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The Software I use in 2023

This is where I post my almost annual information regarding which open source software I actually use on a day to day basis. The list changes from year to year, and I think it's good for you all to see that I don't just preach open source, but I try to live it as well. 

Additionally, I support multiple projects in the open source community monetarily, and some through code support, such as Quant UX, where I provide and maintain the docker version of that incredible software.

Part I

Firefox - Web Browser 

- Home Page - https://www.mozilla.org/

Linux - Operating System - Kernel

  - OS - Ubuntu 22.04 - https://ubuntu.com/download/desktop
  - OS - Ubuntu Mate - https://ubuntu-mate.org/
  - OS - Pop!_OS - https://pop.system76.com/
  - OS - Kubuntu - https://kubuntu.org/


Dashy - Browser Shortcuts and Information System 

  - Show Notes 
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/self-hosted-dashboards/page/dashy-powerful-informative-configurable-self-hosting-dashboard
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/self-hosted-dashboards/page/adding-widgets-to-the-dashy-dashboard
  - Dashy - https://dashy.to/ 
  - Github Page - https://github.com/Lissy93/dashy

Metabase - Data Analytics 

  - Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYUnfyq7KWU
  - Main page - https://www.metabase.com/ 
  - Open Source - https://www.metabase.com/start/oss/

Portainer - Graphical User Interface for Docker

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/docker-management/page/installing-portainer-ce-and-or-portainer-agent
  - Home Page - https://www.portainer.io/

ProxMox - Virtualization Orchestration Platform

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/virtualization-virtual-machines/page/install-and-setup-proxmox-virtualization-os
  - Home Page - https://www.proxmox.com/en/

NGinX Proxy Manage - Reverse Proxy (Domain / Sub-domain) Management

  - Show Notes
      - Install NGinX Proxy Manager - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/nginx-proxy-manager/page/using-nginx-proxy-manager-for-proper-website-routing
      - Securing NGinX Proxy Manager - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/nginx-proxy-manager/page/securing-nginx-proxy-manager
  - Home Page - https://nginxproxymanager.com/

MeshCentral - Remote Machine Management / Remote Access

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/mesh-central/page/meshcentral-an-open-source-self-hosted-remote-machine-management-and-access-tool
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/the-remote-access-application-comparison/page/comparing-4-open-source-remote-access-tools
  - Home Page - https://meshcentral.com/info/

TrueNAS Scale - Network Attached Storage 

  - Show Notes
      - Install TrueNAS Core - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/network-attached-storage-nas/page/install-and-setup-truenas-core
      - Install TrueNAS Scale - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pzn_DYi-jVA
  - Home Page - https://www.truenas.com/truenas-scale/

Vaultwarden - Syncing Password and 2FA Management

  - Show Notes
      - Original Video for Bitwarden - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Jq2oV_F4g&t=1s
      - Vaultwarden - Updated System Install - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/password-security/page/install-vaultwarden-and-host-your-own-password-manager
  - Home Page
      - Bitwarden - Original Project - https://bitwarden.com/
      - Vaultwarden - https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden

Remotely - Remote Support Application

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/remotely-remote-desktop-support/page/docker-install-of-remotely
  - Home Page - https://github.com/immense/Remotely

Guacamole - Browser Based - RDP / Remote Access

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/guacamole-rdp/page/install-guacamole-using-docker
  - Home Page - https://guacamole.apache.org/

Pi-hole - DNS Ad-Blocking on Your Home Network

  - Show Notes
      - Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOGlpCVoG8Q
      - Pi-hole with Unbound DNS - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/dns-options-for-your-lan/page/install-pi-hole-and-unbound-dns
  - Home Page - https://pi-hole.net/

Pi-Alert - Notifications when new devices are detected on your Network

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/network-device-discovery/page/pi-alert-network-device-discovery-and-change-notifications
  - Home Page - https://github.com/pucherot/Pi.Alert

Speedtest Tracker - Keep track of your Internet Speeds

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/network-internet-speedtests/page/setting-up-speedtest-tracker
  - Home Page - https://github.com/alexjustesen/speedtest-tracke

Uptime Kuma - Know when your sites or services go down

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/uptime-kuma/page/uptime-kuma-monitor-the-availability-of-all-of-your-self-hosted-sites
  - Home Page - https://github.com/louislam/uptime-kuma

Home Assistant - Powerful Home Automation

  - Other Channels I suggest
      - Everything Smart Home - https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingSmartHome
      - Mark Watt Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@MarkWattTech
      - Home Automation Guy - https://www.youtube.com/@HomeAutomationGuy
      - Bearded Tinker - https://www.youtube.com/@BeardedTinker
      - Hibbert Home Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@paulhibbert
  - Home Page - https://www.home-assistant.io/

Self hosted email the easy way - Mail-in-a-box

  - Show Notes
      - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/email-with-mail-in-a-box/page/installation-of-mail-in-a-box
  - Home Page - https://mailinabox.email/

OpenSprinkler - Open Source Sprinkler System Control and Web Interface

  - Show Notes
      - Original Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGRC0PrR0hQ
  - Home Page - https://opensprinkler.com/

Part II

X-Lights - Pixel Light Show Design and Control Software

Home Page - https://xlights.org/

Trilium Notes - Self Hosted Cloud Notes

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://wiki.opensourceisawesome.com/books/open-source-note-taking/page/install-trilium-notes-syncing-server-and-desktop-app
    - Home Page - https://github.com/zadam/trilium

NextCloud - Document, Photo, Calendar, Office Suite

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/OCLq62KOqNU
    - Home Page - https://nextcloud.com/

Jellyfin - Media Server

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/psHLgVzjLhY
    - Home Page - https://jellyfin.org/

Navidrome - Streaming Music Server

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/K3DtR3g2S8Y
    - Home Page - https://www.navidrome.org/

Quant-UX - Prototyping and User Testing Suite

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/liL0FyQOG-k
    - Home Page - https://quant-ux.com/#/

Bookstack - Wiki

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/2izkat9tzoY
    - Home Page - https://www.bookstackapp.com/

Databag - E2E Encrypted, Federated Communications

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/81WTK3rdqGE
    - Home Page - https://github.com/balzack/databag

Crater Invoices

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/velKYXN3A_w
    - Home Page - https://crater.financial/

Netmaker - Wireguard Network Orchestration

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/X-BYDYoM_3w
    - Home Page - https://www.netmaker.io/

Traggo - Time Tracking

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/5jVcM3RjhE0
    - Home Page - https://traggo.net/

Shotcut - Video Editor

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/BGBgHSGfeSc
    - Home Page - https://shotcut.org/

RustDesk - Self Hostable Remote Support Tool

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/9nzHm3xGz2I
    - Home Page - https://rustdesk.com/

Wireguird - Wireguard Client GUI for Linux

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/w1HZTb_Lyww
    - Home Page - https://github.com/UnnoTed/wireguird

Tabby - Terminal Emulator

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/-yfuYPowUDE
    - Home Page - https://tabby.sh/

LibreOffice - Open Source Office Suite

  - Home Page - https://www.libreoffice.org/

OBS - Open Broadcast System - Streaming and Recording platform with power

  - Home Page -https://obsproject.com/

Veloren - Endless World / Adventure Open Source MMORPG

  • Show Notes
        - Original video - https://youtu.be/y8YrZ8QQCjg
    - Home Page - https://veloren.net/

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