What is a service you host you never knew you needed?

[sanndythemanndy@lemmy.world]

Syncthing. Decentralized data backup that works with minimal setup. Now I can add cloud sync to most any app.

[ikidd@lemmy.world]

I run it in a docker on zfs so snapshots backed up to PBS seem pretty bulletproof.

[alphabethunter@lemmy.world]

I usually convert pdfs to epub if its something I actually need to read and not just scan/browse. Often I would bother to even edit the epub in Sigil to fix any problems with the conversion.

[minyaen@lemmy.ml]

I like to switch RSS apps on the phone a lot because I can't stick with one, and none of them are perfect

[earmaster@lemmy.world]

That's easily Home Assistant. It got me into the whole home automation stuff and I have gradually included more and more parts into it - including some health related stuff. It really makes my family's life easier and helps us organizing it.

[fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com]

Works great for me, too.

[fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com]

And for those using Matrix, it stops you from having to use Google notifications.

[saltarello@lemmy.world]

Never knew I needed? Another vote for Paperless-ngx. I still feel like I'm living in the future using it. The trick I've found was initially setting up a good document naming & management convention & following it religiously for every document. The search function is fantastic at narrowing down results. Used in conjunction with specific coloured tags I can immediately see what I need from search results.

Fired up Immich recently. Amazing. Will be donating as I like their stance.

I also enjoy Linkwarden. Switched from the also excellent Hoarder as I prefer the UI.

Most used? Nextcloud with Joplin.

[dallen@programming.dev]

Same as any piece of software you’re hosting, it’s up to you to decide. I run my instance on my Hetzner vm.

[projectmoon]

@[email protected] funnily enough, I switched from Linkwarden to Hoarder. I like the smart lists. Just bookmark everything, check it later.

[byteonbikes@slrpnk.net]

Joplin.

Ive been paying for Workflowy and honestly, I've reached my limit of cost vs value.

I needed a way to do more than just bullets, like Evernote without the bloat, or OneNote/Notes without the megacorp, something I can export and read 100 years from now.

I was surprised how often I use it, and slowly weening off of Workflowy.

[qaz@lemmy.world]

FYI, the repo has been moved and the link is outdated

[vinstaal0@lemmy.world]

Actual Budget a selfhosting budget software. It helps me keep track of my finances

[steadygolucky@sh.itjust.works]

You can configure storage paths. That way, you can direct tags to be stored in a specific folder.

You can then get the files for the accountant from your file system.

[filcuk@lemmy.zip]

I've been eyeing that. Using linkding for 'functional' sites & linkwarden for articles at the moment.
I like linkding a lot, but am too lazy to tag things properly.

[filcuk@lemmy.zip]

I think that's the last prod I needed to finally switch.

[filcuk@lemmy.zip]

Would recommend putting a memory limit on the container.
I had it crash my server by eating it all up.

[fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com]

Pet detection is sorta on the roadmap for 2025... I couldn't be happier.

+1 for immich, if I didn't already know I would be doing photo backups it would have been my entry. For things "I didn't know I needed"

[sma3in@lemmy.world]

Immich, SearXNG, FreshRSS

[obelix@feddit.org]

It's actually quite simple - not sure how it does work under the hood, but take a look at your documents. Every insurance, employer or company has its own letterhead with logo, contact information and legalese. You just tell paperless on one document "hey, that is my insurance, please tag everything like this as insurance" and it will do that.