'd encourage everyone to try Delta Chat. Secure, decentralized communication built on protocols we already know and trust: the ones behind email. And the development is moving fast. Multi-relay is no longer a promise - it's here, and it's solid: a single profile can use several relays at once, so your account and your reachability survive even if one of them goes down and disappears. That's real resilience. The real decentralization, the one we love.
Because Signal is great. But Signal, too, is centralized. And we happen to like the true spirit of the Internet.
#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeAnnouncements #DeltaChat #ChatMail #Communication #OwnYourData
A new BSD Cafe service will be officially announced tomorrow morning (CEST)
It’s about communication, freedom and…powered by a BSD.
Stay tuned!
Pikapods
Art of FACELESS
Stefano Marinelli
BSD Cafe Announcements