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://www.navidrome.org/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/