Tag: review

  • Review – Open Street Maps

    FYI, When I say OSM here, I mean the ecosystem of apps along with the core project. Not just open street maps website. Let me start off by saying that Open Street Maps is a fantastic project helping a lot of people & organizations day in and day out. There is no doubt about that…

  • Review – Self hosted photo management apps

    There are only two options, in my opinion, that absolutely stand out right now. One is called PhotoPrism, and the other is called Immich. As I mentioned before, I run a modest Chrome Box as a home server. I’ve always wanted to move away from iCloud because it becomes expensive rather quickly, but I couldn’t…

  • Review – CasaOS for self hosting

    CasaOS is yet another project to assist people into self hosting. But this one gets a whole lot of things right. What it gets right What it does not get right Verdict – Recommended If you are starting out on your self hosting journey, definitely recommend checking out CasaOS. Among Umbrel, Tipi & CasaOS, CasaOS…

  • Review – Tipi for self hosting

    What it gets right? What it does not get right? Observations Once I get used to the tool, I lose the advantage of having a fresh eye. Hence documenting observations here if I find anything weird.

  • Project notes – Citadel

    For context, read the self hosting dream post The philosophy / idea is to provide an interface to self hosting applications similar to phones. Just run the OS, hit install and you’re ready to start using the app. Literature review I do not want to re-invent the wheel. If something along these lines already exists,…

  • Review – Umbrel for self hosting

    Checkout the self hosting dream post for more context Verdict: The closest to ideal solution right now on the market. Pros Cons

  • The self hosting dream

    If mobile apps have gotten so good with local sqlite databases, why can’t we hold ourselves to the same standards for servers? Families or individuals should be able to self host their own software under a sub-domain, give limited access to its some folks and run the show from their servers. A man can dream,…