The Open Source Software I'm using in 2025
I have done an annual video about the open source software I use on a regular basis for the past several years, and in keeping with that tradition this is my current / updated list. I undoubtedly have some that I've missed, but I hope this list and the associated links will inspire you to find and try some new software you didn't know about, or have been curious about.
Timestamps
00:00 Beginning
00:40 Thank you to my patrons over at Patreon
01:40 Linux on the Desktop and Server
04:45 Homepage
06:05 Proxmox
08:30 Technitium DNS Server
09:50 Netbird VPN
12:10 OpenWRT
14:25 Beszel
15:50 Minarca Backup
17:20 LXConsole
18:35 RxResumes
19:17 Immicch
20:00 Wazuh (SIEM)
21:10 Uptime-Kuma
22:30 Get My
24:35 Invoice Ninja
25:15 NGinX Proxy Manager
27:05 Home Assistant
31:05 Authentik
33:40 Guacamole RDP SSH VNC
34:40 Nextcloud
41:40 Metabase
43:15 FluffyChat for Matrix
44:10 Evolution Email
44:35 FreeCAD
46:15 LibreOffice
49:30 Veloren
53:00 GIMP
53:15 RustDesk
54:50 Ghostwriter
55:25 VSCodium
56:55 OBS (Open Broadcast Studio)
LInks
Linux on the Desktop and Server
Homepage
https://youtu.be/3Ux7zfCCM1A?si=hkxncm9EYLrA2Kvd
https://gethomepage.dev/
Proxmox
https://youtu.be/38G0ghc5RfM?si=q6HdflXATseS2LMa
https://www.proxmox.com/en/
Technitium DNS Server
https://youtu.be/QWvVVheYCes?si=_fRPWGKkOItOpm7W
https://technitium.com/
Netbird VPN
https://youtu.be/_-vfSgqmOUI?si=1ANs3PLztRgkSkB0
https://youtu.be/Vi2UqOFqDGU?si=oS7jxmPVJwJrDiLd
https://youtu.be/ro7hbqLyv9M?si=IkxSYOJ9-83CXA33
https://youtu.be/FHiku2Lt3x8?si=HfDLzj2Q96YMJNgS
https://netbird.io/
OpenWRT
https://youtu.be/4zmo8RafBFg?si=cfRnGOW_ytNSDoau
https://youtu.be/WMiSH7xsL6w?si=H67LFR8_OP-BIFzW
https://openwrt.org/
Beszel
https://youtu.be/xzI_uMaIND8?si=JskJs02XdqoeaAwd
https://beszel.dev/
Minarca Backup
https://youtu.be/JuM5AbrJgZQ?si=lIDIc0kOmq6tVhBG
https://minarca.org/en_CA
LXConsole
https://youtu.be/xGh_k4bUaUQ?si=Pqf9gIUePYzovN_-
https://www.claudeheintzdesign.com/lx/lxconsole_about.html
RxResumes
Immicch
https://youtu.be/0TX9cMQlOdY?si=EeNRN3LgcMrGJeQr
https://immich.app/
Wazuh (SIEM)
https://youtu.be/dwr-4CXtOso?si=1dAMXX3fR7XEs-_k
https://wazuh.com/
Uptime-Kuma
https://youtu.be/ausjbvJrjFI?si=WnWVbmDloZhdnhME
https://uptime.kuma.pet/
Get My
https://youtu.be/hbGNTzU24hI?si=uFXLSpi0_d55AN-o
https://getmydocs.opensourceisawesome.com/
Invoice Ninja
https://youtu.be/Uv11VPP4XP4?si=sLdlcWeJ7tjZDQU6
https://invoiceninja.com/
NGinX Proxy Manager
https://youtu.be/RBVcnxTiIL0?si=NA4Z2h0aTAsdFluT
https://youtu.be/UfCkwlPIozw?si=ZMFADgx4P-u7gbuB
https://youtu.be/cjJVmAI1Do4?si=ibr-UADuKO05c5tL
https://nginxproxymanager.com/
Home Assistant
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjLkaXQ35321UKMrpRp81_w2Hc_tcnshj
https://www.home-assistant.io/
Authentik
https://youtu.be/KlDJ4K45M_o?si=vFt-LYxGuLD6ckDD
https://goauthentik.io/
Guacamole RDP SSH VNC
https://youtu.be/DGw6P5Lkj-U?si=mhcw2v4xQqIdiCkI
https://youtu.be/WIyAGuMbjmY?si=U99W6wuZYgRIM04z
https://guacamole.apache.org/
Nextcloud
https://youtu.be/OCLq62KOqNU?si=ltCD-7mwdNUmZod6
https://youtu.be/YZN2n0Wv0p4?si=Ne4iz3Q-UIUWD1M-
https://nextcloud.com/
Metabase
https://youtu.be/eYUnfyq7KWU?si=s59BuUaJ-ft6PmhS
https://www.metabase.com/
FluffyChat for Matrix
https://fluffychat.im/
https://youtu.be/H-6kfIqPoI4?si=bQVz_g3dx2_wVt3O
https://youtu.be/TFDFR6EBG3k?si=CwDDb1JDxM97I--N
Evolution Email
https://help.gnome.org/users/evolution/stable/
FreeCAD
https://youtu.be/-Woz1q4iIKY?si=0sKzNUtHYsWQ_C5r
https://www.freecad.org/
LibreOffice
https://youtu.be/q-PoKzTlJY8?si=x7Le-G12ZQl9sYq9
https://www.libreoffice.org/
Veloren
https://youtu.be/y8YrZ8QQCjg?si=YDVinGoP69ZzxAix
https://veloren.net/
GIMP
https://www.gimp.org/
RustDesk
https://youtu.be/9nzHm3xGz2I?si=HOYo8bs7DucL6CSr
https://youtu.be/EeFqj23jxMk?si=N3dXfSnrHgXFroxf
https://rustdesk.com/
Ghostwriter
https://youtu.be/O_yIPQOPQxA?si=mLPoW4LEyNnQSCU8
https://ghostwriter.kde.org/
VSCodium
OBS (Open Broadcast Studio)